Toronto African Film and Music Festival @ Various Locations, Toronto, ON - Fri Aug 17th - Sun Aug 19th!

The Toronto African Film & Music Festival will take place this August 17th, 18th, 19th, 2012!
Here is the Festival schedule for 2012!!

Friday, August 17, 2012 - Opening Party!!

YMCA Central, 20 Grosvenor Street, Toronto, Grosvenor Room
Time: 7pm – 10pm
Live music by Jaffa
Cover: $10 at the door

Saturday, August 18, 2012

Screenings:
Location: The Projection Booth, 1035 Gerrard St. East
Date: August 18th, 2012
Tickets are $8 per screening or $20 for all screenings
Times: 2:30pm-7:00pm
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African Fashion Show with Dinner, and Live Music

Time: 6pm - Dinner
7pm - Fashion Show
8:30pm Live Music
Hosted by MC Bonde VOA - "the voice of AFRICA", 2010 ZimExpo DJ/MC of the YEAR, 2011 Best African MC (African Entertainment Awards Canada)
Live Performances by Mis BLandine
Click here for more information

Sunday, August 19, 2012

Closing Festival Party
Location : Lambadina Resto Lounge, 875 Bloor Street West
Time: from 4pm til 8pm
Live Music by Akwaba
Dancer: Fumu Jahmez
Tickets: $10 in adv and $15 at the door.

Visit: http://www.torontoafricanfilmmusicfest.com/index.html

Film Screening - THE ADVENTURES OF MWANSA THE GREAT @ TIFF Bell Lightbox, Toronto, ON - Fri Feb 17th (FREE) & Sun Feb 19th!

You are invited to a free public event…Ways of Seeing (in) African Cinema
Friday, February 17 from 10:00am to 12:00pm

You are invited to join a panel of esteemed scholars and film programmers for a screening of THE ADVENTURES OF MWANSA THE GREAT, a short from the African Phantasms programme, and a discussion about contemporary film production in Africa.

In the short by director Rungano Nyoni, a young boy uses his imagination to transform his everyday reality into an exciting quest, as he journeys from his village to the copper mines to recover the magical mud necessary to repair his sister's beloved doll. Panelists will consider the film, as well as its relation to current trends in contemporary film production, film programming, and popular visual culture in Africa.

Panelists include: Professor Kass Banning (University of Toronto), Professor Marieme Lo (University of Toronto), and Julie MacArthur (programmer of African Phantasms: New African Short Films). The panel will be moderated by Co-Director of TIFF, Cameron Bailey.

The event is open to the public – tickets will be available for free on the morning of the event at the TIFF Bell Lightbox Box Office (located at 350 King St. W.)

This Higher Learning panel is part of the larger celebration of Black History Month, Music, Magic, Clash: New Voices in the African Diaspora at TIFF Bell Lightbox.

Location: TIFF Bell Lightbox, Reitman Square, 350 King Street West, Toronto, ON

TIFF will be happy to set aside a set number of tickets in advance if you have a group interested in attending.

For more info on this film visit: http://tiff.net/filmsandschedules/tiffbelllightbox/2012/3500001492

TIFF Bell Lightbox is presenting a no. of African Films this month for Black History Month!

http://tiff.net/filmsandschedules/tiffbelllightbox/2012/5500001367