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10 Nov CARIBBEANTALES PARTNERS WITH GREENACRE, IMAGINE MEDIA FOR CLAUDIA

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Frances-Anne Solomon is set to direct, produce and co-write the feature film about pioneering British-Trinidadian journalist and activist Claudia Jones. Toronto-based CaribbeanTales Media Group, U.K.-based Greenacre Films and Trindad and Tobago and South Africa-based Imagine Media International have teamed up to develop Claudia – a feature...

10 Nov NEW FILM WILL CELEBRATE LIFE OF JOURNALIST AND NOTTING HILL CARNIVAL FOUNDER CLAUDIA JONES

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THE LIFE of journalist and Notting Hill Carnival founder Claudia Jones will be celebrated in a new film from director Frances-Anne Solomon. The UK’s Greenacre Films has joined forces with an international team of filmmakers to pay tribute to the activist who is credited with...

10 Nov MOVIE ON NOTTING HILL CARNIVAL FOUNDER CLAUDIA JONES IN THE WORKS

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The pivotal role played by British-Trinidadian journalist and activist Claudia Jones in launching the world’s largest street festival, the Notting Hill Carnival, is the focus of a new Canada-UK co-production. Leading the production is acclaimed Canadian director Frances-Anne Solomon (Hero: Inspired by the Extraordinary Life...

09 Nov ACCLAIMED DIRECTOR FRANCES-ANNE SOLOMON TO SPEARHEAD THIS HISTORIC NEW PROJECT

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09 Nov HERO MOVIE TO BE AIRED ON SHOWTIME

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The movie HERO: Inspired by The Extraordinary Life & Times of Mr. Ulric Cross, is heading to Showtime. The movie, directed by award-winning filmmaker Frances-Anne Solomon, will air on SHOxBET on November 11 at 7 am ET and is currently available on demand. HERO premiered in...

09 Nov CARIBBEANTALES MEDIA GROUP, GREENACRES FILMS, AND IMAGINE MEDIA ENTERTAINMENT INK DEVELOPMENT DEAL FOR CLAUDIA

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08 Nov FILMMAKER FRANCES-ANNE SOLOMON: ‘MOVIES MUST TELL OUR CARIBBEAN STORIES’

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Trinidadian filmmaker Frances-Anne Solomon feels incredibly honoured to be a member of the executive committee of the directors’ branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Most people associate it with the star-studded televised movie awards, the Oscars. But the academy’s main goal is...

22 Oct CANADIAN DIRECTOR FRANCES-ANNE SOLOMON SELECTED FOR THE DIRECTORS BRANCH EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES

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Toronto (ON) – Award-winning director Frances-Anne Solomon will now be a part of the elite group reviewing candidates for an invitation to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the organization responsible for the Oscars. Solomon received the news this week that she had...

27 Jun CARIBBEANTALES INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL CELEBRATING ITS 15TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY VIRTUALLY

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The coronavirus has interrupted many events this summer and forced organizers to adapt to the new rules of social distancing. Many events have moved online, and recently the CaribbeanTales Film Festival (CTFF) has also done the same as it will be celebrating 15 years of talented,...

19 Mar CANADIAN FILMMAKER FRANCES-ANNE SOLOMON WINS HONORABLE AWARD AT PAN AFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL IN LOS ANGELES

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Canadian filmmaker and recently the feature for our Women Empowered section, Frances-Anne Solomon, received an award for her film HERO which showcased at the Pan African Film Festival (PAFF) in Los Angeles. HERO was awarded the newly created Ja’Net Feature Narrative Award, renamed in honor of...