Cinefam Women of Color Creators Worldwide

12/09/2025

https://www.caribbeancollectivemag.com/entertainment/why-cinefam-2025-is-a-must-see-festival

CineFAM 2025 is more than just a film festival—it’s a celebration of diverse voices, stories, and creativity. This year, the festival shines a spotlight on BIPOC creators, offering a platform where underrepresented filmmakers can share their narratives with the world. From thought-provoking docu...

11/25/2025

11/12/2025

Calling all filmmakers! 🎥

Submissions for CineFAM Film Festival 2026 are now open! We’re looking for bold, original stories by Canadian women and non-binary creators of colour — voices that move us, challenge us, and reflect the world through fresh perspectives.

Don’t miss your chance to be part of next year’s festival lineup. Submit your film by January 31, 2026 at filmfreeway.com/cinefam ✨

11/11/2025

CineFAM Film Festival 2025 wouldn’t be possible without the incredible support of our funders 💜

Thank you for believing in our mission to uplift and amplify the voices of Canadian women and non-binary filmmakers of colour. Your commitment helps us create space for these stories through the power of film.

We’re deeply grateful for your continued partnership — here’s to building an even brighter future for diverse storytelling! 🎬✨

Thank you to our funders CaribbeanTales Media Group, Canada Media Fund, Ontario Creates, Telefilm Canada, Toronto Arts Council

11/10/2025

And that’s a wrap on CineFAM Film Festival 2025 🎬✨

From the opening night energy to the final applause, we witnessed the incredible talent of Canadian women and non-binary creators of colour!

Thank you to our filmmakers, audiences, partners, and volunteers for making this year’s festival special. Your support fuels CineFAM’s mission to celebrate voices that deserve to be seen and heard. 💫

Thank you to our funders Media Group, Media Fund, , Canada, Arts Council

11/08/2025

Opening night reminded us why we do this — to celebrate, to connect, and to uplift the stories that shape us. 🌿

Congratulations to all the award-winning filmmakers and thank you to everyone who filled the room with joy and support. CineFAM 2025 is closes tonight - join us for another round of powerful films!

Saturday November 8
The Hub - 837 Dundas St. W - Toronto
7pm
🎟️ CineFAM.ca

11/07/2025

🏆 Big love to our 2025 CineFAM Film Festival Award Winners! 🏆
These powerhouse creators brought raw talent, vision, and heart to the screen — and they deserve every bit of this spotlight.

Festival’s already in full swing, but it’s not too late to catch these films (and so many more) before it all wraps! 🎬 Grab your tickets, pull up, and experience the stories lighting up the festival. 🎟️ 👉🏼 cinefam.ca/film-festival-tickets/

🏆 Best short 🏆
GOURMADE
Samantha McAdam

🏆 Best Impact 🏆
MAWTINI (MY HOMELAND)
Fateema Al-Hamaydeh Miller

🏆 Best Cinematography 🏆
GOOD GIRL
Sunita Miya Muganza

🏆 Best Documentary🏆
HEBRON RELOCATION
Holly Andersen

🏆 Best Animation 🏆
INKWO FOR WHEN THE STARVING RETURN
Amanda Strong

⁩🏆 Best Screenwriting 🏆
BOUTIQUE
Brishkay Ahmed

🏆 Best Director 🏆
BANNED
Reem Morsi

🏆 Best Overall Film 🏆
BANNED
Reem Morsi

Thank you to our funders CaribbeanTales Media Group, Media Fund, Ontario Creates, Telefilm Canada, Toronto Arts Council

11/06/2025

🎉🎬 🙌🏾 The countdown is over — the 9th annual CineFAM Film Festival starts tomorrow! Get your tickets at cinefam.ca/film-festival-tickets

Don't miss this celebration of women and non-binary creatives of colour who are shaping the future of film. Join us for three days of storytelling, dialogue, and community energy.

Filmmakers, artists, film lovers, come for the films, stay for the conversations, and leave feeling recharged by the power of collective creativity!

📆 November 6-8, 2025
📍 The Hub (837 Dundas St. W - Toronto)
🕢 7pm

See you there!

Thank you to our funders CaribbeanTales Media Group, Media Fund, Ontario Creates, Telefilm Canada, Toronto Arts Council
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11/06/2025

🎉🎬 🙌🏾 The countdown is over — the 9th annual CineFAM Film Festival starts tomorrow! Get your tickets at cinefam.ca/film-festival-tickets

Don't miss this celebration of women and non-binary creatives of colour who are shaping the future of film. Join us for three days of storytelling, dialogue, and community energy.

Filmmakers, artists, film lovers, come for the films, stay for the conversations, and leave feeling recharged by the power of collective creativity!

📆 November 6-8, 2025
📍 The Hub (837 Dundas St. W - Toronto)
🕢 7pm

See you there!

Thank you to our funders Media Group, Media Fund, , Canada, Arts Council
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11/05/2025

presents WITH OR WITHOUT YOU by Jax Guillen on November 8th. Get your festival pass or tickets today! Visit cinefam.ca/film-festival-tickets

As a young woman prepares to depart for a life-changing opportunity abroad, she discovers items from her last relationship that she wishes to return to her ex in the hopes of receiving closure from him.

Thank you to our funders Media Group, Media Fund, , Canada, Arts Council
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11/05/2025

presents ROSA'S FLOWERS by Amanda Ann-Min Wong on November 7th. Get your festival pass or tickets today! Visit cinefam.ca/film-festival-tickets

In 1998 Jakarta, two girls promise to stay friends forever. “Rosa’s Flowers” is a surrealistic, narrative short film exploring the unbreakable bonds of friendship beyond memory, borders, and time.

Thank you to our funders Media Group, Media Fund, , Canada, Arts Council
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11/04/2025

🎬 ShopTalk Episode 2: The Art of Resistance is here!

Filmmakers Yazmeen Kanji and Zeynep Gulter-Tuck sit down with moderator Asis Sethi to explore how storytelling becomes a form of protest, healing, and power. From confronting discrimination to creating space for truth — these filmmakers show that resistance is an art form all its own.

✨ ShopTalk is back with bold conversations that lead us right into CineFAM Film Festival (Nov 6–8 @ The Hub, Toronto).

Watch the full episode now and join us in celebrating the voices shaping Canada’s creative future. 🎥

🎟️ Get your CineFAM tickets at cinefam.ca

https://youtu.be/6YM3d9RieJU?si=LKaZ8WvCmrSCmlGx

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