Regent Park Film Festival Inc.

Regent Park Film Festival (RPFF) is an award-winning community-based non-profit organization and Toronto’s longest-running FREE film festival. RPFF’s mission is two-fold: to amplify and center marginalized communities and their stories providing a platform for the work of emerging and established artists while opening up access to the film and television industry; and to ensure art is free and accessible to everyone regardless of financial status. Showcasing local and international works from and about Black Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPOC) communities RPFF presents films of all genres that resonate with and relate to the diverse lived experiences of BIPOC communities: films that provide opportunity for in-depth nuanced discussions as well as uplifting and joyful films which have a significant impact on a community’s growth and prosperity. In addition to its annual film festival in November RPFF presents an annual summer film series called Under the Stars; year-round screenings filmmaking workshops and panels; paid industry internships; and our annual School Program which curates film programmes and lesson plans for local schools. Founded in 2003 when Regent Park was Canada’s oldest public housing neighbourhood RPFF has remained true to its mission to make art creativity and storytelling accessible to everyone regardless of financial status. While the neighbourhood has evolved and margins are shifting RPFF works within this dynamism to honour its history and the communities it has collaborated with throughout the years. RPFF’s foundational work is in removing barriers . . . to telling your story and expressing your creativity through a visual medium; to establishing a career in the media industry in front of and behind the scenes; and to experiencing art that can change the way you see yourself and your community.