ReelWorld Film Festival is a five-day film festival

Film festival

A film festival is an organised, extended presentation of films in one or more movie theaters or screening venues, usually in a single locality. More and more often film festivals show part of their films to the public by adding outdoor movie screenings...

 held annually in downtown Toronto. The festival screens "features, shorts, documentaries, animation, music videos from the Aboriginal, Asian, Black, Latino, Middle Eastern, South Asian and other multi-racial communities."

History

ReelWorld was founded by Tonya Lee Williams

Tonya Lee Williams

Tonya Lee Williams is a Canadian actress, best known for her role as Dr. Olivia Barber Winters on the American soap opera The Young and the Restless, from 1990 to 2005, and for a brief time in 2007. She returned to the series in the fall of 2008.-Early life:Williams was born in London, England to...

who noted the lack of opportunities for people of colour to break into the film industry. The festival's mandate states that they showcase diverse work from Canada and abroad while bringing together assorted communities. Now in its 10th year, ReelWorld has started a number of initiatives directed towards diverse artists.

ReelYouth

ReelYouth works with youth-oriented organizations to bring films to under-resourced communities in order to foster and educational and positive environment in which to grow up.

Face2Face

Face2Face is a program that sets up emerging filmmakers with one-on-one meetings with industry professionals. They may pitch their films, ask for advice, or just have a chance to meet their idol.

Industry Series

The industry series usually comprises five panels in a range of subjects. Past subjects have been film distribution, producing, creating a career in acting, and directing.