JAB! Blue Devils of Paramin Movie Screening Dec. 13, 2009 November 26, 2009

Hi everyone,

This is one of my favorite movies about Blue Devils.. I am inviting you to be there to check it out. It’s simply amazing.

Check out my Blue devil Mas group www.bluedevilmas.com

~ See ya there RM

The CBFF Film Club is a monthly forum designed to showcase both Canadian and international filmmakers, actors, writers, and producers making films and media content of African-Canadian and Diaspora content. The Film Club is held on a monthly basis on the 2nd Sunday of each month at the National Filmboard Mediatheque in downtown Toronto.

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JAB! Blue Devils of Paramin Isolated in the mountains of Trinidad, the district of Paramin, once a year at Carnival time sheds its rural languor and erupts into an inferno of blue-painted ‘jabs’ or devils. This 46-minute documentary, filmed in the two weeks leading up to Carnival, follows Kootoo, King Devil, as he prepares with his three brothers to once again win the village competition for the most convincing devil band. Known for his athletic prowess, and given to extraordinary feats like ripping up trees and scaling tall buildings, the charismatic Kootoo must still work hard with his band of devils to win the prize in the face of serious competition from a new generation of ‘jabs’. Will the brothers’ scheme to add a new twist to the masquerade be enough for them to win? Directed by Alex de Verteuil, 46 min

When : Sunday December 13, 2009 Where: National Film Board – 150 John St, Toronto (NW corner of John & Richmond)

Time: 2 PM – 5 PM

Admission: $10 Gen / $8 Students & Seniors (with valid ID) Note: Tickets are available on line at www.CBFF.ca.

Alternatively, please contact filmclub@cbff.ca or call 905-999-2629

FREE SCREENINGS from Filmi Festival! June 16, 2009

Filmi will doing Free Sceening at this year Mosaic Festival in Mississauga which takes place at the Noel Ryan Theatre at the Mississauga Library from June 17th-19th, 2009. 7PM.

Filmi Mississauga Schedule

Wednesday, June 17th, 2009
“The Pool”, Director: C. Smith

Thursday, June 18th, 2009
“Ganesh, Wonder Boy”, Director: Srinivas Krishna,

Friday, June 19th, 2009 – Filmi Shorts

“I Do. Do I?”, Directo: Lily Ahluwalia
“Statues Come to Life”, Director: Bobby Brown
“Purple Coloured Curtains”, Director: Kyle Anderson – Produced by Pamela Sethi
“Home and Native Land”, Director: Rohan Bader
“Wires with Words”, Director: Radha Rajagopalan
“Ziddi Larki (Stubborn Girl)”, Director: Arshad Khan

Please take a look at Jay Walia talking about ‘I Do. Do I? on South Asian Focus:
http://tinyurl.com/njndt7

Filmi 10 is accepting submission. Filmi South Asian Film Festival, October 1st-4th, 2009.

ReelWorld “ONE NIGHT ONLY” with Tonya Lee Williams March 16, 2009

“ONE NIGHT ONLY,” hosted by Tonya Lee Williams, gives you the opportunity to buy a $125 festival pass for only $50!!
Come to Jack Astor’s on John March 18, and do it up right with ReelWorld! http://www.reelworld.ca

LIVE PERFORMANCES BY:
Recording Artists, Imaan Faith, Infinite, Nadia Edwards, and DJ Blackirish

WHERE:
Jack Astor’s VIP Lounge (upstairs)
133 John Street
416-595.9100

WHEN:
Wednesday, March 18, 2009.
Doors open at 7:00 PM

If for some crazy reason you don’t want a pass – then $30 gets you in the door for a night you won’t forget! Come party with us!
Check out http://www.reelworld.ca – for the full schedule of the festival April 15 – 19.

For media inquiries please contact:
Sasha Stoltz
sashastoltz@bellnet.ca / 416.579.4804

FREE SCREENING OF JAB: The Blue Devils of Paramin April 10, 2008

CARIBBEAN STUDIES, NEW COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO and A DIFFERENT BOOKLIST
YOU’RE INVITE YOU TO A SPECIAL SCREENING OF JAB: The Blue Devils of Paramin
Followed by a Q & A with Director/Producer Alex de Verteuil and Co-Producer Elizabeth Topp

WHERE: WILLIAM DOO AUDITORIUM, 45 WILLCOCKS STREET (SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SPADINA AND WILLCOCKS, ONE BLOCK SOUTH OF HARBORD AND SPADINA)
DATE: FRIDAY APRIL 11TH, 2008
TIME: 6:30 P.M.
ADMISSION: FREE
Isolated in the mountains of Trinidad, the district of Paramin once a year at Carnival time sheds its rural languor and erupts into an inferno of blue-painted ‘jabs’ or devils. This 46-minute documentary, filmed in the two weeks leading up to Carnival, follows Kootoo, King Devil, as he prepares with his three brothers to once again win the village competition for the most convincing devil band. Known for his athletic prowess, and given to extraordinary feats like ripping up trees and scaling tall buildings, the charismatic Kootoo must still work hard with his band of devils to win the prize in the face of serious competition from a new generation of ‘jabs’. Will the brothers’ scheme to add a new twist to the masquerade be enough for them to win?

Told by the villagers themselves, in their own dialect, this entertaining story highlights the joyous heart of Paramin. With its CD-worthy background music of folk-songs and calypsos, JAB sheds light on a Caribbean culture that few visitors ever get to see.

Official selection: Inaugural Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival, Traveling Caribbean Film Showcase (Cuba), Cambridge Film Festival (U.K.), Africa World Festival of Documentary Films (U.S.A.)
“..A spectacular success. Some shots will take your breath away” (B.C. Pires, The Daily Express, Port of Spain)
“Alex de Verteuil’s direction is serenely unobstrusive, letting the fascinating micro-culture unfold before our eyes. I was captivated…” (Tim Harding, Cambridge Film Festival )

MORE FREE ATONEMENT MOVIE TICKETS December 11, 2007

MORE ATONEMENT TICKETS ADDED!!
We have 10 Guest List spaces for ATONEMENT Screenings THIS WEEK. Email freetickets@alliancefilms.

com if you want to attend, and the first 10 emails per city will be added to the list. We will email if you are successful. All Screenings are Thursday December 13th, 7pm:

Calgary – Eau Claire Cinemas
Edmonton – City Centre Cinemas
Winnipeg – Grant Park Cinemas
Halifax – Park Lane Cinemas

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We have passes for THE GREAT DEBATERS in:

Winnipeg January 10- 7p.m. Grant Park
Winnipeg January 14-7:00p.m. St. Vital

Ottawa January 10-7pm Empire 7
Ottawa January 14-Colisuem 7:00p.m.

Halifax January 10-7:00p.m. Parklane
Halifax January 14-7:00p.m. Bayer’s Lake

Please email freetickets@alliancefilms.com if you are interested. Include your mailing address and the screening date and location you want. We will contact you IF you receive tickets.

Free Movie Tickets December 3, 2007

If you’re interested in getting FREE tkts for Denzel Washington & Oprah Winfrey’s new movie THE GREAT DEBATERS.  Email: freetickets@alliancefilms.com ASAP with your name and address.

Screenings in Toronto are as follows:

December 10- SilverCity Yorkdale
December 12- Queensway
December 17 -Yonge and Eglinton
December 19- Scotiabank Theatre

It’s first come, first serve!!

Whats the worst that could happen??? October 29, 2007

Honeydripper September 10, 2007

PUBLIC SCREENINGS

	Monday September 10	05:45PM	RYERSON	Best Bet
	Wednesday September 12	09:15AM	SCOTIABANK THEATRE 1
	Saturday September 15	08:45AM	VARSITY 3

Party location: The Phoenix
(Special attraction: The Honeydripper All-Star Band)

Date: Mon Sept 10th

Featured movie: Honeydripper (starring Danny Glover & Charles Dutton)

I’ve been informed that the Invitation List is always evolving and tickets will be distributed differently this year, so if you’re interested in attending you should contact Cameron’s coordinator, Ms. Amna Ali at 416-934-3275 (leave your name & tel no.).

Seeing it’s already close to the date, you better call ASAP as I heard that Cameron gave away a bunch of tkts to ppl who attended 1st FRIDAYS last night.

TIFF by Darlene September 6, 2007

Hey people,

My girl Darlene puts together a smokin’ list of all the hot shows at TIFF… She cuts through the fat and takes you right to the meat check it out…

Rico

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TIFF – TORONTO INT’L FILM FESTIVAL

Want to trek across the globe without living the city? TIFF welcomes int’l stars and hollywood
to Hollywood North for the festival of the year. For 10 days, Toronto plays host to the largest
and most popular international film festival with over 300 films from around the world.

Jena 6 August 28, 2007

Hey everyone, here is an update on the Jena 6.

They are a group of 6 Black high school students facing life in prison for a school yard fight. This case is getting national attention and is the home page for the NAACP.
I realized that I only posted the first video on my facebook page, so I will got that video and post it here as well (see below)…

Spread the word and sign the petitions.

http://www.petitiononline.com/aZ51CqmR/petition.html It makes a difference!!

Sign Teh NAACp petition as well. http://www.naacp.org/get-involved/activism/alerts/110aa-2007-7-20/index.htm  and click on sign the petition.

Ciao Ricardo

P.S I am still sitting here wondering why we have massive coverage about Paris Hilton and Nicole Ritchie going to jail on news channels like CNN and CBC and nothing about the Jena 6? Leave a comment below and lets discuss it.

The update on the Jena 6

Some background info about the Jena 6.