| Location | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2003 |
| Founded by | Chandra Siddan |
| Website | Official website  |
Created in 2003 in Toronto, Ontario, Regent Park Film Festival (RPFF) is a non-profit cultural and educational media arts organization. It’s Toronto’s longest-running, FREE community film festival.
RPFF is dedicated to showcasing local and international independent works relevant to people from all walks of life. The key communities it serves are Black, Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPOC) communities, people with low-income, people who live in public housing, and Regent Park residents.[1][2]
RPFF programs the most aesthetically interesting, educational, thought-provoking, and entertaining films from Toronto and around the world, placing emphasis on works that represent culturally diverse experiences. RPFF showcases films of all genres, (documentary, fiction, animation, experimental) on themes which reflect the communities its serves, such as urbanization, racial justice, community activism, immigrant experiences, experiences of working class, and cultural identity.
Since its inception in 2003, it has been vital to RPFF’s mission to offer programming that is free and accessible to everyone, regardless of financial or social status. Removing barriers to participation is core to its mission and why they also provide free childcare, free film submissions, and pay all artists for their work and participation.
- ^ Wilner, Norman (November 14, 2018). "Film festival of the week: Regent Park Film Festival". Now. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
- ^ Gormely, Ian (November 7, 2013). "Park yourself at this T.O. fest". Metro. p. 29.