12th Annual Toronto Black Film Festival

The 12th annual Toronto Black Film Festival – #TBFF24 – marks Black History Month with bold, diverse, innovative and meaningful programming from February 14 -19, 2024.

#TBFF24 will present 28 World Premieres, 6 International Premieres, 1 North American premiere, 21 Canadian Premieres, 18 Ontario Premieres and 1 Toronto Premiere. #TBFF24, Canada’s largest celebration of Black History Month through films and other engaging public programming, showcases over 80 films from 20 countries, including Canada, Switzerland, Portugal, Finland, USA, Germany, France, Rwanda, Sudan, South Africa, United Kingdom, Australia, Ghana, Spain, Jamaica, and more. The Festival’s opening night will take place on Wednesday, February 14th at 8PM at the Isabel Bader Theatre with the Ontario Premiere of Goodbye Julia. Sudan’s selection for the 96th Academy Awards, Goodbye Julia tells the story of an impending divorce, which resonates with larger political events leading up to South Sudan’s independence.

TBFF is Canada’s largest celebration of Black History Month, attracting hundreds of thousands of festivalgoers of all ages and ethnicities both in-person and online. Year after year, through its bold and diverse programming, the Toronto Black Film Festival has been a catalyst and necessary platform for Black artists who would otherwise remain invisible. The Toronto Black Film Festival is a movement that allows members of the Global Majority and other communities to come together to learn about and better understand one another.

30 emerging Black filmmakers from Montreal, Toronto, Halifax, Ottawa, Calgary and Vancouver of the Fabienne Colas Foundation’s Being Black in Canada program will present their WORLD PREMIERE short films in person at TBFF on Thursday, February 16th. Thanks to the support of Netflix, National Bank, Telefilm Canada, Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Creates and various local partners.

The TBFF Kids Festival is back this year with new and exciting in-person activities for the whole family on Family Day, February 19, at the Carlton Cinema from 11:15 to 7 pm.

Finally, festivalgoers can cap off their day with the TBFF Live Performance Series – February 15 – 19, 10pm – Rooftop on College. Showcasing different genres of music and Spoken Word representing the Afrocentric community. This line-up includes Simone Smithson and Anthony Marshall, Robert Ball, Joseph Callender, Rudy Ray, Warrior Love Band, Shaddah Jack, Nathan Baya, Lamoi (The Wild Woman).

This year’s line-up consists of remarkable films, highlighting important topics such as migration, social issues, woman issues/empowerment, identity, family, history/politics, romance, music, dance, racism, mental illness, and mystery among others.

For more information about the festival’s history, founders, and features click HERE

Ticket Information

The #TBFF24 All Access Passes are available on the Festival’s website

The All Access Pass (for the Online program) $129.00 +Tx + fees, gives access to the festival’s entire online program.

The All Access Pass (for the In-Person program) $149 +Tx+ fees, gives access to all in-person programming.

Individual tickets to the in-person opening film are available for $25, closing film for $20, regular films for $12 and film series are available for $12.

The 12th annual Toronto Black Film Festival, founded by the Fabienne Colas Foundation, is presented by TD Bank Group in collaboration with Global News from February 14 to 19, 2024 – IN PERSON & ONLINE.

*Information and graphics taken from the TBFF website.*