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Toronto Pan Afrikan Film Festival

Aug 15, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - Aug 17, 2025 @ 04:00 pm

The 3rd Annual Toronto Pan Afrikan Film Festival (TPAFF) is HERE!
August 14–17, 2025 | TORONTO

Year THREE is pulling up with VOLUME, VIBES & VIM.
Black brilliance? UNFILTERED.
Diaspora creativity? On FULL display.
And guess what? Festival screenings are FREE. Yes—FREE. No excuses. PULL UP.

THE LINEUP IS STACKED:

August 14 — The Black Carpet Gala + Film Screening

First Unitarian Centre (473 Oakwood Ave) — right in the heart of Little Jamaica
Red carpet drip required — this is your Wakanda moment.
Champagne. Cameras. Celebs. Conversations that hit deep.
Feature Film: “Play It Loud”

August 15–16 — More Festival Screenings

Same venue. Same vibes.
FREE ENTRY — Tap into the pulse of Black excellence.

Theme: “RIDDIM”
We’re talkin’:
Reggae. Hip-Hop. Dancehall. Afrobeat.
The soundtracks of survival that moved us, made us, and still heal us.

August 17 — GRAND FINALE (Ticketed Event)

Acqua Supper Club

We’re going out with a BANG, not a whisper.
A feature film that’ll live rent-free in your head
Fashion Show by Sierra Leone’s own FAB BOUTIQUE
Pan Afrikan Diaspora Film & Media Brunch — Break bread with:
Actors.
Filmmakers.
Media Moguls.
Legacy-builders.

And the cherry on top…

PHILLIP SCOTT is coming to TORONTO!

Founder of African Diaspora News Channel, Emancipation Media & The Phillip Scott Podcast — LIVE & IN-PERSON for the first time ever in the 6ix!

Media Panel
Meet & Greet

Event Details

Start:
August 15, 2025 @ 12:00 pm
End:
August 17, 2025 @ 4:00 pm

Individual Dates & Times*:

*Event durations (if noted) are approximate. Please check with the presenting organization or venue to confirm start times and duration.

  • Aug 15, 2025 at 12:00 pm - 05:00 pm (Fri)
  • Aug 16, 2025 at 12:00 pm - 05:00 pm (Sat)
  • Aug 17, 2025 at 11:00 am - 04:00 pm (Sun)
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