Planet Africa program
September 7 – 17, 1995
A BRIEF GLIMPSE
BEHIND THE SCENES
ORIGINS | HISTORY | LEGACY
Created in 1995 by Cameron Bailey, Planet Africa was a Festival programme dedicated to cinema from Africa and the African diaspora. Programmed by Cameron Bailey, followed by June Givanni and then Gaylene Gould, it ran as a part of the TIFF Festival for 10 years.
In the ten years (1995 - 2004) that Planet Africa ran, it successfully launched careers, created new audience and solidified Toronto as multicultural destination for world-class cinema.
2020 marks the 25th Anniversary of the program.
To celebrate, TIFF's PLANET AFRICA 25 special edition program (September 10 - 19, 2020) will add several new films, talent and events to the Planet Africa Legacy.
PLANET AFRICA PROGRAMMERS
CAMERON BAILEY
1995 - 1997 & 2020
Planet Africa 25
Special Edition
JUNE GIVANNI
1998 - 1999 & 2004
GAYLENE GOULD
2000-2004
PLANET AFRICA TEAM
Planet Africa was a vibrant, synergistic time, made possible by many contributors including:
Fearless Planet Africa Program Assistants:
Julie Crooks (1994 -1999), Orla La-Wayne Garriques (2000 - 2001), and Akhaji Zakiya (2002 - 2004).
Incredible Architects That Got Planet Africa Off the Ground: maxine bailey, Julie Crooks, Karen Carter, Hayet Benkara, and patrons Grecia Mayers and
Dr. Kenneth Montague.
Creative Forces That Contributed to
Planet Africa's Visual Identity:
Sabaa Quoa, Michael Chambers and Patrick Nichols.
Dynamic Publicists, Promoters and Performers:
William Doyle-Marshall, Gabrielle Free, Michael Griffiths, Darleen Hendrickson, DJ Dave Campbell, Wumni, Muthadi, Kobena Aquaa-Harris, Carlos Mondesir, Jonathan Ramos, Sindi Gordon, Debbie Innes, Kevin Allicock, Sharifa Johka, Lucie Kalmar, Karen Lawrence, Andrea Picard, Rondon Rollocks, Itah Sadu, Kim Smith, Isaiah Tricky, Karen Tyrell, Kwame Younge, Phil Vassell and Donna McCurvin.
Allied Corporate & Community Partners that contributed to Planet Africa 10 year success:
Air Canada, AGF, b3 media,
Black Film and Video Network (BFVN), BELL, California Newsreel, Cinémax, FESPACO, Metro Word, McGill Club, Milan African Film Festival, Northland Conros Corporation (Clean-Burn Technology), OXFAM Canada, Roots Canada, Rothmans Ltd., Urban Media, VISA, and Volkswagen.
Devoted Planet Africa Volunteer Team!
CALL & RESPONSE: This site will be continually updated. If you were a partner, participant, or contributor and have updated information, please complete the PAL Partner Form on the contact page and submit by Tuesday, August 3, 5:00 PM EST to be included in the September 9th update.
Tuesday, February 1, 2022. Submission deadline: Friday, November 19, 2021 5:00pm.
PLANET AFRICA LEGACY
The Planet Africa Legacy website was made possible through the generous support and contributions of:
The Co-Laboratory, Inner City Releasing,
Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF),
and TIFF Film Reference Library (FRL).
PATRONS
Alfons Adetuyi
Lisa di Michele
Horace Fears
Mildred Jones
Marva Ollivierre
Ray Williams
CREATOR
Orla La-Wayne Garriques
COLLABORATORS
Gloria Garriques
Jennifer Noble
Erica Shaw
Quiet Cold Media Inc.
YOUTH COMMITTEE
Emily Chris
Marley Ashem-Hibbert
Jazzmin Kerr
CONTRIBUTORS
Michelle Ashem
Donna-Lee Bolden-Kerr
Dave Campbell
Raymond Charles
Gabriel Docet Donita
Jason Ebanks
Liz Gallo
Rochelle Roberts
Cherise Solomon
Dahlia Thompson
SPECIAL THANKS
Gerry Flahive
Grecia Mayers
Robin Uchida
EXTRA SPECIAL THANKS
Cameron Bailey
June Givanni
Gaylene Gould