TIDFAF 09
Toronto International DEAF Arts and Film Festival
The Toronto International Deaf Film and Arts Festival (TIDFAF) goal is to promote cultural diversity, educational awareness and the celebration of emerging "Deaf Cinema" through the visual medium.
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High School's Film Boot Camp workshops
Welcome to TIDFAF First-ever High Schools Film Boot Camp! We will showcase the students work at the upcoming festival on Saturday, May 23rd. Students will create between 2 to 7 minutes movies, from their respective schools. Their work will be shown to family, friends and Festival participants to celebrate their accomplishments and encourage their artistic talent here in Canada.
Workshop Video
Please check out the media clips from January 2009 Boot Camp Workshops, interviews with three Deaf students as well as the Festival Director. To see the written English transcript, click on the link below.
January 2009 Workshop Photos
Host School's: EC Drury School for the Deaf, Milton, Ontario Participating Schools: Danforth C.I Toronto, Robarts School for the Deaf, London, Ontario and Our Lady of Mont Carmel, Mississauga,
Jevon Whetter, Los Angeles, Director/Producer/Actor
Northern Secondary School, Toronto, Ontario
in the news
Jevon Whetter, Los Angeles, Director/Producer/Actor
Tatiana Hutinec, Toronto, Costume Designer
Kalen Feeney,Los Angeles, Writer/Actor
In the News images courtesy of Milton Community Newspaper