Frances-Anne Solomon

Frances-Anne Solomon is an award-winning filmmaker, writer, producer, curator, and entrepreneur in film, TV, radio, theatre, and new media. Born in England of Trinidadian parents, she was raised and educated in the Caribbean and Canada before moving to Great Britain where she built a successful career with the BBC as a TV Drama Producer and Executive Producer. Productions included Love is the Devi

l by John Maybury, and Speak Like A Child by John Akomfrah, both of which she Executive produced for the BBC. At the same time she also produced and directed films and television programs through her production company Leda Serene Films. She moved to Toronto in 2000, where she continued to create, write, direct, and produce her own projects. Her most recent film, A Winter Tale, received many prestigious international awards, including most recently at Fespaco 2009 (Africa's Oscars held biannually in Burkina Faso West Africa) where it won in The Paul Robeson Diaspora Category. (BBC Films, 1997); the drama What My Mother Told Me (Channel 4 1995), and Bideshi (British Film Institute 1994); and documentaries Literature Alive (Bravo!/OMNI, 2006), Reunion 2.(BBC,1993), and I Is A Long Memoried Woman (Arts Council of England 1991). She was the Co-creator, Producer and Director of Lord Have Mercy! Canada's hit Caribbean sitcom, that aired on Vision TV, Toronto/one, Showcase and APTN in 2003 and was nominated for two Gemini Awards: Best Comedy series, and Best Individual Performer (Leonie Forbes)

She is the founder and CEO of the CaribbeanTales Media Group, based in Barbados and Toronto, a group of companies that create, produce, market, and monetise Caribbean-themed film and television content for global audiences.It includes CaribbeanTales Inc. (a registered Canadian Charity) ; the CaribbeanTales International Film Festival, -- now in its 12th year -- an annual event that takes place in Toronto; the CaribbeanTales Incubator Program, a development and production hub for original content from the Caribbean and its Diapora; CaribbeanTalesFlix, our production arm; CaribbeanTales-TV, a subscription video on demand platform; and The CaribbeanTales Youth Film festival, a unique screening series that showcases Africentric films for high school and university students. In 2010, together with with Caribbean cultural Industries specialist Dr Keith Nurse, media personality and producer Lisa Wickham, businessman Dr. Terrence Farrell and filmmaker and Mary Wells, Frances-Anne launched CaribbeanTales Worldwide Distribution Inc, the first of its kind film distribution company in the English speaking Caribbean. She has taught Film at the University of the West Indies, St Augustine (Trinidad) and Cave Hill (Barbados). She began her television career at Banyan Productions in Trinidad, studied Theatre at the University of Toronto with Steve Martineau and Ken Gass, and poetry with Jay MacPherson. She trained as a film director in the UK at Bristol University's RFT Programme and the prestigious BBC Drama Directors Program.

09/16/2025

Last Monday night at was a true celebration of daring, experimental cinema with our Arthouse showcase. These films pushed boundaries and challenged us to see the world differently, from stories of resistance in Capetillo by .apoteosico , to a search for ancestral legacy in Luci by /

But the standout for me was Nomade in No Man’s Land a stunning documentary about the legendary Felix de Rooy a trailblazing q***r Caribbean artist whose bold, unapologetic work has shaped generations. The film beautifully captures his limitless creativity and the resilience it takes to keep making art through life’s unpredictability.

I also loved connecting with Gloria Blizzard an award-winning writer and a bright light in our community. Nights like this remind me what is all about, connection, courage, and Caribbean stories at the center.

09/11/2025

This year we mark 20 years of the CaribbeanTales International Film Festival. Twenty years of imagining our stories on film; of creating space for our filmmakers, of building connections with our community, and our audiences across the globe.

When CTFF started, there was literally no infrastructure for Caribbean films on the international stage. Now, our CaribbeanTales platform, is a physical and virtual space that not only celebrates our voices but insists on their place in the global conversation.

The last two decades have been about building; but the next twenty will be about transformation, as our incredible stories come into their own.

Thank you to our funders and partners .fmc ⁠ ⁠
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09/04/2025

Introducing Producer Talks, a brand-new interview series produced in collaboration by ALT A Review and Cross Continental Conversations.

In our first edition, visionary producer, director, and founder of CaribbeanTales Media Group, Frances-Anne Solomon, sits down with ALT A Review to discuss the creation of the Cross Continental Forum, her journey as a Caribbean storyteller, and the urgent need to decolonize film production.

From the challenges of telling Black stories on a global scale to the incredible journey behind her award-winning film HERO: The Extraordinary Life & Times of Ulric Cross, Frances-Anne shares her bold vision for connecting producers worldwide and reshaping the future of storytelling. 🎥

🔗 Read the full interview now, link in bio!
🌍 Cross Continental Conversations — Volume 1 🌍

09/01/2025

What an unforgettable CARIFESTA! ✨

From sharing HERO with a vibrant audience in Barbados, connecting with friends new and old in a warm and familial environment, to joining an inspiring panel with phenomenal women in film, this week has been a reminder of why we tell our Caribbean stories and the power they hold to connect us all across generations and borders.

Deep gratitude to everyone who came out to the screening and for their feedback, to my fellow filmmakers and panelists for their brilliance, and congratulations to the CARIFESTA team for creating such a beautiful space of culture, creativity, and community. 💛

Until next time!

1, 2 📸: (Jazz Pitcairn), Brittany Suzanne Kelly Film Commissioner of Cayman and Producer
3, 4 📸: Vonley Smith
5 📸: .keith Keith Nurse
6 📸: Gabrielle Blackwood
7: 📸: Alison Saunders , Penny Hynam, Rosina Wiltshire
8: 📸: (.millington) Andrew Millington , Kamla Best, Yao Ramesar
Photography by Dondre Trotman

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