TINFF GALA 2025 PROGRAM AGENDA

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🔸 Event Overview

Occasion: TINFF + BINFF 2025 Closing Gala & Awards Ceremony
Date: Saturday, September 13, 2025
Venue: Pearson Convention Center, Brampton, Ontario

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🔹 Event Segments

1. Red Carpet & Media Coverage

• Guest arrivals

• Media interviews, photo opportunities

• Networking and press engagement

 

2. Networking Reception

• Circulated hors d’oeuvres (e.g., tiger prawns)

• Fireside chat with Tonya Williams

• Pre-dinner mingling

 

3. Filmmaker Panel Discussion

• Discussion with selected filmmakers

• Industry insights and creative journeys

 

4. TINFF Fashion Show – Segment 1

• Opening runway show

• Featured designers: Isolda Virginia & LA COUTTS

 

5. Dinner Service

• Plated dinner served to guests

• Cash bar open during dinner

 

6. Opening Ceremony

• Welcome by Mr. Isioro Jaboro & Ms. Victoria K. Jaboro

• Address by Mr. Chazz Oparanta, Festival Advisory Board Chairman

• Festival highlights presentation (recap video)

 

7. Special Presentations & Keynote

• Keynote Address by Mr. Charles Ebuebu, Director General/CEO, National Broadcasting Commission, Nigeria

• Lifetime Achievement Awards presented to:

  • Tonya Williams, actress & Reelworld founder

  • Julius Agwu, comedian and actor

• Special Recognition Awards presented by Mr. Chazz Oparanta

 

8. Filmmaker Awards & Entertainment

• Multiple Filmmaker Awards presented in structured segments

• Live performances, including:

  • “That Dancer on Fire”

  • Additional musical or artistic acts

• Short film screenings during intermissions

 

9. Cultural & Fashion Showcases

• Cultural Dance Performance (African & Caribbean)

• TINFF Fashion Show – Segment 2

• New Century Chinese Dance Performance

 

10. Closing Segment

• Final set of Filmmaker Awards

• Closing remarks

• Group photo with honorees, dignitaries, and guests