Dear friends of BorderLines Magazine and
The Toronto International Film Festival
We thought you might be interested in an upcoming issue of
Border/Lines Magazine. If you or anyone in your organization are
interested in contributing to this issue or you would simply like to
know more about it, please get in touch with us by August 25th.
Sincerely,
Julie Jenkinson
Managing Editor
Border/Lines Magazine
Cameron Bailey
Guest Editor
PRESS RELEASE
***Black Filmmaking and 1997 Toronto International Film Festival***
A Special Issue of Border/Lines Magazine
Publication date: February/March 1998
Border/Lines will publish a special issue in conjunction with the
Planet Africa and Perspective Canada program of the Toronto
International Film Festival.
Planet Africa is devoted to films from Africa and, more importantly
for our magazine, the African diaspora. Launched in 1995 the series
has grown into a strong force featuring leading as well as emerging
filmmakers from around the world. To this point, in our country, it
has not had an accompanying text which emphasizes, disseminates and
critiques the program from a Canadian perspective. We will also look
at black filmmakers and their films included in the Film Festival1s
Perspective Canada program.
This issue promises to be an invaluable collection of work by leading
Canadian cultural critics and cultural practitioners and those who
specialize in Black Canadian popular cultural and filmmaking.
Border/Lines will present this material through reviews, feature
stories, literary works and photography. For International Film
Festival aficionados as well as those interested in Canadian culture
generally, this issue will be a must.
Because of our Utne Reader Award we have increased our distribution
and have an expanded profile thus you can be assured that publicity
will be generated and an international audience found for this special
publication.
Deadline for intent to contribute: August 25, 1997
Julie Jenkinson 416-534-3224 or borderln@idirect.com
In-Reply-To: 199708121445.HAA02252@abraham.xc.org