So ecstatic to see my dear friend & Toronto Chinese Canadian Film Festival founder Tery Wong Imamura profiled in Zoomer magazine
Even better: the piece was written by friend & writer Rosemary Counter
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#TCCFF2025 #tccff25 #Chinesefilm #ChineseCanadian #Canadianfilm
AND THE #TCCFF2025 SHORT FILM COMPETITION AWARD GOES TO…
Best Int'l Short Film: Finding Shelter
Best Chinese Short Film: Over the Time
Best Student Short Film: Diary of a Survivor
Best Int'l Short Doc: JueMeili’s Journey
Best Chinese Short Doc: The Canvas of Life
See you at #TCCFF2026: tccff.ca
Audiences have vote for their favourites!
TONIGHT, we learn which incredible films have been selected WINNERS of the #TCCFF2025 SHORT FILM COMPETITION!
Come join the celebration as TCCFF awards $11.5K in cash prizes to 5 fortunate #filmmakers!
Tickets at TCCFF.CA
#shortfilms #shortdocs #ShowUp
Congratulations to Thursday’s FINALISTS in the TORONTO CHINESE CANADIAN FILM FESTIVAL 2025 SHORT FILM COMPETITION
The Soul of Heritage / Fly with You / Til Sunset Again / The Canvas of Life
VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE at tonight’s festivities! Tickets at: TCCFF.CA
#shortfilm #shortdocs #TCCFF2025
Congratulations to Tuesday’s FINALISTS in the TORONTO CHINESE CANADIAN FILM FESTIVAL 2025 SHORT FILM COMPETITION
Top of My School / Eat Up / Winner / Diary of a Survivor
VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE at tonight’s festivities! Tickets at: TCCFF.CA
#shortfilm #filmmaking #studentfilms #TCCFF2025 #tccff25
Congratulations to Monday’s FINALISTS in the TORONTO CHINESE CANADIAN FILM FESTIVAL 2025 SHORT FILM COMPETITION
What the Heaven / See You 13:14 / Over the Time / As I Wish
VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE at tonight’s festivities! Tickets at: TCCFF.CA
#shortfilm #filmmaking #filmmakers #TCCFF2025 #tccff25
Congrats to Sunday’s FINALISTS in the TORONTO CHINESE CANADIAN FILM FESTIVAL 2025 SHORT FILM COMPETITION
Finding Shelter / Spaceman / It’s a Green Light / The Calling
VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE at tonight’s festivities! Tickets at: TCCFF.CA
#shortfilm #filmmaking #filmmakers #TCCFF2025 #tccff25
Still time to get your tickets for the TORONTO CHINESE CANADIAN FILM FESTIVAL
Single-day tickets and Festival passes available!
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#tccff25 #TCCFF2025 #filmmakers #filmmaking #ChineseCanadian #filmfests
As you consider attending the TORONTO CHINESE CANADIAN FILM FESTIVAL (tccff.ca) in late October, revisit my recent feature about its golden-age founder Tery (Wong) Imamura & her cinematic dreams
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#TCCFF2025 #tccff25 #filmfest #shortfilms #shortdoc #ChineseCanadian
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR #TCCFF2025 SHORT FILM COMPETITION FINALISTS
14 SHORT FILMS / 8 SHORT DOCS to be presented over 5 NIGHTS
Finalists & schedules to be announced in the coming days at: TCCFF.CA
#tccff25 #filmmaking #filmmakers #indiefilm #shortfilm #shortdoc #documentary #storytelling #ShowUp
TTC subway says TORONTO CHINESE CANADIAN FILM FESTIVAL IS COMING SOON!
Don’t wait to get your tickets for one night or all 7. Visit TCCFF.CA
#TCCFF2025 #tccff25 #shortfilm #shortdoc #documentary #worldpremiere #filmfest #Toronto #filmsintoronto #torontoentertainment
Ready to celebrate the best in international #storytelling & the intersect of #Chinese & #Canadian #culture?
Ready to vote for your favs from our #shortfilm & #shortdoc competition finalists?
The TORONTO CHINESE CANADIAN FILM FESTIVAL is just 3 weeks away!
Visit: TCCFF.CA
#tccff25 #TCCFF2025
While you wait to see out who advances in the #TCCFF2025 SHORT FILM COMPETITION, check out the stellar line-up of feature films:
Kung Fu Juniors (world premiere) / An Abandoned Team / The Prosecutor / MuMu / Clash / Chang An / Exclusion: Beyond the Silence
www.tccff.ca/featurefilms...
#tccff25
THIS IS IT!
THE FINAL DAY to submit your #shortfilm or #shortdoc to the TORONTO CHINESE CANADIAN FILM FESTIVAL competition.
Celebrate your #filmmaking achievements as we celebrate you & #storytelling from all cultures
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#TCCFF2025 #tccff25
ONE WEEK LEFT!
FINAL 7 DAYS TO SUBMIT TO #TCCFF2025 SHORT DOC / SHORT FILM COMPETITION
Save 50% on submission with discount code: TCCFF25HalfOff
Final deadline is Sept 7: filmfreeway.com/torontochinesecanadianfilmfestival
Celebrating stories from all cultures & perspectives!
#tccff25 #filmfests
Photo of Tery Wong Imamura. Logos of Toronto Chinese Canadian Film Festival and Raindance CAPTION: Five Lessons of Tery’s Journey 1. Have a vision but be open to advice. 2. Know your limitations to overcome them. 3. Until you believe wholeheartedly no one else will. 4. You are only as strong as the community around you. 5. Passion and determination open doors reality has locked.
While working on a profile of Tery Wong Imamura, founder of the Toronto Chinese Canadian Film Festival (tccff.ca), five lessons became evident.
Profile to be published by Raindance (raindance.org).
#filmmaking #screenwriting #TCCFF2025 #tccff25 #filmfests #filmfestival
FINAL 11 DAYS TO SUBMIT TO #TCCFF2025 SHORT DOC / SHORT FILM COMPETITION
Use discount code: TCCFF25HalfOff by September 7
Celebrating stories from ALL cultures & perspectives.
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#shortdoc #shortfilm #documentary #tccff25 #filmmaking #filmfests #filmfestivals
Birthday girl Tery Wong Imamura, Founder and Chair of the Toronto Chinese Canadian Film Festival. Also, one of my former screenwriting students.
HAPPY 75TH BIRTHDAY, TERY!
Celebrate Tery by celebrating your #stories with us!
Submit your #shortfilm or #shortdoc by Sep 7
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#filmfestivals #filmfests #TCCFF2025 #tccff25 #filmmaking
#TCCFF2025 WANTS YOUR SHORT #DOCUMENTARIES & SHORT FILMS!
Time is running out to share your stories & a chance to share $11,500 in prize money.
Submit your #shortdocs & #shortfilms at:
filmfreeway.com/torontochine...
Save 50% on submission with discount code: TCCFF25HalfOff
#tccff25 #filmmaking
ARE YOU READY FOR YOUR CLOSE-UP?
Don’t miss your chance to shine! #TCCFF2025 SHORT FILM COMPETITION
Use discount code TCCFF25HalfOff for 50% off submission fees (final deadline Sept 7)
Submit NOW at: filmfreeway.com/TorontoChine...
#tccff25 #shortfilms #shortdocs #documentary #filmmaking
18 DAYS LEFT TO SUBMIT YOUR #SHORTFILM OR #SHORTDOC TO #TCCFF2025 SHORT FILM COMPETITION
FINAL deadline is Sunday, September 7:
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#tccff25 #filmfest #filmfestival #documentary #indiefilm #ShowUp
ONLY 20 DAYS LEFT
FINAL DEADLINE FOR THE 2025 TCCFF SHORT FILM COMPETITION IS SUN, SEPT 7
Submit your #shortfilm or #shortdoc to win a share of $11,500 in cash!
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#filmmaking #tccff25 #TCCFF2025 #fimlfest
#TCCFF2025 SHORT FILM COMPETITION BY THE NUMBERS
5 CATEGORIES
#Narrative short film / Chinese #shortfilm / Student short film
Documentary short film / Chinese #documentary short
11,500
Cash prizes totaling $11.5K
7
Final deadline is SEPTEMBER 7
Submit now at: filmfreeway.com/torontochine...
WHAT THE FAQ?
Will you judge the short I submit to the #TCCFF2025 film competition harshly?
All films will be judged fairly, but if you must be judged by people, why not by someone who could award you some of the $11,500 in cash prizes.
Final deadline is Sep 7: filmfreeway.com/torontochine...
WHAT THE FAQ?
Is there an age limit for submission to the #TCCFF2025 film competition?
Age is only relevant if you want discount transit fares, as long as your #narrative or #documentary #shortfilm is no more than 5 years old.
Final submission deadline is Sep 7: filmfreeway.com/torontochine...
WHAT THE FAQ?
Do you accept shorts from diverse cultures to the #TCCFF2025 film competition?
Yes! Our mission is to nurture more diverse cultures than an overworked microbiologist having their worst year in a Level 5 containment lab.
Final deadline is Sep 7: filmfreeway.com/torontochine...
WHAT THE FAQ?
Can I be obnoxiously excited when submitting to the #TCCFF2025 #shortfilm competition?
Yes! We encourage it, as long as you’re quiet when your #narrative or #documentary short is playing on the Big Screen.
Final submission deadline is Sep 7: filmfreeway.com/torontochine...
WHAT THE FAQ?
Do I have to be Chinese to submit to the #TCCFF2025 film competition?
No, you could be from planet Zorelon V, as long as your #narrative or #documentary short is captioned with English subtitles.
Final submission deadline is Sep 7: filmfreeway.com/torontochine...
#shortfilm
WHAT THE FAQ?
Does the #TCCFF2025 film competition have a height limit for short filmmakers?
No, TCCFF accepts submissions from #filmmakers of any height as long as the #narrative or #documentary film is no longer than 20 minutes.
Final deadline is Sep 7: filmfreeway.com/torontochine...
