Film Jurors

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A seasoned actress for the majority of her life, Robynne has trained under some of Toronto’s top acting schools, professors, and coaches and has been featured in international commercials, web series, and feature films as a supporting and leading lady. To date, she has earned herself the best actress award for her performance as Laurel Harris on the feature film, The Percy Harris Story. After spending almost a decade in marketing Robynne has transitioned her savvy business experience in the film world as the creator of an independent film production company, Emblazon Pictures. Emblazon Pictures' mandate is to tell powerful stories that speak to social issues and underrepresented communities. Her intentions are to trail-blaze and create a pathway for independent filmmakers and leave a footprint in Canadian film. Robynne's current projects include Painted Sharks, 2 of 200 with Christian Martyn & Karen LeBlanc, and Cut The Painter with Jay Baruchel & John Cleese. Robynne has also served as a juror at the Ontario International Film Festival for the last two years.

An Acadian-Senegalese, queer woman. I work in communications, volunteer with the New Brunswick Education Department, do freelance journalism for Black in the Maritimes, and ByBlacks, model, and create content on social media. I am very passionate about equality and equity for all races, feminism, the LGBTQ+ community and the lower income community as well as speaking out on sexual assault, domestic violence and ending the stigma around addictions.

 International speaker, Co-Author – ‘Living Without Limitations’. A practitioner of Rekhi, Black Stripe Tae-Kwon Do, and an initiate of Swami Veda Bharati - lineage of the Himalayan tradition of Yoga and Meditation. A Volunteer Coordinator at the International Peace Festival, a judge at the Film for Peace. Member of the Planning Committee, Waterfront Magazine. Honours include speaker at WEF (Women Economic Forum), distinguished award “Iconic Women Leader, making the World a better place”, speaker at OneWoman.ca, and a ‘Daughter of the Casa Dom Inacio”, Brazil. Advocate of kindness! 

With over 30 years experience in the film and television industry and over 600 productions under his belt, Paris has worked in the industry internationally. He has owned and operated 2 film festivals in the last 20 years, one that has been going for 14 years called the Toronto African Film & Music Festival. Paris has also promoted over 500 films internationally including at the Toronto International Film Festival, Cannes, London, Tokyo and many more film festivals. He also has been a scout for films in Canada, and several countries in Africa including Egypt, Sierra Leone, Ghana, also in Japan, and France. Today Paris is the founder and CEO of Afraflix.com, a new streaming service launching in early 2022 in North America, and then launching in Europe, Africa, South America and into 190 countries world wide. Afraflix will be the largest online streaming service of African content globally.

Linda Carter CEO and Producer introduced to film while on set with Frederico Fellini at Cinecitta Studios. Back in Canada, Linda produced and hosted 112 half hour episodes of Canada's Black World for Rogers Television airing primetime on Sundays. She was a host, interviewer, and spokesperson for numerous TV productions such as City Line, The Shopping Channel, and The Life Channel. Linda wrote, produced, and directed The Making of a Judge, the film is about her father the first Canadian born black judge George E. Carter. The documentary has been shown at numerous film festivals. - Toronto Black FF, Roxbury FF (Boston), Peachtre FF, Atlanta, Emerging Lens FF, Halifax as well as multiple airings on OMNITV. Linda also presents The Making of a Judge and its accompanying teacher’s guide at colleges, universities, special interest groups, industry panels and in schools with an emphasis on education on Black achievement. As a board member of the Ontario Black History Society, Linda performs speaking engagements on the topic of Blacks in Canada.

A seasoned actress for the majority of her life, Robynne has trained under some of Toronto’s top acting schools, professors, and coaches and has been featured in international commercials, web series, and feature films as a supporting and leading lady. To date, she has earned herself the best actress award for her performance as Laurel Harris on the feature film, The Percy Harris Story. After spending almost a decade in marketing Robynne has transitioned her savvy business experience in the film world as the creator of an independent film production company, Emblazon Pictures. Emblazon Pictures' mandate is to tell powerful stories that speak to social issues and underrepresented communities. Her intentions are to trail-blaze and create a pathway for independent filmmakers and leave a footprint in Canadian film. Robynne's current projects include Painted Sharks, 2 of 200 with Christian Martyn & Karen LeBlanc, and Cut The Painter with Jay Baruchel & John Cleese. Robynne has also served as a juror at the Ontario International Film Festival for the last two years. Chelsea Jackman has an established track record in businesses developments and networking. With an insatiable thirst for learning and knowledge, she strives to continue to grow and ensure her efforts are increasingly successful and of optimal benefit to all parties involved. She has worked in business development with myriad organizations, spanning the continent. Chelsea has worked in the corporate, legal, and non-profit sectors. When not working, she focuses on self-improvement, community service, and, most importantly, her daughters