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Enter for live monthly screenings, leading to Top 5 Short Film Finalists & Best feature film trailer at the 2025 CMCS Wall of Fame Film Festival from 5 to 8 pm at Wishbone AR Lab (600 Bay St) in Toronto, Canada on August 30. Selected Finalists & Semi-Finalists will be eligible for an additional special screening in Lisbon, Portugal, till 2026. Screenings of selected Semi-Finalists will start online from May 2025.
The final event on August 30 includes a celebration for the 12th CMCS anniversary & a vegan potluck!
Meanwhile, for our ongoing festival nominations, community updates, and calls, visit our:
Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/080060b678e5/edition-96-centre-for-media-and-celebrity-studies-cmcs?e=9b4b89800a (latest edition)
Instagram: www.instagram.com/cmcs_media
Broadcast page: https://www.youtube.com/@cmcs_media
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Launched in 2013 in Toronto, the Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies (CMCS) is now proudly sponsoring the Wall of Fame - an international film festival that helps filmmakers celebrate and screen unique moving images often overlooked in the tabloid politics and economy of fame. In doing so, the CMCS Wall of Fame film festival bridges gaps between film stars and independent filmmakers, supporting personal, inspirational, and social justice stories for ethical issues concerning equality for (but not limited to):
- Sexuality & Gender Equality
- BIPOC Race & Ethnicity
- Bodies & Class
- Animal Rights
- Climate Change
- Environmental Sustainability
- Healing, Trauma & Grief
- Love & Relationship Ethics
CMCS has been featured in a wide range of media outlets for its views on celebrities, including CTV, CBC National News, Global News, The Telegraph, VICE, Flare, Chatelaine, SUN Media, Yahoo! Entertainment, and many more. As the world’s first celebrity expert on tabloids, CMCS will offer honor and exposure, and connect unique film artists as role models for human and non-human animal ethics within and beyond celebrity culture.
Registered under Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies (CMCS) Festival on IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/event/all?ref_=pe_2610490_199225680
Nominations and community chats on our IG www.instagram.com/cmcs_media
Live broadcast link: https://www.youtube.com/@cmcs_media
About our venue: Wishbone is a unique grassroots organization, supporting one of our main social justice causes, i.e., animal rights, alongside human rights and environmental ethics. With a flourishing library resource centre, and a media studio for ongoing podcast shows, photography, painting, language, and art exhibits and screenings, Wishbone stands out as one of the best non-profit organizations, facilitating education, art, and activism for all species and equal rights. Special acknowledgments go to the owner, Sue Saphr, who is a great feminist and role model for all.
- Quarter-finalists will receive a laurel for Official Selection
- Semi-finalists will be invited for a live online monthly screening and panel interview, along with a nomination laurel for an international audience in 2025
- Top 5 Finalists will receive a public screening at our festival venue in Toronto along with a nomination laurel & a feature on the CMCS Wall of Fame IG, followed by an exclusive Happy Hour Mixer, media workshop, and guidebook in 2025-26.
- 2025 Best Award winner in both the short & feature category (trailer) will receive a CMCS Wall of Fame Best Film Festival laurel, listing in IMDB Awards & on our social media.
*All above nominees can receive eligibility for invite-only online screening and panel talks, and connect with our film community members in 2025-2026. Calls for panel participation will be announced in our newsletter (includes a media tip sheet): https://cmc-centre.us3.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=8d968a451671b45aa780b5674&id=c0075e3a74)
