Frances-Anne Solomon
A trailblazer in the film and television industry, Frances-Anne Solomon is a Toronto based award-winning writer, producer, director, curator and distributor in film, television and radio.
She started her professional life at the BBC and had a successful career as a TV Drama Producer and Executive Producer in England before moving to Canada where she founded the CaribbeanTales Media Group. She has worked internationally including in Canada, the U.K. South Africa and Ghana.
Her third feature film as a director, HERO – Inspired by the Extraordinary Life and Times of Mr. Ulric Cross, has received wide critical acclaim on its worldwide tour, that includes theatrical runs in both Canada and U.K. She is a voting member of the director’s branch of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, the Directors Guild of Canada and the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television.