At only 4-years-old, The Canadian International Faith & Family Film Festival is fast becoming a significant player among Christian film festivals, and inside of Canada, it is the one to attend. It’s held every Fall in Toronto on the coat tails of TIFF (The Toronto Film Festival.)
The festival is the work of two Christian filmmakers, Rafael Kalamat and Jason Barbeck. They are my guests on this episode. Rafael and Jason share the purpose of the festival, how it was born, and how it is operating today. Christian filmmakers need these film festivals to network, sell, and find a camaraderie among other filmmakers.
The next festival will be September 19, 2020.
My guests in this episode are the filmmaking duo of Rafael Kalamat and Jason Barbeck. Both are actors, writers, directors and producers. Together they formed a production company called The Reel Deal Guys and produced their first feature film, Adam’s Testament. Rafael and Jason are also the organizers of the Canadian International Faith and Family Film Festival, known as CIFF, which I spoke with them about in the previous episode.
In this episode Rafael and Jason talk about the realities of producing films for the Christian marketplace. In spite of the struggles, these two filmmakers face the challenges with joy and expectation.