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Frances-Anne Solomon (born 28 June 1966) is a Trinidadian filmmaker, writer, producer, distributor and entrepreneur. Born in England of Trinidadian parents, she began her professional life at the BBC in England, where she built a successful career as a producer, first with BBC Radio then with BBC television drama. She also produced and directed independent films through her company Leda Serene Films. In 1999, she moved her company to Canada, where she continued to write, direct, and produce films, television programs, theatre plays, and new media projects. In 2001, she founded CaribbeanTales, a charitable organisation producing, exhibiting and distributing educational multi-media projects based on Caribbean-heritage stories. The CaribbeanTales International Film Festival now includes an annual festival in Toronto, the CaribbeanTales Incubator Program that develops original content for the international market, and the Toronto-based CaribbeanTales Youth Film Festival. In 2010, she founded CaribbeanTales Worldwide Distribution Inc, the first film distribution company in the English-speaking Caribbean dedicated to the marketing and sales of Caribbean-themed films. In 2014 she launched CaribbeanTales-TV, a video-on-demand platform. ==Early life== She is the granddaughter of Trinidad and Tobago independence politician Dr. Patrick Solomon,. When her grandfather left politics and took a role as a diplomat, the family travelled and lived in different countries including Canada, the United States, Europe and Venezuela. She moved back to Trinidad when she was nine years old, and attended the prestigious girls' school, Bishop Anstey High School. At the age of 18 she moved to Canada to live with her mother, and discovered a love of the arts, studying theatre at the University of Toronto's U.C. Playhouse, and poetry with Jay Macpherson. In 1986, she moved to England, to work for the BBC. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Frances-Anne Solomon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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