TISFA  2018 – Toronto International South Asian Film Award

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Canada- Toronto International South-Asian Film Awards on March  31, 2018, at  7 pm.  TISFA is indeed the very first award show in Toronto that aims to promote and encourage film artists from an international playground of cinema. The award winners will be announced during a Press Club Meet in Cochin in June 2018.

In an exclusive event, Founder and CEO of Blue Sapphire Entertainment, Ajeesh Rajendran, inaugurated the TISFA with the launch of the official website along with colorful entertainment and dinner. Key sponsors and supporters of the TISFA 2018 Launch included Manoj Karatha (Mega Sponsor of TISFA), Prasad Nair (President – Mississauga Kerala Association), Prem Arasarathnam (Chairman – Tamil Entertainment Television), Raji Arasarathnam (Director – Tamilar Senthamarai), Viresh Mathur (Scarborough Business Associate Board Director), Vijay Sethumadhavan (CEO – Magnus Telemedia), Annie Koshy (GTA South Asian Media Network), Alex Alexander (Homelife), Sajeev Madhavan, Subha Thampi Pillai (Film Producer), Ravi Atchuthan (Director cum Cinematographer) and many more.

ABOUT TIFSA

The launch is the beginning step and has set in motion a revolutionary platform for upcoming works of TISFA that will be in line with the clear-cut vision of promoting culture and uniting the community. Award nominations are strictly based on online voting along with the final decision of a jury. As an initial step in this inaugural year of the award show, the online voting categories include both Malayalam and Tamil movies released in the year 2017 whereas the nomination categories include Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi movies. In subsequent years, the TISFA team is planning to include more regional language films from South Asia.

Movies released from Jan 2017 to Dec 2017 can all be included in nominations this year. TISFA is also inviting short film entries from all of North America to be included in the selected categories.

ABOUT GTA SOUTH ASIAN MEDIA NETWORK

Established in 2016, the GTA South Asian Media Network has developed a reputation for expertise in Media Relations, PR and Promotion of those in the arts, media and entertainment industries, as well as in Marketing and Community Outreach. The working brand, Annie J Koshy – Media Consultant, has a vast network, both within the South Asian as well as the mainstream communities and has the leverage to develop meaningful associations amongst individuals, businesses and within the media fraternity. (www.anniejkoshy.com) Further information about TISFA can be found at www.tisfa.ca or email at info@tisfa.ca