14 Facts About Frances-Anne Solomon

Frances-Anne Solomon was born on 28 June 1966 and is a British-Caribbean-Canadian filmmaker, writer, producer, and distributor.

Frances-Anne Solomon produced and directed independent films through her company Leda Serene Films.

In 2010, Solomon 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.

Frances-Anne Solomon is a Director member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Frances-Anne Solomon is the granddaughter of Trinidad and Tobago independence politician Dr Patrick Frances-Anne Solomon.

Frances-Anne Solomon moved back to Trinidad at nine years old, and attended the girls' "prestige" school, Bishop Anstey High School.

Frances-Anne Solomon trained in television production through the two-year BBC Production Training Program and worked with Ebony, the corporation's first Black magazine programme, before being hired as a Radio Drama producer in London.

Frances-Anne Solomon returned to television as a Script Editor for ScreenPlay, a strand of mostly studio-based TV dramas.

In 1993, Frances-Anne Solomon won a place on the prestigious BBC Drama Directors Course.

Frances-Anne Solomon is the director of HERO, her third feature, inspired by the life and Times of Trinidad and Tobago war hero, judge and jurist Ulric Cross.

Frances-Anne Solomon was the recipient of the 2018 Visionary Award from the ReelWorld Film Festival.

On 1 July 2019 Frances-Anne Solomon was one of 842 new members invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science.

In 2006, Frances-Anne Solomon founded the CaribbeanTales International Film Festival in Toronto as a platform for Caribbean and Caribbean diaspora films and filmmakers from the region.

Frances-Anne Solomon was co-founded with cultural industries specialist Dr Keith Nurse, businessman Terrence Farrell, and filmmakers Lisa Wickham and Mary Wells, with the goal to tackle head-on problems of the monetisation of Caribbean-themed content and the development of the Caribbean Film Industry.