CCF Steering Committee

Champion of Global South Collaboration

CEO & Founder ⎸ CaribbeanTales Media Group ⎸ Cross Continental Forum

Frances-Anne Solomon is an award-winning filmmaker, CEO of CaribbeanTales Media Group, and advocate for Black content. Raised in the Caribbean and Canada, she built a career at the BBC, producing works like Love Is the Devil. She founded CineFAM to support Women of Colour filmmakers and created Lord Have Mercy!, Canada’s first Caribbean sitcom. Her recent film HERO has garnered international acclaim. Frances-Anne is also a member of AMPAS and the Director’s Guild of Canada.

 Leading voice in South African industry, Expert in multi-territory funding mechanisms

CEO│Fuzebox

Kethiwe Ngcobo, CEO of Fuzebox, is a seasoned producer, director, and educator. Formerly head of SABC Drama, she won 120 SAFTAs. She mentors filmmakers through the Realness Institute and others, teaches story development, and develops films and series globally through Fuzebox.

Advocate for Global South Storytelling

Award-Winning Actor

Award-winning actress CCH Pounder stars in Netflix’s RUSTIN and Max’s FULL CIRCLE, with roles in AVATAR and BLACK CAKE. Known for NCIS and The Shield, she’s a four-time Emmy® nominee and co-founder of Senegal’s Musée Boribana, advocating for African and Caribbean art.

Carol Christine Hilaria (CCH) Pounder (born December 25, 1952) is an Emmy-nominated Guyanese-American actress celebrated for her commanding presence in television and film.

• Pounder is widely recognized for her roles in long-running television dramas and major film franchises:

Avatar Franchise: portrays Mo’at, the Tsahìk of the Omatikaya, in the original Avatar (2009), Avatar: The Way of Water (2022), and the 2025/2026 release Avatar: Fire and Ash.

NCIS: New Orleans (2014–2021): Played medical examiner Dr. Loretta Wade for the series’ entire seven-season ru

Expert in International Market Access

Chair, CaribbeanTales Worldwide Distribution│President, College of Science, Technology and Applied Arts of Trinidad & Tobago

Dr. Keith Nurse is President of the College of Science, Technology and Applied Arts of Trinidad & Tobago (COSTATT) and former Principal of Sir Arthur Lewis Community College in Saint Lucia. Previously a Senior Economist at the OECD in Paris, he held the WTO Chair at The University of the West Indies and directed the Shridath Ramphal Trade Policy Centre. Dr. Nurse has advised numerous governments and international agencies, including the UN, WHO, OAS, and CARICOM.

Global Business Leader with Expertise in Managing Cross-cultural Partnerships and Co-ventures

Owner, Bynx, LLC

John Reid, with 30 years in global telecom senior management, has led growth strategies, integrations, and innovation across Canada and the Caribbean. Now focused on micro-business ventures, he helps organizations craft and implement effective strategies, combining leadership with expertise in improving customer experiences.

Expert in Global South Storytelling

Independent Film Director

Mary Wells is an award winning independent film Director/ Writer and Producer from the Caribbean & USA and has some thirty years experience in television and film production. As the first woman from Jamaica to do a feature narrative her debut film, Kingston Paradise, was awarded ‘Best Diaspora Feature’ in the Africa Movie Academy Awards 2014. Recently she completed an animated mini drama series for young adults and children, Ms. Sugga. In 1999, her short, Now Jimmy! was awarded “Outstanding Documentary from the Caribbean” in the Sheryl Lee Ralph Film & Music Festival and was also screened at the prestigious Toronto Int’l Film Festival, 2002. She studied Television Production and the Theatre Arts in Wash DC and the Moya’s Love project will be her second feature.

Specialist in Cross-cultural Media Education

Head Department of Creative and Performing Arts and Senior Lecturer, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill

Andrew Millington is Head of the Department of Creative and Performing Arts and a Senior Lecturer in Motion Picture Arts at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill. A filmmaker and educator, he has directed Zora’s Dream, Guttaperc, and Masks. He’s producing Resolute and Resilient, a documentary for UWI’s 60th anniversary, and developing new projects through Shango Films Inc. With an MA and MFA from Howard University, he also leads international film workshops, including with CaribbeanTales.

Expert in Multi-territory Funding

Vicarious Productions

Carol Harding is an award-winning producer with extensive experience in development and production. She co-led the WFTV Kay Mellor Screenwriters Lab 24 and focuses on international business development, supported by the BFI, British Council, Caribbean Tales, and TIFF. Her credits include the BAFTA-nominated Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle (BBC4), My Name Is Leon (BBC2), The Confessions of Frannie Langton (ITV), and Black Ops (BBC1). Formerly a BBC Development Executive, she champions diverse, regional talent and has served on boards including Women in Film & TV. Carol is represented by Sue Rodgers at Independent Talent and is a BAFTA life member.

Expert in Diverse Storytelling and Global Talent Development

Director of Training, CaribbeanTales Media Group, CEO, Fly Away Films Inc.

Playback’s 10 to Watch, an alumna of Women in Director’s Chair, TIFF Talent Lab, BANFF Spark, and the Reelworld Producer Program, Asis Sethi’s work has been supported by Netflix, Paramount+, CFC, CBC, Citytv, OMNI Television, WIFT Toronto, and CineFAM. Featured in the Playback Magazine, CTV, The Globe & Mail, and OMNI Television, Asis focuses on telling stories of those whose voices have been suppressed. Asis is the Founder and CEO of Fly Away Films Inc., a production company which has a diverse slate of features, television series and children’s content. Asis currently serves as a Board of Director for the WIFT+ Toronto Foundation.

Leader in Creative Talent Development and Cross-cultural Storytelling

Director of Production, CaribbeanTales Media Group

Nicole Brooks is a celebrated film and television producer with a 20-year career spanning over 100 hours of content. She began as a story editor on Canada’s first multicultural sitcom, Lord Have Mercy, and has since worked as a producer, director, writer, and story editor. Her work has aired on CBC, OMNI, VisionTV, and internationally on TVOne and Flow. In 2012, Brooks debuted as a playwright with Obeah Opera, which she wrote, composed, and performed. She also executive produced CaribbeanTales’ Creators of Colour Incubator. Currently, Brooks is producing her first feature film, In The Black, alongside other projects.