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....and I know him personally. He is a great guy. [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/laugh.gif[/img]
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Peter Williams is an actor well known to Stargate SG-1 fans in the role of Apophis. He was born in Kingston, Jamaica on December 31, 1957.
He attended Nottingham University in England and earned a bachelor of Arts in Geography and Archaeology.
In addition to his appearance in Stargate SG-1 he has appeared in Catwoman, Earthsea and The Chronicles of Riddick. He has also guest starred on several series including Dead Like Me, Dark Angel, Relic Hunter, Mysterious Ways, The Outer Limits, Viper and The X-Files.
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Those based in Canada. Remember, he was the dread on the TV series Neon Rider. He another career before starting acting. Then he did a lot of modellingand some commercials when he was in Toronto. He thought he would have to lose his accent to work. Actually, it was quite the opposite, his Jamaican accent is what opened doors for him. Devon Haughton used him to play the gay guy in the play Big Yaad. Casting director Karen Hazzard came to see it and cast him as Harry Belafonte in a made for TV movie about Martin Luther King Juniour.
He re-located to Vancouver for personal reasons and thought that would be the end of his career and that he would have to get a day job and give up his dreams. Quite the opposite. He was cast in Neon Rider and he has never looked back. Big up Peter Williams.
The reason I am posting is that a film in which he stars will be showing at the Montreal Film Festival. I had the pleasure of attending the gala screening and party at Reel World Film Festival (founded and run by Tonya Lee Williams of Young and the Restless fame). It's a powerful film and I highly recommend it. No, Peter is not related to Tonya Lee Williams but his brother is director/producer Stephen Williams.
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A Winter Tale @ Montreal's World Film Festival: Aug 23rd September 3.
A Winter Tale is on the move!
Our first stop is the prestigious Montreal World Film Fest, scheduled for the end of this month.
We're looking forward to screening our award-winning film to discerning audiences in La Belle Province, and to connecting with multicultural communities, particularly young audiences for whom issues of youth violence are as pressing - if not more so! - as here in Toronto. We will also be open for business to meet with local community partners in anticipation of the Montreal leg of TALK IT OUT, our Nationwide Anti-Violence Tour, scheduled to arrive in Quebec in early 2008.
TALK IT OUT, a CaribbeanTales project, supported by Telefilm, is targeted at young people in the 12-25 age group, and will use the film to stimulate discussion and awareness of youth violence and gun culture in Canada. This innovative program was launched at the Workman Theatre, Toronto on July 15th. In partnership with several local Community Centres, colleges and grass-roots organizations serving youth, we will soon be announcing the first series of screenings/discussions in the Tour.
A Winter Tale tells the emotional story of a Black Men's support group, that begins to meet at the local Caribbean Takeaway Restaurant, after the death by gunshot of a 10 year old child. It features a powerful ensemble cast led by Canadian stars Peter Williams and Michael Miller, and Caribbean icons Leonie Forbes and Denis "Sprangalang" Hall. The timely film, which opened the 7th Annual ReelWorld Film Festival in April, and took home the Tonya Lee Williams Award for Outstanding Canadian Feature Film, has been hailed by media and audiences alike, as "excellent".
The Montreal World Film Festival (WFF) one of Canada's oldest and most prestigious international festivals, has as its goal to encourage cultural diversity and understanding between nations, to foster the cinema of all continents by stimulating the development of quality cinema, to promote filmmakers and innovative works, and to promote meetings between cinema professionals from around the world.
A Winter Tale will be in screened in WFF's central platform, the "Focus on World Cinema."
Please visit AWinterTale.ca, and join A Winter Tale's Facebook Group for times and dates of the Montreal premiere, upcoming festival screenings of the film, and details of the TALK IT OUT Tour.
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Peter Williams is an actor well known to Stargate SG-1 fans in the role of Apophis. He was born in Kingston, Jamaica on December 31, 1957.
He attended Nottingham University in England and earned a bachelor of Arts in Geography and Archaeology.
In addition to his appearance in Stargate SG-1 he has appeared in Catwoman, Earthsea and The Chronicles of Riddick. He has also guest starred on several series including Dead Like Me, Dark Angel, Relic Hunter, Mysterious Ways, The Outer Limits, Viper and The X-Files.
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Those based in Canada. Remember, he was the dread on the TV series Neon Rider. He another career before starting acting. Then he did a lot of modellingand some commercials when he was in Toronto. He thought he would have to lose his accent to work. Actually, it was quite the opposite, his Jamaican accent is what opened doors for him. Devon Haughton used him to play the gay guy in the play Big Yaad. Casting director Karen Hazzard came to see it and cast him as Harry Belafonte in a made for TV movie about Martin Luther King Juniour.
He re-located to Vancouver for personal reasons and thought that would be the end of his career and that he would have to get a day job and give up his dreams. Quite the opposite. He was cast in Neon Rider and he has never looked back. Big up Peter Williams.
The reason I am posting is that a film in which he stars will be showing at the Montreal Film Festival. I had the pleasure of attending the gala screening and party at Reel World Film Festival (founded and run by Tonya Lee Williams of Young and the Restless fame). It's a powerful film and I highly recommend it. No, Peter is not related to Tonya Lee Williams but his brother is director/producer Stephen Williams.
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A Winter Tale @ Montreal's World Film Festival: Aug 23rd September 3.
A Winter Tale is on the move!
Our first stop is the prestigious Montreal World Film Fest, scheduled for the end of this month.
We're looking forward to screening our award-winning film to discerning audiences in La Belle Province, and to connecting with multicultural communities, particularly young audiences for whom issues of youth violence are as pressing - if not more so! - as here in Toronto. We will also be open for business to meet with local community partners in anticipation of the Montreal leg of TALK IT OUT, our Nationwide Anti-Violence Tour, scheduled to arrive in Quebec in early 2008.
TALK IT OUT, a CaribbeanTales project, supported by Telefilm, is targeted at young people in the 12-25 age group, and will use the film to stimulate discussion and awareness of youth violence and gun culture in Canada. This innovative program was launched at the Workman Theatre, Toronto on July 15th. In partnership with several local Community Centres, colleges and grass-roots organizations serving youth, we will soon be announcing the first series of screenings/discussions in the Tour.
A Winter Tale tells the emotional story of a Black Men's support group, that begins to meet at the local Caribbean Takeaway Restaurant, after the death by gunshot of a 10 year old child. It features a powerful ensemble cast led by Canadian stars Peter Williams and Michael Miller, and Caribbean icons Leonie Forbes and Denis "Sprangalang" Hall. The timely film, which opened the 7th Annual ReelWorld Film Festival in April, and took home the Tonya Lee Williams Award for Outstanding Canadian Feature Film, has been hailed by media and audiences alike, as "excellent".
The Montreal World Film Festival (WFF) one of Canada's oldest and most prestigious international festivals, has as its goal to encourage cultural diversity and understanding between nations, to foster the cinema of all continents by stimulating the development of quality cinema, to promote filmmakers and innovative works, and to promote meetings between cinema professionals from around the world.
A Winter Tale will be in screened in WFF's central platform, the "Focus on World Cinema."
Please visit AWinterTale.ca, and join A Winter Tale's Facebook Group for times and dates of the Montreal premiere, upcoming festival screenings of the film, and details of the TALK IT OUT Tour.
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