Media Sponsors & Partners
Thank you to our Media and Corporate & Community Sponsors, Partners, Ambassadors, and HBFF Committee for your supports to make the 2023 HBFF a success.
Media Sponsors:
* OMNI Television: Sergio Mourato
* CHCH TV news
* The Bay Observer Hamilton
* Cable14 News
Cooperate & Community Sponsors:
* Telefilm Canada
* Centre Francophone Hamilton
* ACTRA Toronto
* Queenston Pharmacy
* Andrea Horwath – Mayor of City of Hamilton
* John-Paul Danko – Councillor – Ward 8
2023 HBFF Theme Song: Unity
Provided by The Melody Lingers On
Event Partners:
* Julie Jardel, Executive Director of Centre francophone Hamilton
* Centre francophone Hamilton staff and volunteers : Émilie, Popina, Aichoucha, Johanne-Louise
*Alison Vicrobeck, Ici Toronto journalist and Master of Ceremony
* DJ Franck, DJ and Master of Ceremony
* Diely Mori Tounkara and Sadio Sissokho, kora players
* Sarah Kupferschmidt, Event Coordinator
* Elyzabeth Walling, publicist.
Special Thanks:
* Jesus Christ Our Savior
* Teddy Chan – Photographer
* All the volunteers in the communities
HBFF Staff:
* Paize Usiosefe – Founder/Chair
* Christal Usiosefe – Event Manager/Programmer
* Abdelhamid Mosbah – Graphic Designer
* Rosemary Casmier – Communication
* Luther Usiosefe – Crew Assistant
Wall of Fame
Nrinder Nann
Councillor Ward 3 Hamilton
Judi Partridge
Councillor Ward 15 Flamborough
Sandy Shaw
MPP, Hamilton West-Ancaster-Dundas