The 2021 FusionFest MYgration Film Contest premiered a compilation of 16 new short films about 16 Central Floridians on Saturday, October 2 at the CMX Cinemas Plaza Café 12 in downtown Orlando. The audience cast votes for their favorite film at two screenings. Putting Down Roots tells the story of Ghizlane El Fazazi and how she keeps her Moroccan heritage alive as a Central … [Read more...]
FusionFest Makes Lifelong Travel Dream a Reality
Each year, FusionFest, a two-day multicultural festival held in downtown Orlando, awards one lucky winner the opportunity to fly to any destination on the globe. This year, Jenna Simpson, an undergraduate student studying accounting at the University of South Florida, was surprised when, on the closing night of the festival, her name was drawn at random as the winner of the … [Read more...]
First FusionFest Celebrates Cultural Diversity in Orlando
On Nov. 24-25, the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts will be hosting the first FusionFest, a festival featuring the different heritages that make up Orlando through their cultural factors such as food, dance, clothing and music. The event will be family-friendly and open to the public at no cost. It will begin at 12 p.m. and end at night on both days. FusionFest will … [Read more...]