Sunday, February 7, 2010

Best of CaribbeanTales 2010 - Workshops in Barbados

The Best of CaribbeanTales Film Festival 2010 is full of exciting events!

In addition to film screenings, educational screenings for secondary schools, and talkback sessions with celebrated invited filmmakers, the Festival will host a series of conferences, networking events, workshops, Masterclasses, which turn a sharp focus onto the latest film and television trends from the Caribbean region and its Diaspora.

The festival runs from February 22 - Marcha 2, 2010 at the Olympus Theatres and Savanna Hotel, in Barbados.

See our website for more info about the workshops. Please check back regularly for updates.

Cost for all workshops unless specified is $30BDN/ $15US. Lunch is available for an additional cost.

Wednesday February 24th 2010

* 9-5pm: Symposium on Global Distribution hosted by One Caribbean Media (OCM) $100US **inquire for special discounts

Thursday February 25th 2010

* 11:00 – 12:45: **NEW** Networking lunch event sponsored by the Commonwealth Foundation. Pre-registration required.

* 1-5pm: **UPDATED**Film Marketplace hosted by the Shridath Ramphal Center, UWI.

Friday 26th February 2010

* 9-11.30am : Dialogue between Independent Producers and Broadcasters, hosted by The Caribbean Channel (CMC)
* 1pm – 5pm:**UPDATED**Music Video Workshop with Lisa Wickham, hosted by the Caribbean Film and Media Association.

Saturday 27th February 2010

* 9am – 5pm: Directing Master Class with Julie Dash hosted by the Caribbean Film and Media Academy and the US Embassy. “Free”

Sunday 28th February 2010


* 10am – 2pm: Franklyn “Chappie” St Juste – Cinematography Master Class
* 2.30pm – 3.30pm : Hush/Hush 2 – A Success Story with Marcia Weekes “A business model for local films”, hosted by the Barbados Film and Video Association.
* 4pm – 5pm

Monday March 1st 2010

* time tbc:**NEW**Special Effects/Makeup Workshop- hosted by the National Cultural Foundation of Barbados.

Tuesday 2nd March, 2010


* 6:30pm – 9pm:**NEW**From Page to Screen – Reading of Oonya Kempadoo’s film adaptation of her novel “Tide Running”, and Talk-Back.

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