Mr. Antonio is a lyric poet ; former Director, Human Resources Development Branch and the Asia-Pacific Bureau of UNIDO; recipient of the Millennium Philippine Presidential "Pamanang Pilipino" (National Heritage Award 2000).On a three-day visit to Toronto in 2000, I was hugely impressed by the scene as the city prepared for the 25th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). Re-visiting Toronto ten years later, I had more time to immerse myself in the city’s dynamic features. I went there in the beginning of September to support a group of 25 outstanding Caribbean filmmakers who were selected to pitch their film projects in the world’s biggest and busiest marketplace for films, known by those in the business simply as TIFF.
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| Caribbean Filmmakers at CTWD Incubator during TIFF 2010 |
The group was part of a larger vision and strategy to brand the Caribbean region as a market for ventures in the film industry. The exercise included a market development programme with consultant-mentors who coached the participants in the aesthetic as well as business aspects of presenting their strategies and plans to would-be financing partners. Frances-Anne Solomon spearheaded this initiative as CEO of Caribbean Tales Worldwide Distribution (CTWD), a newly established company that was launched during the Festival. CTWD aims to fill the gap and to meet the demand from international investors & distributors for a regional mechanism that promotes and sells Caribbean-themed audiovisual products. Growing up in Toronto, where she also studied and has established networks, the internationally acclaimed Canadian filmmaker of Trinidadian heritage was well placed for this role.
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