Friday, March 9, 2012

MEDIA ALERT - LAUNCH OF CARIBBEANTALES 2012, BARBADOS

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WHO:
The CaribbeanTales 2012, Barbados Steering Group - Frances-Anne Solomon, CEO; Penelope Hynam, Programmer; Alison Saunders, Symposium Producer; Patrick Cozier, Secretary General of the Caribbean Broadcasting Union; David Green, President of the Barbados Film and Video Association.
 
WHAT:
Media Launch of CaribbeanTales' 2012 Barbados Festival
 
WHEN:
Monday, March 12, 2012 at 10am.
 
WHERE:
Island Inn Hotel, Aquatic Gap, St Michael, Barbados.
 
WHY:

The creative industries of film and television will once again receive a boost when CaribbeanTales Worldwide brings together formidable local, regional and international partners to showcase, market, celebrate and debate Caribbean film and television.

Please join us for a presentation of the highlights of this year’s edition.  Your favourable response to this invitation would be greatly appreciated.
 
Please RSVP to Nancii Yearwood, Festival Co-ordinator at CaribbeanTales@gmail.com
 
For further information, visit www.caribbeantales-events.com.

ABOUT CARIBBEANTALES

The CaribbeanTales Film Festival @ Island Inn, Barbados is a highlight of the regional film calendar since it was first staged three years ago.   A multi facetted forum taking place on the beautiful south coast of the island, it has become the most important annual film event in Barbados, focused not only on screening the best Caribbean films, but also on developing industry practitioners, creating networking opportunities, seeking solutions to challenges facing the sector as well as facilitating  the marketing and distribution of  indigenous film products.

CaribbeanTales is a group of companies that produces, markets and exhibits Caribbean-themed films for regional and international distribution, and  includes CaribbeanTales Worldwide Distribution, that links producers and buyers of quality entertainment; the CaribbeanTales Film Festival Group that produces annual events in Toronto, Barbados and New York;  the Caribbean Incubator Program for Audio Visual Entrepreneurs that delivers training for filmmakers, and CaribbeanTales.ca, a non profit based on Toronto, Canada, that promotes citizen participation through the medium of film.

 

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