Official CT2011 Launch Announced

PRESS RELEASE

January 10th 2011
For Immediate Release

BARBADOS TO HOST CARIBBEANTALES 2011 FILM FESTIVAL, TO BE LAUNCHED JANUARY 17


Barbados will once again host the CaribbeanTales Film Festival (CTFF), Symposium & Marketplace from March 7 – 20 2011. The festival follows a highly successful event held last year that was a major boost for the local and regional film industry.

CEO of CaribbeanTales Worldwide Distribution and award-winning film maker, Frances-Anne Solomon disclosed that the Official Media Launch for the festival will take place at the Island Inn Hotel at 10.00 am on January 17.

“The original CTFF held in Toronto for the last five years has been described as “bringing Caribbean films to the world”, while our Barbados event brings the film world to the Caribbean with a view to developing the regional audio-visual industry.” Solomon said.

In 2010, the inaugural Barbados edition of the festival attracted 76 film makers, buyers, media professionals and visitors from the Caribbean, North America, the UK and South Africa to these shores and was a major boost for the fledgling Barbadian film industry. Among the many highlights was a workshop by renowned director, Julie Dash who was the first African American woman to have a film distributed theatrically throughout the United States.

CaribbeanTales Worldwide Distribution Inc., the only company dedicated in the English-speaking Caribbean to the distribution of Caribbean audio-visual content will stage the event which will include a Content Incubator, educational screenings, workshops as well as a symposium and marketplace focused on Caribbean content.

Speakers at the Media Launch will include Dr Keith Nurse, Chairman of CTWD, Frances-Anne Solomon and Lisa Wickham, a director of CTWD.

CaribbeanTales Newz

The CaribbeanTales Youth Film Festival 2010 Gala Launch was a huge success !

Many people said they found it inspirational, especially the tributes to Claire Prieto-Fuller and Fil Fraser, giants in our community over the past decades. I would like to thank everyone who came out for their support, and everyone who supported behind the scenes. It was a privelege to share this time with you!
Frances-Anne.

See more photos from the Launch on Flickr.

The festival will run from Feb 2nd, 25th at the William Doo Auditorium, UofT.

For more information view the full festival program here.
To book your school group please call Miki Nembhard, Festival Co-ordinator on 416 598 1410 or send her an email.

Photo: Claire Prieto-Fuller (Center) receives her Lifetime Achievement Award from Hon. Jean Augustine at the CaribbeanTales Youth Film Festival 2010 Gala Launch on January 21st.

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In other Newz:

The BEST OF CARIBBEANTALES FILM FESTIVAL 2010, February 23rd - March 2nd 2010 at the Olympus Theatres, and Savana Hotel, Barbados

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Announcing the first ever Caribbean Film Marketplace.

CaribbeanTales in association with One Caribbean Media and the Shridath Ramphal Center, presents “The Best of the CaribbeanTales Film Festival, Symposium & Marketplace”, in Barbados from February 23rd March 2nd 2010.

Alongside a Symposium on Global Distribution, workshops, Master classes and screenings, the Festival will feature the first ever Caribbean Film Marketplace on March 25th.

Dr. Keith Nurse, Director of the Shridath Ramphal Center, UWI, that will co-host the Marketplace said: “The Marketplace concept allows us to move beyond “just talk” and get down to the business of creating economic and business opportunities for creative producers as well as for buyers.”

Read More about the CaribbeanTales Film Marketplace!

Photo: Dr. Keith Nurse, Director of the Shridath Rampal Center at UWI, and Frances-Anne Solomon, Director of the Best of CaribbeanTales