August 2011
10 posts
Filmmaker In The Newz : Ian Harnarine
Ian Harnarine’s short film DOUBLES WITH SLIGHT PEPPER has been accepted into TIFF. Ian is an alumnus of the 1st CaribbeanTales Incubator in Toronto in 2010, where he met and began working with Mariel Brown, Tony Hall and other CT Incubator participants. Months later, and with their support in casting and crewing, he was shooting the film in Trinidad. Originally from Trinidad, Ian grew up...
MAN ON GROUND hits the ground running at TIFF
Bajan/Nigerian director Akin Omotoso’s new feature film MAN ON GROUND has been selected for screening at TIFF. Based in South Africa where he is well-known as a television actor, Akin explored his Bajan roots in Gathering The Scattered Cousins, a moving cinematic elegy to his Bajan mother, following her death from cancer. This was screened at the opening night of the CaribbeanTales Film...
15 Outstanding Caribbean Filmmakers will...
Frances-Anne Solomon, CEO of CaribbeanTales Worldwide Distribution, the region’s premier film marketing and distribution entity, this week announced that fifteen (15) top Caribbean filmmakers will participate in CTWD’s highly effective Market Incubator Program. The Program, now in its second year, trains Caribbean content creators in the all-important packaging and marketing of...
TORONTO FILM SHOWCASE HIGHLIGHTS THE POWER OF THE... →
TORONTO FILM SHOWCASE HIGHLIGHTS THE POWER OF THE...
TORONTO (August 11, 2011) - Revealing the economic power of the Caribbean’s overseas communities, a new documentary will be screened at the 2011 CaribbeanTales Toronto Film Showcase and Market Incubator Program at Harbourfront Centre from September 7 to 17, 2011. The half-hour documentary “Forward Home” will have its world premiere on Wednesday, September 7 at 8 p.m. on the...
CaribbeanTales New York Film Showcase - June... →
CaribbeanTales New York Film Showcase - June...
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July 2011
18 posts
CARIBBEAN FILMMAKERS SCHOLARSHIP FUND LAUNCHED →
CARIBBEAN FILMMAKERS SCHOLARSHIP FUND LAUNCHED
TORONTO (July 29, 2011) – Filmmakers across the Caribbean region can apply for scholarships to attend this September’s CaribbeanTales Worldwide Distribution’s Toronto Film Showcase and Market Access Program in Toronto. Announcing the CaribbeanTales Scholarship Fund at a Toronto press conference last week, Frances-Anne Solomon, CEO of CaribbeanTales Worldwide Distribition, said the new...
Congrats to our Filmmakers! →
Congrats to our Filmmakers!
Our Flims Making Moves Positive and Pregnant, is a raw and honest first film made by Candace and Stacey Lela. It screened at the 2011 New York Film and Television Festival in May, and is now being widely featured at the Trinidad and Tobago Television Festival. Mariel Brown’s beautiful documentary feature, The Solitary Alchemist screened at London’s Victoria and...
Filmmaker In The Newz :
FAISAL LUTCHMEDIAL We met Faisal in Barbados earlier this year when he attended the CT2011 Incubator. This prolific Canadian filmmaker is of Trinidadian and Bangladeshi heritage. Making the Band, a feature film that he co-wrote, co-produced and was the Director Of Photography for, has just won multiple awards at the prestigious Zanzibar International Film Festival. It won the...
MEDIA ADVISORY
PRESS CONFERENCE: CARIBBEANTALES TORONTO FILM SHOWCASE AND MARKET ACCESS PROGRAMWHO: The CaribbeanTales Film Festival Group WHAT: Media Launch of CaribbeanTales 2011 Toronto Film Showcase and Market Access ProgramWHEN: Wednesday, July 20, 2011 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. WHERE: A Different Booklist, 746 Bathurst Street, (Bathurst South of Bloor), Toronto, ON M5S 2R6, CanadaWHY: The creativity of...
CaribbeanTales Market Incubator
Spotlight : CaribbeanTales Market Incubator 7-13th September 2011 There are still places in our 2011 Toronto Incubator, so get in touch if you are interested in taking part. The CTWD Market Incubator Program was created to help producers make their projects market-ready, and connect with appropriate buyers. Participants are provided with invaluable training and networking ...
New Acquisitions
We proudly welcome The Banyan Catalogue to the CaribbeanTales Family Banyan has distinguished itself as a producer of innovative and entertaining programmes which aim at the same time to inform and reflect Caribbean people and culture. This mixture of entertainment and social comment so akin to the Calypso, the folk song form originating in Trinidad, has become identified as the...
New Acquisitions
We proudly welcome The Banyan Catalogue to the CaribbeanTales Family [[posterous-content:pid___0]]Banyan has distinguished itself as a producer of innovative and entertaining programmes which aim at the same time to inform and reflect Caribbean people and culture. This mixture of entertainment and social comment so akin to the Calypso, the folk song form originating in Trinidad, has ...
New Acquisitions
We proudly welcome The Banyan Catalogue to the CaribbeanTales Family Banyan has distinguished itself as a producer of innovative and entertaining programmes which aim at the same time to inform and reflect Caribbean people and culture. This mixture of entertainment and social comment so akin to the Calypso, the folk song form originating in Trinidad, has become identified as the...
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Our Flims Making Moves Positive and Pregnant, is a raw and honest first film made by Candace and Stacey Lela. It screened at the 2011 New York Film and Television Festival in May, and is now being widely featured at the Trinidad and Tobago Television Festival. Mariel Brown’s beautiful documentary feature, The Solitary Alchemist screened at London’s Victoria and Albert...
CaribbeanTales Toronto Showcase
Upcoming Events : CaribbeanTales Toronto Showcase, September 7-17th, Harbourfront Center The Showcase kicks off with a Trinidad-style Fete on Sept. 7th! [[posterous-content:pid___0]]MARK YOUR DIARIES: Now in its sixth year, the 2011 Toronto Film Showcase, and the recently introduced Market Incubator, returns from September 7 to 17, 2011 and will run alongside the Toronto ...
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Upcoming Events : CaribbeanTales Toronto Showcase, September 7-17th, Harbourfront Center The Showcase kicks off with a Trinidad-style Fete on Sept. 7th! MARK YOUR DIARIES: Now in its sixth year, the 2011 Toronto Film Showcase, and the recently introduced Market Incubator, returns from September 7 to 17, 2011 and will run alongside the Toronto International Film Festival. ...
