Six animators will be representing T&T at the 2019 Kidscreen Animation Summit, regarded as the children entertainment industry’s most important annual event, in Miami this month. They will form part of a delegation being led by Animae Caribe, with assistance from the Ministry of Trade and Industry, Export TT and Film TT. The delegation will … Continue reading
Musician and sound engineer Navid Lancaster has an impressive list of achievements to his name. This isn’t surprising as he has over 20 years experience in both fields, beginning at age 19 when he played guitar for a band called AK47 and then formed his own band called Broken Mirroz at age 22. Lancaster got … Continue reading
The New Media section of the 2016 T&T Film Festival featured two exhibitions on September 21 and 24. The first exhibition, titled “Food for Weapons” featured seven pieces from Venezuelan performance artists, curated by experimental film-maker Sandra Vivas. The second, “Light on a Whim” was put on by North Eleven Projection, the official projection partners … Continue reading
If you use Waze by Google and have access to the Waze Coach function, listen out for a familiar accent. One of the voice actors hired to voice this function, which was developed as part of Olympic celebrations, is T&T’s Steven Edwards, Executive Chairman of Steven Edwards Productions. According to Waze, “The Coach” was designed … Continue reading
T&T has once again graced the global stage, following the recommendation that locally developed theatre program, Transformation through Theatre and Technology (TTTaT), be internationally implemented. The program is the brainchild of Steven Edwards, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Steven Edwards Productions. He presented the workshop at Georgia State University (GSU) in the United States, at … Continue reading
T&T’s growing animation industry is attracting young people with creative ideas and the means to make these dreams into reality. The Animae Caribe (AC) Animation and Digital Media Festival aims to encourage and foster these young talents. To this end, this year the Festival organizers held a four-day animation bootcamp where all participants, from musicians, … Continue reading
Body- and face-paint are a familiar sight during Carnival and related activities, but with the addition of film and a lot of patience, they can also be used to create beautiful animations. During this year’s Animae Caribe (AC) Animation and Digital Media Festival, London-based artist Emma Allen demonstrated how to create timelapse body paint animated … Continue reading
The 14th incarnation of the Animae Caribe (AC) Animation and Digital Media Festival was packed to overflowing with offerings for those interested in the art and business of animation. Attendees came from the Caribbean, the US and the UK and attended a variety of conferences, presentations, workshops and screenings. AC Festival Director Camille Selvon-Abrahams said … Continue reading
Mobile gaming is a growing industry in T&T and young developers are rising to the challenge. One company of young entrepenurs, Toolkit Developers (TKD), took the opportunity presented by the Animae Caribe (AC) Animation and Digital Media Festival to release a local mobile game application called Project Gordo I. TKD President, Brian Perry said the … Continue reading
One could be forgiven for thinking that the animated film Battledream Chronicle was the latest science fiction offering from Hollywood, with its breathtaking graphics, involved storyline and realistic animation. However this film, which premiered in T&T at the Animae Caribe (AC) Animation and Digital Media Festival on October 26, is the brainchild of director Alain … Continue reading
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