Queen of Soca producer Christopher Din Chong said he has envisioned as pan as an integral part of the upcoming movie Queen of Soca. He is pleased to welcome Methanol Holdings Trinidad Limited (MHTL) Starlift as a strategic partner in the film. Din Chong’s Forward Ever Foundation (FEF) held discussions with several steelbands and MHTL … Continue reading
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Emergence ends on Sunday (June 26, 2019)
VisualArt Galleries’ latest exhibition, Emergence Group Art Exhibition, is currently taking place at the UTT NAPA Campus, Keate Street, Port-of-Spain. The exhibition, which runs until June 30, showcases the work of 26 emerging artists. The artists whose work is on display include: Andrew Fitt, Annalise Dos Ramos, Dunieski Lora Pileta, Douha Aboud, Enaldo Byno, E.R.R, … Continue reading
Manifesting Africa through Ozy Merrique (May 28, 2019)
The Crownsland collection is the latest creative endeavour of artisan Ozy Merrique. The exhibition runs from May 30 to June 6 at Grundlos Kollektiv, 11 Cipriani Boulevard, Port-of-Spain. Merrique has been immersed in the creative arts for many years, moving between music, poetry, writing and art. He said his work is strongly individualistic, and “his … Continue reading
African Film Festival of T&T premieres today (May 20, 2019)
As the African Film Festival of T&T (AFFTT) celebrates its fifth year of existence, the Festival will be holding its first screening in San Fernando. The Festival will run from May 20 to 26 and will showcase films from the African continent and diaspora. Festival founder and director Asha Lovelace said while the milestone is … Continue reading
First Film and Folklore Festival on Sunday (April 26, 2019)
T&T’s first-ever Film and Folklore Festival will take place on April 28. Founded by Annisia Cadogan and Leslie Ann Wills-Caton of FIXERfilm Studios, the launch of the Festival will feature an immersive experience and a film screening. Wills-Caton said the Festival came about through the production company’s passion for telling the Caribbean narrative. “In 2017, … Continue reading
Queen of Socal showcases T&T (April 5, 2019)
Producer Christoper Anthony Din Chong and director Kevin Adams have teamed up to produce the film Queen of Soca. The film, which is a sequel to Adams’ 2012 short film No Soca, No Life, is one of three films chosen to represent T&T and premier at Carifesta 2019. The film is currently in pre-production. Din … Continue reading
FilmTT reels in local producers… with MovieSite Software (February 19, 2019)
Those involved in the creative and business aspects of the film industry are now able to take advantage of new production tools developed by Film TT. Film TT General Manager Nneka Luke said these tools increase the film friendliness of T&T for all producers. The tools are an updated Production Directory, a new Production Guide … Continue reading
Paul Pryce Delivers to the World (December 24, 2018)
Director and actor Paul Pryce’s short film The Deliverer, which had its T&T premiere at the 2018 T&T Film Festival, continues to do well worldwide. Pryce said he’s excited about shooting the feature-length film of the same name in T&T in 2019. Following the TTFF, Pryce took the film to the Montreal International Black Film … Continue reading
Africa Film TT opens with gala (July 30, 2017)
The Opening Gala of the African Film T&T Festival saw a wide and diverse crowd filling the Central Bank Auditorium on July 24 to watch the Burkina Faso film, Frontieres by director Apolline Traore. The films to be featured in the Festival from July 21 to 30 come from Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Uganda, Mauritania, Mauritius, … Continue reading
Film industry stakeholders talk turkey (July 16, 2017)
Tension filled the air during the FilmTT stakeholder meeting as the recollection of past disputes threatened to disrupt the proceedings. However, many in the substantial audience chose to agree with FilmTT General Manager Nneka Luke as she acknowledged the past turmoil and urged stakeholders to view collaboration as a way of moving the sector forward. … Continue reading
