Film TT will host a stakeholder meeting tomorrow at the Government Plaza Auditorium, Wrightson Road, Port-of-Spain. FilmTT General Manager Nneka Luke said the upcoming stakeholder meeting will serve to introduce stakeholders to the firm which will be developing a new strategic plan for T&T’s film and audiovisual industry. The organization, Olsberg•SPI, was chosen following a … Continue reading
The T&T Film Company (FilmTT) is inviting applications for its 2017 Small Marketing and Development Grants. Film TT General Manager Nneka Luke said the grants are small investments into very specific projects based on what the organization is capable of providing at this time. In a release, FilmTT said the grants, which will range from … Continue reading
Film-maker Byron Camacho’s upcoming workshop on writing and directing short films is aimed toward adults who want to study the fundamentals of screenwriting and directing but have no background in film. Camacho said he hopes the workshop will provide a jumping-off point for aspiring film-makers in T&T. Camacho, who has a Bachelor’s Degree in Film … Continue reading
The growth of Green Screen – the Environmental Film Series into a full-fledged Film Festival in its sixth year is a huge step for the organization as it graduates from screening some of the best environmental films from around the globe to hosting international film-makers and educators and developing programs which will focus on local … Continue reading
Actress Susan Hannays-Abraham said her event on November 5 to raise funds to offset the costs of her cancer treatment has been a long time in planning, as she initially intended to pay for it out of her savings. However, these have dwindled significantly after the cancer returned, and her friends have banded together to … Continue reading
Actress Susan Hannays-Abraham is widely known and loved for her roles as twins Vindra and Vashti, whom she portrayed on six seasons of Westwood Park. What may not be as widely known is that since 2011, SHA, as she is affectionately known, has been battling a type of cancer called follicular lymphoma. A group of … 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
T&T Film Festival Director Bruce Paddington said he was pleased to note that the Festival has become part of T&T’s cultural calendar and promised not to disappoint those who have eagerly awaited the event. He was addressing the gala audience at the opening of the Festival on September 20. Paddington said the Festival offers some … Continue reading
A cadre of specially invited Jamaican film-makers will be attending this years T&T Film Festival (ttFF) to show five short films in a special showcase. The films, which will have their world premiere at the Festival, are the result of a program called Propella initiated by the Jamaican Film and Television Association (JAFTA). The winning … Continue reading
The psychological thriller Sansakara, by T&T production company 3 Line Studios, tells the story of an ongoing war between a family of assassins and a crime family. Set in T&T, the story is told through the eyes of a 12-year-old boy who is adopted by the assassins. The psychological Sansakara, by T&T production company 3 … Continue reading
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