The Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival tries to showcase Trinbagonian and Caribbean films outside of the traditional festival period. Their Carnival Film Series (to diffrentiate it from its main festival) has been going on for a few years now. This year they decided to take a look back. The Film Series will feature 3 feature…
The festival will launch with The Pearl Button, a film by Patricio Guzman. But I’m really excited by the local films that will be included on the schedule. Details on those films in an upcomimg post. Save
Play the Devil gets a post #TTFF16 screening at Digicel IMAX on Sunday 23rd October at 4pm. Check it out! Update: 230625 I remember the story being mid, the visuals were very good and the accent of the lead, and some of the locals being trash. Trinidadian accents are apparently difficult to replicate. I might…
In 2010 an animated journey began when Andres Mänd, the head of the Animation Department of Volda University Norway was invited to be on the jury for CubAnima film festival in Havana, Cuba. There he met the founder and director of Animae Caribe Animation Festival Camille Selvon Abrahams. There was an immediate connection and discussion…
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKpaTJlfkBU?rel=0] JURY PRIZES BEST FEATURE FILM–NARRATIVE TT$12,500 / Sponsored by The National Gas Company In competition: Antes Que Cante El Gallo (Before the Rooster Crows)-Arí Manuel Cruz, Puerto Rico-WINNER El Acompañante (The Companion) – Pavel Giroud, Cuba Esteban-Jonal Cosculluela, Cuba Play the Devil-Maria Govan, Trinidad+Tobago, The Bahamas, the USA The Cutlass-Darisha Beresford, Trinidad+Tobago BEST…
What’s to be said about Bazodee? The Machel Montano headlined film opened in his native land last week, and I happened to catch it on opening night. The film is entertaining, but far from exc… Source: Basically Bazodee: A Review
It’s the most wonderful time of the year for film lovers. It’s Film Festival Season! The T&T Film Festival is on, and there are so many great local and regional movies to watch. Plus TTFF always includes world cinema on the roster. It’s a movie buff’s paradise. But when TTFF ends on the 27th September,…
The Trinidad & Tobago Film Festival is up and running. There’s great selection of films in the line-up. What I liked was Dr. Bruce Paddington’s statement that local films can support a National Buy Local campaign. And Flow’s Marketing Director Cindy-Ann Gatt says audiences like local and regional content. Not just films. She says they…
The Trinidad & Tobago Film Festival is up and running. There’s great selection of films in the line-up. What I liked was Dr. Bruce Paddington’s statement that local films can support a National Buy Local campaign. And Flow’s Marketing Director Cindy-Ann Gatt says audiences like local and regional content. Not just films. She says they…
The Cutlass was such a surprise to me. The shots were gorgeous. There were homes and location shots that took my breath away. The drone footage alone are a major draw. But the surprise was the acting. It was good! So yes, put this film on your list. The Ninth Floor is a documentary abour…