This year’s CTTF market incubator program was a true success and benefitted a fortunate group of bourgeoning, cross-Caribbean filmmakers as it focused on series development for television and the web and offered one of a kind mentorship and networking opportunities. According to incubator manager and mentor Dr Rita Shelton Deverell, “The Caribbean Tales Incubator is…
I came away from Caribbean Tales 2011 and TIFF 2011 with my eyes completely opened. Every filmmaker or every wannabe filmmaker needs to go and be a part of a major film festival at least once in their lives. Caribbean Tales offered that opportunity and it is part of the beauty of how the festival…
By Diane De La Haye In an industry dominated by men, I was thrilled and impressed to learn that Jamaican filmmaker Mary Wells had written, produced and directed her own movie, Kingston Paradise. Curiosity piqued, I sought her out while she was in Toronto attending the CaribbeanTales Film Festival to learn more about her vision…
The third in a 3-part series in which documentarist and screenwriter Wenty Bowen, explains why SING YOUR SONG is a must see for Caribbean and especially for Barbadian, audiences. Read Parts 1 and 2 here. SING YOUR SONG will have its Barbados premiere as the Opening Night Film at the CaribbeanTales 2012 Film Festival at Frank Collymore…