The Trinidad+tobago film festival (ttff) celebrates films from and about the Caribbean and its diaspora, as well as from world cinema, through an annual festival and year-round screenings. In addition, the ttff seeks to facilitate the growth of Caribbean cinema by offering a wide-ranging industry programme and networking opportunities.
2015 marked ttff’s 10th anniversary. 149 films were screened in multiple venues across Trinidad and Tobago and the festival hosted 150 guests from over 30 (...)
The Trinidad+tobago film festival (ttff) celebrates films from and about the Caribbean and its diaspora, as well as from world cinema, through an annual festival and year-round screenings. In addition, the ttff seeks to facilitate the growth of Caribbean cinema by offering a wide-ranging industry programme and networking opportunities.
2015 marked ttff’s 10th anniversary. 149 films were screened in multiple venues across Trinidad and Tobago and the festival hosted 150 guests from over 30 countries. Ttff also hosted the inaugural Caribbean Film Mart which saw 15 participants from the Caribbean region and launched the Caribbean Film Database.
The Caribbean Film Mart introduced Caribbean films in development and pre-production to the global film industry. This gave filmmakers the opportunity to meet with international film producers, sales agents and film funds, with the aim of creating professional relationships and partnerships that will enable the production, marketing and distribution of Caribbean films.
The Caribbean Film Database (CFDB) presents information on over 500 independent feature-length films made in and about the Caribbean. Accessible in English, Spanish and French, the database acts as a resource for filmmakers, producers, scholars, festival programmers, regional film commissions and industry professionals.
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Bruce Paddington
Bruce Paddington (Ph.D.) co founded the film programme at the University of the West Indies, Trinidad, where he worked as a Senior Lecturer. He is the director of the Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival, and the founder/director of the production company Banyan Productions. He is an award winning filmmaker, having made over 500 films and television programmes, mainly on Caribbean culture. These include “The Mennonites of Belize” (2006) and “Forward Ever : The Killing of a Revolution” (2013).
