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Posted: Friday 30 January, 2009 at 8:05 AM

Nevis told to get set for Travelling Caribbean Film Showcase

(From L to R) Chair Local Travelling Caribbean Film Showcase Organising Committee, Merlin Phillips; Nevis Cultural Foundation’s Tonya Powell; Cuban Ambassador Anna Maria Gonzalez; Community Coordinator C.J. Bartlette; and Director Community Cohesion in Ne
By: Pauline Waruguru, SKNVibes

    CHARLESTOWN, Nevis – SUNDAY will see the opening of the Travelling Caribbean Film Showcase here in Nevis. This is according to members of the Federation’s Organising Committee who attended a press conference today (Jan. 29) at Alberta Payne Community Centre, Bath Village.

    The festival is scheduled to kick off with a ceremony at Pinney’s Beach Hotel.  

    The Federation’s Organising Committee Chairperson Marlene Phillips said this maiden showcase was mainly targeting youth “They will be able to see incredible Caribbean-based films.”  

    She said public viewing would be on February 7 at 7:00 p.m. at Nite Moves in Charlestown. The films, she said, have been produced locally by Caribbean film makers. They include animation, drama and comedies as well as lifestyle.

    Phillips said in St. Kitts, where students and members of the public viewed the films last week, the response was overwhelming and “we expect the same response in Nevis”. She is convinced that children would be captivated by what they see.

    Asked by reporters why locally produced films were not yet popularised on local television and at local DVD outlets, Phillips said the challenges preventing distribution of locally produced films would be explored. She said scores of people are greatly talented and require exposure and one objective hoped to be achieved through the films’ showcase is to encourage youth to choose careers in cinematography.

    Phillips said the Local Organising Committee has worked closely with the Ministry of Education to ensure that all primary and secondary schools on the island are able to view the films. 

    Among those present was Cuba’s Ambassador to St. Kitts and Nevis, Ana Maria Gonzalez, who said the travelling film showcase would facilitate cultural integration. She said children as well as adults would be able to identify with the messages depicted in the films.

    This morning’s press conference was hosted by the Ministry of Social Transformation, Youth, Sports, Community Development and Culture.

     

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