BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Barbados will host the inaugural Cross-Continental Discussion board (CCF) later this month, attracting film actors, movie producers, and worldwide media executives.
The April 15-19 CCF is a pioneering initiative of CaribbeanTales Media Group and Think about Media Worldwide in affiliation with The College of Tradition, Inventive and Performing Arts on the Cave Hill campus of the College of The West Indies (UWI).
The organizers stated that acclaimed actress CCH Pounder, celebrated movie producer Paul Garnes, worldwide media executives, and 26 high-level producers from Canada, the UK, South Africa, and several other Caribbean international locations would attend the discussion board.
They stated that Ava Duvernay’s critically acclaimed movie Origin will open the discussion board with a screening adopted by an interactive talk-back hosted by CCH Pounder.
”We’re excited to carry collectively a various group of worldwide professionals to facilitate new co-ventures,” stated Frances-Anne Solomon, the chief government officer at CaribbeanTales Media Group.
“CCH Pounder’s presence will undoubtedly enrich our discussions and encourage collaboration as we discover new avenues for co-production and storytelling,” she stated, including, “Paul Garnes’ immense contributions to the business and dedication to variety make him a very inspiring determine. We look ahead to the precious insights and views he’ll share with our attendees”.
CCH Pounder has left an indelible mark on movie and tv with a profession spanning over 4 a long time.
She is maybe finest recognized for her position as Dr. Angela Hicks within the medical drama collection ‘ER,’ which earned her crucial acclaim and garnered widespread recognition amongst audiences worldwide.
Pounder’s portrayal of Detective Claudette Wyms within the acclaimed police drama collection ‘The Defend additional solidified her status as a powerhouse performer, incomes her a number of award nominations and accolades.
Along with her tv work, CCH Pounder has delivered memorable performances in a various vary of movies, together with Bagdad Café, Avatar, The Mortal Devices: Metropolis of Bones, and Residence Once more, which was filmed in Trinidad and Tobago. Her capacity to inhabit advanced characters with depth and authenticity has established her as probably the most revered actresses within the business.
The Cross-Continental Discussion board is supported by the British Movie Institute (BFI), the Canada Media Fund (CMF), the Federal Improvement Company for Southern Ontario, the Worldwide Commerce Centre (ITC), the Trinidad and Tobago Movie Co. (FilmTT) and Barbados Tourism Advertising Inc. (BTMI).
It’s the first of its variety and can function a novel platform for fostering partnerships, networking, and exploring co-production potentialities within the UK, Canada, Africa, and the Caribbean.
“Our purpose is to facilitate extremely interactive networking alternatives leading to profitable long-term co-production partnerships,” stated Lisa Wickham, President and chief government officer at Think about Media Worldwide Restricted.
“We anticipate the Cross Continental Discussion board to be a cornucopia of sturdy, untold, various tales and incentivize the regional movie business by these partnerships.
The top of BFI Worldwide Relations, Agnieszka Moody, stated, “We’re delighted to help the Cross Continental Discussion board in Barbados.
“It’s a nice alternative for UK-based filmmakers to develop connections with filmmaking expertise throughout the Caribbean area, which has wealthy cultural ties to the UK and Canada. By way of this initiative, we look ahead to enabling compelling, various tales instructed collaboratively from a brand new up to date perspective to seek out their option to screens worldwide”.
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