• Music Rights: The hidden deal breaker PANEL

    Industry Room A One Woodbrook Place, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

    A powerful soundtrack can lift your film – but licensing mistakes can sink distribution. Join seasoned film producer, Lorraine O’Connor for a sit-down with experts from TTCO and COTT for […]

  • Reframing: film as a catalyst for change PANEL

    Industry Room A One Woodbrook Place, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

    How can cinema challenge perceptions, shift mindsets, and inspire action? This dynamic conversation brings together filmmakers, cultural practitioners, and change-makers to explore the transformative power of storytelling. From confronting stereotypes […]

  • Rethinking the gaze: subversion and sovereignty in Caribbean cinema PANEL

    Industry Room A One Woodbrook Place, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

    The cinematic gaze is a powerful force that shapes narratives, constructs identities, and reinforces – or resists – dominant power structures. Whether patriarchal, colonial, or cultural, the gaze is never […]

  • Locally resonant, globally appealing: PANEL

    Industry Room A One Woodbrook Place, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

    Can filmmakers craft stories that remain deeply rooted in Caribbean culture while captivating audiences around the world? This engaging panel unpacks the creative, strategic, and philosophical choices behind making films […]

  • AI: Tool for construction or weapon of destruction?: PANEL

    Industry Room A One Woodbrook Place, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

    Like it or not, artificial intelligence is reshaping the art and business of filmmaking — from story development and casting to production and post-production. This provocative panel brings together filmmakers, […]

  • Is YouTube the answer? | Panel

    LofTT 63 Rosalino Street, Woodbrook, Trinidad and Tobago

    With traditional distribution hard to crack, YouTube can look like the open door for Caribbean filmmakers – the potential for instant reach, a global audience, and no gatekeepers. But is it the answer, or simply one piece of a much bigger puzzle? Digital technology columnist Mark Lyndersay sits down with Baidawi Assing, founder of the hugely successful channel EatAhFood, alongside broadcasters and streamers, to look honestly at where films actually find audiences and revenue.

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