2017 Trinidad+Tobago Film Festival

A strong lineup of critically acclaimed, award-winning films will screen at this year’s trinidad+tobago film festival (ttff), to be held from 19 – 26 September, at MovieTowne Port of Spain, San Fernando and Tobago, as well as at the University of the West Indies, St Augustine.

Feminist cinema, james baldwin, the orange economy, human trafficking are just some of the issues that will be highlighted at this year’s Festival. The 12th annual trinidad+tobago film festival, and will screen nearly 120 feature-length, short and experimental narrative and documentary films from the Caribbean, its diaspora and contemporary world cinema.

Tickets will be available at the box office, and at the time of screenings. Tickets at MovieTowne are $30. For Schools Screenings at 10:30am, only school children in uniform and teachers pay $20. Screenings at Hyatt Regency Trinidad and the University of the West Indies, St Augustine are free.

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.

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