PRIMER FORO SOBRE LOS SERVICIOS AUDIOVISUALES EN EL EPA: OPORTUNIDADES Y RETOS DEL SECTOR NACIONAL Jueves 29 de Julio del 2010 2010, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.

PRIMER FORO SOBRE LOS SERVICIOS AUDIOVISUALES EN EL EPA: OPORTUNIDADES Y RETOS DEL SECTOR NACIONAL

Jueves 29 de Julio del 20102010, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Strategic Vision-Film Trinidad and Tobago

establish Trinidad and Tobago as a premier film and television production centre

generate new opportunities for cultural and social expression

create opportunities for youth with new skills, training and learning exchanges

create programmes that empower, enhance, improve lives – establish the arts as a viable industry of the region

growing the Trinidad and Tobago film industry

a diversification process underway to move away from oil and gas

more support for the arts, film entertainment from government

incentives in law and dedicated agency to manage the audiovisual industry’s development created

Incentives to encourage private sector involvement in the audiovisual industry

on-location in T&T, 2006-2009

a perfect location

UK Chef Gary Rhodes – Caribbean Cuisine

Contract Killers

Hit for Six

on Location in Trinidad and Tobago

1999-2009 approximately 350 crews selected Trinidad and Tobago as a preferred location, creating expenditure on goods and services.

Fiscal incentives introduced in 2007 to attract more productions. 4 features from US and Europe to date and 2 expected within coming months.

Location Statistics

Employment of Local Crew/Cast – 3,000.Spend on Local Goods and Services –

US$15M-nMultiplier effect of tourism promotion of

from films – screenings of local films at Toronto Film Festival, New York, Moscow, Norwegian Film Festival, Portobello, Edinburgh Festivals.

GRANT FILM PROGRAMMES

Production Assistance and Script Development

Grant funded programme designed as incubator programme.

Grants of US$2,000 – US$15,000 awarded to first time script-writers and film-makers.

Project partnerships encouraged between experienced and emerging film-makers, supported by public/private partnerships and funding

Monitoring and Evaluation critical.

content development programs

developing capacity

Production / Script Development

97

No of Scripts 30

No of Productions 67

Employment Generated 805

Feature Film / Shorts Equity

10

PASD 2004-2008 Production Genre

Production Genre No. of Productions

Documentaries 28

TV Series 26

Features 5

Animation 4

Marketing and Distribution 1

Educational Interactive 1

Production Booklet 1

DVD Production 1

EQUITY FILM PROGRAMMES

Feature Film Programme “Rose, Calypso Diva” is the first equity FFP film in production

scheduled for completion in December 2010. TTFC invested US$150,000 in “Rose, Calypso Diva” a T&T-French co-production which has generated positive interest among international buyers and distributors. The Feature Film model an example of public - private partnerships with national and international capital.

Short Drama Series / Linked Feature Model – developing capacity

Call for Short Dramas made in 2009. TTFC invested approximately US$35,000 in three 30 minute shorts

Shorts will be distributed individually and film-makers will share in profits.

TTFC to provide additional investment to edit the 3 into a feature length film and for marketing and distribution.

T&T Film Festival 2010 – 1st screening prior to sales and distribution.

INTERNSHIPS

Encouraging Competitiveness

TTFC supports placement of interns on all productions filming in T&T.

Interns understudy in technical areas such as camera, lighting, continuity

Production Directory Database developed – AV personnel encouraged to become registered businesses

Support to BA Film programme, UWI, St Augustine; regional training needed

EPA offers technical assistance

DISTRIBUTION

Screening Content -TV

There are 11 TV stations in T&T – the majority of stations show mainly US film content.

One station that makes a difference is Gayelle-the Channel

Screening Local Content - CinemaThe CaribbeanThe promotion of local and regional cultural

content not valued in the Caribbean.There are 288 screens across the region

(no figures for Cuba, Grenada, French Guinea, Curacao, St. Vincent and St. Barts.

Trinidad and Tobago has 2 Cineplex's and 2 cinemas. No cinemas based in rural areas.

Very few local / regional films shown on Caribbean screens

Screening content – community

Taking CINEMA to the people! Rural communities suffer most cinemas in urban areas.

To develop appetite for local films, and to promote content, film screenings started in 2010

Each month local films are screened in different areas within Trinidad and Tobago

Integrating the cultural dimension, promoting cultural diversity

Cinemas throughout the Caribbean are shrinking in number, and those that remain are satellites of Hollywood

Can the Caribbean know itself though the Hollywood looking glass?

Is there audience appreciation for local and regional content?

Co-productions one opportunity for the region

FESTIVALS

TV film festival … .. .

2008 – broadcasters refused air time. TTTF was required to pay about US$75,000.00 to screen one-week of films on 6 stations

2010 – broadcasters offered FREE air time, TTFC paid the producers and created a marketing campaign in support of the Festival

film and animation festivals the Trinidad and Tobago film

festival celebrates its 5th year 2010 the Animae Caribe Festival

celebrates 9 years in 2010. ACP Film Exchanges - the TTFC

joined hands with BFM UK and Zambia’s View Images Festival to screen local films through the ACP Film programme in 2010

T&T Diaspora Film Festivals

Carrying local films to the diaspora! In 2010, TTFC began to screen films

to the wider diaspora community

New York was the first stop in June 2010 and we will present at other diaspora cities of Toronto, Miami, London and Atlanta

Inclusion of Regional Films

Many films from the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Venezuela, Cuba, Antigua are screened at the annual Trinidad and Tobago film festivals.

TTFF – 22 September–05 October

Animae Caribe – November 2010

THE FUTURE

Creating a regional film industry

Diaspora Festivals – creating our own platforms - Muestra Caribe – one platform for regional films

CAN – the regional platform is forming What regional models can be adapted

to promote production and exchange of cultural goods and services.

expanding possibilities

EPA – the Economic Partnership Agreement seeks to integrate the cultural dimension at all levels of development cooperation.

EPA – is the region ready to enhance exchange opportunities for cultural goods

CARIFORUM – will regional governments, act to place the cultural industries at the front and center of new development models?

THANK YOU

THE TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO FILM COMPANY