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One of the main features of the festival is the awarding of prizes to the best films. Juries made up of local, regional and international film industry professionals awards prizes for Best
Narrative Feature, Best Documentary Feature, Best Short Film, Best Trinidad and Tobago Feature and Best Trinidad
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During the years 2020 to 2022, due to Covid-19 and resulting local 'lockdowns' on in-person activities, the
Festival delved into livestreaming and online screenings. These proved to be quite successful, and allowed the Festival to reach audience members of the Caribbean diaspora much more easily than
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Human Rights Prize for the
Caribbean film that best treats with a human-rights issue. The industry programme, meanwhile, included a producers' lab hosted by European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs, Europe's leading training organisation for producers, and a film appreciation class, hosted by British film
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Festival to date took place in 2012 (ttff/12). Over 120 films—features and shorts—were screened, with nearly one-third of those films coming from T&T. There was a spotlight on Canadian cinema, which included several films by Caribbean-Canadian directors. The Festival's
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2014 also saw a presentation on the
Caribbean Film Mart and Film Database, which will be launched in 2015. Both initiatives—which are co-financed by the ACP Cultures+ Program, funded by the European Union (European Development Fund) and implemented by the ACP Group of States—are intended to
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In keeping with its tagline—"You’re in Focus"—the festival is committed to promoting the culture of viewing indigenous films throughout
Trinidad and Tobago by hosting film screenings in communities outside of the main urban centres. These screenings are free of charge to the
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strengthen the production and distribution of
Caribbean films through two main actions: the implementation of a film market through the framework of the annual ttff, and the development of an online database of regional films and filmmakers.
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not only through screening films by local and regional filmmakers, but also by hosting guests, and workshops on technical aspects of filmmaking, as well as panel discussions on marketing, co-productions etc., and networking
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ttff/12 also saw the expansion of the jury awards, which now consists of awards for local and
Caribbean and diaspora films, plus films about the region by international filmmakers. The opening night film was the documentary
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in the latter half of
September, and runs for approximately two weeks. The festival screens feature-length narrative and documentary films, as well as short and experimental films (shown during its 'New Media' exhibits).
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and Tobago Short, among other prizes. Each award comes with a cash prize. In addition, there are audience awards for Best Dramatic Feature, Best Documentary Feature and Best Short Film.
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Global Film Festival. The ttff also has a partnership with StudioFilmClub, a weekly Port of Spain cine-club, run by the artist
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