CaribbeanTales International Film Festival
Celebrating the 11th Anniversary: CaribbeanTales International Film Festival
Acknowledges 2016 Award Winners CaribbeanTales International Film Festival
Hosted by: Frances Anne Solomon Filmmaker/Founder, CaribbeanTales, Executive Director CaribbeanTales International Film Festival, CaribbeanTales Incubator Program, Chief Executive Officer, CaribbeanTales Worldwide Distribution, CaribbeanTales-TV, CaribbeanTalesFlix
Best Feature:
Diary of a Badman
Diemiruaya Deniran, Jamaica/USA, 2016, 107 minutes, Canadian Premiere
Best Documentary:
Si Bondye Vle Yuli (God Wiling, Yuli)
Jean Jean, Dominican Republic, 2015, 70 minutes, Spanish with English subtitles, Canadian Premiere
Caribbean Spirit Feature:
Battledream Chronicle
Alain Bidard, Martinique, 2015, 109 minutes, French with English subtitles, Toronto Premiere
Best Actor/Actress:
Jacinth Sutphin as Simone Williams in Diary of a Badman
Diemiruaya Deniran, Jamaica/USA, 2016, 107 minutes, Canadian Premiere
Best Short:
Ti Coq
Nadia Charlery, Martinique, 2015, Montreal; 22 minutes, French with English Subtitles
Caribbean Spirit Short:
Dreams in Transit
Karen Martinez, TnT/UK, 2015, 30 minutes, English
Best Canadian Presentation:
50 Years of Black Activism
Canada 2015, English, Canadian Premiere, 50 minutes
Presented by The Akua Benjamin Legacy Project and Ryerson University
Executive Producer – Alison Duke
Book of Love: The Legacy of Gwen and Lenny Johnson of Third World Books and Crafts, dir by Sarah Michelle Brown
Charley: The Legacy of Charles Roach, dir. by Laurie Townshend
Dudley Speaks for Me: the legacy of Dudley Laws, dir. by Ngardy Conteh George
Where is Marlene Green, dir. by Ella Cooper
Rosie: The Fearless Rebel: The legacy of Rosie Douglas, dir. Sonia Godding Togobo
2016 CaribbeanTales Incubator Program
Presented by Flow and Co-sponsored by Telefilm Canada and Ontario Media Development Corporation
The 7th Annual CaribbeanTales Market Incubator (CTI) is a development and production hub for Caribbean and Diaspora producers, whose aim is to increase the volume of compelling world-class content from the Caribbean region. Flow is the lead sponsor of the CTI, as part of its commitment to developing the regional industry. And, for the first time, three winning projects will receive pilot funding from Flow.
CTi Incubator Jury 1st Prize
Alain Bidard, Martinique
Battledream Chronicles is an animated science fiction fantasy series adapted from his feature film of the same name. Battledream — the first – feature-length animation from the Francophone Caribbean
CTi Incubator Jury 2nd Prize
Kafi Kareem Farrell, Trinidad and Tobago
Screenwriter and multi-platform media producer Farrell for Big Man Dan, an off-beat animation series.
CTi Incubator Jury 3rd Prize
Juliette McCawley, Trinidad and Tobago (sponsored by the Trinidad and Tobago Film Company)
From actress, director and producer McCawley, Bitter Fruit, is a gripping telenovela full of intrigue and betrayal.
Blockchain Revolution Audience Choice Award*
Alain Bidard
