10 selected for Film-makers’ Immersion

An intensive development programme for emerging Caribbean film-makers, the Immersion will take place from September 23 - 26 , during the ttff/16, which runs from September 20 - 27.

The participants were chosen after an open call for applications.

They will enter the immersion with a concept for a feature-length fiction film, which they will develop into a full treatment.

The ten selected film-makers and their projects are: Dominic Koo, TT - Ana; Juliette McCawley, TT - Avalon; Christopher Guinness, TT - Goat Runner; Renaldo Matadeen, TT - Born Again; Kyle Sahadeo, TT - Back to Freeport; Kaleb d’Aguilar, Jamaica - The Fisherboy; Aisha Porter Christie, Jamaica - Lost Boy; Alwin Bully, Dominica - Oseyi and the Masquerades; Sunil Mokkestrom, Cura?ao - Sunset Blossom; and Khris Burton, Martinique - Nanny.

At the end of the immersion the participants will all be given a chance to pitch their project to a jury. The best project and pitch, as determined by the jury, will win a cash prize of TT $20,000.