Filmmaker boost from telecoms liberalisation

By NEIL HARTNELL

Tribune Business Editor

Telecommunications market liberalisation could further aid the growth of the Bahamian film production industry as a niche market, a leading investment banker said yesterday, as it would provide more avenues for distribution of local work.

Owen Bethel, president and chief executive of the Montaque Group, told Tribune Business that with movies and 'shorts'...

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Filmmaker eyes Bahamas for big projects

NASSAU, Bahamas -- The Bahamas' pristine, blue waters could once again be the backdrop of another major film.
Film producer Andrew Erwin just wrapped up his new film Woodlawn, which stars actress Sherry Shepard. Recently, the two were a part of delegation of 20 journalists who were invited on a special familiarization trip to The Bahamas by Lead Pastor Mount Tabor Full Gospel Church Bishop Neil C....

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Call for Screenplays for the BIFF Filmmakers Residency Program

Nassau, Bahamas - The Screenplay Filmmaker Residency Program aims to support filmmakers by
providing a chance to present their project to established producers,
directors, writers. Should your Screenplay be selected, you will be
invited to have a series of one-on-one meetings for four days during 7th
Annual Bahamas International Film Festival, December 2 - 5. This inten

sive program is design...

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Call for Screenplays for the BIFF Filmmakers Residency Program

Nassau, Bahamas - The Screenplay Filmmaker Residency Program aims to support filmmakers by
providing a chance to present their project to established producers,
directors, writers. Should your Screenplay be selected, you will be
invited to have a series of one-on-one meetings for four days during 7th
Annual Bahamas International Film Festival, December 2 - 5. This inten

sive program is design...

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Local filmmakers to make festival debut in Connecticut

The Kindly Ones, the first short film by local production company The
Imagination Workshop, will be screened before an international audience
at the Silk City Flick Fest in Hartford, Connecticut.

The 15 minute horror short centers around three Bahamian women, Moira,
Nora and Deci (played by Bahamian actresses Erin Gay, Tara Woodside and
Juanita Kelly respectively) who meet for a tea party whe...

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As romance dramas go, 'Adaline' is cute, but not as compelling as the filmmakers probably think

The Age of Adaline (Rated T)

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A letter to comic book action filmmakers: please stop!

Avengers: Age of Ultron (Rated B)
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, James Spader
Genre: Superhero Action
Dwight's rating: 2.5 Stars
Dear Marvel, DC, and other purveyors of comic book-based superhero action films: I write to you on behalf of weary filmgoers all over the globe, asking you to cease and desist from making additional movies of this kind, unless and until you can defin...

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Latin and Central American filmmakers to attend BIFF

FOR the first time in its 11 years, the Bahamas International Film Festival will have filmmakers from Latin and Central America at its annual festival next month.

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Bahamian filmmaker makes splash in Canada

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Consul General Randy Rolle, Ministry of Tourism and Producer Will Packer Give Bahamian Filmmaker Opportunity to ?Ride Along? On Film Set

When the movie Ride Along 2 rides into theaters, a member of the Bahamas Actors and Filmmakers Association will be able to boast behind the scene experience, after being allowed on set thanks to an initiative by Consul General Randy E. Rolle...

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