Trinidad and Tobago Film Company
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 2006 |
| Jurisdiction | Republic of Trinidad and Tobago |
| Headquarters | 47 Long Circular Road, St James |
| Parent agency | CreativeTT, Ministry of Trade and Industry of Trinidad and Tobago |
| Website | http://www.filmtt.co.tt/ |
The Trinidad & Tobago Film Company Limited (FilmTT) is a national agency established in 2006 to facilitate the development of the film industry in Trinidad and Tobago. FilmTT provides logistical support and services such as location scouting and research and acts as a liaison between industry partners, the community, production houses and Government agencies. The agency is also a leading sponsor of the annual Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival.
FilmTT came under the purview of the Trinidad and Tobago Creative Industries Company in 2013.
FilmTT is responsible for coordinating the necessary permits for crews to film. As a state agency, FilmTT organizes with various ministries within the government for clearance for various aspects of the production process.
FilmTT researches and proposes a range of locations in and around Trinidad and Tobago to production crews for filming. The agency executes the legal negotiations involved in the acquisition of locations for filming.
The Trinidad and Tobago Secondary Schools Short Film Festival was founded by MovieTowne and passed on to The Trinidad and Tobago Film Company Ltd (FilmTT) in 2010. Winning films are shown at the Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival annually and winning schools awarded with high-tech equipment to sustain their film programs and productions.
The national Smartphone Film Festival was launched in 2013. The competition which invites amateur filmmakers from Trinidad and Tobago to film mini-movies using only smartphone/mobile technology has no age limit. These short films must be no longer than 5 minutes in duration. The winner of the 2015 Smartphone Film Festival, Ayesha Jordan, had her film, “Good Ole Days” submitted into the 2016 Toronto Smartphone Film Festival.
FilmTT has established an annual local film industry event by encouraging and facilitating collaboration among Trinidad and Tobago’s three major festivals – trinidad+tobago film festival (ttff), Animae Caribe Animation and Digital Media Festival and Green Screen Environmental Film Festival. In 2016, Film Festival Season took place from September – November.
1. Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival – 20 – 27 September: trinidad+tobago film festival (ttff) is an annual event that celebrates films from and about the Caribbean and its diaspora, as well as from world cinema. Ttff also seeks to facilitate the growth of Caribbean cinema by offering wide-ranging industry programmes and networking opportunities. FilmTT has been a leading sponsor with this festival since its inception in 2006.
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