Applications call for Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival 2020

Summary 

The ttff seeks to highlight excellence in filmmaking through the exhibition of fiction and documentary feature and short films made in Trinidad and Tobago, the Caribbean and its diaspora. The Festival, therefore, accepts submissions from Caribbean filmmakers in the region and in the diaspora; and international filmmakers with films from or about the Caribbean or its diaspora.

ttff/20 will include new shorts, and features, narrative films, documentaries, and experimental films, which explore the Caribbean experience. As always, the festival will include curated film screenings at MovieTowne (Port of Spain, San Fernando, and Tobago) and a program of outdoor screenings of favorite classics, People’s Choice and jury award-winning films.

Prize Category 

• Jury Prize: Best Narrative Feature
• Jury Prize: Best Documentary Feature
• Jury Prize: Best Narrative Short
• Jury Prize: Best Documentary Short
• Jury Prize: Best Student Film
• Jury Prize: Best Experimental Film
• Youth Jury Prize: Best Feature-length Film
• People’s Choice: Best TT Feature
• People’s Choice: Best TT Short
• Spirit of Trinidad & Tobago Award

Rules and Regulations 

Moreover, the ttff seeks to highlight excellence in filmmaking through the exhibition of fiction and documentary feature and short films made in T&T, the Caribbean and its diaspora. Therefore the organizers accept submissions from Caribbean filmmakers, Caribbean filmmakers in the diaspora, and international filmmakers with films from or about the Caribbean or its diaspora.

Submissions must have been completed after 01 January 2018. In addition to that, films screened in the competition are eligible for one or more jury prizes. There are also several people’s choice awards. Furthermore, all submissions must be made online, via FilmFreeway.

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