The film revisiting the period of DC sniper murders in Maryland and Virginia 10 years ago by Jamaican Malvo and…
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ENJOY EVENTS IN JAMAICA: December 1-7, 2012
Man A Man LIVE UP video contest winners chosen
Third place pick was Gariece McPherson for his ‘intensely personal video’ where he erases the stigma that males doing housework is unmanly…
Read MoreActor Esposito takes ‘Gospel Hill’ to Reggae Film Festival
That career in film, television and theatre, spans several decades, and has meant Esposito is acknowledged as one of the leading black actors in Hollywood.
Read MoreWeek long activities precede Actor Boy awards in Jamaica
Just before the Actor Boy Awards ceremony there will be a week of activities in celebration of World Theatre Week, in collaboration with the International Theatre Institute (ITI) Jamaica. This is according to Scarlett Beharie, president of the Jamaica Association of Dramatic Artistes (JADA), organiser of the annual award Actor Boy Awards ceremony. During the week acitivies slated will include a symposium, poetry reading, and a directing workshop. A symposium is slated today, March 27, World Theatre Day to kick off the weeklong activities. The theme of the symposium will…
Read More2012 Reggae Film Festival set April 17-21
The Jamaica Film Academy announces that the 2012 Jamaica REGGAE FILM FESTIVAL it organizes annually, will be held April 17-21, 2012 in Kingston, Jamaica. In a preview event, the Jamaica Film Academy will host a screening of the “BEST OF THE REGGAE FILM FESTIVAL 2011” feature, documentary, short and animated films in Reggae Month, February 18, 2012. In keeping with the format initiated at the event’s February 2008 beginning, the 2012 Reggae Film Festival will showcase films in which aspects of Jamaica’s Reggae music culture are displayed, documented and memorialized…
Read MoreTheatre at Jamaica 50 March 27-April 9, 2012
WHAT: The International Theatre Institute (ITI) Jamaica Centre, The Jamaica Association of Dramatic Atristes (JADA) and Edna Manley College of the Visual & Performing Arts present Theatre At Jamaica 50 WHEN: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 to Monday, April 9, 2012 March 27, 2012: Symposium Topic: From The Periphery to Centre: Jamaica Theatre At 50 Moderator: Dorothy Cunningham – President, Dramatic Theatre Committee – ITI Venue: Dennis Scott Studio Theatre Time: 6:30 PM March 28, 2012: Lecture Topic: “Tighting” our History – The Conscience of Post Colonial Playwrights Dennis Scott &…
Read MoreNew 2012 date for Actor Boy Awards is April 2
The 2012 Actor Boy Awards has been rescheduled to April 2 at Chasers Cafe, 5 Belmont Road. The decision to adjust the date from March 26 is largely due to the fact that the Local Government Elections also take place on that date. The Awards show is scheduled to start at 8pm. This years honoree is the Edna Manley School of Drama which for the last 50 years has shouldered the responsibility of the training and education of theatre practitioners. For additional information please feel free to contact Nicole Brown…
Read More2012 Francophone Film Festival starts March 24
The Alliance française de la Jamaïque, in association with the Diplomatic Missions of Belgium, Canada, France and Senegal, presents the 2012 edition of the Francophone Film Festival in Jamaica to be held March 24 – April 4, 2012. For two weeks, the best of French, Belgian, Senegalese, Haitian and Canadian cinema will be on show at the Liguanea Club in New Kingston. The Jamaican public, movie enthusiasts and lovers of cultural diversity in particular, will be treated to a different kind of cinema, completely free of cost. Movies will be…
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