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2nd Annual Timehri Film Festival Announces 2017 Dates and Call For Submissions
2nd Annual Timehri Film Festival Announces 2017 Dates and Call For Submissions
Press Contact:
Alysia S. Christiani
alysia@timehrifilmfestival.com
718.938.5896
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2 ANNUAL TIMEHRI FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2017 DATES
AND CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
BROOKLYN, NY January 17, 2017 Returning for its second year, the Timehri Film Festival (TFF),
presented by the Caribbean Film Academy (CAFA), Rewind and Come Again (RACA) and Studio Anansi
(SA), will be held from May 31 to June 4, 2017 in Georgetown, Guyana. In an effort to ensure that there
are many other opportunities for the films in the Festival to be viewed, TFF will travel to various locations
around the country.
Continuing its mission of highlighting the work of Guyanese and Caribbean filmmakers, TFF will again
showcase the work of local filmmakers as well as that of their peers in the Caribbean diaspora. Alysia S.
Christiani, RACA founder and TFF Marketing & Logistics Director says, The Caribbean as a whole has a
rich storytelling culture with stories we can all enjoy, so the Festival is also a way of bringing the stories
and cultures of other Caribbean countries to Guyana.
Also, this year TFF will be partnering with Trinidad & Tobagos own Green Screen | The Environmental
Film Festival, to present a day of film screenings highlighting environmental issues of particular
significance to Guyana and the Caribbean. Carver Bacchus, founder & director of Sustain T&T, the
environmental and sustainability education non-profit behind Green Screen, will lead a panel discussion
following the screening. We see Green Screen as a vehicle for regional and international exchange. says
Bacchus, With climate change already impacting us, all communities must become better informed, and
empowered, to make decisions about their future. Were keen to partner with Timehri for the opportunity to
connect with Guyanese audiences and forge stronger regional alliances, in both the environmental and
creative sectors.
Romola Lucas, CAFA co-founder and TFF Director adds, Partnering with Green Screen, affords us the
opportunity to open up conversations about preserving Guyanas traditional practices, protecting our
environment, and using our resources in a sustainable manner, in the film context, without duplicating
efforts already begun in other places. Our hope is to not only inform and inspire the work of future
narrative filmmakers in Guyana, but also the documentarians, painstakingly working in aspects of
Guyanese culture and environment.
One of TFFs primary missions is to encourage, support and celebrate the work of Guyanese filmmakers,
as well as to shine a light on films that speak to the countrys history, landscape and culture. To this end,
TFF announces the opening of their call for submissions for narrative and documentary features and short
films - including films on the environment, music videos and animations - made in Guyana and/or by
Guyanese filmmakers See our submission deadlines below:
Complete information regarding eligibility, and rules and regulations for the 2017 Timehri Film Festival are
available at filmfreeway.com/festival/TimehriFilmFestival. Questions regarding submissions may be
directed to info@timehrifilmfestival.com.
To stay up to date with the Timehri Film Festival, and for information on the films being screened and the
screening schedule, visit our Website, like TFF on Facebook, and follow us on Instagram and Twitter
@TimehriFF, using the hashtag #TimehriFF17.
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About the Timehri Film Festival (TFF)
TFF is an annual film festival with a mission of showcasing the work of Guyanese and Caribbean
filmmakers in the Region and Diaspora. The Festival will contribute to the continued growth of Guyanas
film industry by working to encourage and inspire emerging Guyanese filmmakers.