The 17th European Film Festival (EFF) of T&T has kicked off, and runs until 28 May. The newly reopened Drink Lounge & Bistro, on Rosalino Street in Port-of-Spain, is marking the occasion with a series of “EFF nights”, featuring country-themed drink specials for all patrons, starting at 7pm. Each of these nights celebrates a different [...]

The European Film Festival (EFF) of Trinidad and Tobago is now two weeks away. The EFF, which is presented in association with the trinidad+tobago film festival, runs from May 15–28 at MovieTowne, Port-of-Spain and May 22–28 at MovieTowne, Tobago. Brochures for the EFF containing the list of films in this year’s programme, plus the screening [...]

                      Due to the rain over the past few days, our outdoor bpTT Community Cinergy screenings on 27 and 28 April had to be postponed. Those screenings will now take place this weekend instead, at the originally advertised venues and times. Admission is free. Saturday [...]

As a boy growing up in Trinidad and Tobago, Damian Marcano often spent his days at play in the streets of his community of Morvant/Laventille, in east Port-of-Spain. He migrated to the US at the age of 12, and later enrolled at Ohio State University, intending to study medicine. Instead he moved to New York [...]

The celebrated artist Luise Kimme—originally from Germany, but who lived in Trinidad and Tobago for over three decades—passed away last week. As a tribute to the woman and her work we have been given permission to screen, free of charge, Eike Schmitz’s documentary Luise Kimme: I Always Wanted to Sculpt Apollo, a ttff/12 selection. The [...]