The gala awards ceremony of the ttff/12 took place earlier this evening at the National Academy for the Performing Arts, Port of Spain. Here is a full list of the winners.
Jury Awards: Best Films
Best Narrative Feature sponsored by NGC
Distance, directed by Sergio Ramirez
Best Documentary Feature sponsored by NGC
The Story of Lover’s Rock, directed by Menelik Shabazz
Best Short sponsored by NGC
Peace: Memories of Anton de Kom, directed by Ida Does
Best Caribbean Film by an International Filmmaker sponsored by NLCB
The Bastard Sings the Sweetest Song, directed by Christy Garland
Special mentions in the best film category:
Best Narrative Feature
Choco, directed by Jhonny Hendrix Hinestroza
Best Documentary Feature
Broken Stones, directed by Guetty Felin
Best Short
Awa Brak, directed by Juan Francisco Pardo
Jury Awards: Best Local Films
Best Local Feature sponsored by TTFC
Inward Hunger, directed by Mariel Brown
Best Local Short sponsored by TTFC
Where the Sun Sets, directed by Ryan Latchmansingh
Special mentions in the best local short film category:
Tickle Me Rich, directed by Sonja Dumas
Jury Awards: Acting
Best Actor in a Caribbean Film
Jimmy Jean-Louis, Toussaint L’Ouverture, directed by Philippe Niang
Best Actor in a Local Film
Christopher Chin Choy, Where the Sun Sets, directed by Ryan Latchmansingh
Best Actress in a Local Film
Terri Lyons, No Soca, No Life, directed by Kevin Adams
People’s Choice Awards
People’s Choice Award: Narrative Feature sponsored by Flow
Toussaint L’Ouverture, directed by Philippe Niang
People’s Choice Award: Documentary Feature sponsored by NH International
La Gaita, directed by Janine Fung
People’s Choice Award: Best Short sponsored by Agostini Brokers
Buck: The Man Spirit, directed by Steven Taylor
Other Awards
bpTT Film in Development Award
Cutlass, Deresha Beresford & Teneille Newallo
WorldView/Tribeca Film Institute Pitch Awards
Ryan Khan
Joaquin Ruano
Natalie Wei
RBC Focus: Filmmakers’ Immersion Pitch Award
Michelle Serieux
ACP Film that Best Epitomises Cultural Diversity
Stone Street, directed by Elspeth Kydd
CCN Film Criticism Award
Barbara Jenkins, “Three’s a Crowd”, review of Una Noche, directed by Lucy Mulloy
Film Criticism Special Mentions
Dainia Wright, Renelle White
bpTT Best Student, University of the West Indies Film Programme
Dinesh Maharaj
AfroPop/National Black Programming Consortium Emerging Documentary Filmmaker Award
Mandisa Pantin
Flow 50-Second Film Competition
M Jay Gonzalez
Image: A shot from Distance
[...] all those involved in the film No Soca No Life. To see the rest of this years winners visit The Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival online.Have not seen the film as yet? Check out the trailer below.youtube_sc [...]
[...] This is not a propaganda film. Thank God. It is an even-handed, honest exploration of the man that was and in many ways…still is Dr. Eric Williams. His legacy is pervasive and now I know why. This is the kind of content they should be sharing in Social Studies classes in Standards 4, 5 and Form 1. If Social Studies means you begin to understand your society then our syllabus is all out of whack. To see Trinidad and Tobago engage in meaningful protest…it was a sight for sore eyes – granted the global political climate in the 1960s and 1970s facilitated this kind of civic engagement. Find a way to see this film, to show your children this film when they are old enough to understand the concept of national identity and society. Do it before they become too entrenched in the passive culture most young people seem to be a part of as far as politics is concerned. As an aside, this film won the Jury Award for Best Local Feature in the T&T Film Festival. You can see all the award winners here. [...]