The Caribbean regions first Traveling Film Showcase will be officially opened in Belize during ceremonies at the Bliss Institute of Performing Arts in Belize City on the night of Wednesday, April 11th, 2007.

Supported regionally by UNESCO and supported by the Cuban Institute of Art and Cinematographic Industry in collaboration with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the Traveling Caribbean Film Showcase is a 12-week itinerant Caribbean Film Festival bringing together the works of filmmakers from 14 countries. It will showcase feature length films as well as shorts and documentaries produced in the Caribbean, and are expected to promote Caribbean cultural identity, raise awareness of the potential of the Caribbean filmmaking industry and contribute to the preservation of Caribbean audiovisuals in all of its diversity.

Over the course eight days at the Bliss (April 11 – 17th), the Showcase will feature more than 30 hours of film divided into 16 programs, each approximately 2 to 2 ½ hours in length. The films, a mix of romance, drama, and comedy, showcase Caribbean peoples, their culture, lifestyles, music, and carnival as well as touch on common social issues affecting the region such as HIV/AIDS, domestic violence, migration, and poverty.

The films are subtitled in English, Spanish, French, and French Creole, and entrance to all of them, as well as the opening and closing ceremonies, will be free to the public. You can click on the link below to see a copy of the screening schedule.
Film Festival Schedule

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