POSTPONING THE 2009 REGGAE FILM FESTIVAL
The JAMAICA FILM ACADEMY regrets to announce that the global economic crisis has impacted on the ability of the Ministry of Information, Culture, Youth & Sports to secure adequate sponsorship to present the REGGAE FILM FESTIVAL 2009 as planned. The event has therefore been postponed until later in 2009.
This decision to postpone after having done so much work organizing the event has caused us tremendous regret,
as the REGGAE FILM FESTIVAL was poised to be a major success, having attracted more than 40 feature film, documentary and music video entries, 10 national and international guests, and several international media and visitors making their own travel arrangements to attend the event. However, due to lack of sponsorship support as well as last-minute changes proposed by the organizers of Reggae Month that would severely scale down and cut back on the plans already in place for the event, we have been forced to take this decision.
Accordingly, the JAMAICA FILM ACADEMY has postponed the REGGAE FILM FESTIVAL until later in the year when adequate sponsorship and support can be obtained to stage a world-class film festival that Jamaica can be proud of.
In order that film is not totally left out of Jamaica’s Reggae Month observances, the JAMAICA FILM ACADEMY will contribute a selection of films from its Archive to the Reggae Villages being organized by the Reggae Month organizers at various locations around the island to showcase music, art and craft.
Despite the postponement of the REGGAE FILM FESTIVAL, the ‘Make A Film In 24 Hours” competition will still take place on February 23 as scheduled and the winning films will be shown later that week at the Reggae Villages.
The JAMAICA FILM ACADEMY sincerely apologizes to all who have entered films and made travel arrangements to attend the REGGAE FILM FESTIVAL and ask that all plans be put on hold until a new date is set.
BARBARA BLAKE HANNAH
Director – REGGAE FILM FESTIVAL
January 27, 2009
This decision to postpone after having done so much work organizing the event has caused us tremendous regret,
as the REGGAE FILM FESTIVAL was poised to be a major success, having attracted more than 40 feature film, documentary and music video entries, 10 national and international guests, and several international media and visitors making their own travel arrangements to attend the event. However, due to lack of sponsorship support as well as last-minute changes proposed by the organizers of Reggae Month that would severely scale down and cut back on the plans already in place for the event, we have been forced to take this decision.
Accordingly, the JAMAICA FILM ACADEMY has postponed the REGGAE FILM FESTIVAL until later in the year when adequate sponsorship and support can be obtained to stage a world-class film festival that Jamaica can be proud of.
In order that film is not totally left out of Jamaica’s Reggae Month observances, the JAMAICA FILM ACADEMY will contribute a selection of films from its Archive to the Reggae Villages being organized by the Reggae Month organizers at various locations around the island to showcase music, art and craft.
Despite the postponement of the REGGAE FILM FESTIVAL, the ‘Make A Film In 24 Hours” competition will still take place on February 23 as scheduled and the winning films will be shown later that week at the Reggae Villages.
The JAMAICA FILM ACADEMY sincerely apologizes to all who have entered films and made travel arrangements to attend the REGGAE FILM FESTIVAL and ask that all plans be put on hold until a new date is set.
BARBARA BLAKE HANNAH
Director – REGGAE FILM FESTIVAL
January 27, 2009
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