The Cinema of the Caribbean refers to the
film industry
The film industry or motion picture industry comprises the technological and commercial institutions of filmmaking, i.e., film production companies, film studios, cinematography, animation, film production, screenwriting, pre-production, post ...
in the
Caribbean
The Caribbean (, ) ( es, El Caribe; french: la Caraïbe; ht, Karayib; nl, De Caraïben) is a region of the Americas that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean Se ...
.
Compared to earlier times, a significant amount of filmmaking occurred in the Caribbean in the 1980s and onward.
Prior to this time, filmmaking in the Caribbean was relatively minor.
For example, in the 1970s, only a few films were made in
Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe (; ; gcf, label=Antillean Creole, Gwadloup, ) is an archipelago and overseas department and region of France in the Caribbean. It consists of six inhabited islands—Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galante, La Désirade, and the ...
, Haiti and Jamaica.
In the 1970s and prior to this time, the Caribbean generally lacked an infrastructure for filmmaking and film distribution.
In contemporary times, the cinema of the Caribbean has been described as an "expanded and ever-expanding field."
It has been suggested that it can be challenging to document all of the full-length, feature films that have been produced in the Caribbean, because each country has its own filmmaking industry that is separate from the other countries' industries.
By country
Antigua and Barbuda
''
The Sweetest Mango'' is a 2001 film that was the first full-length feature film made in Antigua and Barbuda.
Aruba
Cuba
Cinema arrived in Cuba at the beginning of the 20th century. Before the
Cuban Revolution
The Cuban Revolution ( es, Revolución Cubana) was carried out after the 1952 Cuban coup d'état which placed Fulgencio Batista as head of state and the failed mass strike in opposition that followed. After failing to contest Batista in cou ...
of 1959, about 80 full-length films were produced in Cuba. Most of these films were
melodramas
A modern melodrama is a dramatic work in which the plot, typically sensationalized and for a strong emotional appeal, takes precedence over detailed characterization. Melodramas typically concentrate on dialogue that is often bombastic or exces ...
.
Grenada
''
Blinded'' is a 2006 film that was the first full-length film entirely produced in Grenada.
Guadeloupe
Haiti
Jamaica
Trinidad and Tobago
From 2010 to 2015, an average of six full length feature films were produced in Trinidad and Tobago.
The
Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival The Trinidad and Tobago film festival (ttff) is a film festival in the Anglophone Caribbean. It takes place annually in Trinidad and Tobago in the latter half of September, and runs for approximately two weeks. The festival screens feature-length n ...
was founded in 2005 and occurs annually in the country.
It focuses specifically upon Caribbean cinema, and also screens films from other areas of the world.
See also
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Bahamas International Film Festival
The Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF) is a non-profit film festival held in the Bahamas. Open to both locals and international visitors, the festival was founded by Leslie Vanderpool in 2004.
BIFF also hosts a youth film workshop that a ...
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List of Caribbean films
A list of films made in the Caribbean islands by island of origin (for films made in Cuba, see List of Cuban films):
Antigua and Barbuda
*''Diablesse'' (2005)
*''Hooked'' (2009)
*'' The Island'' (1980)
*''No Seed'' (2002)
*''Once in an Islan ...
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List of cinema of the world
This is a list of cinema of the world by continent and country.
By continent
*Cinema of Africa
*Cinema of Asia
** South Asian cinema
**Southeast Asian cinema
* Cinema of North America
* Cinema of Latin America
* Cinema of Europe
* Cinema of Ocean ...
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Third Cinema Third Cinema ( es, Tercer Cine) is a Latin American film movement that started in the 1960s–70s which decries neocolonialism, the capitalist system, and the Hollywood model of cinema as mere entertainment to make money. The term was coined in th ...
References
Further reading
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* 1,236 pages.
External links
10 Essential Films For An Introduction To Caribbean Cinema Taste of Cinema.
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