The 3rd annual Reggae Film Festival ended Saturday February 27th at the Hilton Kingston Hotel with the presentation of Honour Awards in 14 categories by Jamaica Film Academy Pioneer, actor Carl Bradshaw. These included 4 Special Honour Awards in the New Jamaican Cinema category to Animator Coretta Singer, Directors Allan 'Endless' Tennant, Kurt Fuller, Amaziyah The Great and Diana Ogilvie, and to Actress Macka Diamond.
The Honour Award for International Documentary was presented to Director Shizuo 'E.C. Ishii for his film 'Ruffn' Tuff: Founders of the Immortal Riddim”, a film honouring musical greats Gladdy Anderson, Lynn Taitt, Bob Andy, Leroy Sibbles and many other members of Jamaica's musical history. 'Dimaggio: The Last Don” directed by Peter Dean Rickards received the Jamaican Documentary Honour Award. Ras Kassa received the Honour Award for Music Video for his entry "All I Need Is You" for Michael Franti.
Make A Film In 24 Hours Competition
Honour Awards were presented to each of two entries in the 'Make A Film In 24 Hours' competition by film and TV director Rick Elgood, who commended them on their adventurous spirit as film makers to take up the challenge and produce interesting 5-minute films in such a short time. Team One, led by Dr. Noel Howell with film maker Jay Will received the award for “At the Supermarket', while Team Two led by Amaziah The Great was honoured for the entry “Ghetto Life'.
Melissa Fearon was honoured as Actress for her roles in two of the Festival films - “Not To Me' by Director Ras Kassa, and “At the Supermarket” by 24 Hours film Team One led by Dr. Noel Howell, among nominees Macka Diamond in “Redemption of Paradise' and Nancy Alvarez-Pellegrini, lead actress in 'A Dance For Grace'. Honoured Actor was ,Orville Matherson in 'A Dance For Grace', competing against performances by DJ Singy Singy in “Concrete Jungle, Kingston 12” and Mark Gibbs in 'Wah Do Dem'. Director Ras Kassa received an Honour Award for his Music Video 'All I Need is You: Michael Franti".
Honour Awards – Feature films
The J-American feature film “A Dance for Grace” received the Jamaican Feature Film Honour Award, received by Actor/co-producer Orville Matherson, Executive Producer Joan Edwards and Junior Powell, Screenwriter/Director.
The American feature “Wah Do Dem” won the International Feature Film Honour Award, received by Producer/Directors Ben Chace and Sam Fleischer who flew to Jamaica from California to attend the festival.
The Honour Award for Caribbean Culture was presented to Director Dr. Noel Howell for his entry “Redemption of Paradise” filmed in Antigua, and an Honour Award for International Culture was presented to Musical Circus Productions of Hawaii for their entry '11 Miles To Paradise'.
New Jamaica Film Academy Pioneer inducted
Mrs. Marcia Forbes, Co-Owner and Director of Phase Three Productions, the industry's bedrock in production services, producing and directing local programmes, was inducted as a new Pioneer member of the Jamaica Film Academy. In accepting the presentation from JFA Pioneer Carl Bradshaw, she pledged her commitment to achieving the JFA objectives to support and improve the Jamaican film industry.
International Guests
International Guests of the Reggae Film Festival 2010 included: Director Shizuo 'E.C.' Ishii, Japan; Director Joe Trivigno, Hawaii; Director Jungle George Tait, Canada; Director Don McConnell, USA; Producer/Director Dr. Noel Howell, Antigua; Music Videographer Sugar Cane, USA; Director Wayne G. Saunders, UK
Films Screened
25 films were screened over 4 nightly programmes of features, documentaries, music videos, animation and an afternoon Children's programme. For the first time in its 3 year history, the Reggae Film Festival entries included 10 films by Jamaican film makers who were pleased to have the opportunity to show their work to a public audience. More than 10 Jamaican film makers enjoyed meeting and greeting each other and the overseas guests sharing the ambience and fellowship.
Seminar
The Film Festival Seminar was held on Saturday morning at the Jonkanoo Lounge. The Theme: The Development of the Jamaican Film Industry
Speakers: Barbara Blake Hannah, Executive Director, Jamaica Film Academy; Mrs. Marcia Forbes, CEO, Phase Three Productions; Dr. Michael Barnett, UWI Department of Culture; Kurt Fuller, Director - “Concrete Jungle, Kingston 12'; Dr. Noel Howell, Producer/Director 'Redemption of Paradise'; Dr. Julian Jingles; Jungle George Tait, Director, CANADA; Sugar Cane, Musician and videographer, USA.
Conclusion
The Reggae Film Festival 2010 was a success.
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