From:TheBahamasWeekly.com
"The Cinemas" debuts on TEMPO TV Thursday, February 5th
Jan 1, 2015 - 11:58:55 PM
Nassau,
Bahamas -
TEMPO Networks, the leading media and entertainment Company
in the Caribbean is proud to announce its new series
The
Cinemas to debut
Thursday, February 5th, 2015 in America and
throughout the Caribbean on TEMPO TV. The Cinemas is the brainchild of its host, Bahamian
writer, director, and producer Travolta
Cooper, who began the show as a result of an endorsement deal with The Bahamas’
movie theater chain. The show consists of movie reviews and interviews with a
Caribbean twist. At heart, The Cinemas was designed to promote and encourage the new wave of Caribbean Cinema
happening in the Region and around the world.
The Cinemas first began as small segments for the web
and then it was picked up by Cable Bahamas for a half hour version. By the time
the show wrapped in October 2014, it was the top rated local show on Cable 12
and one of the top rated local shows on television in the Bahamas.
In what
Travolta Cooper describes as “pilot season” he says he was a bit surprised by
the success of the show. “
The Cinemas began a bit by accident. I was coming off
high praise with the debut of my docu-narrative
The Black Moses. Much of that resulted in me being
handed a platform to promote and encourage Bahamian and Caribbean cinemas.
Galleria Cinemas saw it as a way to help ‘Bahamianize’ and ‘Caribbeanize’ the
movie going experience. Once that concept gripped my imagination, I jumped on
the opportunity immediately because I knew that the show could essentially
become a way to bridge the gap between Caribbean Cinema and the Caribbean
audience which is crucial to help create a vibrant and successful Caribbean box
office. We hope to have the same impact with the show in the Region as we did
the Bahamas. Like Nigeria has its
Nollywood and India its
Bollywood we hope to
manifest a ‘
Cariwood’”.
TEMPO saw
the show and agreed. Frederick A. Morton, Jr., Founder, Chairman & CEO of
TEMPO says, “Caribbean films provide yet another outlet for the expression of
who we are as Caribbean people, which is at the heart of the TEMPO mission.
Morton says “As TEMPO reaches the milestone of its tenth year anniversary in
2015, the Company plans to focus on the promotion and elevation of the Caribbean
film industry... the development of what we call “Cariwood” through partnerships with
outstanding and passionate filmmakers like Travota Cooper who has also
dedicated his life to this goal.”
The Cinemas will be an interesting mix of movie
reviews, star interviews, and story. It will be a blur the lines of
entertainment through of film, television, and social media. How we plan to
accomplish this? You’ll just have to tune in and see in January.
The
Cinemas will also
be introducing a contest to unite the entire Region under
one film. The winners of this film contest will gain a distribution
deal to have their film play in theaters throughout the Region and on TEMPO.
Travolta
says, “We’re calling it the Smart Phone Film Contest, and it is open to everyone in the Region:
young, old, rich, poor, filmmaker or non- filmmaker. Its multilingual and
multicultural designed to blur the lines that often separate us. Also, our show
is not just about showcasing talent and stars, but also about discovering and
cultivating talent and stars. In doing so we hope to cultivate “Cariwood”. The
point here is really to unite Region in a way it hasn’t been accomplished
before and there’s no more a powerful medium to accomplish this than through
cinema”.
About
TEMPO Networks
TEMPO Networks is the premiere media and entertainment
company producing and offering culturally relevant Caribbean content on all
media platforms: on air, online, on mobile and on the ground.
Its
flagship cable television network TEMPO captures and delivers the extraordinary
Caribbean vibe by producing and delivering Caribbean programming dedicated to
music, culture, travel, cuisine, and social awareness initiatives.
TEMPO
Films exists to showcase
the compelling productions of a new generation of talented Caribbean filmmakers
as well as to address the enormous interest in cinematic storytelling on the
part of Caribbean audiences.
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