Nassau,
Bahamas - TEMPO Networks, the leading media and entertainment Company
in the Caribbean has debuted The Cinemas in America and throughout the
Caribbean through 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 Cinemas has introduced 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”.
ENTER TODAY!
Rules:
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Film must be shot on a smart phone.
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Film must not exceed One Minute in length.
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Film must be based on or inspired by one of four titles reviewed on The Cinemas
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Film must represent a Caribbean country.
Criteria
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Smart - We're looking for originality, good writing, and good directing.
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Phone - Sound
quality - must be good and clear. For films coming from the Non-English
speaking parts of the Caribbean, we're asking for English subtitles.
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Film - What's "cinematic" for us in the unique spin and interpretation of each film for the Caribbean nation it's representing.
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Contest - We're looking for entertainment value.
Submission
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Short Film should
be submitted online via Facebook. Video should include hashtag
(#thecinemas), hashtag (#thetitleinspired), hashtag (#cariwood), and
hashtag (#thecountry).
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50% of vote will come from the panel of The Cinemas.
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50% of vote will come from from social media (views and likes).
Early Deadline is March 21st. Late Deadline is March 28th.
Here's the youtube video explaining the contest:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6ZUK-xvUf4
MORE GREAT NEWS! The Cinemas
has struck a deal with Studio Anansi in New York and will be streaming
the show online staring February 24th. So in addition to Tempo TV and
Cable 12 in The Bahamas, the entire episode can be viewed online around
the world on Anansi TV, a website which features Caribbean films!
Check out the entire episode here starting February 24th:
studioanansi.tv/the-cinemas
The Cinemas
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.
The Cinemas
is 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. Check us out!