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The Cinemas to Stream Online at Anansi TV
By The Bahamas Weekly News Team
Feb 26, 2015 - 12:39:54 PM

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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:

  • Film must be shot on a smart phone.
  • Film must not exceed One Minute in length.
  • Film must be based on or inspired by one of four titles reviewed on The Cinemas
  • Film must represent a Caribbean country.

Criteria

  • Smart - We're looking for originality, good writing, and good directing.
  • 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.
  • Film - What's "cinematic" for us in the unique spin and interpretation of each film for the Caribbean nation it's representing.
  • Contest - We're looking for entertainment value.

Submission

  • Short Film should be submitted online via Facebook. Video should include hashtag (#thecinemas), hashtag (#thetitleinspired), hashtag (#cariwood), and hashtag (#thecountry).
  • 50% of vote will come from the panel of The Cinemas.
  • 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!


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