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Better late than never! Susan & Michael Lempicki of Florida arrived today via BahamasAir in Grand Bahama, thanks to the SouthFlorida.com sweepstakes last year for FLIFF 2012. The Lempicki's trip was put off due to Hurricane Sandy. They were welcomed by Donna Mackey, Senior Manager Film Development, Ministry of Tourism, Grand Bahama Island. (Photo: Mackey Media Ltd / TheBahamasWeekly.com)
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Freeport, Bahamas - Sweepstakes winners, Susan and Michael Lempicki of Florida arrived in Grand Bahama today and are now enjoying all that the island has to offer from the Pelican Bay Hotel. The couple won the 2012 SouthFlorida.com sweepstakes promotion which was run in conjunction with
Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival (FLIFF) On Location: Grand Bahama Island. Their original prize was a 4-night trip to Grand Bahama (including airfare via Bahamasair) and accommodations at Pelican Bay Hotel, and an All-Access Pass to the FLIFF film festival showcasing Bahamian and foreign films from the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival. Their trip originally set for October 2012 had to be postponed due to Hurricane Sandy.
The couple expressed their gratitude and were excited to be on island to enjoy their stay.
Dates have been announced for the third annual festival to run in Freeport from
October 24 – 27th, 2013. A '
Call for Bahamian Films' is underway and organizers have expanded the film competition and are calling for original Bahamian films nationwide for competition in three categories: High School, College and Open.
The Bahamas High School Film Competition is open to every high school student who is a resident of The Bahamas and between the ages of 14 and 18 years on the 1st August 2012. The Bahamas College Film Competition is also open to every college student who is a resident of The Bahamas.
Students are invited to present a film of 5 minutes or shorter addressing a theme of their choice. The contestant will be known and referred to as the Director who is the one who has the idea and organizes the production of the film and assumes overall responsibility for every aspect of the film. A Director may enter as many films as they like, but each entry must be original and entered separately.
Participants in the open Bahamian Filmmaker Competition may choose to submit short films - up to 30 minutes; or feature films - up to 90 minutes.
Films in every category must be in produced in HD format.
All contestants will be able to see the status of their entry on the Bahamas Film Commission: Grand Bahama Facebook page. Finalists must provide a written synopsis of their film (1-5 sentences) ; a trailer (preview) of their film in HD format :30 – 1:00 in length) and supply 5 copies of their production on playable DVDs along with 2 DVD data discs containing the movie files in .mov or .avi file formats. All contestants must submit at least one photo of either the director, the star, or the full cast/crew. Production photos are also welcome.
Last year, a total of twelve films from Nassau and Grand Bahama ranging in duration from two minutes to sixty-three minutes, participated in the Bahamian Film and High School competitions. This year entries are expected to come from all of the Islands of The Bahamas.
American film star and FLIFF 2012 career tribute recipient, Giancarlo Esposito said "It is a wonderful thing what film does for us, in that it renews and reestablishes our awareness not only of who we are, but what we aren't, and who we may want to become. We were able to be together as human beings, and to laugh and to cry, and to really be educated...through film. We can learn a lot about The Bahamas as well by fostering, and raising up, and educating young Bahamian filmmakers."
Bahamian filmmakers are invited to submit their entries to fliff@bahamas.com. The deadline for submissions is August 1st, 2013. For more information contact Donna Mackey, ( dmackey@bahamas.com ) Senior Manager Film Development, Ministry of Tourism, Grand Bahama Island. Check out the Facebook page: "Ft. Lauderdale Int'l Film Festival On Location: Grand Bahama Island" for photos and information.
Hosted at the Canal House, Pelican Bay Hotel, FLIFF on Location will also feature international films, outdoor screenings, a Lifetime Achievement Award, film specialist workshops, an island locations familiarization tour for visiting filmmakers, and an awards and wrap party at the Grand Lucayan Resort.
Grand Bahama relaxation! Susan & Michael Lempicki of Florida arrived in Grand Bahama today via BahamasAir thanks to SouthFlorida.com sweepstakes for FLIFF on Location: Grand Bahama Island. The Lempicki's trip was put off due to Hurricane Sandy but they are now enjoying their stay at Pelican Bay Hotel. From left to right: Patricia M. Albury (Patra), Financial Controller, Pelican Bay Hotel; Michael & Lempicki of Florida; Dominique Sawyer, Pelican Bay Hotel employee; and Donna Mackey, Senior Manager Film Development, Ministry of Tourism, Grand Bahama Island. (Photo: Mackey Media Ltd / TheBahamasWeekly.com)
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FLIFF On Location: Grand Bahama Island
is a collaboration between the Fort Lauderdale International Film
Festival, the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism and Grand Bahama Island
Tourism Board. The event has been made possible through the generous
support of the following sponsors: Pelican Bay Hotel;
TheBahamasWeekly.com; Mackey Media Ltd; Bahamas Celebration Cruises;
Bahamasair; Balearia Bahamas Express; The Grand Bahama Port Authority
Limited; Grand Bahama Island Tourism Board; FLIFF; Ministry
of Tourism and SkyBahamas Airlines.
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