Reggae Film Festival Grows

Long before declaring the 2011 Jamaica Reggae Film Festival officially open on Monday night at Studio 38, Trafalgar Road, New Kingston, a beaming Barbara Blake Hannah remarked "my, how we have grown!"

She said that at four years old, the festival is almost standing on its own feet, thanking the sponsors for their support.

Among the growth areas is the Make a Film in 24 Hours competition, sponsored by RBC/RBTT, which started at 9 a.m. on Monday, with 16 teams of one to five persons each slated to hand in their films yesterday at 9 a.m.

NCU Film Festival Gives Hope

Chief judge of Northern Caribbean University's recent film festival, Kim-Marie Spence (right), gets a hug from Viviene Bedward, administrative assistant at the school.

African drums could be heard from a distance, breaking the silence of Mandeville. It was the sign that the third staging of the Department of Communication Studies' film festival hosted at the Michael Lecture Theatre, at the Northern Caribbean University (NCU) had begun.