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CaribbeanTales Announces Its Annual Call for Submissions
(CaribPR Wire) tions company, the CTI Toronto that culminates in a now in its twelfth year, show-
TORONTO, Canada - Carib- serves as a funnel for the cre- Caribbean Pitch Breakfast at cases diverse, shared stories
beanTales, a multi-faceted ation of original TV Series. the TIFF Bell Lightbox attend- and cultures, and celebrates
group of film production, CTI offers selected produc- ed by high-profile industry the talents of established
marketing and distribution ers the opportunity to hone delegates. and emerging Caribbean
companies, has announced their creative and business There are several lucrative filmmakers.
its annual Call for Submis- skills within an international awards, including up to The Festival will hold its Me-
sions for the Film Festival and marketplace environment, $30,000.00 USD in production dia Launch and Screening
Producer Incubator pro- The renowned Caribbean- producing compelling and funding for each of three in early July, and a series
grams that will take place in Tales Incubator Program sustainable content that in- (3) successful TV series pi- of community screenings
September 2017 in Toronto, (CTI), now in its eighth year, creases the Region’s pool of lots, that will be broadcast throughout August. The Fes-
Canada. Applications for has hosted over two hun- world-class indigenous tele- on Flow’s TV networks across tival’s main juried program
both programs will be open dred producers from across vision content destined for the Region. of feature films and shorts
until March 31, 2017. the Caribbean. Sponsored the global market. CTFF - Your Caribbean film will be held between Sep-
CTI Presented by Flow - Get by Flow, the Caribbean’s The CTI includes seven weeks on the international screen! tember 6 and September
Your Original Caribbean TV leading telecommunica- of online tuition, and an in- The CaribbeanTales Inter- 20, 2017.
Series Made! tensive five-day workshop in national Film Festival (CTFF), CTFF will program films of all
lengths and genres. Please
note that films considered
for programming must be
Toronto Premieres.
For more information about
the two programs, email
submissions@caribbeanta-
les.ca.
To submit your films and proj-
ects visit the CTI website,
and CTFF website.
For media inquiries contact
marketing.caribbeantales@
gmail.com.
ABOUT THE CARIBBEANTALES
MEDIA GROUP: Caribbean-
Tales is a group of compa-
nies that produces, markets,
and sells Caribbean-themed
film and television content
for global audiences.
It includes CaribbeanTa-
les Inc. a registered Char-
ity based in Canada; the
CTI; the CTFF; Caribbean-
Tales Worldwide Distribution
(CTWD), the largest full-ser-
vice distribution entity dedi-
cated to the monetisation of
Caribbean content; Carib-
beanTalesFlix, our produc-
tion arm, and CaribbeanTa-
les-TV, a video on demand
platform.
ABOUT FLOW/C&W Com-
munications: C&W is a full-
service communications
and entertainment provider
and delivers market-leading
video, broadband, tele-
phony and mobile services
to consumers in eighteen
countries. Through its busi-
ness division, C&W provides
data center hosting, domes-
tic and international man-
aged network services, and
customized IT service solu-
tions, utilizing cloud technol-
ogy to serve business and
government customers.
C&W also operates a state-
of-the-art submarine fiber
network - the most extensive
in the region. Learn more
at www.cwc.com, or follow
C&W on LinkedIn,Facebook
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