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| Executive Producer/Director Davina Lee |
Coming of Org has just been accepted into the Short Film Corner at this year’s Festival de Cannes. The Film’s Executive Producer/Director Davina Lee is one of the faces of the new wave of Caribbean creatives that express their artistic vision through film, video and experimental art.
This recognition of her film at this year’s festival in May means that the Coming of Org will be screened for industry professionals and various film companies. Before she jets off to Cannes, Davina will be premiering her film at the 3rd Annual Caribbean Tales Film Festival in Barbados on April 14th at the George Washington House on Bush Hill at 2pm.
“Being in Cannes will be a great experience. The Short Film Corner is situated in the Marche Du Film, the biggest film market in the world. This will give me the opportunity to network and meet with film buyers and festival programmers from around the world, my film will also be made available to all festival goers via the festival’s digital film library” explained Lee.
“Being in Cannes will be a great experience. The Short Film Corner is situated in the Marche Du Film, the biggest film market in the world. This will give me the opportunity to network and meet with film buyers and festival programmers from around the world, my film will also be made available to all festival goers via the festival’s digital film library” explained Lee.
With an increase in film making in the region, how does the director see the industry developing in the Caribbean? “The film industry in the Caribbean is bubbling, it is just a matter of time before the lid gets blown off the pan,” Lee explains with excitement. “There is a great awareness of film and the power it has. We will definitely see a Caribbean film at the Oscars, in fact we will definitely see a Saint Lucian film at the Oscars. It is harder to get a Nobel Prize than an Oscar and Saint Lucia has two so far!’
An official Launch is planned for Saint Lucia in late May presented by the Alliance Française. The movie is currently being entered into film festivals around the world.