FILMCO heads to Cannes!
—Published on 16th May, 2023.
FILMCO is pleased to announce the participation of member, Akkel Charles, in the Cannes Marché du Film development programme, ImpACT Lab! A...
So you want to be a Line Producer!
—Published on 27th Apr, 2023.
The list of producers on a project can go on and on. But what about line producers? What exactly is their role and what are their responsibi...
12 Questions with Rhian Vialva
—Published on 22nd Mar, 2023.
Rhian Vialva freelanced in the film industry for 10 years, working on the production of documentary and fiction films as well as in televisi...
MARCHÉ DU FILM – CALL FOR PRODUCERS NETWORK and impACT LAB APPLICATIONS
—Published on 9th Mar, 2023.
FILMCO in partnership with Marché du Film – Festival de Cannes (Cannes Film Market), is pleased to announce a call for appl...
23 young people to benefit Young Filmmaker Lab
—Published on 2nd Mar, 2023.
PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD, 02 March, 2023 — FILMCO: The Filmmakers Collaborative of Trinidad and Tobago, is kicking off its first ever Young...
FILMCO leads six-member delegation to international film market in Berlin, Germany
—Published on 13th Feb, 2023.
Six producing filmmakers, members of FILMCO: The Filmmakers Collaborative of Trinidad and Tobago, depart for Berlin, Germany to attend the E...
We’re hiring a technical coordinator!
—Published on 1st Feb, 2023.
Come and join our dynamic team and be part of building the Trinidad and Tobago film industry. FILMCO is hiring a part-time technical coordin...
Jian Hennings + Rhian Vialva head to producer’s workshop in the DR
—Published on 19th Jan, 2023.
Big congratulations are in order for FILMCO members, TT producers Jian Hennings and Rhian Vialva who will be participating in an intensive p...
Job opportunity: general manager
—Published on 19th Dec, 2022.
FILMCO has been growing steadily and is seeking to accelerate growth. The board is looking for a mission-focused, creative, strategic, and p...
TT FILMMAKERS HEAD TO BERLIN FOR EFM TOOLBOX
—Published on 30th Nov, 2022.
We’re delighted to announce the selected filmmakers for the EFM Doc and Fiction Toolbox programmes: Princess Donelan with her documentary...
ttff/22 Highlights!
—Published on 14th Nov, 2022.
We had so much fun being back in person for this year’s trinidad+tobago film festival, from mixers and special events, to th...
MAKE A FILM AND WIN A STARTER CAMERA KIT!
—Published on 24th Jun, 2022.
love in the 21st century smartphone filmmaking competition presented with the support of idb FILMCO in partnership with IDB announces o...
12 Questions with Mariel Brown
—Published on 21st Apr, 2022.
Mariel Brown is a documentary filmmaker and co-founder of FILMCO. In this interview, she talks about her passion for filmmaking and the chal...
12 Questions with Dion Boucaud
—Published on 13th Apr, 2022.
Dion Boucaud has a broad range of experience having worked with television stations and production companies in Trinidad and Tobago and St....
Announcing the theatrical premiere of new Ian Alleyne doc, ‘Party Done’
—Published on 3rd Mar, 2022.
With the incredible popularity of the television series, “Crime Watch”, Ian Alleyne has become a household name in Trinidad and Tobago....
Weeknight Workshop: Visual Marketing 101
—Published on 1st Mar, 2022.
Let’s face it, when we’re choosing a movie to watch on Netflix, a bad poster or production image can be a major deterrent in a sea of be...
12 Questions with Perry Polar
—Published on 22nd Feb, 2022.
Perry Polar has worked in many areas including agriculture, history and the urban sector but has always had a love for acting. He has conduc...
Titles, Loglines & Taglines + Writing an impactful short synopsis
—Published on 31st Jan, 2022.
Your film’s title, logline and tagline are often among the first things audiences will learn about your film, which is why getting them ri...
T+T and Barbados filmmakers for EFM Toolbox
—Published on 13th Jan, 2022.
We’re delighted to announce the selected filmmakers for the EFM Doc and Fiction Toolbox programmes: Vonley Smith (Barbados) with his film...
12 Questions with Triston Wallace
—Published on 10th Jan, 2022.
Triston Wallace is a passionate creative and a fighter for the creative industry in Trinidad and Tobago. He is the founder of the Trinidad...
call for efm fiction toolbox applications
—Published on 24th Nov, 2021.
FILMCO and ttff, in partnership with EFM (European Film Market), are pleased to announce a call for applications for the 2022 EFM Fictio...
INFO SESSION: HOW TO SURVIVE A MOVE TO HOLLYWOOD
—Published on 1st Nov, 2021.
Caribbean filmmakers are often looking for ways to expand their career into international waters but producing a film in the US has its diff...
12 Questions with Amanda Sans Pantling
—Published on 7th Sep, 2021.
12 Questions with Amanda Sans Pantling Multi-awarded, British-Spanish documentary filmmaker, Amanda Sans Pantling always knew she was...
Apply for Free “Work From Home” Tech Hampers!
—Published on 17th Aug, 2021.
Call for applications! Creative/Cultural stakeholders with an idea for a project or currently working on one from home are invited to regist...
12 Questions with Israel Ramjohn
—Published on 10th Aug, 2021.
From a young age, Israel Ramjohn was given exposure to the arts by his mother who encouraged him to read, sew and explore other forms of exp...
Weeknight Workshop: How to Audition & Direct Actors (Learning from the Actor’s POV)
—Published on 4th Aug, 2021.
Are you a director interested in learning how to get the best performance out of your actors? Are you an actor interested in shaking off tha...
12 Questions with Tracy Farrag
—Published on 22nd Jul, 2021.
For an award-winning producer, Tracy Farrag didn’t get her start in the film industry like most others. After dabbling in radio, she first...
Screening Your Rough Cut at FILMCO
—Published on 11th Nov, 2020.
Screening the rough cut of your film to an audience before embarking on that final cut is a step in the filmmaking process that filmmakers s...
WW: Making The Documentary
—Published on 29th Jul, 2020.
“In documentary we deal with the actual, and in one sense with the real. But the really real, if I may use that phrase, is something deepe...
12 QUESTIONS with MARIETTE MONPIERRE
—Published on 6th Jul, 2020.
Our July featured filmmaker was born in Guadeloupe, grew up in Paris, and lives in New York, USA. Mariette Monpierre’s diverse background...
Financing your Project: From Script to Screen with Kareem Mortimer
—Published on 27th May, 2020.
Now that you have your script and your project is ready to go, what’s the next logical step? Finding the capital to produce your work,...
BUILD YOUR FILM’s WEBSITE for NEXT-TO-NOTHING!
—Published on 21st May, 2020.
A TWO-PART COURSE ON USING WORDPRESS, BOOK ONLINE NOW! Websites have become an essential tool in a film’s promotional kit. Websites br...
12 Questions with Cinematographer and Director, Oliver Milne
—Published on 4th May, 2020.
Our May Twelve Questions features independent filmmaker, director, and cinematographer, Oliver Milne. Milne always had a passion for filmmak...
Acting On-Camera and Self-Taping with Paul Pryce
—Published on 23rd Apr, 2020.
This three-part acting workshop will explore the fundamentals of acting on camera, and finding imaginative and creative expression in the mo...
Screenwriting 102: General Guide to Completing a Screenplay
—Published on 22nd Apr, 2020.
Trinbagonian, award-winning screenwriter, Teneille Newallo, reminds us that writing a successful screenplay is almost a science. Most of the...
SCREENWRITING 101/ Six-week course
—Published on 3rd Mar, 2020.
NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE! Writing a successful screenplay is almost a science. Most of the stories that succeed are the ones that engage an audi...
WW: Creating Story Arcs for TV
—Published on 7th Jan, 2020.
Story arcs are the overall shape of rising and falling action, tension or emotion within a story, created via plot and character development...
