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Published:Thursday | December 14, 2023 | 12:07 AM
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Simone Clarke, host of the event, graced the purple carpet in a chic print dress paired with bold-coloured shoes.
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Simone Clarke, host of the event, graced the purple carpet in a chic print dress paired with bold-coloured shoes.
Recording artiste and radio personality Alaine beams with her contagious smile on the purple carpet.
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Recording artiste and radio personality Alaine beams with her contagious smile on the purple carpet.
From left: Charl Baker, costume designer; Shanique Brown, lead actress; and Mezan Ayoka, director of the film ‘We Need To Talk About Consent’.
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From left: Charl Baker, costume designer; Shanique Brown, lead actress; and Mezan Ayoka, director of the film ‘We Need To Talk About Consent’.
Jamaican actress Shantol Jackson surely did not miss out on supporting the UNICEF/JAFTA Spotlight Shorts JA Premiere.
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Jamaican actress Shantol Jackson surely did not miss out on supporting the UNICEF/JAFTA Spotlight Shorts JA Premiere.
Brandy Royal, scriptwriter of the film ‘Not My Will’, looked stunning in red at the film’s premiere.
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Brandy Royal, scriptwriter of the film ‘Not My Will’, looked stunning in red at the film’s premiere.
Neisha-Yen Jones, director of the film ‘Not My Will’, is in a celebratory mood with TV host and musician Craigy-T.
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Neisha-Yen Jones, director of the film ‘Not My Will’, is in a celebratory mood with TV host and musician Craigy-T.
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The UNICEF/JAFTA Spotlight Shorts JA Premiere saw specially invited guests and local filmmakers out in their numbers at Carib 5 on Sunday, to support the premieres of two new local films, We Need to Talk About Consent and Not by Will. Since 2020, UNICEF has been collaborating with JAFTA to address Gender-Based Violence (GBV) as a national priority in Jamaica. Through its Spotlight Shorts JA initiative, funded by UNICEF, JAFTA engages local filmmakers to portray real-life stories of GBV survivors through film. Here are the social highlights from the premiere.