There were many issues discussed at the recent inaugural Jamaica Film Festival, but one of the topics film-makers were most interested in was music in films. On the final day of workshops, the connection was addressed at length, as panellists...
The Shattered Mind won Best Narrative Short at the recently concluded Jamaica Film Festival. Inspired by true events, it chronicles the life of misplaced teenager Zhane Rain, who struggles with a traumatic past and suffers from nightmares and...
Ahead of the premiere of his movie, Diary of a Badman, United States-based filmmaker Diemiruaye Deniran said it was a must-see. And on Wednesday night, Jamaicans showed up at the Courtleigh Auditorium in New Kingston to see why. It was evident that...
The inaugural Jamaica Film Festival (JFF) may have officially come to an end, but based on reactions from industry insiders, the fire it has ignited will blaze on well into the future.That was the general message received by those in attendance at...
Arguments in support of introducing a content quota system within the creative industries were made at at the recent International Reggae Day (IRD) conference at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston. Key industry players believe limiting the...
It is only in its second year, but organisers of the 2015 Reach One Child (ROC) Kids Fest on Sunday believe the event has improved tremendously.Spearheaded by singer Cherine Anderson, this year, the event was moved to a new venue, the grounds of the...
Fourteen workshops to be held over three days, 43 films to be screened - 17 made by Jamaicans, with five made from start to finish. That's the breakdown of the inaugural Jamaica Film Festival (JFF) as outlined by the Film Commissioner Carole...
Jamaica needs to change its strategy if the country is going to continue to hold on to reggae music. That was the main message of Billboard's Pat Meschino as she addressed guests at the International...
Since the 1950s, sound systems have been an integral feature of Jamaica's culture. They played an important role in exposing the world to Jamaican music, and by extension Jamaican culture. However, in recent years there have been concerns that the...
Last Wednesday, International Reggae Day (IRD) was celebrated across the globe, with events in Miami, Ft Lauderdale and New York (USA), Honolulu (Hawaii), Bombay (India), as well as London (England), Rio (Brazil), Mexico City, and Madrid (Spain).The...
"There couldn't be a more perfect day to recognise the winners of the second annual Rita Marley Foundation (RMF) Essay Competition than International Reggae Day," said Amina Blackwood-Meeks as she welcomed guests to the awards ceremony held at the...
Rita Marley, widow of legendary reggae singer Bob Marley, has been listed among 21 honourees by the University of the West Indies (UWI) at this year's graduation ceremonies in October. She will receive a DLitt (Doctorate of Letters).In a statement...
Bacchanal 3D-X Summer J'Ouvert kicked off the summer party season in fine style on Saturday night as bacchanal lovers turned out in droves to soak up the soca fun at Mas Camp, National Stadium grounds, St Andrew.The organisers of the annual event...
Byron Lee and the Dragonaires played a huge role in taking Caribbean music to the world and was one of the most influential and important soca/calypso bands of its time. As a unit, the Dragonaires won the hearts of music lovers across the globe, but...
Following her role on the hit TV series, Criminal Minds, back in February, Jamaican actress and Goodwill ambassador, Shauna Chin is trying her hand at screenwriting.Chin, who was named among the list of film-makers whose script will be produced for...
After years of being closed to the public, the Ward Theatre in downtown Kingston was last year reopened to the public for a one-night benefit concert put on by the organisers of the annual Kingston on the Edge Urban Art Festival (KOTE).This year,...
COURTNEY Robb Sr, former bass player of Byron Lee and The Dragonaires, wants everyone to know he's alive and doing well. Robb Sr was given a medical scare back in February when he suffered congestive heart failure and had to receive medical...
The winners of the second annual Rita Marley Foundation essay competition are to be announced at an awards ceremony next month.The ceremony will be held at the main library (multi-functional room) at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, on...
Julian Marley's move into the cannabis industry got another boost on Tuesday, when it was announced that his main business partner, Dropleaf LLC, signed an exclusive licensing agreement with Jacksam Corporation to manufacture and distribute...
Following the success of his single, Together Tonight, featured on the soundtrack for the box-office hit, Destiny, Paris-born reggae singer, Bazil, is currently in the island recording songs for his second studio album slated to be completed in...
Minister of Youth and Culture the Honourable Lisa Hanna has officially launched activities to mark Jamaica's 2015 Emancipation and Independence Day celebrations under the theme 'Proud and Free, Jamaica 53'. The theme and slate of activities were...
Just over a year after being named as the second affiliate of the Grammy Museum, The Woody Guthrie Centre in Tulsa, Oklahoma, has opened a Bob Marley exhibition.The display will comprise nearly 30 photos showing the late legend in studio, on stage...
After his book advocating for animal rights was named as part of the catalogues at several Ivy League Universities worldwide, American-based Jamaican novelist, Roger Williams, is looking to break new ground with his sights set on the film industry....
After premiering to a sold out audience at the Miramar Cultural Centre in Miramar, Florida, in March, Jeremy Whittaker's ground-breaking film, Destiny, continued its historic run at the at Regal Sawgrass Stadium 23 and Imax in Sawgrass Mills Mall,...
Established in 1984, the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album is an award presented to recording artistes for quality work in the reggae music genre.February's staging of the annual Grammy Awards marked 31 years since the Academy included a Best...
