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A competition aimed at encouraging
up-and-coming film talent from the Caribbean and neighbouring Latin American
countries, the award will be handed out at the second edition of Curaçao IFFR,
which takes place from 4–7 April 2013.
The nominated films and filmmakers for
the Yellow Robin Award 2013 are:
v No quiero dormir sola
– directed by Natalia Beristain (Mexico)
v SistaGod –
directed by Yao Ramesar (Trinidad and Tobago)
v Children of God
– directed by Kareem Mortimer (Bahamas)
v Larga Distancia–
directed by Esteban Insausti (Cuba)
v Ghett’a Life
– directed by Chris Browne (Jamaica)
The nominating institutions for the
shortlisted films are:
The Festival
Internacional de Cine de Morelia (Mexico); the trinidad+tobago film festival ; the
Bahamas Film & Television Commission; the Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industria
Cinematográficos (ICAIC); and the Jamaica Promotions Corporation.
The award comes with a US$10,000 cash
prize and travel to and accommodation in Rotterdam for the 2014 edition of the
prestigious International Film Festival Rotterdam. The winning film will screen
at IFFR 2014 and the filmmaker will be given an opportunity to network with
industry professionals present at the festival.
During Curaçao IFFR
the festival will create several activities enabling the nominees to learn
about IFFR, to network and to get feedback on future projects.
The five films will be screened during Curaçao IFFR, giving the jury
deciding the award the opportunity to see the films on the big screen and with
an audience. The jury is made up of Rutger Wolfson (director of IFFR), David
Pinedo (film critic and script advisor) and Bernadette Heiligers (text producer
and public relations expert).
The winner will be announced during the
closing night award ceremony on April 7.
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