Caribbean film industry needs to be taken more seriously

MORE investment is needed. More national broadcasting of local film material, as well as a greater level of regulation and policy framework in place, should also be added to the list of things needed in order for Barbados to tap into the global film industry, which as been estimated to be valued at US$ 100 Billion by 2016.

However, according to film-maker Shakirah Bourne (scriptwriter of Pay Day and Two Smart), these matters are not just a Barbadian problem, but issues faced by her colleagues throughout the Region.

In a wide-ranging interview with The Barbados Advocate, Bourne stated the same complaints of local film producers, and by extension musicians and other artists, of them not getting their fair share of domestic publicity due to media houses’ preferring to be more accommodating to foreign content, could be heard elsewhere in the Caribbean.

Read more at: Barbados Advocate