Bahamas at Urban-Suburban Film Festival
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Representatives of the Bahamas Film and Television Commission recently attended the Third Annual Urban-Suburban Film Festival in Philadelphia, America. The Commission’s attendance at USFF was well received by local filmmakers who were impressed with the variety of locations and depth of The Bahamas. Part of the Commission’s mandate is to encourage more independent filmmakers to shoot their films in The Bahamas.
This year, the festival welcomed its new partners, US Virgin Film Commission and Cruzan Rum, which sponsored the opening reception at the African-American Museum. The evening showcased a number of films from USVI, which were introduced by their local actress Cathy SitaRam. Founded by businessman, George Clifford Blackmon and his business partner, Andrew Harmon, USFF seeks to bring about community growth and development through filmmaking outreach programs.
Sunday, June 26, 2011 was dubbed Bahamas International Film Festival Day where 14 short films produced by Bahamian filmmakers were screened. The day ended with indie film Beneath The Blue capping off the day. Bahamian filmmakers Gustavius Smith who lives in New York made the trip to Philadelphia to introduce his film and talk about future projects.
