word alive festival programme

Thursday 25th March 2010, 6.00 pm

Hosted by Barbara Small Jacobs

Address: Adrian Augier
John Robert Lee


7.00 pm : Book Fair Opens
Music by Mamai Kw’yol

World Premiere Launch of Derek Walcott’s ‘White Egrets’

Introduction by Eddie Baugh
Poet and Professor Emeritus UWI Mona, Jamaica
Readings by Derek Walcott

Book Sales and Signing Reception

Word and Image: Secondary Schools Visual Art Exhibition Inspired by the poetry of Derek Walcott

The Moving Metaphor:
Video installation By Davina Lee

Friday 26th March 2010

Film conference
Host for opening: Bernard Fanis
Dr. Hilary Brown on Standby to deliver Feature address
Sugesstion: Davina to introduce all presenters and panelists for the day

7.00 pm Opening Address
Sen. Hon. Allen Chastanet, Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation

Feature Address
Dr. Len Ishmael, Director General Of The Organization of Eastern Caribbean States

Film Conference Session 1: A Caribbean Film Aesthetic

Presenters of FCS1:
Mahmood Patel , Filmmaker
Introduction of presenter by Davina Lee

Film Session 1’s Panel:
Larry Bain of Alexander Bain Productions
Lisa Dublin of Shine Studios

Film Conference Session 2
From Dream To Screen: The Business of Film Making

Presenter of FCS2: Frances Anne Solomon

Film Session 2’s Panel:
Mathurine Emmanuel
Jessica Canham

Lunch Film

Film Conference Session 3
Building Capacity: Film and the Future of Caribbean Creative Industries

Presenters of FCS3:
Tony Coco-Viloin,Film Commissioner, Guadeloupe

Film Session 3’s Panel:
Panel
Anita Bully, Film Commissioner, Dominica

Book Fair Opens

Introductory Film: Power of the Vagina

Feature Film Presentation: A Winter Tale, By Frances Anne Solomon


Saturday 27th March 2010


Word Alive 5 Judges
Alwin Bully, McDonald Dixon, Kentillia Louis

MC: Pringles
After Word Lime With DJ Play and Scady

Film Workshop: Cinematography Presenter of Film Workshop: Mahmood Patel

Book Fair Opens

Word Alive 5 Competition
Featuring : Roger Bonair-Agard ,Trinidad New York, Kei Miller, Jamaica

Sunday 28th March 2010 10.00 am

Book Fair Opens, signature of books

Brunch Under the Big Tent