Run by the non-profit filmmakers' collaborative, FILMCO, the ttff celebrates films from and about the Caribbean and its diaspora, as well as from world cinema, through an annual festival and year-round screenings. In addition, we seek to facilitate the growth of Caribbean cinema by offering a wide-ranging industry programme and networking opportunities.
ttff programmes films under a range of sections as follows:
The Caribbean section comprises feature-length films from the Caribbean, the diaspora, and films by international filmmakers made in and about the region.
made in t+t is a developmental programming strand for new and emerging filmmakers who reside in Trinidad and Tobago, and are making films in and/ or about Trinidad and Tobago.
The Panorama section consists of short and feature-length films from world cinema. The films in this section come from North America, Latin America, Europe, India and Africa.
short + medium-length films: This section comprises films under 30 minutes in length (shorts) and films between 30 and 59 minutes in length (medium-films) from the Caribbean and its diaspora.
The New Media section comprises avant garde and experimental film and video works from artists and filmmakers in the Caribbean and its diaspora.
Student films are narrative and documentary films with a Caribbean focus made by student filmmakers (whether secondary or tertiary) in the Caribbean and its Diaspora.
Jury Prize: Best Narrative Feature
Jury Prize: Best Documentary Feature
Jury Prize: Best Narrative Medium-length
Jury Prize: Best Documentary Medium-length
Jury Prize: Best Narrative Short
Jury Prize: Best Documentary Short
Jury Prize: Best Student Film
Jury Prize: Best New Media Work
Youth Jury Prize for Best Film (with a youth focus)
Best Trinidad & Tobago Film
People's Choice