Let's make the most out of 2021.
This week at 1261FF
2021 CALL FOR ENTRIES is up and running. Early deadline ends June 30th, 21.
And we've got plans with you.
Emerging student directors from class of 20/21 can submit at NO COST. Request a waiver.
We only use FilmFreeway as our submission platform, so if you have any question, we'd love to hear from you. Just reply to this email or write us on submissions@1261filmfestival.com.
Get Involved
Join our 1261 Team
Are you creative, organized, outgoing, and a lover of Caribbean and independent films? Do you want to gain experience working for an international multicultural event?
If yes, then join our team of volunteers today!
The 1261 Film Festival has festival operations positions to fill. These contracted positions are seasonal and will end after the Festival Festival 21 edition. Some evenings and weekends are required. Preference will go to applicants that can commit to being available October 1- November 8, 2021.
We would love to get to know you, upload your resume and a photo to the 1261 Human Resources Department.
1261 Recommends
Caribbean Developmental Initiatives
Carib Pitch
The Jamaica Film and Television Association (JAFTA) in association with the International Emerging Film Talent Association (IEFTA) presents the Caribbean Project Pitch Initiative (CaribPitch).
10 Caribbean project teams of Writer, Director and Producer will be selected for mentorship sessions and to pitch their team project to international producers, financiers and/or distributors. A Jamaican citizen must be a member of one of the above-the-line project teams.
The CaribPitch initiative would facilitate the collaboration of Caribbean creatives to advance a film, episodic and other similar audio-visual projects, and present selected Caribbean projects to international producers and financiers. CaribPitch would also be one of the launching pad initiatives to hopefully lead to the strengthening of regional partnerships, trade, infrastructures and policies within the regional audio-visual sector and advance the development of Jamaican and other Caribbean film sectors.
Submit your project by August 31, 2021.
Link to further details below: https://www.jaftaonline.com/caribbeanpitch
Film Festivals
Voices With Impact
June 21-25, 2021
The nonprofit Art With Impact is hosting an online short film festival along with a series of free virtual film workshops around the topics of Black and immigrant mental health.
The festival kicks off on Monday, June 21 with a virtual premiere of short films and will be followed by a week-long series of (FREE!) arts-based sessions that center the voices and experiences of Black and immigrant folks.
If you're interested, you can learn more about the festival here, and you can register for the premiere and sessions here.
Third Horizon Film Festival
June 24 - July 1, 2021
As we countdown to opening night of Third Horizon ’21, they’re thrilled to announce a brand new initiative for Caribbean filmmakers worldwide: allow us to (re)introduce the Caribbean Film Academy!
Join us online next week for three evenings of FREE keynote and masterclass conversations on how to hone your creative vision, fund your film, and distribute it to the world. Caribbean Film Academy 2021 is proudly presented in partnership with Digicel, PlayGo and Firelight Media. Register via the link below and we’ll see you next week!
SIGN UP: https://thirdhorizonfilmfestival.com
