9am – 9:30am
Registration and Networking
St Elizabeth Technical High Sch..
(STETHS)
9:30am – 9:45am
Introduction to the Festival Director Dr. Ava Eagle Brown Festival Director
10am – 10:30am
Masterclass The Science of Storytelling Kwame McPherson
Commonwealth Book Prize Winner
10:30am – 10:45am
Masterclass Q&A
10:45am – 11:15am
Film Screening from Competition
11:15am – 12pm
Lunch Break & Networking
12pm – 12:30pm
Masterclass Penning Pain to Purpose Anita Bailey Communications Relations Education Officer Ministry of Education
12:30pm – 1pm
Masterclass Q&A & Students’ Presentation
1pm – 1:45pm
Panel Discussion No Gatekeeping: Gen Z’s Path to Film through Social
Media
1:45pm – 2pm
Panel Q&A
2pm – 2:30pm
Announcement of Film Winners
2:30pm
Feature Film – Lady Bird (Directed by Greta Gerwig)
3:30pm
Closing Remarks
10am – 10:30am
Registration, Networking & Tea
10:30am – 10:45am
Welcome Director Dr. Ava Eagle Brown Festival Director
10:45am – 11:30am
Masterclass: Crafting Character: An Actor’s Perspective Marcos James (Game of Thrones Actor)
11:30am – 12pm
Fireside Chat & Q&A with Marcos James
Moderator: Kevin Jackson President of Jamaica Animation Network
12pm – 12:45pm
Masterclass: Versatility in Acting: From Screen to Stage to Stand-up
Angie Le Mar Actress Director and Producer
12:45pm – 1:00pm
Q&A with Angie Le Mar
1:00pm – 1:40pm
Deep Dive Piece : A Producer’s Conversation
Diane Houslin- Television and Film Producer
Moderator: Dr Ava Eagle Brown
1:40pm- 2:00pm
Q&A with
2:00pm – 3pm
Lunch and Networking
3pm – 3:30pm
Feature Film – The Jamaica Story (Directed by Mikey T Campbell)
3:30pm – 4pm
Panel – Why Not Black River?
Kaydian Myers-Brown President of the St. Elizabeth Chamber
of Commerce, Black River Chapter
Claudia Gardner, CEO, Negril Times, Director
Dr. Ava Eagle Brown, Festival Director
Hon Min -Floyd Green, MP Black River
4:00pm – 4:15pm
Panel Q&A
4:15pm – 4:30pm
Turning Pain to Purpose A Candid Conversation
Fireside Chat…with Staceyann Chin
Moderator: Beverly Martin Berry -Partner Black River Film Festival
4:30pm – 6:00pm
Short Film Screenings
6:00pm – 6:30 pm
Screenings for HEART/NSTA Trust
Day 1 – June 28th which is focused on young people ages 14- 18 will be held at STETHS.
Day 29th & 30th will be held at Crane Road Black River.
Everything Is Timed To Have The Opportunity To Attend Each Screening And Masterclass.
