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NEW BOOK ABOUT JAMAICAN FILMS

Dr Rachel Moseley-Wood, head of the Department of Literatures in English at UWI, Mona recently launched her 254-page book, Show Us as We Are: Place, Nation and Identity in Jamaican Film. The book examines 11 Jamaican films in detail and is already considered essential reading for students of Jamaican films. Dr Moseley-Wood says the book was
written for both academics and other readers.

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JAMAICAN FILM-MAKER GOES TO INDONESIA

Creative agency ESIROM has awarded Jamaican film-maker Danielle Russell the Sama-Sama Fellowship for a short residency in Indonesia.

A SERIES OF MURALS FOR DOWNTOWN KINGSTON

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport and the Kingston and St.

JOY GREGORY GETS BCA COMMISSION AND EXHIBITION

Photographer Joy Gregory, of Jamaican parentage will open an exhibition at the Black Cultural Archives in Brixton in early 2020 titled ‘Breaking Barriers.’ The exhibition includes portraits of five

YOUNG PHOTOGRAPHER FINALLY WINS JIS COMPETITION

Aspiring photographer Yone Gordon placed first in photography in the Jamaica Information Service 2019 Heritage Competition. He had placed second and third in previous years.

THE MET OPENS CARIBBEAN EXHIBITION

The Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art’s special exhibition on artistic achievements of early Caribbean civilizations opens December 16.

JCDC YOUNG ARTISTS WINNERS ON SHOW

The winners of the Jamaica Visual Arts Competition’s first Youth Exhibition are now on display at the Jamaica Conference Centre, 14 – 20 Port Royal Street, Kingston through January 31^st

NEW BOOK ABOUT JAMAICAN FILMS

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