Eight new short films produced by locally-based Guyanese filmmakers burst onto the scene in July this year spiking international interest and local hopes that Guyana, once a global contender in film, will once again rise to international prominence.The first international outing of these eight films,Wholesale China Jerseys, and a documentary on the making of the films, will be in New York at the Billie Holiday Theatre in Brooklyn on August 21.? The New York Premiere of the CineGuyana Set – as the eight Films are now being called – is expected to draw a record audience of local and international media and aficionados of independent films.The event is being organized by the Guyana Cultural Association based in New York in collaboration with the Centre for Communication Studies at the University of Guyana and the budding association of new Guyanese filmmakers – GIndiVi ( Guyana Independent? Visual Industry).?? Several important names in the industry are expected to be present. These include Spike Lee and Third World Newsreel as well as Guyana’s Ave Brewster and Louis Kilkenny.On the red carpet … cast and crew of Bunny Alves’ “The Encounter”Several of the filmmakers, many of whom are students of the Centre for Communication Studies at the University of Guyana, have been invited to attend the premiere in New York.? They are standing by to travel pending the issuance of visas by the local United States Embassy in Georgetown.Some of the films are being considered for a Caribbean Tales Scholarship to Canada and the films will also be shown at Warwick University in the UK’s prestigious International Arts and Environmental Conference next month and the Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival in November.Locally, the question is probably being asked “When will Guyanese audiences be able to see the films?”? This is a question that is currently occupying the minds of the GIndiVi Group. The films cannot be shown on Television because they are going to be entered into international festivals,Adidas Hockey Jerseys Cheap, many of which bar films from being broadcast in this manner.This is because part of the importance of international festivals is in the distribution and broadcast interests that can be piqued from winning a prize (prizes can range from a little as US$150 to US$50,000) at a festival. At this point, distribution royalties and broadcast fees can become lucrative.There is also the educational market for films of certain cultural, scientific and academic significance, in which films from the Caribbean are at the moment most underrepresented.? However, these will all be pipe dreams if the Guyanese content produced by independent film makers is not protected by copy and intellectual rights legislation which Guyana has been reticent to embrace completely.So for the moment, Guyanese audiences at home will have to view the films in cinema-type events which are currently being organized by the group. There is expected to be a caravan which will tour Guyana’s villages and towns with the films and some of the film makers, in small settings, so that Guyanese who wish to see the films before they are released on DVD about two years from now, can do so.The first of these small viewings was held at the Theatre Guild immediately after the red carpet premiere of the films on July 7. The responses were very good prompting an extension of the screenings. Another viewing will be held at the University of Guyana next Friday (August 12), from 5 to 7pm.? The screening will be free and is targeting students and the University Community, although members of the public are welcome to attend.Another important spin-off from the CineGuyana endeavours could be the opening up of Guyana as a location for international films.? The eight films in the CineGuyana Set, showcase a range of locations available in Guyana from the urban to the natural. In fact, Guyana has such a wide range of natural settings including rivers, mountains, beaches, indigenous villages and a variety of urban settings as well as rich architectural and scenic advantages that could be a filmmakers dream.Moreover, the cost of doing business in Guyana, because of the current exchange rate, could be up to 75 percent less than in other similar locations.? If Guyana can attract even two major films a year to the country there could be immense benefits to local communities in services which large productions require such as food, transportation and accommodation.There could be benefits for local artistes and filmmakers also, as Guyana now has over 75 persons trained who can support any international film production touching down in Guyana. These persons’ skill sets range from lighting technicians, to gaffers to sound men and cinematographers.? There are also actors, actresses,Jerseys NFL Cheap, set and cost