Bridgetown,
BARBADOS, April 12, 2019.
Caribbean animators had the opportunity to showcase their skills to
an audience of local, regional and international players in the
content and technology industry and access seed funding for their
animated concepts thanks to the KingstOOn 3 Animation Festival which
was held in Jamaica April 5 -7, 2019.

Caribbean Export
Development Agency (Caribbean Export) supported the participation of
three animators: Barbadian Joshua Clarke, Alain Bidard from
Martinique and St. Lucian Tevin Loctar.

During the three - day
event, attendees engaged with global industry leaders and were better
able to understand the global animation pipeline, pre-qualified
individuals were paired with potential content and Afro-descendant
animated content from around the world was showcased.

The KingstOOn3 Animation
Conference and Afro-descendant Film Festival included expert
animation panels and keynote presentations, workshops, a film
festival and three animation competitions. Alain Bidard, whose
participation was supported by Caribbean Export won Best Caribbean
Short Film with “The Flight” in the Emerging Animated Content
Competition. Also, of note was the Pitch Bootcamp and Competition
which allowed four selected finalists, of five team members, to
refine their pitching skills and concepts under the guidance of
world-class experts in the animation industry and to be assessed by a
panel of executives from major studios.

Caribbean Export remains
committed to the development of the Caribbean animation community and
was happy to collaborate with the organizers of the 3rd
edition of the KingstOOn event to ensure that it was a resounding
success.

About
Caribbean Export

Caribbean
Export is a regional export development and trade and investment
promotion organisation of the Forum of Caribbean States (CARIFORUM)
currently executing the Regional Private Sector Programme (RPSDP)
funded by the European Union under the 11th
European Development Fund (EDF) Caribbean Export’s mission is to
increase the competitiveness of Caribbean countries by providing
quality export development and trade and investment promotion
services through effective programme execution and strategic
alliances.

More
information about Caribbean Export can be found at
www.carib-export.com.
Contact: JoEllen Laryea, PR and Communications, Caribbean Export
Development Agency, Tel: +1(246) 436-0578, Fax: +1(246) 436-9999,
Email: jlaryea@carib-export.com