The Fourth Annual Turks & Caicos International Film Festival will be held Wednesday, October 15, through Sunday, October 19, 2008, on Providenciales, one of the Turks & Caicos Islands, located in the Caribbean. A world-class industry retreat, the TCIFFs mission is to celebrate and reflect on cultural diversity through cinema, and honor and recognize filmmakers who use their art to celebrate humanity while educating, entertaining and enriching audiences around the world.
Sponsored by the Turks and Caicos Board of Tourism and produced by Film Life, the festival will recognize and reward the best in international independent cinema.
The TCIFF will kick-off its four days of activities with a Welcome Reception, followed by a major studio premiere on the beach. The festival will also feature Turks Unplugged, an acoustic or "unplugged" concert performance by a leading musician, and "A Conversation with ... ," an event similar in structure to the acclaimed INSIDE THE ACTORS STUDIO, as well exclusive parties.
The festival will close with the TCIFF Awards Gala, where the Best Narrative Feature and the Best Documentary will receive the Premier's Trophy and $30,000 each in cash prizes. Additionally, the festival will present the TCIFF Visionary Award to a filmmaker whose career and achievement in cinema has spanned more than two decades, and who has used his/her celebrity to promote international humanitarian causes. The TCIFF will also present the Young Turks Award to an actor who has distinguished themselves through groundbreaking and critically acclaimed work over the past five years.
Passes for the Fourth Annual Turks & Caicos International Film Festival will be available online beginning May 1, 2008. The TCIFF pass, priced at $700 grants the holder admittance to the daily film screenings, opening night activities, "A Conversation with … " and the TCIFF Awards Gala. The TCIFF Ambassador Pass, priced at $2,500 grants the holder admittance to all public and private events including the VIP Ambassador (Gifting) Suites, as well as preferred seating at all events. The festival also offers discount travel and hotel accommodations and information can be found online at www.turksandcaicosfilmfest.com.
