Penny Hynam

cinefam, filmmaker

Before her return to Barbados in 1992, Penny Hynam had a 25-year career in Canada in film, television, arts administration and writing. A graduate of the University of Alberta with an Honours degree in English and Theatre, she worked at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and at CITY television, co-founded the documentary production company Mobius Productions, worked as a Script Reader for Telefilm Canada and as a Script Supervisor/Continuity on the set of over 40 movies and television dramas between 1975 and 1991. She was the founding Assistant Director of the Canadian Centre for Advanced Film Studies, a prestigious training school set up by Director Norman Jewison, and President for two years of Toronto Women in Film and Television.

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Gbassa D’acosta

cinefam, filmmaker

Executive Producer, Gbassa D’ Acosta has set the stage to be a major player in the Television and Digital Distribution industry. She has studied the art of mass distribution via media to tailor it to her own brand of “reverse syndication”. While others clamor to become the next “big show”, Gbassa is setting the stage to amass titles(her own and others), to become a mega-entrepreneur in the syndication world. Gbassa headed to NYC after college and has been in front of the camera as well as behind the scenes as a model and actress. She has had many television and movie appearances, such as on HBO’s hit show ​Entourage and more… https://www.facebook.com/RIDEWITHMETV/

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Judith Faloon Reid

cinefam, filmmaker

Judith Falloon Reid is a missionary at heart whose free spirit has led her into the lives and homes of many hurting people as a ministry worker, writer, filmmaker, and speaker. Professionally, she is a marketing consultant with over 30 years experience. Born and raised in Jamaica, Judith is writer and lead director of Jamaica’s first and award-winning Gospel movies, 70 x Seven release March 2017 and awarded Best Inspirational Film at CaribbeanLens Film Festival in Hollywood, Just Another Friday, and The Gift Everlasting. Released in March 2013.

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Nina Vilus

cinefam, filmmaker

Nina Vilus is a producer from Guadeloupe in the French Caribbean with graduate studies in Management for Film. She created a company Art and Vision productions in 2008 and produces mainly documentaries and short fiction, but hopes to soon devote herself to long format films from the Caribbean. Her company has a special focus on innovation & women she says: “Our goal is to accompany young women directors in their creative process in this generally male environment.”

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Charysse Harper

cinefam, filmmaker

Being a dual citizen of the United States and Trinidad & Tobago, Charysse Tia Harper has focused projects on her Trinidad culture: award-winning film, The Other Side of Carnival (2010), T&T 50 in Fifteen (2012), and Panomundo: Part 1: The Evolution of the Steelpan (2015); and on her American identity: award-winning documentary, 12 Months (2014). Charysse holds BA degrees in Cinema and Journalism and MAs in Management and International Relations. She has lived in the United States, United Kingdom, and Trinidad & Tobago. She is producing Not In Our Culture, a tribal weddings series in Nigeria and Panomundo Part 2: Pan Worldwide.

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