CineGuyana, a film organisation that was founded by local artists, will be seeking to promote Guyana’s culture through film, according to its new President Phillip Williams, who says training local content makers will also be pursued.
The organisation has been making strides for the past five years, during which it has produced 11 short films, eight of which were shown internationally. The company selected its first board of directors last month.
According to Williams, one of the company’s main goals is to train members of the public who are involved in film and video production. Williams said the company will be looking to bring experts to conduct training programmes towards this end.
Williams said if local producers can hone their skills and knowledge, Guyana would become competitive with the best in world cinema.
“Writing for film is an entirely different ballgame and we would like to empower people to write good stories because if a story is good the audience might forgive the technical aspects of filmmaking,” he further said.
CineGuyana, he added, would like to put on a feature film in the future that will push Guyanese culture. Williams said he would like the world to see what makes Guyana unique and showcase the different races in Guyana and how they relate with each other. He said the