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THE FESTIVAL
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR + CO-FOUNDER
DAVID BELLE
HISTORY
1ST EDITION JULY 2004: 85 FILMS, 35,000+ ATTENDANCE
2ND EDITION JULY 2005: 100 FILMS, 50,000+ ATTENDANCE
3RD EDITION DECEMBER 2006: 100 FILMS, 80,000+
ATTENDANCE, MEGA CONCERT W/ WYCLEF JEAN CLOSING NIGHT
FILMS
INTERNATIONAL FICTION, DOCUMENTARY AND ANIMATION, LONG AND SHORT
VENUES
4 MAKESHIFT THEATERS SCREEN 4X DAILY IN CITY'S HISTORIC COFFEE HOUSES, PUBLIC SQUARES, SCHOOLS AND CIVIC BUILDINGS
OPEN AIR SCREENING ON TOWN BEACH; 2 FULL LENGTH FILMS NIGHTLY
ATTENDANCE
5,000- 7,000 PEOPLE PER DAY
AUDIENCE
LOCAL:
STUDENTS, CHILDREN, FAMILIES, ARTISTS, PEASANTS, MARKET WOMEN, BUSINESS PEOPLE, JOURNALISTS, FILM PROFESSIONALS AND GOVERNMENT AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS (NGOs)
INTERNATIONAL:
VISITING DIRECTORS, ARTISTS, TOURISTS, AID WORKERS, JOURNALISTS AND DIPLOMATS
ADDITIONAL EVENTS
YÉLE CINEMA
INSTITUTE FRANÇAIS SCREENINGS IN PAP, LES CAYES, CAP HAITIAN
OUTREACH SCREENINGS IN REMOTE MOUNTAIN VILLAGES
FILM WORKSHOPS WITH VISITING PROFESSIONALS
PUBLIC EDUCATION SEMINARS
FILMS TO SCHOOLS
PRESS CONFERENCES
ART EXHIBITS
CONCERTS
TRADITIONAL MUSIC AND DANCE PERFORMANCES
SEA AND MOUNTAIN EXCURSIONS
NOTABLE PAST VISITORS
WYCLEF JEAN (CLOSING NIGHT MEGA CONCERT)
REP.JAN SCHAKOWSKY (D-ILL.)
EDWIDGE DANTICAT (CELEBRATED AUTHOR + FFFJH PROGRAMMER)
ABDERRAHMANE SISSAKO (BAMAKO)
ALBERT MAYSLES (MASTER CLASS IN DOCUMENTARIES)
MARC BAPTISTE (PHOTOGRAPHER)
THOMAS ALLEN HARRIS (DISCIPLES OF NELSON MANDELA)
ZACH NILES (SIERRA LEONE REFUGEE ALL STARS)
ADRIAN JOLIVET (ZIM & CO)
ANNETTE OLESEN (ONE TO ONE)
JORGEN LETH (NEW SCENES FROM AMERICA)
CAMERON BAILEY (FILM PROGRAMMER)
ANDREW DOSUNMU (HOT IRONS)
CHARLES NAJMAN (ROYAL BONBON)
DANY LEFERRIERE (GOUT DE JEUNNES FILLES)
JEAN-CLAUDE FLAMAND BARNY (NEG MARON)
JEFF ZIMBALIST (FAVELA RISING)
MUTABARUKA
PERRY HENZELL (HARDER THEY COME)
RAOUL PECK (SOMETIMES IN APRIL)
STEPHANIE BLACK (LIFE AND DEBT)
NOTABLE PRESS COVERAGE
ASSOCIATED PRESS
KNIGHT RIDDER
MIAMI HERALD
NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO
PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
VOICE OF AMERICA
HERALD TRIBUNE
CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORP
MARIE CLAIRE
SCREEN INTERNATIONAL
LE MONDE
ALL MAJOR LOCAL MEDIA, BROADCAST AND PRINT
PAST GOVERNMENTAL AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL SPONSORS
HAITIAN MINISTRY OF CULTURE
HAITIAN MINISTRY OF TOURISM
EMBASSY OF FRANCE
EMBASSY OF SPAIN
EMBASSY OF CHINA
SPANISH AGENCY OF INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
FOKAL (OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE IN HAITI)
CROWING ROOSTER ARTS
YELE HAITI
UNESCO
UNICEF
WORLD FOOD PROGRAM
EMBASSY OF CANADA
INSTITUTE FRANCAIS
ALLIANCE FRANCAISE
FESTIVAL'S IMPACT
UNPRECEDENTED GLOBAL EDUCATION THROUGH FILM TO 85,000+ VIEWERS
GENERATES $500,000 USD + REVENUE TO JACMEL THROUGH VISITORS AND RELATED
GOODS AND SERVICES
EMPLOYS 150+ LOCAL PERSONNEL
DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY ENGAGES SERVICES OF MOST FORMAL AND NON-FORMAL SECTORS
INCREASES TOURISM TO LOCAL HOTELS, RESTAURANTS AND BOUTIQUES
GENERATES POSITIVE PRESS COVERAGE FOR TOWN AND NATION
TOWN OF JACMEL
POPULATION
40,000 - HAITI'S 5TH LARGEST CITY
LOCATION
SOUTHEASTERN COAST OF HAITI
LANGUAGE
FRENCH
HAITIAN CREOLE
ENGLISH AND SPANISH SPEAKING GUIDES
TRAVEL
AIRPLANE CONNECTION THROUGH CAPITAL, PORT-AU-PRINCE
DAILY FLIGHTS TO PORT-AU-PRINCE FROM MIAMI AND NEW YORK
NOTABLE
CULTURAL CAPITAL OF HAITI
FRENCH COLONIAL ARCHITECTURE
CARIBBEAN BEACHES
BASSIN BLEU WATERFALLS
RENOWNED CARNIVAL
ART GALLERIES
CREOLE CUISINE
NOTABLE ORGANIZATIONS
ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE
CENTRE ALCIBIADE POMMAYRAC (CONSIDERED BEST HIGH SCHOOL IN THE NATION)
FESTIVAL FILM JAKMéL
SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS (FOSAJ)
SCHOOL OF MUSIC (ECOLE DE MUSIQUE ESSAIX BAPTISTE)
ANNUAL EVENTS
CARNIVAL (FEBRUARY)
RARA (APRIL) - TRADITIONAL STREET MUSIC PARADE
TOWN ANNIVERSARY (MAY) - CONCERTS, EXHIBITS, FILM SCREENINGS
GEDE (NOVEMBER)- "DAY OF THE DEAD" TRADITIONAL CEREMONIES
FESTIVAL FILM JAKMÈL (DECEMBER) - INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY CINEMA
RECOMMENDED HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
HOTELS
CAP LA MANDOU
CYVADIER PLAGE
HOTEL DE LA PLACE
FLORITA
LA JACMELIENNE
RESTAURANTS
AMBIANCE
CHEZ LEANNE
LA CREVETTE
PASTA NOSTRA
YAKIMO BAY
HAITI
NAME
REPUBLIC OF HAITI
HAITI IN TAINO (LANGUAGE OF INDIGENOUS POPULATION - MEANING "MOUNTAINOUS LAND")
BORDERS
SHARES ISLAND OF HISPAÑOLA WITH THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
HISTORICAL
FRANCE'S MOST PROFITABLE COLONY (1700'S)
ONLY SUCCESSFUL SLAVE REVOLT IN HISTORY
1ST INDEPENDENT BLACK REPUBLIC OF THE WORLD (1804)
2ND OLDEST REPUBLIC IN WESTERN HEMISPHERE
CURRENT
POOREST COUNTRY IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE
MULTI-NATION UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING PRESENCE
POPULATION
8.3 MILLION
95% AFRICAN DESCENT
5% MIXED
EDUCATIONAL STATISTICS
55% ADULT ILLITERACY
ACCESS TO INFORMATION
PRINCIPAL SOURCE IS "WORD OF MOUTH"
SECONDARY SOURCE LOCAL RADIO
1/100 INTERNET USERS
EMPLOYMENT
60% UNEMPLOYMENT
