Festival Film Jakmèl (FFJ) is a biennial celebration of contemporary world cinema held in Haiti's vibrant cultural center, Jacmel. Attended by over 80,000 people from the nation and around the world, Festival Film Jakmèl offers an unprecedented opportunity for discovery, exchange, and visibility through the power of film and the diverse world it captures.
Through cinema and integrated educational and cultural programming,
the Festival aims to entertain, educate and empower the Haitian people
while providing insights for sustainable development. The Festival offers
the community free access to:
- FFJ Screenings: Non-stop schedule of international film screenings for all ages
- FFJ Concerts: intimate and grand scale live performances with local and visiting musicians
- FFJ Workshops: Filmmaking Workshops and Job Training Courses with visiting professionals
- FFJ Town Hall Development Seminars: in partnership with NGOs
- FFJ Education: Programming for local schools
- FFJ La Kay Awards: Celebrating the best in Haitian cinematic achievement
FFJ OUTREACH
Fondation Festival Film Jakmèl, the Festival's organizing entity, produces year round mini traveling festivals, urban mobile screenings, local film productions, vocational training workshops and educational screenings throughout the nation.
Festival Film Jakmèl started in 2004 by David Belle,
an American filmmaker living in Haiti, and Patrick Boucard, a
Haitian artist and founder of
Fondation Sant D'A Jakmèl (FOSAJ). Following the 2005 edition Mr. Boucard and FOSAJ stepped down as co-director and presenting entity respectively. Fondation Festival Film Jakmèl (FFFJ) was subsequently founded by Mr. Belle and established as an independent foundation in Haiti.
The Foundation is dedicated to using film and digital media as tools for creating lasting social and economic development.
