2005 FESTIVAL FACTS

Second Edition: Festival Film Jakmèl/ July 9 - 16, 2005

• 100 films featured from 30 countries
• More than 50,000 attendees from Jacmel and surrounding areas
• More than 50 directors/ industry professionals attended from around the globe
• Acclaimed directors Raoul Peck (Sometimes in April) and Jeff Zimbalist (Favela Rising) in attendence
• Award winning films presented, including: Hotel Rwanda (Terry George), Motorcycle Diaries (Walter Salles), Maria Full of Grace (Josh Marston), The Agronomist (Jonathan Demme), Comme une Image (Agnès Jaoui), Le Goût de Jeunnes Filles (John L’Écuyer) and House of Flying Daggers (Zhang Yimou)
• Films lent free of charge by Bac Films, Dreamworks SKG, HBO Films, Lions Gate, Sony Pictures Classics, among many others
• All screenings and programs free of charge and open to the public
• Screenings held in city’s historic coffee houses, public squares, schools and civic buildings
• 2 feature films screened nightly on town pier
• Daily film workshops hosted by visiting filmmakers
• Attendees included families, students, market vendors, laborers, peasants, aid workers, diplomats and visiting foreign filmmakers
• Jahnesta, one of Haiti's most popular bands, performed on closing night to 8,000 spectators
• Notable International Press Coverage: Miami Herald, Associated Press