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2006 FESTIVAL

2006 FESTIVAL FACTS

Third Edition: Festival Film Jakmèl Nov 24 - Dec 1, 2006

  • 100 films featured from 30 countries
  • More than 80,000 attendees from Jacmel and surrounding areas
  • More than 75 directors/ industry professionals attended from around the globe
  • Acclaimed directors Abderrahmane Sissako (Bamako), Albert Maysles (Grey Gardens), Jorgen Leth (5 Obstructions), Thomas Allen Harris (Disciples of Nelson Mandela), Zach Niles (Refugee All Stars), Annette Olesen (One to One) in attendance
  • Wylcef Jean Closing Night Mega Concert to 50,000+ on Jacmel Beach.
  • Launch of Yele Cinema with Wyclef and David Belle performing ribbon cutting ceremony.
  • Award winning films presented, including: Tsotsi (Gavin Hood) Rize (David LaChappelle) When we were Kings (Leon Gast) , Story of the Weeping Camel (Luigi Falorni and Byambasuren Davaa), Water (Deepa Mehta), The Take (Avi Lewis), Cache (Michael Haneke), Alimentation Generale (Chantal Briet), March of the Penguins (Luc Jacquet), Vers Le Sud (Laurent Cantet), Bus 174 (Jose Padilha), Iberia (Carlos Saura), Secret Life of Words (Isabelle Coixet), Le President A-t-il le SIDA (Arnold Antonin) , Kirikou et les Betes Sauvage (Benedicte Galup et Michel Ocelot), Madagascar (Tom Mcgrath + Eric Darnell), Sisters in Law (Florence Ayisi + Kim Longinotto), Inconvenient Truth (Davis Guggenheim), Syriana (Stephen Gaghan) Traffic (Steven Soderbergh)
  • Development Seminars presented with Yele Haiti and visiting NGOs addressing AIDS, WomenÕs Rights, Food Security, and the Environment.
  • Films lent free of charge by Paramount Films, Dreamworks SKG, HBO Films, Lions Gate, Sony Pictures Classics etc...
  • All screenings and programs free of charge and open to the public
  • Screenings held in cityÕs historic coffee houses, public squares, schools and civic buildings
  • 2 feature films screened nightly on town beach
  • Daily film workshops hosted by visiting filmmakers
  • Attendees included families, students, market vendors, laborers, peasants, aid workers, diplomats and visiting foreign filmmakers
  • Notable International Press Coverage: Miami Herald, Associated Press, Marie Claire, Agence France Press, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
  • Vodou Ceremony at La Fleur Ginen Temple