{"id":242269,"date":"2025-07-04T07:10:47","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T11:10:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=242269"},"modified":"2025-07-04T10:11:30","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T14:11:30","slug":"filmmakers-secure-funding-to-launch-co-productions-as-ccf-2025-closes-with-a-call-to-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/filmmakers-secure-funding-to-launch-co-productions-as-ccf-2025-closes-with-a-call-to-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Filmmakers Secure Funding to Launch Co-Productions as CCF 2025 Closes with a Call to Action"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-3117936683\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  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sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaFMdgE6mYPT8QGXjA0A\"><strong><em>CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHAT\u2019S APP GROUP<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p><div id=\"antig-1286444851\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"level\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/level.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/level.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:240\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/level.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:819\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/level.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/level.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Caribbean and Global South Leaders Demand Immediate Investment in Regional Film Ecosystems<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two filmmakers, walked away from the Cross Continental Forum (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/antigua-and-barbuda-hosts-st-kitts-and-nevis-for-south-south-climate-cooperation-workshop\/?swcfpc=1\">CCF<\/a><\/strong>) 2025 with grant funding to kickstart co-productions, thanks to support from the Inter-American Development Bank\u2014marking a tangible outcome of a weeklong event that moved beyond conversation and into transformation.<\/p><div 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https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:819\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0040.jpg 819w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0040.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>he forum, presented by Caribbean Tales Media Group and the Department of Creative and Performing Arts at UWI Cave Hill, concluded its five-day convergence on June 18 with a bold message: The time to build is now.&nbsp;\u00ad<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"248\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_NaBz2-E96gzZ26SwGl2lXKjhJwbGOp8_KdNZLQWyNjkzktECKMKv1go0AZy3zBx1xsPJOZ5fzOa0UL8MO_RMf4C9LrrY5YYkxScOeTI0ny8AjG0gwRDw9Z0j5o0tXh3QIK19ggsPZ8o-wYEB6w7n4Ln_A=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/ffgu0.img.ag.d.sendibm3.com\/im\/sh\/uhr-4YFYmjgU.jpg?u=7xwQLFBtniwQnF54HDo6PhWeDWpkYqO\"><\/p><div 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height=\"1350\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Producers and delegates from across the Caribbean, Africa, Canada, the UK, Europe, and the U.S. issued a united call to design, fund, and activate local film ecosystems without waiting for the \u201cperfect\u201d conditions.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Held under the theme\u00a0<strong>Decolonising Co-Production<\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/antigua-and-barbuda-hosts-st-kitts-and-nevis-for-south-south-climate-cooperation-workshop\/?swcfpc=1\">CCF <\/a><\/strong>2025 brought together over 50 producers, industry delegates, and creatives to interrogate the systems that determine whose stories are told\u2014and how. <\/p><div id=\"antig-846026353\" class=\"antig-content_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"500X500 (1)\"><img 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src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_NYst7uprIXev1fMA00pyl_KkADse2vKNiRPNpkHB3cgBz5mfUdu9XdaZyludUzjnT1NXjxRBCP6wT-3AUtX-nHvEcmmYBu0my2j-JXZ-cEI7Sw5lAapveOhwUUv7iEWWDFPRj4NMAv1BeDCoJrpBZQ2BA=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/ffgu0.img.ag.d.sendibm3.com\/im\/sh\/7AAr7ijA_7p5.jpg?u=7xwQLFBtniwQnLwWQ2lHZr0k2pZirQe\">As&nbsp;<strong>Frances-Anne Solomon<\/strong>, CEO of CaribbeanTales and co-creator of the forum, emphasized: \u201cIt\u2019s great to tell the story\u2014we\u2019re already good at that. The real question is: where will you get the money? Who can you collaborate with to make your project real? These two points must always be front and centre.\u201d Rather than reinforcing narratives of lack, the forum served as a live lab for real-world opportunities for filmmakers to forge meaningful partnerships and build with what they have.\u00ad<\/p><div id=\"antig-4227774149\" class=\"antig-content_3 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chtamarketplace.com\/\" aria-label=\"Social FaceBook Cover Desk_Mobile\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:711\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Social-FaceBook-Cover-Desk_Mobile-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:711\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Social-FaceBook-Cover-Desk_Mobile-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:111\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Social-FaceBook-Cover-Desk_Mobile-scaled.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:379\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Social-FaceBook-Cover-Desk_Mobile-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:285\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Social-FaceBook-Cover-Desk_Mobile-scaled.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:569\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Social-FaceBook-Cover-Desk_Mobile-scaled.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:711\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Social-FaceBook-Cover-Desk_Mobile-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"2560\" height=\"949\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>High-profile contributors included:<\/p><div id=\"antig-3603899681\" class=\"antig-content_6 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_NYjdhcFkL1mpWVi8dQkNvSCn8Q8CAXTGI97Zh4mVRcpYDGxmR3d3fO44Rp7bnxrEBbsIrrSjJOHpcRI7qVhe9w25g6U4PLBO3O8D96U24ltYRUShZpFeHq69m3fhahRYv7S9LVFSMG5qbQFQBLxJRxqPQ=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/ffgu0.img.ag.d.sendibm3.com\/im\/sh\/0TiNXiTsFsCy.png?u=7xwQLFBtniwQnSnyYriSk0Ups8JhA0u\">\u00adCCH Pounder\u00adAcclaimed actor, CCF Steering Group member, and activist\u00ad<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"174\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_NbTrNlpn7DuPuR-EuPSY0C97cUHMOi10bufpZrmaLRUl_25HiGW2hZa3YsL4RXdo6QaqOpLXZo_m4gm4xgEsNvh_EJQ5c0zftfk0_-OypkRfRwbYmac11VbN3fKexE4CthxyTabPaVN_hVNXkQNapU56w=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/ffgu0.img.ag.d.sendibm3.com\/im\/sh\/CXfFP8lYqA-P.png?u=7xwQLFBtniwQnZfQhgfdu9yvhR3fSbA\">\u00ad<strong>Lorraine Toussaint<\/strong>\u00adCelebrated actor, producer, and cultural trailblazer\u00ad<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"185\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_NZi-pWN75cmMsDBEXmf51Q56FLfCmp-t4NpuyLLSvl_SLlFy3iPej4pPwTZ6jLptigeapsLens8ozQ5ovcGGqV1_Qa8D_-kel2XIBGpDFDaIUIDrdB1M9myaXsNFyhxRK5OXGN9BehN3E4ZFV1CmslDBA=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/ffgu0.img.ag.d.sendibm3.com\/im\/sh\/BySWwdJWJgDi.jpg?u=7xwQLFBtniwQngWsqVcp4JT1WjndlBQ\">\u00ad<strong>Ava DuVernay<\/strong>\u00adRenowned filmmaker, producer, and<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DuVernay\u2019s virtual keynote was a standout moment. In a direct message to emerging creators, she dismantled the myth that big budgets make better films:\u201cIf your first idea moves you way outside your budget\u2014pivot. Use what\u2019s around you. The best films often happen in the smallest spaces.\u201d&nbsp;The forum tackled structural barriers to equity across key pillars:<br>&nbsp;<strong>Day 1 \u2013 Decolonising Policy &amp; Legislation<\/strong>: Reforming frameworks that hinder equitable content creation<br>&nbsp;<strong>Day 2 \u2013 Decolonising Financing<\/strong>: Disrupting traditional funding streams to centre Black and Global Majority creators<br>&nbsp;<strong>Day 3 \u2013 Decolonising Content<\/strong>: Preserving cultural authenticity while scaling reach<br>&nbsp;<strong>Day 4 \u2013 Decolonising Distribution<\/strong>: Building inclusive, sustainable distribution models<br>&nbsp;<strong>Day 5 \u2013 Decolonising Co-Production<\/strong>: Forging cross-border collaboration rooted in equity&nbsp;Key stakeholders\u2014including&nbsp;<strong>C15 Studios<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Caribbean Creative Fund<\/strong>, and major partners such as the&nbsp;<strong>Inter-American Development Bank<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Invest Barbados<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Barbados Tourism and Marketing Inc.<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Barbados Film and Television Association<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Canada Media Fund<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Picture NL<\/strong>, and the&nbsp;<strong>KZN Tourism and Film Authority<\/strong>\u2014joined the forum to offer funding insights and forge next-step pathways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_NZPk2qdENS5EH_uiy4qEGviXHAm1GtfhdE11vxpxcgN4o7-pRqndvRbw0KY_ZViLrDOvjjC6t3CbdMJSf4Fn-YW1P-PTo1cHDkE7i99NY91gVGeeJ-IZkCZGh-Rtax1T443pbMVkMR4XLzTu4inNt6nxA=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/ffgu0.img.ag.d.sendibm3.com\/im\/sh\/P9iMTe2cI-gn.jpg?u=7xwQLFBtniwQnnOKzKa0ESx7M2Xc3lg\"><strong>Felicia J. Persaud<\/strong>, CEO of Invest Caribbean, moderated a pivotal panel on financing and pointed to a lack of infrastructure:&nbsp;\u201cFew Caribbean countries have usable tax incentives or co-production treaties. 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