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From:TheBahamasWeekly.com Bahamas International Film Festival
Naomie Harris will be on hand for the special Chopard Award tribute presentation on Tuesday, December 11th at Aura Nightclub at the Atlantis Hotel & Resort on Paradise Island. The Rising Star Tribute is given to an actor or actress whose early accomplishments have put them on the path for elite stardom in the industry. It was also announced that Ansbacher & BIFF will generously award $10,000 to a deserving independent Bahamian and Caribbean filmmaker vying for funding through BIFF’s innovative Filmmaker Residency Program (also sponsored by Ansbacher). The prize money will go directly towards the development and production of the selected recipient’s film. The esteemed group of Filmmaker Residency Advisors presiding over the program and evaluating the candidates include
The filmmakers and projects selected for the BIFF’s Filmmaker Residency Program are:
Miguel A. Drayton - THE SLUMBER PARTY
Michael Mayhew-Arnold, Managing Director of Ansbacher (Bahamas) Limited comments: ""Ansbacher Bank in the Bahamas is pleased, in this its 50th anniversary year, to be sponsoring the Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF) for another year. It believes that the BIFF is a central column in the development of film and arts in The Bahamas and in The Caribbean. The Bahamas and other Caribbean countries are overflowing with artistic talent that needs an outlet and the BIFF gives that focus". Rising star Naomie Harris burst onto the world’s screens as the machete wielding survivor in Danny Boyle’s zombie horror film “28 Days Later” and gained a reputation as a superbly versatile actress with roles as varied as Bronx agent Trudy Joplin in Michael Mann’s “Miami Vice” opposite Jamie Foxx and Colin Farrell; the voodoo Queen Tai Dalma in Gore Verbinski’s “Pirates of the Caribbean 2 & 3” opposite Johnny Depp; and a Bahamian law enforcement agent in Brett Ratner’s
Harris spent her early years doing theatre before securing the co-lead in “28 Days Later” in 2001. She gave critically acclaimed performances as Clara in the Channel 4 adaptation of Zadie Smith’s “White Teeth” directed by Julian Jarrold, and Maggie in Peter Kosminsky’s BBC political drama “The Project.” Harris also starred opposite Colin Firth in Marc Evan’s film “Trauma,” and Steve Coogan in Michael Winterbottom’s “Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story.” So far this year Harris has completed work on five films: “Poppy Shakespeare” directed by Benjamin Ross; “Explicit Ills” directed by Mark Webber; “Morris: A Life With Bells On” directed by Lucy Akhurst; “The Night Watchman” with Keanu Reeves, directed by David Ayor; and “August” with Josh Hartnett, directed by Austin Chick. Taking place December 6-13, this year’s Festival will showcase 83 films from 26 different countries, including 54 features of which several are world or international premieres and nearly all Bahamian premieres.
For more information please visit www.bintlfilmfest.com . Sponsors for the Bahamas International Film Festival include: Atlantis, The Ministry of Tourism, Ansbacher, Aura Nightclub, Bacardi, Bahamas Ferries, Bahamas Tourism Channel, Best Buy Furniture, Bristol Wine and Spirits, British Colonial Hilton, Chopard, Green Parrot, FedEx Express, Fireworks Unlimited, Floral Arts, Galleria Cinemas, Hard Rock Café, Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch, Royal Bank of Canada, Saturn Films, The Director’s Cut, Versace, Wendy’s and thank you to our donors and patrons of the film festival.
Ansbacher (Bahamas) Limited is one of oldest offshore bank and trust companies in The Bahamas, having been established in 1957. It offers a comprehensive range of services that include private banking, fiduciary services and wealth management tailored to specific client needs. It was formerly known as Bahamas International Trust Company Limited, ("BITCO"), and was previously owned by a consortium of banks with Barclays Bank as the majority shareholder. BITCO was sold to the Ansbacher Group of Companies in 1989, changing its name to Ansbacher (Bahamas) Limited in 1994.
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