Film-maker and Caribbean Awards for Excellence laureate Robert Yao Ramesar, is expected to deliver the inaugural public lecture at the University of the West Indies (UWI)/Anthony N Sabga Caribbean Awards distinguished lecture series on September 13.
In 2006, Ramesar received the Caribbean Award for Arts & Letters and was one of three laureates who all shared a connection to UWI. His feature address, titled The Story Made Light: Yao Ramesar and the Language of Caribbean Film, will take place from 6.30 pm at the Learning Resource Centre, UWI, St Augustine. The Caribbean Awards laureates are chosen based, on the quality of their work in keeping with the stated goal of the Anthony N Sabga Caribbean Awards to honour distinguished Caribbean citizens who exemplify Caribbean life, and to promote and foster the pursuit of excellence by Caribbean people for the benefit of the Caribbean community.
Ramesar (BA, MFA film directing) is a lecturer in film at the St Augustine campus. One of the most accomplished and prolific directors of his generation, he has created more than 120 films on the people, history and culture of T&T, screening in more than 100 countries throughout Africa, Asia, North, South and Central America, Eastern and Western Europe, and throughout the Caribbean. Honours for his work included the Paul Robeson Awards (US) for best film and best editing (1990) and best cinematography (1991); the critics' choice award at the Global Africa Film Festival (US) 1992; the Royal Bank/MATT awards for best television series 1996; best editing, best supporting video and best television series 1997; best supporting video 1998 (Trinidad); the Saraswati Devi Award 2000; and Decibel Award 2002; most popular feature Film, Flashpoint Film Festival (Jamaica) 2006 and the Caribbean Cinema Award, Studio 66 Arts Support Community (Trinidad) 2006.
