Creative Industries

FashionTT

FashionTT provides service for local fashion industry stakeholders, primarily fashion designers, in the areas of fashion apparel, functional apparel and accessories.

• T&T’s fashion products have been sold in the USA, Canada and Europe with opportunities for trade in the Asian and Latin American markets.
• The local value chain includes fashion and accessory designers, pattern makers, fabric and trimming suppliers, equipment suppliers, machine operators, branding and packaging suppliers, retailers, distributors, models and training institutions.
• Trinidadian fashion designer and model Anya Ayoung Chee earned international recognition when she won the 9th season of the American TV Show Project Runway in 2011.

FilmTT

The Trinidad & Tobago Film Company Limited (FilmTT) provides logistics support and film commission services such as location scouting and research. It acts as a liaison for industry partners, communities, production houses and government agencies.

• The local value chain comprises actors and actresses, casting service providers, camera operators, costume designers, film or video producers, set designers, script writers and sound equipment companies. It also includes entertainment attorneys, hotels and transport providers, as well as other pre-production, production and ancillary services.

• The country hosts local and international feature films such as Bazodee and Girlfriends Getaway.

• Reality TV shows, documentaries, commercials, music videos and animation films are also produced in T&T.

• The annual Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival celebrates films from around the Caribbean and its diaspora, as well as from world cinema.

Animation Services

T&T is cost effective against other locations for the production of animated features. It offers a nearshore alternative for North American and European animation production studios. The industry comprises:

• 3 local 2D Animation Companies
• 1 local 3D Animation Company
• 11 television stations
• Over 150 trained and experienced animators

Since 2001, Animae Caribe’s Animation and Digital Media Festival has raised the awareness of animation in the Caribbean. The festival attracts top animators from studios such as Dreamworks, Cartoon Network, Pixar, Aardman and Nicklelodeon to T&T to present and host workshops for upcoming and professional animators.