{"id":2506,"date":"2019-07-03T21:00:47","date_gmt":"2019-07-03T21:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/westernmirror.com\/?p=2506"},"modified":"2019-07-03T21:00:49","modified_gmt":"2019-07-03T21:00:49","slug":"film-commissioner-says-sprinter-release-represents-new-era-in-jamaican-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westernmirror.com\/?p=2506","title":{"rendered":"Film Commissioner says Sprinter release represents new era in Jamaican film"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Film Commissioner\nRenee Robinson has said that the local opening of filmmaker Storm Saulter&#8217;s\nsecond feature film, Sprinter, heralds a new era in Jamaican film, and shows\nthat locally made content can be displayed on the island and appeal to Jamaican\naudiences. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ms. Robinson made the comments in anticipation of the Jamaican premiere of the award-winning film, which will be shown across the island starting on July 3, 2019. Sprinter was executive produced by NBA veteran Richard Jefferson and renowned actors Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, through their production company Overbrook Entertainment. It has been screened in over 50 cities and 20 states across North America. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"http:\/\/westernmirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Renee_Robinson.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westernmirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Renee_Robinson.jpg 500w, https:\/\/westernmirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Renee_Robinson-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption>Film Commissioner Renee Robinson speaking at JAMPRO&#8217;s Film, Animation, and Music Investor forum earlier this year. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking on the premiere, she said, &#8220;SPRINTER opening\nin theatres in Jamaica demonstrates the true viability of local content on\nlocal screens for local audiences, and I hope this will launch more\nopportunities for visibility for the work of Jamaican filmmakers. Storm Saulter\nand his team have created something that all Jamaicans can be proud of, and we\nmust rally behind it with support \u2013 whether by buying a ticket this week or by\njoining the long-standing advocacy for resources and ecosystem growth for the\nfilm industry.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ms. Robinson went on to say, &#8220;In many ways, SPRINTER\nheralds a new era of Jamaican cinema, one which displays significant potential\nfor economic success and critical acclaim. The Jamaica Film Commission couldn\u2019t\nbe prouder.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">JAMPRO hopes to create more jobs for Jamaicans working in\nthe screen-based industries through films like Sprinter, develop routes to\nmarket for commercially viable creative content, and promote formalization of\nthe film industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Film Commissioner Renee Robinson has said that the local opening of filmmaker Storm Saulter&#8217;s second feature film, Sprinter, heralds a new era in Jamaican film, and shows that locally made content can be displayed on the island and appeal to Jamaican audiences. \ufeff<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2499,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[1361,1360,1363,1362,1359],"class_list":["post-2506","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-film-commissioner","tag-jamaican-film","tag-jampro","tag-richard-jefferson","tag-sprinter"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/westernmirror.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2506","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/westernmirror.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/westernmirror.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westernmirror.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westernmirror.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2506"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/westernmirror.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2506\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2507,"href":"https:\/\/westernmirror.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2506\/revisions\/2507"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westernmirror.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2499"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/westernmirror.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2506"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westernmirror.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2506"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westernmirror.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}