Trinidad + Tobago Film Festival Prizes

Trinidad+Tobago Film Festival (TTFF) seeks to highlight excellence in filmmaking through the exhibition of fiction and documentary films and New Media works made in T&T, the Caribbean and its diaspora.

TTFF selects films under a range of programmes as follows:

The Caribbean programme (competitive) comprises feature-length films (60 minutes +) from the Caribbean, the diaspora, and films by international filmmakers made in and about the region.

The Origins programme (curated) is non-competitive, and consists of short and feature-length films from South Asia and West Africa.

Short + mid-length films: This competitive programme comprises films under 30 minutes in length (shorts) and films between 30 and 59 minutes in length (mid-length) from the Caribbean and its diaspora.

The New Media programme (curated/ non-competitive) comprises avant garde and experimental film and video works from artists and filmmakers in the Caribbean and its diaspora.

The Student films programme (competitive) spotlights narrative and documentary films with a Caribbean focus made by student filmmakers (whether secondary or tertiary) in the Caribbean.

AWARDS + PRIZES

• Best documentary film
  • Feature-length
  • Mid-length
  • Short

• Best fiction film
  • Feature-length
  • Mid-length
  • Short

• Best film made in T+T
• Paddington Prize for best student film
• Audience award for best T+T film

The deadline for submission is 1 May 2026.

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