The Caribbean Performing Arts Federation (C-PAF) Dominica has formed a new Task Force to assist in creating an environment for the creative art sector on the island.
The Task Force was launched at the Le Bistro Restaurant on Castle Street, Roseau on Tuesday.
They are; Peter Panthier- Task Force member, Zarinah Matthew- Ministry of Trade Representative, Matthew Burton- Treasurer, Hanif Gregoire- Country Manager of C-PAF Dominica inc, Simeon Joseph- Vice President, Ayodele Andrew- Secretary, Kerry Henry- PRO.
Organizers said the force’s purpose is to facilitate the development of an enabling environment for the implementation of a more integrated OECS Creative Art Sector.
“C-PAF is a result of frustration that we have encountered throughout the years seeking to develop and promote this sector called the creative industry or entertainment industry as we move along,” Irvin Durand, CEO of C-PAF Regional, said at the launch. “It is necessary for us to understand that the frustrations that we have had in making things happen, in exposing the talent that we have locally.”
Durand stated that the problem is not unique to Dominica but a regional one and even more for smaller islands.
C-PAF new Country Manager Hanif Gregoire believes there is no entertainment industry in Dominica.
“I don’t think that we have an entertainment industry in Dominica, I think that is absent,” he stated. “Why I say that is because there are no standards set out that our entertainers could look up to and aspire to or upkeep. There are no standards set out that people could look at and say, well okay that is the standard I have to meet if I want to be a star, if I want to be a role model, if I want to be the best that I could be…”
He said that there is no order in the entertainment scene on the island.
“People are just doing what they want to do, when they want do it,” he stated. “Where there is no order there is no sense of direction, meaning there is no progress.”
He described some of the goals of C-PAF.
“We want to create a one-stop-shop where every person who is involved in the various disciplines in the performing arts sector would be in one data base, would be in one network so that we would make it very easier and very time efficient for persons when they are undertaking projects like music videos, live stage shows, theatrical productions…,” Gregoire noted.
He noted further that the four main goals needed to help along the way to achieve these goals are; public awareness, sensitization, education, training & nurturing and collaboration & support.
Great work. Keep it up
You guys are missing the point,stop get distracted …these ppl have a main goal in mind….lets stop at those nonsensical talk and work for bettering or Youths and our Business so that they wont go astray and
bankrupted … smh…How are we going to be better country men when evertime is the same thing.
I hope if u have a child interested in that field, u put him or her in it!! THE YOUTH INVOLVED WILL END UP BANKRUPTED ANYWAY because these ppl have a history of not being honest when it comes to money! GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT before u defend!!!!!!
Papa! See face on that commitee….hmmmm. Ppl with a hisotry of MAMAGUYING ppl…………….ok then!
We want to know what\’s the latest on Kamala.
Who I seeing on that Committee there boy look trouble. So many other people we could choose. Why some of us just think we only can do things or we must be in things to show we boss. Bodie help that committee.
Bella I wish I could meet you now to shake your hand. Well said