The Government is optimistic of increased employment and training opportunities from the staging of the 2016 KingstOOn animation conference and film festival. Within the first six months after the staging of the inaugural event in 2013, Jamaican animation studios signed with international companies such as Disney and Nickelodeon, creating a boost for the local sector. A number of local animators...

The Government is moving to position Jamaica to tap into potential job opportunities in the global animation industry, estimated to be worth over US$222 billion and for which there is a demand for 30,000 animators. Industry experts believe that of this number, 5,000 can be filled by persons from the Caribbean and, in this regard, the administration is moving to...

The KingstOOn Animation Conference and Afro-descendant Festival is to be held from March 12 to 13 at the Edna Manley College for the Visual and Performing Arts, in Kingston. The festival is seeking to engage unattached or at-risk youth to expose them to opportunities that the animation industry can offer them. Addressing a JIS ‘Think Tank’, today (February 2), State...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, says, Jamaica has the potential to be a major player in the multibillion dollar global animation industry. He noted that the country has an educated, talented youth population, with an affinity for technology, “and “our cultural diversity and creativity have aroused the interest of the world.” “This is a multibillion...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining (MSTEM), Hon. Phillip Paulwell, will tomorrow (Jan. 28) launch the 2016 KingstOOn animation conference and film festival, which is slated for March 12 to 13 in the capital city. The blast off event will get underway at 11:00 am at Jampro’s Business Auditorium in New Kingston. State Minister, Hon. Julian Robinson, as well...

Young persons who are skilled in animation are to be provided with more opportunities as the Government has allocated $70 million in the 2015/2016 Budget for the Youth Employment in Digital and Creative Industries project. The programme was first launched in September 2014, and this year, provisions have been made for the purchasing of 190 computers, 385 tablets, 335 2D...

It is with a sense of anticipation that I am here this morning, and it is my distinct pleasure to be a part of this ground breaking event, and to be delivering the opening remarks. Ladies and gentlemen, I believe that once this festival concludes we would have witnessed a display of talent and energy that demonstrates the possibilities that...