Cinema of Haiti

[1] On December 14, 1899, Joseph Filippi, a representative of the Lumiere cinema, made the first public screening at the Petit Séminaire while visiting the island.

Emmanuel and Edouard Guilbaud made many films on political events and athletes, often under the direction of Ricardo Widmaier.

It consists only one double issue of the journal of the French Institute of Haiti Conjonction, released in 1983, devoted to film; a book by Arnold Antonin, published during the same year, entitled Matériel pour une préhistoire du cinéma haïtien ("Material for a prehistory of Haitian cinema"); and an article by the same author in the 1981 book Cinéma de l’Amérique latine (Cinema of Latin America) by Guy Hennebel and Alfonso Gumucio Dagrón.

The first was the 1976 short film Map paly net by Raphael Stines, a Creole version of Jean Cocteau's Le bel indifférent.

Arnold Antonin is known for his documentary films, including Les Duvalier sur le banc des accusés (1973, 25mm, black and white) and Haïti le chemin de la liberté (1974, 120 mm, feature, black and white).

Haitian filmmakers making a name for themselves in Hollywood include Jean-Claude La Marre, director of Trapped: Haitian Nights, and award-winning filmmaker Romane Antoine Simon who directed films such as I Am Not For Sale: The Fight to End Human Trafficking, Blood Runs Thick, and Hybristophilia.

[2] The creation and production of images in the social and economic conditions of Haiti often find a way into the media light, especially in video.

Starting in 1999, he began conducting a series of documentary portraits depicting lower class workers as well as important figures in Haitian art such as Tiga, Cédor Albert Mangonès, Andre Pierre, Patrick Vilaire, and Marithou.

He produced these films with the Center team Petion-Bolivar, including Oldy August (camera and editing) and Mathieu Painvier, production assistant.

Notable names include Mario Delatour Jean Fabius, Richard J. Arens, Claude Mancuso, Jean-Pierre Grasset, Richard Senecal, Rachel Magloire, Patrick Barth, Karl Lafontant, Romane Simon, Guy Cantave, Laurence Magloire, Jean Claude Bourjoly, Camille Moses, etc.. Jean-Gardy Bien-Aime's works include: Frederick Surprised: It may also include a video produced by Raphael Stines, Kraze Lanfa with an actor in the popular farce Jessifra.

This actor is a hugely popular with the public for his imitation of the accent considered colorful by those who live in the north of Haiti.

Raphael Stines was also the director of a television series entitled Pè Toma and Bouqui nan Paradi, from part of Fouche.

These include The Divine Horsemen, The Living Gods of Haiti (1963) by Maya Deyren and Les comédiens (The comedians) (1965) by Peter Glenville (British production), based on the novel by Graham Greene.

Films by the Cuban Institute of Art and Cinematographic Industry (ICAIC): Documentaries on Haiti have been made by foreign directors including Jean-Marie Drot, Charles Najmann, Jonathan Demme, Rudy Stern, Kareen Kramer, Jorgen Leth, Jean-Daniel Lafond, Yves Langlois and Gerard Lechêne.

The Motion Picture Association of Haiti (MPAH) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 2007 by Hans Patrick Domercant to support the Haitian Movie industry.

MPAH established an annual Haiti Movie Awards event honoring and celebrating Haitian filmmakers and actors.