Cinema of Suriname

[1] In 1996, De la Parra, who returned from the Netherlands, founded the Suriname Film Academy (Cinema Institute in Paramaribo).

[3][5] Since the beginning of the 21st century, a few enthusiastic filmmakers from local natives have begun a gradual restoration of the structures of the national film industry.

To this end, in 2002, director Eddie Weingard and his wife Hennach Dreibar founded The Back Lot Foundation.

Every year, on December 6-11, in the building of the Thalia Theatre in Paramaribo, the Foundation hosts screenings of festival feature and documentary films.

The Back Lot Foundation is financially supported by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Prince Claus Fund.