FEATURE
BLACK HISTORY MONTH
WINDRUSH CARIBBEAN FILM FESTIVAL WILL SEE THE LAUNCH OF THE PAULETTE WILSON WINDRUSH AWARD
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he UK’s first Windrush Caribbean Film Festival (WCFF) will run from 17 October to 8 November, 2020. The six day digital festival of screenings, discussions and master classes aims to celebrate the contributions and impact of the Windrush generation on life in the UK today. It is the brainchild of Frances-Anne Solomon, inspired by her award-winning film HERO, a biopic of WW2 and Windrush hero Ulric Cross that toured the UK to critical acclaim in 2019. Awards and prizes at the festival will include: Best Feature Film, Best Documentary Feature, Best Short Film and Best Short Documentary. “As a child of the Windrush generation, I am passionate about sharing the stories and struggles 34 SN OCT 2020
of the men and women who paved the way for me and for all of us who are Black in Britain,” said festival co-founder, Garry Stewart of ‘Recognize - Black Heritage and Culture’. “Our partners from across the UK have worked tirelessly to turn a planned physical festival into a dynamic virtual event.“ The festival will also see the launch of the first ‘Paulette Wilson Windrush Award’, to be given in memory of the prominent Windrush campaigner who was wrongly detained by the Home Office, and who went on to become the face of the Windrush Scandal campaign. The award will be presented to an individual who has been instrumental in advancing the narrative to achieve justice for the Windrush generation. “We’re thrilled, and I know
