Cinema of the Caribbean

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The Cinema of the Caribbean refers to the film industry in the Caribbean.[1] Compared to earlier times, a significant amount of filmmaking occurred in the Caribbean in the 1980s and onward.[1] Prior to this time, filmmaking in the Caribbean was relatively minor.[1] For example, in the 1970s, only a few films were made in Guadeloupe, Haiti and Jamaica.[1] In the 1970s and prior to this time, the Caribbean generally lacked an infrastructure for filmmaking and film distribution.[1]

In contemporary times, the cinema of the Caribbean has been described as an "expanded and ever-expanding field."[2] It has been suggested that it can be challenging to document all of the full-length, feature films that have been produced in the Caribbean, because each country has its own filmmaking industry that is separate from the other countries' industries.[3]

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