FEMI, the only French-language film festival of this size in the GreaterCaribbean, has a mission to promote cinematographic works andfilmmakers from the West Indies-Guyana and more widely from theCaribbean, which are too seldom in the spotlight and thus often unknown to the general public. FEMI is also an opportunity to discoverthe best of international cinema through a diverse program of films encouraging reflection on social issues, but also to find emerging talentand highlight talented people.
It offers Guadeloupean audiences the opportunity to see more than 60local, regional, and international films every year; feature films, short films, documentaries often unpublished and preview. The programmingis eclectic, educational and very rich. The festival was initially createdby women (femmes in French). It promoted the first female initiativesthrough movies. It has strong support from the local authorities of Nord Basse- Terre, who consider it a unique source of -social- innovation, emerging from cultural island roots.
Source: Promotion of Caribbean culture through cinema and art, and lefemi.fr
Example of strategy 2B:
Stimulate the Market for Local Products and Produce
Island municipalities and their larger regions can play a significant role,both directly and via indirect ways, in helping to stimulate the market for their locally produced goods and services. Directly: for instance, by becoming a -larger- user of the local producer’s services. Indirectly: by promoting those services or supporting the local organization with innovation subsidies and/or with the formation of a strong business- infrastructure, for example, with the options to trade and test local products during public events, e.g. festivals, fairs, etc.