EU film night highlights culture and regional partnership

Added: 2026-05-10

[00:00:00]The Trevor Carmichael Wall Garden Theater, the Barbadas Museum and Historical Society came alive with culture, film, and regional collaboration as the European Union hosted its annual European film night.

[00:00:13]The event formed part of celebrations marking 50 years of partnership between the European Union and the Caribbean.

[00:00:21]Education and community outreach officer at the museum Khal spoke of the need and the value that the museum place on partnership. The museum as a socially conscious entity operating under a community of curatorial practice must recognize the efforts of all entities who partner with us and who become a part of the support network which seeks to lift the developing nations of Kerrycom and indeed the wider Caribbean into circumstances of reduced climate vulnerability and increased food security and sustainable living. It is fitting too that this event happens a few scant days in advance of the International Museum's Day on and the 80th anniversary of the International Council of Museums. In just a few weeks, EU ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean States, Fiona Ramsey, explained that the feature film reflected the deep cultural and social connections shared between Europe and the Caribbean.

[00:01:20]>> We're screening a film um that's both European and Caribbean. It's a film from Guadaloop um called Zion. And uh we also have um as part of that film night a uh selection of Caribbean food products that the European Union has supported over the last couple of years to develop and bring to market. um as well as an exhibition that marks the 50 years of partnership between the European Union and Barbados in the Eastern Caribbean states which is centered around photos from Capernicus which is the European Union satellite and Earth observation program >> alongside a film screening agro processors from five Caribbean countries showcase food and beverage products developed under the PCC30 program that program is managed by the international trade center. The Vincent delegation showcased seamos. We spoke to Renita Oliver.

[00:02:12]>> We showcasing the innovation, you know, value added products and products of seamos, whether they're infused or seamos based. And all of these are done by women throughout the Grenardines.

[00:02:25]Vincent and the Grenadines.

[00:02:27]>> Chadel Nayak Compton and her team represented Belmont Estates from Grenada. Compton explained more about their product and services. We are primarily an organic farm. We grow cocoa, nutmegs, a host of other spices, fruits and vegetables. And our company has been around since the 1600s. The European film night has been hosted annually for the past four years and organizers say they hope the initiative will continue strengthening cultural and economic ties between Europe and the Caribbean. Deansza Roberts, CBC News.