The Panman: Rhythm of the Palms
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The Panman: Rhythm of the Palms is a 2007
award-winning film that tells the story of the rise and fall of the steel drum pan player Harry Daniel. Harry is an icon of the Caribbean whose personal life suffers when he places his music above his family. For he is desperate to pass the pan culture to a younger generation. During this crusade to keep the music alive on his beloved island of St Martin he meets the exceptionally talented Jacko who becomes his star apprentice and hope for the future. Harry treats him like the son he never had. However when Harry's fame begins to diminish, Jacko turns against him and embraces instead the world of rock music. But when Harry dies unexpectedly Jacko returns to his island culture to become pan music's brilliant new icon.
Since it's December 2007 red-carpet premiere in St. Maarten, Panman has been screened elsewhere in the region and is on the line-up for film festivals in the UK, North America
, Europe
, South Africa
and Australia
. It was also shown at the Curaçao
film festival and at Carifesta in Guyana
and had a grand premiere in the Netherlands
September 2008.
The film has picked up two awards, winning the best feature film at the Hollywood Black Film Festival
, and Best Score at the Brooklyn International Film Festival
, both in June 2008.
Panman is based on Ian Valz
play "Rhythm of the Palms", first produced in 1991. The film is the debut feature of Dutch director Sandy Burger and co- produced by scriptwriter Norman de Palm.
The Panman: Rhythm of the Palms is St. Maarten's first locally produced feature film, most of Panman’s cast are home-grown actors, most of them introduced to the stage and groomed by Valz himself.
On April 28, 2010 well-known playwright and actor Sir Ian Valz
lost his battle with cancer and died at St. Maarten Medical Center.
award-winning film that tells the story of the rise and fall of the steel drum pan player Harry Daniel. Harry is an icon of the Caribbean whose personal life suffers when he places his music above his family. For he is desperate to pass the pan culture to a younger generation. During this crusade to keep the music alive on his beloved island of St Martin he meets the exceptionally talented Jacko who becomes his star apprentice and hope for the future. Harry treats him like the son he never had. However when Harry's fame begins to diminish, Jacko turns against him and embraces instead the world of rock music. But when Harry dies unexpectedly Jacko returns to his island culture to become pan music's brilliant new icon.
Since it's December 2007 red-carpet premiere in St. Maarten, Panman has been screened elsewhere in the region and is on the line-up for film festivals in the UK, North America
, Europe
, South Africa
and Australia
. It was also shown at the Curaçao
film festival and at Carifesta in Guyana
and had a grand premiere in the Netherlands
September 2008.
The film has picked up two awards, winning the best feature film at the Hollywood Black Film Festival
, and Best Score at the Brooklyn International Film Festival
, both in June 2008.
Panman is based on Ian Valz
play "Rhythm of the Palms", first produced in 1991. The film is the debut feature of Dutch director Sandy Burger and co- produced by scriptwriter Norman de Palm.
The Panman: Rhythm of the Palms is St. Maarten's first locally produced feature film, most of Panman’s cast are home-grown actors, most of them introduced to the stage and groomed by Valz himself.
On April 28, 2010 well-known playwright and actor Sir Ian Valz
lost his battle with cancer and died at St. Maarten Medical Center.
award-winning film that tells the story of the rise and fall of the steel drum pan player Harry Daniel. Harry is an icon of the Caribbean whose personal life suffers when he places his music above his family. For he is desperate to pass the pan culture to a younger generation. During this crusade to keep the music alive on his beloved island of St Martin he meets the exceptionally talented Jacko who becomes his star apprentice and hope for the future. Harry treats him like the son he never had. However when Harry's fame begins to diminish, Jacko turns against him and embraces instead the world of rock music. But when Harry dies unexpectedly Jacko returns to his island culture to become pan music's brilliant new icon.
Since it's December 2007 red-carpet premiere in St. Maarten, Panman has been screened elsewhere in the region and is on the line-up for film festivals in the UK, North America
, Europe
, South Africa
and Australia
. It was also shown at the Curaçao
film festival and at Carifesta in Guyana
and had a grand premiere in the Netherlands
September 2008.
The film has picked up two awards, winning the best feature film at the Hollywood Black Film Festival
, and Best Score at the Brooklyn International Film Festival
, both in June 2008.
Panman is based on Ian Valz
play "Rhythm of the Palms", first produced in 1991. The film is the debut feature of Dutch director Sandy Burger and co- produced by scriptwriter Norman de Palm.
The Panman: Rhythm of the Palms is St. Maarten's first locally produced feature film, most of Panman’s cast are home-grown actors, most of them introduced to the stage and groomed by Valz himself.
On April 28, 2010 well-known playwright and actor Sir Ian Valz
lost his battle with cancer and died at St. Maarten Medical Center.
2007 in film
This is a list of major films released in 2007.-Top grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2007...
award-winning film that tells the story of the rise and fall of the steel drum pan player Harry Daniel. Harry is an icon of the Caribbean whose personal life suffers when he places his music above his family. For he is desperate to pass the pan culture to a younger generation. During this crusade to keep the music alive on his beloved island of St Martin he meets the exceptionally talented Jacko who becomes his star apprentice and hope for the future. Harry treats him like the son he never had. However when Harry's fame begins to diminish, Jacko turns against him and embraces instead the world of rock music. But when Harry dies unexpectedly Jacko returns to his island culture to become pan music's brilliant new icon.
Since it's December 2007 red-carpet premiere in St. Maarten, Panman has been screened elsewhere in the region and is on the line-up for film festivals in the UK, North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
, Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
and Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It was also shown at the Curaçao
Curaçao
Curaçao is an island in the southern Caribbean Sea, off the Venezuelan coast. The Country of Curaçao , which includes the main island plus the small, uninhabited island of Klein Curaçao , is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands...
film festival and at Carifesta in Guyana
Guyana
Guyana , officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, previously the colony of British Guiana, is a sovereign state on the northern coast of South America that is culturally part of the Anglophone Caribbean. Guyana was a former colony of the Dutch and of the British...
and had a grand premiere in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
September 2008.
The film has picked up two awards, winning the best feature film at the Hollywood Black Film Festival
Hollywood Black Film Festival
The Hollywood Black Film Festival, dubbed the "Black Sundance," is an annual six-day film festival held in Los Angeles, California dedicated to enhancing the careers of new and established black filmmaking professionals by bringing their work to the attention of the film industry, press and public....
, and Best Score at the Brooklyn International Film Festival
Brooklyn International Film Festival
The Brooklyn Film Festival ', prior to 2011 called the Brooklyn International Film Festival ' is an independent film festival held every June in Brooklyn, New York...
, both in June 2008.
Panman is based on Ian Valz
Ian Valz
Sir Ian Michael Valz was a Guyanese playwright, award-winning filmmaker, and actor. On April 28, 2010 he lost his battle with cancer and died at St. Maarten Medical Center....
play "Rhythm of the Palms", first produced in 1991. The film is the debut feature of Dutch director Sandy Burger and co- produced by scriptwriter Norman de Palm.
The Panman: Rhythm of the Palms is St. Maarten's first locally produced feature film, most of Panman’s cast are home-grown actors, most of them introduced to the stage and groomed by Valz himself.
On April 28, 2010 well-known playwright and actor Sir Ian Valz
Ian Valz
Sir Ian Michael Valz was a Guyanese playwright, award-winning filmmaker, and actor. On April 28, 2010 he lost his battle with cancer and died at St. Maarten Medical Center....
lost his battle with cancer and died at St. Maarten Medical Center.
Awards
- 2008 Brooklyn International Film FestivalBrooklyn International Film FestivalThe Brooklyn Film Festival ', prior to 2011 called the Brooklyn International Film Festival ' is an independent film festival held every June in Brooklyn, New York...
(Brooklyn, NY) — Winner, Best Original Score Award (Jury). - 2008 Hollywood Black Film FestivalHollywood Black Film FestivalThe Hollywood Black Film Festival, dubbed the "Black Sundance," is an annual six-day film festival held in Los Angeles, California dedicated to enhancing the careers of new and established black filmmaking professionals by bringing their work to the attention of the film industry, press and public....
(Hollywood, CA) — Winner, Best Feature Film Award (Jury).
External links
The Panman: Rhythm of the Palms is a 20072007 in film
This is a list of major films released in 2007.-Top grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2007...
award-winning film that tells the story of the rise and fall of the steel drum pan player Harry Daniel. Harry is an icon of the Caribbean whose personal life suffers when he places his music above his family. For he is desperate to pass the pan culture to a younger generation. During this crusade to keep the music alive on his beloved island of St Martin he meets the exceptionally talented Jacko who becomes his star apprentice and hope for the future. Harry treats him like the son he never had. However when Harry's fame begins to diminish, Jacko turns against him and embraces instead the world of rock music. But when Harry dies unexpectedly Jacko returns to his island culture to become pan music's brilliant new icon.
Since it's December 2007 red-carpet premiere in St. Maarten, Panman has been screened elsewhere in the region and is on the line-up for film festivals in the UK, North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
, Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
and Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It was also shown at the Curaçao
Curaçao
Curaçao is an island in the southern Caribbean Sea, off the Venezuelan coast. The Country of Curaçao , which includes the main island plus the small, uninhabited island of Klein Curaçao , is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands...
film festival and at Carifesta in Guyana
Guyana
Guyana , officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, previously the colony of British Guiana, is a sovereign state on the northern coast of South America that is culturally part of the Anglophone Caribbean. Guyana was a former colony of the Dutch and of the British...
and had a grand premiere in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
September 2008.
The film has picked up two awards, winning the best feature film at the Hollywood Black Film Festival
Hollywood Black Film Festival
The Hollywood Black Film Festival, dubbed the "Black Sundance," is an annual six-day film festival held in Los Angeles, California dedicated to enhancing the careers of new and established black filmmaking professionals by bringing their work to the attention of the film industry, press and public....
, and Best Score at the Brooklyn International Film Festival
Brooklyn International Film Festival
The Brooklyn Film Festival ', prior to 2011 called the Brooklyn International Film Festival ' is an independent film festival held every June in Brooklyn, New York...
, both in June 2008.
Panman is based on Ian Valz
Ian Valz
Sir Ian Michael Valz was a Guyanese playwright, award-winning filmmaker, and actor. On April 28, 2010 he lost his battle with cancer and died at St. Maarten Medical Center....
play "Rhythm of the Palms", first produced in 1991. The film is the debut feature of Dutch director Sandy Burger and co- produced by scriptwriter Norman de Palm.
The Panman: Rhythm of the Palms is St. Maarten's first locally produced feature film, most of Panman’s cast are home-grown actors, most of them introduced to the stage and groomed by Valz himself.
On April 28, 2010 well-known playwright and actor Sir Ian Valz
Ian Valz
Sir Ian Michael Valz was a Guyanese playwright, award-winning filmmaker, and actor. On April 28, 2010 he lost his battle with cancer and died at St. Maarten Medical Center....
lost his battle with cancer and died at St. Maarten Medical Center.
Awards
- 2008 Brooklyn International Film FestivalBrooklyn International Film FestivalThe Brooklyn Film Festival ', prior to 2011 called the Brooklyn International Film Festival ' is an independent film festival held every June in Brooklyn, New York...
(Brooklyn, NY) — Winner, Best Original Score Award (Jury). - 2008 Hollywood Black Film FestivalHollywood Black Film FestivalThe Hollywood Black Film Festival, dubbed the "Black Sundance," is an annual six-day film festival held in Los Angeles, California dedicated to enhancing the careers of new and established black filmmaking professionals by bringing their work to the attention of the film industry, press and public....
(Hollywood, CA) — Winner, Best Feature Film Award (Jury).
External links
The Panman: Rhythm of the Palms is a 20072007 in film
This is a list of major films released in 2007.-Top grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2007...
award-winning film that tells the story of the rise and fall of the steel drum pan player Harry Daniel. Harry is an icon of the Caribbean whose personal life suffers when he places his music above his family. For he is desperate to pass the pan culture to a younger generation. During this crusade to keep the music alive on his beloved island of St Martin he meets the exceptionally talented Jacko who becomes his star apprentice and hope for the future. Harry treats him like the son he never had. However when Harry's fame begins to diminish, Jacko turns against him and embraces instead the world of rock music. But when Harry dies unexpectedly Jacko returns to his island culture to become pan music's brilliant new icon.
Since it's December 2007 red-carpet premiere in St. Maarten, Panman has been screened elsewhere in the region and is on the line-up for film festivals in the UK, North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
, Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
and Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It was also shown at the Curaçao
Curaçao
Curaçao is an island in the southern Caribbean Sea, off the Venezuelan coast. The Country of Curaçao , which includes the main island plus the small, uninhabited island of Klein Curaçao , is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands...
film festival and at Carifesta in Guyana
Guyana
Guyana , officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, previously the colony of British Guiana, is a sovereign state on the northern coast of South America that is culturally part of the Anglophone Caribbean. Guyana was a former colony of the Dutch and of the British...
and had a grand premiere in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
September 2008.
The film has picked up two awards, winning the best feature film at the Hollywood Black Film Festival
Hollywood Black Film Festival
The Hollywood Black Film Festival, dubbed the "Black Sundance," is an annual six-day film festival held in Los Angeles, California dedicated to enhancing the careers of new and established black filmmaking professionals by bringing their work to the attention of the film industry, press and public....
, and Best Score at the Brooklyn International Film Festival
Brooklyn International Film Festival
The Brooklyn Film Festival ', prior to 2011 called the Brooklyn International Film Festival ' is an independent film festival held every June in Brooklyn, New York...
, both in June 2008.
Panman is based on Ian Valz
Ian Valz
Sir Ian Michael Valz was a Guyanese playwright, award-winning filmmaker, and actor. On April 28, 2010 he lost his battle with cancer and died at St. Maarten Medical Center....
play "Rhythm of the Palms", first produced in 1991. The film is the debut feature of Dutch director Sandy Burger and co- produced by scriptwriter Norman de Palm.
The Panman: Rhythm of the Palms is St. Maarten's first locally produced feature film, most of Panman’s cast are home-grown actors, most of them introduced to the stage and groomed by Valz himself.
On April 28, 2010 well-known playwright and actor Sir Ian Valz
Ian Valz
Sir Ian Michael Valz was a Guyanese playwright, award-winning filmmaker, and actor. On April 28, 2010 he lost his battle with cancer and died at St. Maarten Medical Center....
lost his battle with cancer and died at St. Maarten Medical Center.
Awards
- 2008 Brooklyn International Film FestivalBrooklyn International Film FestivalThe Brooklyn Film Festival ', prior to 2011 called the Brooklyn International Film Festival ' is an independent film festival held every June in Brooklyn, New York...
(Brooklyn, NY) — Winner, Best Original Score Award (Jury). - 2008 Hollywood Black Film FestivalHollywood Black Film FestivalThe Hollywood Black Film Festival, dubbed the "Black Sundance," is an annual six-day film festival held in Los Angeles, California dedicated to enhancing the careers of new and established black filmmaking professionals by bringing their work to the attention of the film industry, press and public....
(Hollywood, CA) — Winner, Best Feature Film Award (Jury).