GUYANESE “Kojo” McPherson is among several winners in the Caribbean Film Academy (CAFA) 2015 screenwriting competition in the Caribbean Film project, according to an announcement from the project.“Kojo’s” winning entry was “Adero,” which portrays the tale of a man who seems to have everything, yet finds himself searching for purpose and his sense of self when a touch of “the mystic” (or

mysticism) enters his life.
The requirements for entering were: film brevity; inclusion of several cultural elements (locations, food, and music from the country), engaging, and formatted and structured to industry standards.
Other countries from which entries came from emerging writers and filmmakers are: Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Vincent & Tthe Grenadines, and from many different parts of the diaspora. In the end, the best three scripts were selected.
The other winners are: 1. Klieon John, St. Kitts & Nevis, “Jeb”. His film explores a timid young girl’s love for a dashing but seemingly nonchalant painter; a love that drives her to desperation as she pays a visit to a shady obeah woman, whose real magic may not be supernatural at all. 2. Karen Chapman, diaspora – Canada, “Love and Longing.” Her film tells the story of a young couple, divided by race, finding each other again.

The Caribbean Film Project expressed thanks the judges for the time they spent reading, discussing, and commenting on the scripts.
The project also thanked all the collaborating partners, Groundation Grenada, ChantiMedia, The Audio Visual Association of Dominica, and SASOD Guyana.
The new step is that each writer will be paired with a writing coach and be given about one month to improve and revise their scripts, to make them ready for production. Then they will all be invited to participate in a directing workshop, in preparation for production.