Official Launch of the TTAP Factory | Animae Caribe 2021

About the Factory: Over the years, UTT has trained and certified over 250 graduates through its Bachelor of Fine Arts in Digital Media Arts (with specializations in Animation, Music Technology & Game Art), and there are several local studios and even individual freelancers that have secured international contracts for animation. The Tamana Technology and Animation Production (TTAP) Factory launched on Wednesday, October 27, 2021. This is the culmination of the vision of UTT’s Camille Selvon Abrahams who is the founder and creative director of Anime Caribe now in its 20th year and is also an advocate and promoter for the internationalization of Trinidad and Tobago’s animation sector. In partnership with IDB Lab, TTAP Factory will be a hub where animators can access the best technology and benefit from ongoing skills upgrades, marketing support and international industry connections required to expand export. Learn more at www.ttapfactory.com About IDB Lab IDB Lab is the innovation laboratory of the IDB Group, the main source of financing and knowledge for development, focused on improving lives in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). The purpose of IDB Lab is to drive innovation for inclusion in the region, mobilizing financing, knowledge, and connections to co-create solutions capable of transforming the lives of vulnerable populations due to economic, social, or environmental conditions. Since 1993, IDB Lab has approved more than $2 billion in projects developed in 26 LAC countries, including investments in more than 90 venture capital funds. www.bidlab.org About UTT UTT’s primary focus is on the development of Trinidad and Tobago. With its genesis in the Trinidad and Tobago Institute of Technology (TTIT), UTT initially focused on programmes in engineering and technology. Today’s programmes, however, go far beyond engineering and technology to a fuller spectrum of educational opportunities where experiential learning programmes are incorporated into the traditional learning environment. Alternative avenues are also provided for persons to enter, exit, and re-enter tertiary education. This kind of flexibility and integration within programmes; together with UTT’s leadership position in sector-driven research and innovative teaching methodologies, is a direct response to twenty-first century global trends. https://utt.edu.tt/