About Michael F. Clarke
Michael F. Clarke, one of the early staff members of ttt is now a retired international civil servant who served with the United Nations in several media and communications positions for over 25 years. Respected in his field for both his creative ability and skilled film editing, his career in the media industry spanned more than four decades having started a career in still photography working with the renowned Caribbean photographer Noel Norton. He later transitioned to the medium of television and film and eventually to electronic media and the internet.
Needless to say, Mr. Clarke is extremely proud of his contribution to several international award winning documentaries and co-productions with major broadcasters’ world wide. He recalls in particular, A Kind of Paradise, shot on location in a number of Caribbean Islands including Trinidad and Tobago which received the Silver Award at the Houston Film Festival. On that documentary he collaborated with Louis Sorzano, one of his former ttt colleagues, who served as cinematographer on the production.
During Mr. Clarke’s tenure at the United Nations he directed and produced several advocacy news reports featuring many Goodwill Ambassadors including Sir Peter Ustinov, Liv Ullman, Audrey Hepburn, Harry Belafonte, Boris Becker, and Roger Moore (007) who contributed tremendously to highlighting UNICEF’s mandate for children of the world.
Throughout the years, as a member of the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (IATAS), Mr. Clarke served on several blue ribbon panels as a judge for the international Emmy Awards, as well as the New York Film Festival and the African Film Festival.
Mr. Clarke’s wide range of interests includes film editing and television production.
As Trinidad and Tobago transitioned from its colonial past to independence it also embarked on a new era in broadcasting – that of television. Trinidad and Tobago Television, (ttt) as it became known signed on every evening since its inception … Continue reading →
