At JANN, we define Jamaican as anyone born in Jamaica or a naturalised citizen.
We define the Jamaican animation industry as the set of Jamaicans who practice any aspect of animation production in Jamaica or abroad. That is:
You were born in Jamaica, and you practice animation in Jamaica;
You were born in Jamaica, and you practice animation outside of Jamaica;
You are a naturalised citizen of Jamaica, and you practice animation in Jamaica;
You are a naturalised citizen of Jamaica, and you practice animation outside of Jamaica;
You are of Jamaican descent, and you practice animation outside of Jamaica; and/or
You are anyone who does not work in the animation production pipeline, but provides supporting services:
Graphic Designers
Musicians
Actors
Marketers
Lawyers
Website Developers
Researchers
And anyone else who aids the Jamaican animation industry.
Jamaican Animation is any animated production that has any of the following:
Is created by a Jamaican (or of Jamaican descent);
Uses authentic patois (Jamaican dialect spoken by a Jamaican);
Uses authentic Jamaican landmarks with permission; and/or
Has a Jamaican on the management team making production decisions.