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Africa 6l5o44

9th development filmdays in Austria focus on Madagascar 2l5s1w

The 9th development filmdays take place fro the 30th of november until the 5th of december in cinemas in austria/europe. 2012 we bring movies from and about madagascar.   we invite filmmakers and distributors to send us their works but ask to provide only movies which fullfill our criterias which are: - movies should be made in or about madagascar. - we search for short movies, features, documentaries.   looking forward to your entries.   ...

Speakers and FELA! Ticket Raffle during Celebrating 20 Years of African Cinema program at ADIFF! 5c4b3k

CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF AFRICAN CINEMA IN ADIFF Fri, July 27 to S un, July 29, 2012    The election of a new president in Senegal, the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the ANC and the turbulent situation in Mali are some of the events that have recently been on the airwaves about the African continent.   Senegal, Mali and South Africa are part of our 20 years of African Films in the African Diaspora International Film Festival TC Series from Jul...

DIFF announces opening film 6u2468

The Durban International Film Festival has announced the selection of Elelwani as the film that will open the curtains on the 33rd edition of South Africa’s largest and longest running film festival. This groundbreaking world premiere takes place on July 19, made possible by the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund (who was both the first funder of the film, and principal funder of the festival), and the National Film and Video Foundation, a crucial partner  both of  this pioneering p...

The zion route, i am growing 6x275z

The zion route my story heyyyyy Guys writing in english for a french site is a bit strange!!!!!Exactly as the world is changing so fast us in some banana republics as some would call us for the sake of mdeia production, we like to give a negative point of view thta will bring us positive and sweet answer to our question when we will argue about maternity and child human rights people will really appreciate and watch us Roles will be distribute as soon as we finish our writing of t...

Gala dinner in Monaco to benefit the International Emerging Film Talent Association and the Ethiopian Film Initiative 19131d

The International Emerging Film Talent Association (IEFTA) and the Ethiopian Film Initiative (EFI) announced today the three filmmakers selected for a week-long visit to Monaco and Cannes for workshops, programs and events happening during the 2012 Cannes film festival this May.  They are: Henok Mebratu, Olisarali Olibui Tongolu and Yidnekachew Shumete Desalegn.   The trip will provide an opportunity for the filmmakers to meet a range of influential distributors, sales ...

West of Memphis at SBIFF 2012 y3t6v

Cast of WEST OF MEMPHIS (2012) at 2012 SBIFF photo by Benjamin Schwartz 

West of Memphis at SBIFF 2012 y3t6v

WEST OF MEMPHIS (2012) at 2012 SBIFF- with director Amy Berg, photo by Benjamin Schwartz 

West of Memphis at SBIFF 2012 y3t6v

WEST OF MEMPHIS (2012) at 2012 SBIFF- with director Amy Berg, photo by Benjamin Schwartz 

West of Memphis at SBIFF 2012 y3t6v

cast of WEST OF MEMPHIS (2012) at 2012 SBIFF photo by Benjamin Schwartz 

Egyptian Cinema at the Ankara Film Festival. 3c702e

Organized by The World Mass Media Research Foundation and ed by Turkish Ministry of Culture, the 23rd. Ankara International Film Festival will take place between 15 – 22nd March. Festival will be showcasing a special selection of the latest Egyptian Cinema which will include films that address contemporary cultural movements and social sentiments across the Egyptian landscape. Without a doubt, one of most talked about issues of the 2011 was, collapsing of the thirty year d...

'How Big Is Your Love?' Interview with Fatma Zohra Zamoum 3z1p5i

              Algerian director Fatma Zohra Zamoum (‘How Big is Your Love’, 2011); speaks. The film ‘How Big is Your Love’
(Kedach ethabni, 2011) by writer/director/producer Fatma Zohra Zamoum is set in modern Algiers, Algeria. It is a touching tale about a young eight year-old boy, Adel, whose parents are in the midst of an irreconcilable separation, during which time Adel stays with his grandmother. To c...

'How Big Is Your Love?' Interview with Fatma Zohra Zamoum 3z1p5i

  Algerian director Fatma Zohra Zamoum (‘How Big is Your Love’, 2011); speaks. The film ‘How Big is Your Love’
(Kedach ethabni, 2011) by writer/director/producer Fatma Zohra Zamoum is set in modern Algiers, Algeria. It is a touching tale about a young eight year-old boy, Adel, whose parents are in the midst of an irreconcilable separation, during which time Adel stays with his grandmother. To cope with the emotionally challenging situation, Adel finds an escape with...

Marrakech Film Festival 6p2654

Marrakech Film Festival, 2011.

African Film Projects Found Producers at Tarifa and Berlinale Festivals f708

Three brand new African film projects from Burkina Faso, Uganda and Democratic Republic of Congo found their producers at this year´s 3rd África Prouce Co-Production Forum and thus are able to enter into pre-production phase. África Produce, the only co-production forum for African films in Spain, took place in June within the 8th Tarifa African Film Festival (FCAT) in Spain. On top of that one of these three projects - The Boda Boda Thieves - was awarded the 60 000 euros grant at Berl...

locarno Open Doors 2012: francophone Sub-saharan Africa 3c4s5l

Following on from India in 2011, the next edition of Open Doors, the Festival del film Locarno’s co-production lab, will be devoted to francophone Sub-saharan Africa.With from the Swiss Foreign Ministry’s Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), the Open Doors section, focusing on a different region every year, aims primarily to assist directors and producers from countries in the South and the East, where independent filmmaking is vulnerable. Application forms for Open Doors 2...

The inspirational TRUE STORY about Sam Childers and the civil conflict in Sudan, “Machine Gun Preach uq64

The inspirational TRUE STORY about Sam Childers and the civil conflict in Sudan, “Machine Gun Preacher”, Due out Nov 2, 2011Executive producer of “Machine Gun Preacher”, Louise Rosner, is brave, fearless, pretty, and personable. She traveled to Sudan and Uganda back in January of 2010 for pre-production research and scouting, and stated that, “Going to Sudan was especially intimidating. The director, Marc Forster (“The Kite Runner”), the screenwriter, Jason Keller, and I, had to...

Legon International Film festival, Accra, Ghana 3it28

Round up friends and family, pack a picnic with a bottle of wine and head outdoors to go to the movies. One week in 2012 it will be a nightly feast of international film And it's so much more than a night in the confines of a cinema - outdoor movies are a social occasion that can't be bettered! 1st edition of LIFF brings you a season with a strong mix of romantic comedies, contemporary dramas and cutting edge documentaries. A line-up of films which will include winners from Cannes, Berlin and Sundance Film Festivals.

Reflected in the river 736235

Director: Pascale Kouassigan.
In Diafarabe, a village of the Macina region in Mali, a lavish Fula festival takes place at the same time every year to honour the poet-herdsmen and their cattle returning from transhumance to the vast Sahel plain. This is a unique moment when tales from time immemorial mingle with sung poems, while the herdsmen’s and their cattle’s bodies seem to have been seized by the same kind of vertigo.

What We Believe In 1g3a4y

  At MiiR, we believe in challenging the status quo. We believe in thinking differently about what we create and who it may impact. We do this by making our products highly functional, well designed while giving back to those in need. We decided to start by making great bottles with significant purpose behind them. one4one "In Africa, they don't say that water is important to their lives; they say that water is life. It is absolutely the foundation upon ...

Film Africa Heralds a New Dawn for the Best of African Cinema 2m4u24

  http://www.filmafrica.org.uk/ Showcasing more than 50 of Africa's best films and 15 UK premieres, Film Africa 2011 presents an exciting programme of screenings, Q&As, discussions and live performances from the 3rd - 13th November 2011.   Film Africa will open with the multi-award winning film Microphone, featuring a special presentation by the Egyptian actor, director and human rights activist Khaled Abol Naga and a live performance by Dele Sosimi and D...

The Invocation and Eternal close the 2nd Eko International Film Festival 491c1i

The international award winning film Eternal closed the second Eko International Film Festival in Lagos on Thursday July 14, 2011. Thursday July 14, 2011. The Invocation and Eternal close the 2nd Eko International Film Festival Emmanuel Itier’s dialectical spiritual documentaryThe Invocation and Chike Ibekwe’s melodramatic metaphysical drama Eternal closed the second edition of the annual Eko International Film Festival(EKOIFF) Thursday mo...

2nd Eko International Film Festival opens in Lagos 1l1r22

The 2nd Eko International Film Festival (EKOIFF) opened Saturday morning in Lagos with the Nigerian premiere of Faruk Lasaki’s romantic thriller “Changing Faces” at the Silverbird Galleria on Victoria Island. The feature of 92 minutes is on the psychological trauma of an illicit affair caused by the transference of spirits through sex. Many people came for the opening day graced by top Nigerian entertainment journalists including Shaibu Husseini of The Guardian who was later ...

Ensemble selected at second edition of EKO International Film Festival in Lagos 4a5oz

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8th African Film Festival of Tarifa Awards 153

8th African Film Festival of Tarifa (FCAT) awarded eight new African movies with awards endowed with 46 500 euros. The festival jury selected winners from more than 140 movies from 23 African countries.1. The award for the best feature-length movie (15 000 €) goes to “MICROPHONE” (Ahmad Abdalla, Egypt)2. The award for the best direction (10 000 €) goes to “A JAMA” (Daoud Aoulad-Syad, Morocco/) 3. The award for the best actress (1 500 €) goes to DENISE NEWMAN for “SHIRLEY ...

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