AiM Newsletter July/August 2012
Africa in Motion in Tanzania at Zanzibar International Film Festival This month Isabel and Lizelle are excited to be representing AiM at the Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF) in Tanzania. While at the festival, Lizelle has been participating on the main jury while Isabel has been a participant on the Ousmane Sembene competition jury. ZIFF is East Africa's largest film, music and arts festival and this year the programme has been assembled with films and events that capture the essence of the diversity of humanity and humanity's most precious resource - creativity, complying with their 2012 theme "When Global Images Meet Zanzibar". Like AiM, Ziff offers audiences a discursive look at the context of African film and African film festivals as well as an insight into African arts in general through musical performances and art exhibitions. This year, ZIFF has organised a compelling conference on Zanzibar's potential as an international film location place; a discussion panel on the role of Film Festivals in Marketing and Distribtution led by a team of the Pan African Film Festival (LA, USA); and numerous musical performances. Here are Isabel and Lizelle's photographs for us of us who aren't lucky enough to be there to enjoy! L-R Top: Audience at ZIFF main venue, open air cinema at Old Fort; Musical performances at ZIFF. L-R Bottom: Director of South African film UHLANGA (The Mark) introducing the film; Conference on the role of Film Festivals in Marketing and Distribution The festival closed last night with a fantastic awards ceremony and closing party. Amongst the winners this year was 'Inside Story' (Rolie Nikiwe: South Africa) for Best African Film, 'Moccasins' (Denis M. Kimahi: Kenya) won Best Short Film and AiM favourte Mika Kaurismaki's touching film 'Mama Africa' won Best Documentary. For more winners from ZIFF 2012 visit the website: ZIFF   Africa in Motion Film Festival Opportunities     AiM is looking for enthusiastic individuals to support our mission and to facilitiate Africa in Motion 2012! Marketing and Sponsorship Assistant (Voluntary with the potential to become paid) 6 August to 30 November 2012   Africa in Motion is seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Marketing and Sponsorship Assistant to join our team and help raise the profile of the festival and its programme of events. The ideal candidate will live in Edinburgh, have a passion for Africa and for the arts, excellent administrative, organisational and computer skills and the ability to use their own initiative and think creatively. Some previous experience in arts marketing and dealing with sponsors is desirable. The successful candidate must be able to commit to a minimum of 10 hrs per week and will predominately work from the Africa in Motion festival office in Leith. Africa in Motion will cover any expenses incurred. After an initial voluntary period of two months, there is the possibility of the positions being converted to part-time paid positions for the final two months of the contract. This position will provide valuable experience for people wishing to pursue a career in arts marketing. If you are studying towards an arts management or marketing degree, this position could provide an excellent internship opportunity. The deadline for applications is 20 July 2012, with interviews due to take place Wednesday, 24th July 2012. For more information on this post, including how to apply and a full job description, please visit our opportunities page on our website: Africa in Motion Opportunities Deadline for applications: 20 June 2012   AiM Call for Papers: Africa in Motion 2012 Symposium (Modern Africa): Deadline aproaching!   African Popular Culture in the 21st Century: Africa in Motion 2012 Symposium Saturday 27 October, 9am - 5:30pm Seminar rooms 1 & 2, Chrystal Macmillan Building George Square, University of Edinburgh To link with the Africa in Motion 2012 festival theme Modern Africa, we are inviting papers from scholars working in the field of African Popular Culture. Through the academic symposium, we will continue to explore the urban, the new, the provocative, the innovative and experimental. We regard "modern" not as belonging solely to the "West", and through the festival we want to emphasise Africa's important role in the modern world. We are interested in discovering and exploring through this year's festival how modernity manifests in African cultures, and the symposium focus on African popular cultue will further enhance this study.  Abstracts are solicitated for individual 20-minute papers on the theme of the symposium. We are looking for submissions from scholars at all levels (postgraduate students are most welcome) and invite contributions rom as wide a scope of reearch areas and disciplines as possible. We invite abstracts of 250-300 words as well as brief biographical details (no more than 100 words) to be sent to the symposium organisers at symposium@africa-in-motion.org.uk byMonday 30 July 2012. Please include contact details, institution affiliation, current appointment/stage of study and main research interests.  For more inforation on the symposium, along with suggested topics and questions to be addressed, please visit the symposium page of our website.    Africa in Motion events in July AiM & A&CN Present: Films for children and youth Date: Saturday 21 July, 11am Location: African & Caribbean Network, Osborne Street, Glasgow Admission: Free Films: African short films for children (TBC) Africa in Motion (AiM) Film Festival are very pleased to announce that the festival is expanding to Glasgow in 2012. AiM Glasgow will run parallel with the Edinburgh festival between 25 October and 2 November.  In preparation for the AiM Glasgow 2012 festival edition, we will be running a number of events with African-focused organisations based in Glasgow. In order to fill an evident gap in Glasgow cinema-going culture, we are eager to give Glaswegians the opportunity to see great African films.  This month's event in collaboration with the African & Caribbean Network will focus on Children and Youth so bring down the whole family for free African films! This events begins at 11am at the African and Caribbean Network, Osborne Street, Glasgow.  www.africa-in-motion.org.uk www.acnglasgow.org A&CN Facebook page Africa in Motion Facebook page   Call for Entries International Images Film Festival For Women Deadline: 31 August 2012 The International Images Film Festival for Women (IIFF) in Zimbabwe is calling for entries for the festival taking place from 23 November to 1 December in Harare, 6 December in Bulawayo, 7 December in Gwanda and 13 to 14 December in Binga.  While any film entered should have all the attributes of good cinema, including good production values and entertainment value, it should also show some analysis of the woman or women featured. Production date is irrelevant, but the film must have a woman in a lead role. Ideally the film should be witty and humorous, featuring women who are not afraid to push boundaries in their quests, women who embrace the principles of extreme leadership. For more information, contact wfoz@icapatrust.org. Events Cinematographic Framework of Hergla Date: Saturday 14 July - Wednesday 18 July 2012 Location: Tunisia A new session of Hergla Film Meetings will be held this year from 14 to 19 July 2012. This festival African Mediterranean is celebrating its eighth anniversary. The Film Meetings will Hergla an opportunity to bring together young people from both sides of the Mediterranean and north and south of the Sahara around the cinema and audiovisual arts in general. For more information on the 8th session of Film Meeting Hergla and a full programme, visit the website: www.herglacinema.org.   *** Mandela Day: Books Send-off to Eastern Cape Date: Wednesday 18 July 2012, 15:30 Location: George Square, Glasgow Admission: Free You are invited to join ACTSA at 3.30pm on Wednesday 18 July 2012 in George Square, Glasgow to send-off 50,000 books in a container to Eastern Cape libraries in South Africa. The send-off will be conducted by the South African High Commissioner,Zola Skweyiya andScottish Government Minister for Local Government, Derek Mackay. Following the books send-off you are invited to a Reception in the City Chambers. For more information on this event and to RSVP for the reception, visit ACTSA's website: www.actsascotland.org.uk or email John Nelson. *** South by South Film Screenings Date: Friday 20 July 2012, 7pm Location: South London Gallery, London Admission: Free This series of film screenings showcases work made by artists living and working in Africa. The South by South programme also includes a two-month residency for artist Emeka Ogboh in the SLG’s Outset Artists’ Flat, taking place from July – September 2012. The programme is curated in partnership with Joseph Adesunloye in association with Africa 2.0 and the Royal African Society. On 20 July South by South wll screen Rwandan award-willing feature film, 'Bamako'. Rwandan filmmaker, Pascale Kasirabo, also presents his short film A Lifeless Life and takes part in a Q&A about his work. To book tickets, visit the South London Gallery website: http://www.southlondongallery.org/page/bamako. *** Festival of Yoruba Arts London Date:  28 July 2012, 11:00 - 21:00 Location: Clissold Park, Hackney, London Admission: Free The 3rd Annual, open air, festival of Yoruba Arts, London 2012, celebrating, the rich, vibrant and colourful Arts and Culture of the Yoruba's, from the West African, West Indian and Latin American communities in the UK and worldwide in Clissold Park, Hackney, London (Olympic Host borough). Experience heart-pounding entertainment, action packed presentations, Arts and Crafts, Competitions, Cultural performances, and delicious African food everyone has come to expect from the festival. Live bands from around the world playing the best of Salsa, Highlife, Calypso, Juju, Afro-beats, Jazz + more. www.foya.org.uk *** Young Fathers present: Jekalo 2 Date: Saturday 28 July 2012, 20:00 Location: The Cuckoo's Nest, Home Street, Edinburgh Admission: Free Edinburgh-based Afrobeat band Young Fathers host a night of great music and spontaneous performance. G will be playing whatever he wants to play. Kayus will await any one who will challenge him at checkers, and Ally will sing if he gets enough of the juice. **Chicken and Rice for all the early ones** www.youngfathersmusic.com *** Screening: "WWW - What a Wonderful World" (Original with German subtitles) Date: Thursday 2 August 2012, 21:15 Location: Freiluftkino HasenHeide, Berlin AfricAvenir in collaboration with Planete Metis presents the postmodern and poetic cult movie "WWW - What a Wonderful World" by Moroccan director Faouzi Bensaidi. Permeated by political symbolism, the movie tells the story of a contract killer who falls in love with a police woman. "WWW - What a Wonderful World" is an entirely modern movie, burlesque in its acting, strange in its composition of pictures, funny and bold. AfricAvenir  This newsletter was sent to you by Africa in Motion Film Festival Find us on: www.africa-in-motion.org.uk www.africa-in-motion.tv Twitter: http://twitter.com/AiMfilmfest Facebook: Africa in Motion (AiM) Film Festival Contact us at: info@africa-in-motion.org.uk --- Africa in Motion (AiM) Film Festival is a UK limited company (SC290337) with charitable status in Scotland (SC053215)	AiM TV Channel To watch trailers, clips, interviews, shorts and documentaries from the festival check out the AiM TV channel. Contact Us Studio 49 Out of the Blue Drill Hall 30-36 Dalmeny Street EH6 8RG +44 (0)7958 040 476 E-mail Us Twitter Facebook Africa-in-Motion.org.uk
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