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AiM
Newsletter July/August 2012
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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
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 JulyAiM & 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.
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** *** 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) |
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Thursday, July 19, 2012
Friday, July 13, 2012
http://blackpublicmedia.org/for-producers/
NBPC has a legacy of proudly supporting producers and digital media storytellers who represent the global Black experience. It’s a our goal to provide funding and distribution within our affiliated public media networks including representation on our dedicated online/web series channel BlackPublicMedia.org.
Our executive producers review and consider films for distribution on a rolling basis. We give priority to films that are current and relevant depicting black life and experience in a unique and often overlooked context, largely ignored by popular culture and films. We work with producers who’ll deliver exciting, entrancing stories and locales in a professional manner. To inquire about submitting completed works,
please email us an inquiry.
If you have a completed short or feature-length work for consideration please send a DVD, a brief letter of inquiry, and any relevant press materials on your film to:
National Black Programming Consortium
C/o Programs Associate
68 East 131st Street, 7th floor
New York, NY 10037
Funding for Documentary Filmmakers
These are some funding sources for documentary filmmakers.
Click on the titles to get more information on these funding opportunities and deadlines.
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Monday, July 2, 2012
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
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Saturday, March 31, 2012
Kenya Film Commission’s CEO on an interview with CNBC on Friday, March 16, 2012
http://kenyafilmcommission.com/blog/?p=225
This year the Commission focuses on providing opportunities for investment in film. The Expo which will be held on Saturday, March 31, 2012, will incorporate film producers as well as animators showcasing their work, and also encourage exhibitors to have sample works as well as merchandise of their film and animation products. The Kenya Film Commission recognizes the importance of this area of new media and is working on establishing the Animation Expo as a leading forum where artistes are able to showcase their work, network within the media industry and with financiers and also receive information to build their business skills. A number of educational institutions have begun to include animation as part of the courses that they offer, indicating the interest of the youth in this exciting area of the media.
The key target for the expo includes investors, distributors, corporate companies, content acquisition managers (from broadcasting houses) students, creative industry professionals and those interested in local content.
This year the Commission focuses on providing opportunities for investment in film. The Expo which will be held on Saturday, March 31, 2012, will incorporate film producers as well as animators showcasing their work, and also encourage exhibitors to have sample works as well as merchandise of their film and animation products. The Kenya Film Commission recognizes the importance of this area of new media and is working on establishing the Animation Expo as a leading forum where artistes are able to showcase their work, network within the media industry and with financiers and also receive information to build their business skills. A number of educational institutions have begun to include animation as part of the courses that they offer, indicating the interest of the youth in this exciting area of the media.
The key target for the expo includes investors, distributors, corporate companies, content acquisition managers (from broadcasting houses) students, creative industry professionals and those interested in local content.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Monday, November 21, 2011
CALL FOR ENTRIES - 33rd Durban International Film Festival
CALL FOR ENTRIES - 33rd Durban International Film Festival |
The 33rd edition of DURBAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL will take place from 19 to 29 July 2012. Supported by the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund (principal funder), the National Film and Video Foundation, the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Economic Development and Tourism and other valued funders and partners, the festival will present over 200 screenings of films from around the world, with a special focus on films from South African and Africa. Screenings will take place throughout Durban including township areas where cinemas are non-existent. The festival will also offer an extensive seminar and workshop programme featuring local and international filmmakers. 2012 will also see the return of Talent Campus Durban and the Durban FilmMart. The festival calls for entries from around the world. Feature films, short films and documentaries are all welcome. The festival does have a competition component. The deadline for entries is 16 March 2012 for short films and documentaries; 6 April 2012 for feature films. Early submissions are encouraged. All submissions must be done via the Eventival online system - please create an account to submit. CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT FILMS! (or copy and paste this into your browser: http://vp.eventival.eu/cca/diff2012) For more information visit: www.cca.ukzn.ac.za or email diff@ukzn.ac.za Media Enquiries Sharlene Versfeld Versfeld & Associates: The Communication Works +2731 8115628 +2783 3263235 sharlene@versfeld.co.za Twitter: sharlvers Skype: sharlene.versfeld |
CALLING ALL AFRICAN FILMMAKERS! Take part in the 5th Talent Campus Durban or the 3rd Durban FilmMart. Click images to find more information: |
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Turkey takes African cinema out on a movie date
A scene from Soul Boy, a Kenyan film. FILE | AFRICA REVIEW |
By HASSOUNA MANSOURIPosted Wednesday, September 28
2011 at
11:48
Two of Africa's most circulated festival films of last year, Kenya's Soul Boy and Chadian A Screaming Man, just screened in Turkey.
Besides the screening at the Adana Golden Boll Film Festival held between September 17 and 25, observers see the move as a clear indicator of growing relations, between the former Ottoman Empire and Africa, something already well documented.
Just a few weeks ago in August, Mr Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the country's Premier, together with family members and a number of top Turkish officials, was in Somalia's capital Mogadishu. Over 200 Turks are currently assisting rebuild Somalia; the Premier was recently in Libya and even Egypt- two North African countries that have witnessed popular revolts this year.
With the screenings, Turkey
seems to be sending a signal to Africa, especially Black Africa, that
she has several suitors at the moment- whether China, Brazil, individual
units of European Union.
New markets
For decades, it is Northern Africa that has screened in
Turkish festival. The rest of Africa, especially non-Arab countries,
have not had a chance.
The invite into Turkish cinema
theatres, which coincided with increased Turkish activity in Africa,
seems to be part of tactics that the growing power has lined up under a
renewed relationship.
Those familiar with international
power games say that screening of Black African films in Turkish
festival, and a national one for that matter, is tactical.
With
a growing economy and influence, Turkey needs stretch to new areas, and
new markets. Just like is the case of China and the other competing
global powers angling for a piece of Africa. The continent offers
fertile ground for Turkey to grow.
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Friday, September 16, 2011
Kenya hosts region's first gay film festival
A scene from the film titled "Fluorescent Sin" : An international collaborative short film that chronicles a drag queen having a nervous breakdown at a Nairobi transport station. PHOTO | CORRESPONDENT |
By SAMANTHA SPOONER in NairobiPosted Tuesday, September 13 2011 at 15:49
Kenya has made history by hosting the region’s first gay film festival.
The event, titled the OUT film festival, showcased films, features and documentaries on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) issues in Africa.
Organisers said it presented an opportunity to depict the lives, stories of love and challenges that homosexuals face.
The festival was organised by Gay Kenya in conjunction with the Swiss embassy and Kenya’s Goethe Institute, which also hosted it.
Founders of Gay Kenya say it was formed to help advance the visibility of the community, challenge the negative perceptions that exist and bring to light the abuses the community endures.
The gay film festival organisers said they had initially catered for an audience of 60 people, but ended up having to turn some away after more than 200 showed up.
Most of the audience were young Kenyans, but approximately 10-15 per cent were foreigners.
Most were students, interested in the cultural side of the festival and local productions, although curiosity was also a great factor for the attendance of many.
Films featured were from India, Kenya, Uganda and Germany and there was a special appearance by Lionel Baier, a renowned Swiss filmmaker, who showcased his La Parade.
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