African Film in the Digital Era

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CONFERENCE: Filming Against the Odds

A Major 2 day Conference on African Cinema: 27-28 November 2010

Jointly organised by the London African Film Festival and the Africa Media Centre University of Westminster.
Details and call for papers will follow shortly.

enquiries : keithshiri@gmail.com

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We’d like to say a huge thank you to everyone who attended London African Film Festival 2009 and helped to make it the best festival yet.

We look forward to welcoming you to the London African Film Festival 2010 edition.

The London African Film Festival team.
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London African Film Festival 2009 posterLondon African Film Festival

Thu 26 November – Thu 3 December 2009

The Barbican, Cine Lumière, The Lexi Cinema, The Rich Mix and the University of Westminster.

New currents in narrative forms are the special focus of the London African Film Festival 2009. We are showcasing debuts by a wide range of dynamic, young film-making talent and the most creative of TV/film practitioners to celebrate the energy that young Africans from all corners of the continent have brought to drama as they embrace the digital age.

Digital technology is having a huge impact on African cinema. The poorest continent to produce compelling films. Film and video have become one of the success stories with Nigeria leading the way with its Home Video Cinema. Other countries are following the Nigerian model with spectacular results.

The festival launches with screening of a selection of feature films and documentaries including the UK Première of Tariq Teguia’s INLAND, Abakar Chene Massar’s CAPTAIN MAJID, a film that is a metaphor of the disenchanted youth in Chad and the Ethiopian director Nega Tariku’s film that offers us ADERA, a story of an Ethiopian refugee’s struggle to survive in Johannesburg. A selection of the best of AMAA (the African Movie Academy Awards) that include the Nigerian documentary filmmaker Sani Elhadj Magori’s seminal documentary FOR THE BEST AND FOR THE ONION, about one man’s determination to get the best onion harvest in order to marry the love of his life, Wanuri Kahui’s FROM A WHISPER, a superb drama based on the bombing of the US embassy in Nairobi in 1998.

Central to the festival is a major conference entitled Producing and Distributing African Film in the Digital Era that will take place on Sunday 29 November in partnership with the University of Westminster Africa Media Centre (AMC) and in association with the Communication and Media Research Institute (CAMRI) and Communication Research in Arts and Media (CREAM).
This one-day interdisciplinary conference has invited academics, film and video producers, policy makers, film distributors, Africa specialists, and development practitioners to debate the role and future of African film and video.

We are hoping for a long week of discussions and interactions with some of our invited guests. Everyone is welcome.

Keith Shiri

  • Hi - I am the co-founder of an african -american film festival in the states (martha's vineyard). I would love to speak with you about collaborating our festivals with films.

    Our website is www.mvaaff.com the 2010 festival dates are August 11-14th.

    Please advise

    Thanks
  • Keith Shiri
    Please send me an email at keithshiri@gmail.com or call me on +44 778 666 3091. Kind regards Keith Shiri
  • Yoliswa Matomela
    Hi, My name is Yoliswa Matomela. I would like my films to be available to the london african film festival could please send me your contact details
  • Keith Shiri
    Dear Yoliswa

    The call for submission will be announced on our website in April for the 2010 edition.
  • yoliswa
    Hi, My name is Yoliswa Matomela. I would like my films to be available to the london african film festival could you please send me your contact details.
  • ibrahimkkargbo
    As a Sierra leonean, studing at the Greenwich University reading Film Studies at BA(Hons). am very must delighted seeing this message on board regarding African Movies.I for one am very much concern about my country not a member or participate in such a programme. As you may aware, there is nothing of the such back home(Filmmaking Industry)thats why i am here to put it onboard.
    i would be most greatful if you could let out the possibilities to see my dreams come through, so that all the talents back home will not go astray.Hoping to hear from you the soonest possible time.
    Regards.
  • Rabia
    I saw 2 films at the festival, and i was amazed at the range of talent especially the Directing. Adera and Sea pint days rocked!!
  • benso
    i have a core movie product that wpuld recquire our help in its production.its about the kenya post election period.and the story shows the inside stories othe than the election part of view.shows how big men supported the violence 4 thier own gain.it foccuses on political,social,international and economical forces depend on each other.I Know it will hit the world market since everybody heard about the sagga.
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