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AfricAvenir Windhoek setting the scene for the cinema season 2015
AfricAvenir Windhoek is busy setting up the screening schedule for 2015, bringing once again high quality cinema from Africa to Namibian audiences. The year will start with a Big Bang, as AfricAvenir opens its “African Perspectives” series in 2015 on 31. January 2015, at the Goethe-Centre Windhoek, with the Namibian Premiere of “Toussaint Louverture”, directed…
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Announcement: Luxor African Film Festival (LAFF) launches call for film submission and filmmaking workshop application for its 4th edition, March 2015
The management of Luxor African Film Festival (LAFF) whose 4th edition will take place from 17 to March 23, 2015, has decided to open to the call for film submissions in the different competitions of the festival starting from September 1, 2014 until November 30, 2014. LAFF selection committee will announce participating film on January…
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Anouncement: Namibian Theatre and Film Awards 2014: Submissions to be made until 12 September 2014
The Filmmakers Association of Namibia (FAN), in co-operation with the Namibia Film Commission (NFC) and the National Theatre of Namibia (NTN) calls out for Namibian filmmakers to submit their work to the Namibian Theatre and Film Awards 2014 – the third edition after 2010 and 2012, in which “The 3 1/2 Lives of Philip Wetu”…
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AfricAvenir attends DIFF 2014 with support of the Goethe Centre Windhoek
The Durban International Film Festival will take place for the 35th time from 17 to 27 July 2014. The Namibian section of AfricAvenir will once again be attending the festival and is looking forward to this great festival, as it offers many opportunities, such as great films from Africa, the Durban Film Mart, seminars, workshops,…
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Open Air: Moussa Tourés Meisterwerk „Die Piroge“, Donnerstag, 24. Juli 2014, 21.15 Uhr, Freiluftkino Hasenheide
Am Donnerstag, 24. Juli 2014 um 21:15 Uhr laden AfricAvenir und Sunugaal e.V. zur Open Air Vorführung des preisgekrönten Spielfilms „Die Piroge“ (omdtU) ins Freiluftkino Hasenheide ein. Am Rande eines Ringkampfs werden die Bedingungen für die Überfahrt mit einer Piroge zu den Kanarischen Inseln verhandelt. Von dort aus hoffen die 30 Männer, ihre Träume als…
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Open Air: „Death for Sale“ von Faouzi Bensaidi, Donnerstag, 14. August 2014, 20:45 Uhr, Freiluftkino Hasenheide
Am Donnerstag, 14. August 2014 um 20:45 Uhr lädt AfricAvenir zur Open Air Vorführung des vielfach preisgekrönten Meisterwerks und marokkanischen Oscar-Beitrags (2013) „Death for Sale“ des Kultregisseurs Faouzi Bensaïdi ins Freiluftkino Hasenheide. Jung sein im Maghreb. Viele junge Menschen haben hier nicht allzu viel zu verlieren, die Gesellschaft bietet ihnen wenig Perspektiven. Für den Marokkaner…
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Cult Movie: “Of Good Report” with Director Jahmil XT Qubeka in Attendance, Wednesday, 11 June 2014, 20h00, Hackesche Höfe Kino
With director Jahmil Qubeka in attendance, AfricAvenir invites you to the screening of the multi awards winning South African thriller „Of Good Report“ (Xhosa/Sotho/English with English Subtitles) at Hackesche Höfe Kino, on Wednesday, 11 June 2014 at 20h00. Hailed as “South Africa’s Hitchcock”, filmmaker Jahmil XT Qubeka helms his own original screenplay, “Of Good Report”,…
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Schulvorführung anlässlich 20 Jahre Demokratie in Südafrika: „Otelo – Der Preis der Freiheit“ (Zulu/Engl. mit dt. UT), Mittwoch, 4. Juni 2014, 10 Uhr, Hackesche Höfe Kino
Aus Anlass von 20 Jahren Demokratie in Südafrika lädt AfricAvenir am Mittwoch, den 4. Juni 2014 um 10 Uhr zu einer Schulvorführung des vielfach preisgekrönten Spielfilms „Otelo – Der Preis der Freiheit“ (Original Zulu/Engl. mit dt. UT) der südafrikanischen Regisseurin Sara Blecher. Die eindrückliche Coming of Age-Geschichte schildert das Ende der Apartheid aus der Sicht…
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German Premiere: Storming Papa Doc – The Siege of Haiti’s Casernes Dessalines by Alix Pasquet on July 28 1958 (English movie), in presence of the director Mario Delatour, Tuesday, 3 June 2014, 8 pm, Hackesche Höfe cinema
With Haitian director Mario Delatour in attendance AfricAvenir, the Embassy of the Republic of Haiti, Art Labour Archives and the Center for Research and Documentation Chile-Latin America e.V. (FDCL ) invite you to the German premiere of the beautifully illustrated and animated historic documentary “Storming Papa Doc – The Siege of Haiti’s Casernes Dessalines by…
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Screening of the Documentary „Fatal Assistance“ by Raoul Peck, Friday, 23 May 2014, 20h00, Hackesche Höfe Kino
On Friday, 23 May 2014 at 8 pm, AfricAvenir in cooperation with Rosa-Luxemburg-Foundation, Dafrid, SODI and the Center for Research and Documentation Chile-Latin America (FDCL) invites you to the screening of the award-winning documentary „Fatal Assistance“ (Assistance Mortelle, German version) by Raoul Peck. 12 January, 2010. A devastating earthquake shakes Haiti’s capital. In an instant…