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Hassouna Mansouri: „Waiting for Robin Hood“ – A Review of the International Documentary Filmfestival Amsterdam (IDFA)
In this review of the International Documentary Filmfestival Amsterdam (IDFA), Hassouna Mansouri takes a critical look at some of the well-intentioned films by European directors about Africa and asks: In how far can European filmmakers substitute their colleagues from Africa in speaking about the realities of the African continent?nHassouna Mansouri: "Waiting for Robin Hood" –…
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Neue Publikation: „Oral Nollywood – Trauma und Heilung“ von Nkechinyere Mbakwe
AfricAvenir präsentiert die erste umfangreiche deutschsprachige Publikation zu Nollywood. “Nollywood“ bezeichnet die mittlerweile drittgrößte Filmindustrie der Welt, nach Hollywood in den USA und Bollywood in Indien. In weniger als 20 Jahren hat sich die nigerianische Homevideoindustrie einen Namen gemacht und wird auf internationalen Konferenzen besprochen; dies insbesondere im anglophonen Sprachraum. Mit „Oral Nollywood – Trauma…
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Activist advocates for regional film integration
This article by Richmore Tera Arts Correspondent was published by the Zimbabwean The Herald on Thursday, 24 November 2011 reporting on the International Images Film Festival in Zimbabwe.nVISITING Namibian film practitioner and African films activist Hans-Christian Mahnke has challenged African filmmakers and audiences to use local films as a vehicle for regional integration. Mahnke, who…
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Call for Submissions: Luxor African Film Festival, First Edition February 2012 – Deadline: December 15, 2011
The political conditions experienced by Egypt during the four decades preceding the revolution of January 25 removed Egypt from its strategic African depth on all levels – cultural, economic and social for different reasons. After the revolution, the space was open again and each responsible individual felt they can really make a difference and turn…
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Filmvorführung von „Tableau Ferraille – Das Leben hat keinen Preis“ in Anwesenheit von Moussa Sene Absa am Sonntag, 27.11.2011, 17:00 Uhr
Im Rahmen der Reihe „Soziale Bewegungen und Afrikanische Renaissance“ lädt AfricAvenir am Sonntag, 27. November um 17:00 Uhr zur Filmvorführung von „Tableau Ferraille – Das Leben hat keinen Preis“ in Anwesenheit des vielfach preisgekrönten (u.a. Silberner Bär, Berlinale!) senegalesischen Regisseurs Moussa Sene Absa ins Hackesche Höfe Kino ein. „Tableau Ferraillé“ ist eine meisterhafte Reflexion über…
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German Premiere: ‚The Lion’s Point of View‘ with Didier Awadi in attendance, 30.10.2011, 17 h
On Sunday 30 October 2011 at 17:00 AfricAvenir presents the German premiere of the documentary “The Lion’s Point of View” (OmU) with director and hip hop star Didier Awadi in attendance. As with rapping, Awadi sees making films as an act of speaking out militantly and demanding a mental and cultural African revolution. The result…
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Filmvorführung von „Baara“ von Souleymane Cissé, SO, 25.9.2011, 17 Uhr
Am Sonntag, 25. September um 17 Uhr lädt AfricAvenir International e.V. zur Filmvorführung von "Baara – Der Lastenträger" von Altmeister Soulyemane Cissé ins Hackesche Höfe Kino ein. Mit diesem ersten ausschließlich in Mali produzierten und vielfach ausgezeichneten Film zeichnet Souleymane Cissé eine scharfsinnige Analyse der sich abzeichnenden Klassenkonflikte in Mali. Synopsis„Baara“ erzählt die Geschichte des jungen…
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Impressions from the 32nd Durban International Film Festival – A Golden Opportunity to Talk Film
By Hans-Christian Mahnke. After having attended my last South African film festival, the Cape Wineland Film Festival 2011, as a judge, being assigned to watch more than forty films, the 32nd Durban International Film Festival offered me a different and much longed for opportunity: To watch and enjoy films I choose to watch, without the…
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Breaking Film-News: Gaston Kaboré announces shooting of sequel to Wend Kuuni and Buud Yam for 2012
Gaston Kabore, acclaimed filmmaker, former decade long director of national cinematography of Burkina Faso as well as secretary general of the Pan-African Federation of Filmmakers (FEPACI) from 1985 to 1997, revealed at todays Master Class during the Talent Campus Durban, that he will shot the sequel to his two award winning films Wend Kuuni (1992)…
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Press Release: AfricAvenir Windhoek to donate one complete Namibian Movie Collection to Honourable Joel Kaapanda, Ministry of Information and Communication Technologies
In 2009, the Franco Namibian Cultural Centre, Joe Vision Production, and AfricAvenir Windhoek, launched the Namibian Movie Collection, NMC, consisting initially of 24 Namibian films. The NMC is part of a wider project to promote and develop Namibian film productions. Now, 18 month later, the NMC consists of more than 40 films, available for the…
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