Film Africa – London’s annual celebration of African cinema – returns for a third year with a line-up of over 60 films from across the continent screening at six major venues over ten days (Friday 1 – Sunday 10 November)…. Read More ›
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Spotlight on…Akinwumi Isola
This post is the first in an occasional series of writer profiles, looking especially at those working in African languages. For readers and speakers of Yoruba, Akínwùmí Ìsòlá [pronounced Ishola] needs little introduction. A charismatic and stern-looking figure affectionately nicknamed… Read More ›
Reminder: CFP North African Cinemas (Journal of African Cinemas)
Call for Papers Journal of African Cinemas – Special Issue on North African Cinema Guest Editor: Dr Stefanie Van de Peer North African cinema has suffered from neglect in studies on African cinema. It’s hinge-like geographical position – is it… Read More ›
Winning films from African Movie Awards 2013
by AiW guest Phoenix Fry On 20 April 2013 the African Movie Awards took place at “a glittering ceremony” in Yenagoa, southern Nigeria. You can read elsewhere about the glitz and the glitches – this blog focuses on the films… Read More ›
Sites of Memory, University of Birmingham, 17 February 2013
AiW Guest Rebecca Jones Is memory imagination or plagiarism? Are artists curators or creators of memory? Is memory determined by audience? Do we remember or embroider? – these were some of the questions we sought to explore in a one-day… Read More ›
Africa in Motion – Scotland African Film Festival: 25 October – 2 November.
More dates for your film diary: As well as Film Africa 2012 (see Jenny Greenshields’ AiW post on Film Africa here), there’s Africa in Motion – in Edinburgh and Glasgow.
CFP: Paradoxa – African Science Fiction
Paradoxa <http://www.paradoxa.com> is seeking submissions of previously unpublished essays on subjects related to AFRICAN SCIENCE FICTION. Submissions should be directed to Paradoxa’s guest editor, Mark Bould at mark.bould@gmail.com by March 1, 2013. In 2010, Pumzi, the first Kenyan sf movie, won… Read More ›
Last film in Film4’s African Season
Last film in Film4’s African Season – celebrating contemporary African filmmakers – tonight, 31st May. Viva Riva! 11.05pm. Film4. “Rival hustlers hustle for black market gasoline and the affections of the same woman in this stylish action drama from Congolese writer-director… Read More ›
Cinema on the ground in Tanzania
A documentary short by Christiane Buchmann – a name to watch for – Sinema Leo. This fantastic short, about Elisonguo Kiwia’s dream to show film and create a film industry in Tanzania armed with a van and a petrol powered… Read More ›
Become a book or film reviewer of the African Studies Review
New Film Review Editor for the African Studies Review The African Studies Association (US) and the Editors of the African Studies Review announced the appointment of Professor Kenneth Harrow, Michigan State University, as the Film Review Editor of the African Studies Review…. Read More ›
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