Film Africa : African Women and Cinema, centrepiece symposium - 24 October

Film Africa :

African Women and Cinema, centrepiece symposium 

24 October @ 8:00 am - 12:00 pm

https://www.filmafrica.org/event/twende-african-women-and-cinema-symposium/

Description:

Twende: African Women and Cinema is the centrepiece symposium of Film Africa 2026, presented with BFI Southbank. Filmmakers, producers, curators, archivists and cultural practitioners come together for five public conversations:

-Reclaiming the History: African Women Who Shaped Cinema

-Who Owns the Story? Women, Authorship and Representation 

-From Africa to the World: Funding, Festivals and Power 

-The Archive Is Not Neutral: Preserving African Women's Cinema

-A New Generation: Where Does African Women's Cinema Go From Here?