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Showing posts with label AFRIKAMERA 2012: African women on and behind the screen (Berlin). Show all posts
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14 November 2012

Afrikamera 2012 celebrates women | Afrikamera 2012 célèbre les femmes


Afrikamera celebrates women
From the interview with Afrikamera (Berlin) founder Alex Moussa Sawadogo. Source: ClapNoir by Gwénaëlle Deboutte (from French translated by Beti Ellerson)

Why did you choose the theme “Women on and behind the screen?”

The idea had been running through my mind for some time. For this 5th edition it was the moment to give homage to the African woman who has been fighting on all fronts. It was also the occasion to dispel the notion that the African woman is not active, less creative, without ambition. We have very good actresses, cineastes, producers, casting directors, editors, and who are in every sphere of the cinema industry. Women are as capable as men and all women throughout the world. From the very start of the festival the objective was to put women at the heart of the debate, rather than to organise a festival of women’s films; as the issues should be posed by men as well, in order to be able to juxtapose the two different perspectives. Moreover, we are not limited to traditional themes, such as the condition of women, liberation, excision. We are dealing with women at the core of artistic creation, political issues, world events and the future of Africa.
 
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Afrikamera célèbre les femmes
Extrait d'entretien avec le fondateur d'Afrikamera (Berlin) Alex Moussa Sawadogo. ClapNoir: propos recueillis par Gwénaëlle Deboutte


Pourquoi avoir choisi ce thème « La femme, devant et derrière l’écran » ?

La question me trottait dans la tête depuis longtemps. Pour cette cinquième édition, il était donc temps de rendre grâce à cette femme africaine, qui se bat sur tous les fronts. C’était aussi l’occasion de battre en brèche l´idée selon laquelle cette femme africaine est oisive, moins créative et sans ambition. Nous avons de très bonnes comédiennes, des auteures, des productrices, des directrices de casting, des monteuses et dans tous les métiers du cinéma, les femmes sont autant capables que les hommes et les femmes de tous les continents. Mais dès le début, l’idée n’était pas de faire un festival de films de femmes mais plutôt un festival où la femme serait au cœur du débat. Mais la question doit aussi être posée par les hommes, pour confronter deux regards différents. De même, nous ne nous sommes pas restreints aux thèmes traditionnels, comme la condition de la femme, la liberté, l’excision. Nous traitons des femmes au cœur de la création artistique, des questions politiques, de l’actualité du monde et du futur l´Afrique. LIRE l'article en intégralité sur Clapnoir: http://www.clapnoir.org/spip.php?article887

05 November 2012

AFRIKAMERA 2012: African women on and behind the screen (Berlin)


The fifth edition of AFRIKAMERA – CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN CINEMA (13-18 November 2012) the non-profit cultural charity toucouleur e.V. presents a selection of contemporary feature and documentary films from the new generation of "African women on and behind the screen".

The festival opens 13 November, with Sur la planche (On the Edge), the feature film debut of Moroccan director Leila Kilani (Morocco, France, Germany 2011).

Othelo Burning (South Africa 2012) is South African filmmaker Sara Blecher's debut movie, 14 Nov.

Indochine sur les traces de ma mere (Indochina, Traces of a Mother, France, Benin, Vietnam 2010) by Idrissou Mora Kpai, 14 Nov.

MOZAMBIQUE SHORTS (15 Nov) builds on the tradition from previous years, introducing film milieus from hitherto less known African states. Mozambican director and producer Mario Mickey Fonseca presents a program consisting of four short and medium length films.

Imani (Uganda, Sweden 2010)  by Caroline Kamya, 15 Nov. 

In a cooperation between Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung and AFRIKAMERA, AFRICAN SISTERS OF THE SCREEN (15 Nov) presents a selection of short movies by African women about African women from Kenya, Cameroon, Tunisia, Algeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Senegal. Directors Nadia Rais (Tunisia) and Angèle Diabang (Senegal) will attend, along with film scholar Beti Ellerson (USA):

FILM SELECTION:
Pumzi by Wanuri Kahiu (Kenya 2010), 22 min.
L’Ambouba by Nadia Rais (Tunesia 2009), 9 min.
Yasmine et la révolution by Karin Albou (Algeria/France 2011), 8 min.
La femme invisible (The invisible woman) by Pascale Obolo (Cameroon/France 2008), 8 min.
L’Mrayet by Nadia Rais (Tunisia 2012), 12 min.
Mon beau sourire (My Beautiful Smile) by Angèle Diabang (Senegal 2005), 5 min.
Tout le monde a des raisons d‘en vouloir à sa mère (Everyone has reasons to be angry with their mother) by Pauline Mulombe (the Democratic Republic of Congo 2009), 10 min.

Saturday (17 Nov) begins with a high-level panel discussion of the theme FEMALE SCREENS – WOMEN FILMMAKERS IN AFRICA, looking closer at the realities and perspectives of women filmmakers in the African film and creative industries. In cooperation with Deutschen Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ).

Witches of Gambaga (Ghana 2010, 17 Nov) by Yaba Badoe

Ramata by Léandre-Alain Baker (Senegal 2011, 17 Nov)

Ici on noie les Algériens (Here we drown Algerians), October 17th, 1961 (Algeria, France 2011, 18 Nov)

Filmmaker Remi Vaughan-Richards presents: One Small Step (Nigeria 2010, 18 Nov) and Scents of the Streets (Nigeria 2010, 18 Nov)

The closing event of AFRIKAMERA is Une femme pas comme les autres (An uncommon woman, Burkina Faso 2008) by Abdoulaye Dao. Lead character, Georgette Paré, will attend the screening, 18 Nov.

The  WORKSHOP "WEDDING ! AFRIKANISCHE SPURENSUCHE“, will take place parallel to the festival with Angèle Diabang.

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