Amina Barakat: Naissance de la Fédération panafricaine des festivals de cinéma et de l'audiovisuel | The Birth of the Pan-African Federation of Film and Audiovisual Festivals

Naissance de la Fédération panafricaine des festivals de cinéma et de l'audiovisuel

The Birth of the Pan-African Federation of Film and Audiovisual Festivals

par/by Amina Barakat

À Khouribga, 16 festivals du continent africain se donnent la main

At Khouribga, 16 festivals from the African continent join hands

Source: http://africine.org/reportage/naissance-de-la-federation-panafricaine-des-festivals-de-cinema-et-de-laudiovisuel/15758

Publié 06 juillet 2023

Une Fédération de Festivals africains

A Federation of African Film Festivals

La 23 édition du FICAK s'est tenue du 6 au 13 Mai 2023, à Khouribga, Maroc. Une initiative a été lancée, à la clôture.

The 23 edition of FICAK held from 6 to 13 May 2023 in Khouribga, Morocco. An initiative launched at the closing ceremony.

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Elle unit des membres œuvrant au sein du continent: le FESPACO (Ouaga, Burkina Faso), les JCC (Tunis, Tunisie), Écrans Noirs (Yaoundé, Cameroun), LAFF (Louxor, Egypte), Festival International du Film des Lagunes - FESTILAG (Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire), Bangui fait son cinéma (Bangui, Centrafrique), Festival International du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel du Burundi - FESTICAB (Bujumbura, Burundi), FICAK (Khouribga, Maroc), FIFIDHO (Niamey, Niger), Mashiriki Film Festival (Kigali, Rwanda) et RECICO (Bénin), parmi d'autres.

The Federation, brought together by members working within the continent, such as: le FESPACO (Ouaga, Burkina Faso), les JCC (Tunis, Tunisie), Écrans Noirs (Yaoundé, Cameroun), LAFF (Louxor, Egypte), Festival International du Film des Lagunes - FESTILAG (Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire), Bangui fait son cinéma (Bangui, Centrafrique), Festival International du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel du Burundi - FESTICAB (Bujumbura, Burundi), FICAK (Khouribga, Maroc), FIFIDHO (Niamey, Niger), Mashiriki Film Festival (Kigali, Rwanda) et RECICO (Bénin), among others.

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En tout, c'est une belle brochette de 16 festivals représentant 14 pays du continent africain. Cette union pourra les représenter dans les instances internationales. L'union a été annoncée - en présence des représentants des 16 festivals partenaires - par le directeur du festival de Khouribga, M. Iz-Eddine Gourirran.

In all, it was an impressive group of 16 festival representatives from 14 countries on the African continent, which will serve also internationally. The formation of the festival was announced in the presence of the 16 festival partners by the festival director, Mr. Iz-Eddine Gourirran.

Des buts et des ambitions

Goals and Objectives

Parmi les objectifs de cette fédération qu'il faut soutenir, le bon déroulement des activités, le respect de la diversité culturelle africaine, contribuer à la promotion du cinéma dans le monde, mettre en synergie les compétences, les connaissances et créer les moyens pour diffuser les réalisations de tous les créateurs des œuvres africains. Cette initiative qui a couronné les sept jours du festival de Khouribga a pour but de renforcer la coopération et l'échange entre les festivaliers qui croient au pouvoir du proverbe "l'union fait la force". Le nouveau "bébé" peut aussi contribuer à la création d'un fonds financier pour faciliter et aider au développement de l'industrie cinématographique en Afrique.

Among the goals of the Federation: the smooth development of activities, respect for the diversity of African cultures, contribute to the promotion of world cinema, to ensure a synergy among the competencies, expertise and knowledge of all, and create the means to disseminate the works of all creatives. This initiative has as objective to reinforce cooperation and exchange between the festival goers who believe in the proverb: "we find strength in unity". The newly-born alliance can also contribute to the creation of funding sources to facilitate and assist in the development of the cinematographic industry in Africa.

Stephina Zwane: Love, Sex & 30 Candles (South Africa) Netflix

Stephina Zwane: Love, Sex & 30 Candles (South Africa) Netflix

Synopsis

When they hit the age of 30, Dikeledi, Sade, Linda and Nolwazi deal with hardships, relationships and one little secret that might tear their friendship apart. Love, Sex and 30 Candles premieres 18 August, only on Netflix.

About Stephina Zwane

Stephina Zwane is a South African filmmaker who was born in Soweto and grew up in the middle of Johannesburg in the inner city.

She is a filmmaker determined to tell stories from her heart that either push boundaries, inform and educate or provide a different perspective on how Africa is perceived. As a storyteller, she is constantly trying to find new opportunities and new ways to honour the characters on script pages.

She has worked as a producer, writer and director for various TV channels in South Africa, including SABC (Spirit Sundae – Talk Show, Jika MaJika – Dance Variety Show) and Mzansi Magic (Sifun’Ukwazi – Talk Show). In terms of narrative, she has one of her films, baby Mamas on Netflix and with a few more headed there. When not working on her films, she enjoys freelancing as a director on other productions, which have contributed to her being a better storyteller and director.

Zwane is a well-rounded filmmaker, who enjoys being a performance director and has a great eye for creating beautiful shots to tell amazing stories. She’s a joy to work with and provides great support for both crew and cast on set.

Zwane is also the co-founder of Sorele Media, a film production company she started with film producer and actress, Salamina Mosese.

Source: https://stephinazwane.com/about-us/

Ouaga Tout Court (OTC) 2023 - Yasmine Delia Eboubie Ido - Mallaury Kabore - Mairama Komi

Ouaga Tout Court (OTC)

2023

Yasmine Delia Eboubie Ido - Mallaury Kabore - Mairama Komi

Short film production training think tank is a strategy that aims to strengthen the capacities of young Burkinabe creators to produce their first or second short films of competitive quality.

Incubateur de formation à la réalisation de court métrage est un dispositif qui ambitionne renforcer les capacités des jeunes créateurs burkinabè à la réalisation de leur premier ou deuxième film courts métrages de qualité compétitive. 

Yasmine Delia Eboubie Ido - Project Fiction “Yeleni”

 

Mairama Komi - Project Fiction "Nabo"

Mallaury Kaboré - Project Fiction "Alter Ego"

   

Milisuthando Bongela: "Milisuthando" - a poetic coming-of-age personal essay documentary (South Africa)

Milisuthando Bongela

Milisuthando

a poetic coming-of-age personal essay documentary

https://film.milisuthando.com/

Set in past and present South Africa, "Milisuthando" is a poetic coming-of-age personal essay documentary on love and what it means to become human in the context of race, explored through the memories of Milisuthando – who grew up during apartheid but didn't know it was happening until it was over.

8 years in the making, Milisuthando is a portrait of me and South Africa growing up together in the aftermath of apartheid. Driven by my narrative voice and a compelling cast of my family, friends, foes and some historical figures, the story braids together the three different worlds of my childhood — The now defunct Republic of Transkei, East London in the 1990s new South Africa and my adult life in Johannesburg. Spanning 30 years in a non-linear manner, the film is a  meditation on difficult questions about power, fear, intimacy and love as it relates to race. Through a roving feminine lens, we find ourselves in happened-upon environments that take the viewer into the interiors of the new South Africa and its relationship with its past.

Sundance Institute: Meet the Artist 2023: Milisuthando Bongela

Milisuthando Bongela: Inside Apartheid's Wish (The Institute of Black Imagination)

Perspectives from Italy: Sabrina Onana - Crossing the color line - Crossing the color line healing from the past

Perspectives from Italy
Sabrina Onana
Crossing the color line

Crossing the color line healing from the past 

Musa Madre Festival

sabato 29 luglio 2023

21:30 23:05

Borgo Antico Rebeccu Rebeccu, Sardegna, 07012 Italy

https://www.musamadrefestival.it/calendario/documentariocrossingthecolorline

“In Italy I am considered black or South American. “In France I am considered “metisse” or a person from the “banlieue” depending on how I am dressed, though I am Italian so it has nothing to do with it. In the United States, I am considered a light skin black woman. In the Antilles I am told that I am “Sabine”. What is interesting when one belongs to several worlds, and several types of representations, everyone projects their “imaginaire” on you in fact. And it is up to you to know where you belong, that you have your place in all of these places. I have learned to live my two cultures, Italian and Cameroonian, and finally, how should I call it, French culture, also somewhere, since I learned how to live the French language, even if it is not my mother tongue.

Sabrina Onana, born in Paris to an Italian mother and Cameroonian father, she grew up in Italy in an entirely white environment and settled in France as a young adult, where she studied political science and sociology. It is there as well that she explored her black identity. It is through this sociological lens that she came to cinema. Influenced by W.E.B. Du Bois’s declaration in the ground-breaking The Souls of Black Folks in 1903, “the problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color line,” she titles her documentary to demonstrate its enduring presence.

The 2-part documentary, explores the experiences of young Afro-Italians who were born or grew up in Italy. Probing myriad questions of belonging, African-ness, Italianity, citizenship, representation, racism, the roots of their immigration history. Part 2, frames Italian history especially in the context of early Italian immigration juxtaposed to present discourse on immigration in Italy. In addition, Part 2 highlights African and Diasporan contributions to world history and culture.

Synopsis

This documentary project aims to correct the distorted vision that contemporary Italy has of its own Afro-descendant children and hopes to establish a healthier and more constructive space of dialogue regarding 'identity' issues in the country and abroad, especially in this particular socio-political and historical period of time.

What does it mean to grow up in Italy, today, as an afro-descendant child of immigrants? From North to South, Crossing the color line tells their stories, experiences, and points of view. The documentary was thought as a 'safe space' where Italian afro-descendants could freely express themselves and rebuild together a first-person narrative: a new Italian youth, with a rich identity, complex and sometimes hesitant, talks about roots, self-acceptance, nationality and dual belonging. Beyond the color line, those testimonies challenge the existing idea of 'italianity' and ask to rethink the sense of belonging to a national identity, redefining the traditional geographical and political boundaries, as contemporary Italy now has another face, which also looks like them.

Crossing the Color Line - Part 1

 

 Crossing the Color Line - healing from the past - Part 2