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'African' Cinema - Theoretical Perspecti
Keyan Tomaselli, 1993. Originally published in Critical Arts 7(1-2).
"Asking for trouble": The South African
Jay Savage (1989 Honours project).
Africa at the Pictures
A festival celebrating African Cinema in London. 10-24 June 2001.
Africa Film and TV
International journal of the moving image in Africa, yearbook/directory, quarterly magazine, newsflash by post, fax or email.
Africa Film WebMeeting
Archives (Feb 96 to Feb 99) of the African Cinema Conference mailing list.
African Cinema in the Nineties
Scholarly paper by Mbye Cham originally published in African Studies Quarterly 2(1).
African Diaspora Film Festival
Features works that present African Diaspora life and culture. Based in New York City.
African Films: A Retrospective and a Vision for th
N. Frank Ukadike, 1993. Originally published in Critical Arts 7(1-2).
African Script Development Fund
Assists the training of African writers to develop professional standard film and television screenplays. The ASDF uses an integrative approach that unifies the creative process with marketing and distribution activities. Based in Zimbabwe.
Approaches to African Cinema Study
Martin Mhando, 2000. An approach to African cinema from a cultural studies perspective, emphasising the deconstructive criticism viewpoint.
Cinema on the Periphery: South African Cinema
History of South African cinema, 1895-1990. (Keyan Tomaselli, 1997).
Cinema, African
Introduction to African cinema by Elizabeth Heath.
Contemporary African Film at the 13th Annual Carte
Rebecca Gearhart. Interviews with filmmaker Salem Mekuria and film critic Sheila Petty. Originally published in African Studies Quarterly 2(1).
Cry Freetown
Award-winning film portraying the events of January 1999 in Freetown, capital of Sierra Leone.
Decolonizing Film in Africa - Contesting the Dream
Keyan G Tomaselli, May 1998.
FESPACO 2001
News coverage of the Festival Panafricain du Cinéma et de la Télévision de Ouagadougou.
FESPACO February 2001
Film festival photo-essay.
Festival Panafricain du Cinéma et de la Télévision
Largest film festival in Africa.
Film in Africa and South Africa
Edwin Hees, 1993. Originally published in Critical Arts 7(1-2).
Films from Africa and the African Diaspora
Distributors of films that focus on the human experience of black people in Africa, the Caribbean, North and South America and Europe.
Flame - Zimbabwe 1996
Flame (1996), director Ingrid Sinclair. First film to focus on the role of women & the struggles for the independence & liberation of Zimbabwe.
Flame Resources
Links to resources about Flame, the controversial film about the role of women in the Zimbabwe war of liberation.
H-AfrLitCine Discussion Network
H-Net discussion list dealing with African Literature and Cinema. Includes book reviews and searchable archives.
How To Read Films About Southern Africa
Guidance on interpretation of pre- and post-colonial film. (Keyan G Tomaselli, 1998)
In Search Of Quality
Interview with Tayo Odunlami. The News (Lagos).
Interview with Djibril Diop Mambety
A very short interview from 1993.
Making Film in Africa
Film and film-making in Africa: reviews, criticism and theory. Papers by Kedmon Hungwe, Martin Mhando and Kimani Gecau, focussing on Zimbabwe and Central Africa.
Mama Africa
Mama Africa - six short films by African women, each from a different country and perspective.
New African Cinema
Francoise Pfaff (1996). Originally published in Cineaste 22(4).
Reviews and Reflections: African Film.
Notes by William P. Coleman, April 1998.
Sithengi 2000 Southern African Film and Television
Sithengi is the only annual film and television market on the African continent.
Sorious Samura's Africa
Describes the making of two documentaries: Exodus, following the plight of African people attempting to reach the West; and Walking on Ashes, filmed in Uganda, which attempts to make sense of the one-party state.
South African Indie Film Site
A resource for independent South African film-makers.
South African short-film making from 1980 to 1995
A thematic exploration by Martin P Botha.
Stanford University Links - Films and Videos
An annotated guide to films and videos about Africa south of the Sahara.
The Best of Both Worlds? Colonial Film Policy and
David Kerr, 1993. Originally published in Critical Arts 7(1-2).
The Voortrekkers on Film
Paper by Edwin Hees, 1995.
Visions of Africa: Anthropology on Film - Jean Rou
Keyan Tomaselli, 1993. Originally published in Critical Arts 7(1-2).
Wonders of the African World (West Africa Review,
Special issue of West Africa Review devoted to commentaries and responses to the film series, Wonders Of The African World, produced by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Zanzibar International Film Festival
Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF) is an NGO supporting the arts and culture of the Dhow Region. Now preparing for next Festival of the Dhow Countries - ZIFF '2000 taking place from June 30th to July 9th 2000.