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8 Africa in Motion 2012 UHLANGA AFRICAN SCIENCE FICTION – THE LAST ANGEL OF HISTORY AFRICAN SCIENCE FICTION – HASAKI YA SUDA Africa in Motion 2012: Modern Africa Welcome to the seventh edition of the Africa in Motion (AiM) Film Festival, the biggest celebration of African cinema in Scotland. Over the past seven years, our strong belief in the brilliance of African film and the need for it to be seen by audiences in a public space has led us to share over 200 films to audiences totalling around 15,000 people. In response to growing demand from our audiences in Glasgow, we are expanding this year to Scotland’s biggest city. We are delighted to be working with the Glasgow Film Theatre (GFT) and look forward to welcoming our new Glasgow audience to AiM. The theme of Africa in Motion 2012 is Modern Africa. We invite you too to take a close look at the new, provocative, innovative and experimental artistic work being produced on the continent; which makes evident the important role Africa is playing in today’s global society. Alongside this positive outlook, it is clear that African filmmakers continue to reflect on the contemporary challenges that persist to trouble the continent, such as poverty, drainage of resources – natural and intellectual, diasporic and migratory movements, peacebuilding and reconciliation, and economic development. Overall, we have prepared an extensive and diverse programme of over 20 UK premieres; we have the 5th edition of our much loved Short Film Competition, and guest filmmakers from the continent such as Jean-Pierre Bekolo (Cameroon) and Ndaba ka Ngwane (South Africa) will be in attendance. As always, our film programme is accompanied by a wide range of exciting complementary events such as directors’ Q&As, seminars and masterclasses, workshops, music performances and visual arts exhibitions, and an academic symposium dedicated to ‘African Popular Arts in the 21st Century’. Of special interest are our two opening nights: one in Edinburgh (Cargo Bar) and for the first time, one in Glasgow (The Lighthouse)! It is with gratitude that we recognise the dedicated work of our team of staff and volunteers and the support of our funders, sponsors and partners, notably Filmhouse and GFT. We hope you enjoy the programme we prepared for you, and we’ll see you when the lights come up! Much love, Isabel Moura Mendes and Natalia Palombo Main funders: Creative Scotland; Awards for All; Regional Screen Scotland (Africa in Motion Rural Scotland and Schools Tour) Sponsors: Centre for Theology and Public Issues (CTPI), University of Edinburgh; School of Arts and Humanities, University of Stirling; Division of Literature and Languages, University of Stirling; Scottish Documentary Institute; Society for Francophone Postcolonial Studies; Centre of African Studies, University of Edinburgh; Rwandan High Commission; Rwanda Scotland Alliance; Social Anthropology, University of Edinburgh; British Council; The Africa Channel (Short Film Competition); Buni TV (Short Film Competition); Wines for South Africa; Spoilt for Choice; Divine Chocolate; The Co-operative; Tropical Wholefoods; Café Ecosse Partners: Filmhouse; Glasgow Film Theatre; Edinburgh College of Art; Toto Tales; Film Africa; African and Caribbean Network (A&CN); School of Culture & Creative Arts (SCC), University of Glasgow Media partners: The Africa Channel; Buni TV; See Africa Differently; The Skinny
Africa in Motion 2012 9 LES SAIGNANTES ELMINA ELMINA Uhlanga The Mark UK Premiere Thu 25 Oct at 8.30pm Ndaba ka Ngwane • South Africa 2012 • 1h30m MiniDV • Zulu with English subtitles • 15 This beautiful and thought-provoking debut feature film from South African filmmaker, author and playwright Ndaba ka Ngwane follows three young teenagers in rural KwaZulu-Natal through their daily struggles of poverty, abuse and prejudice. With stunning cinematography by first-time director of photography and film editor Khulekani Zondi, Uhlanga features a cast of young amateur actors, stirring poetry and an original and engaging soundtrack of South African music. We are excited to host the UK premiere of Uhlanga and delighted to have the director Ndaba ka Ngwane and cinematographer Khulekani Zondi in attendance. The film recently scooped five awards at the Zanzibar International Film Festival – including the Golden Dhow Award for best feature. Ndaba ka Ngwane and Khulekani Zondi are presenting a masterclass at Edinburgh College of Art, Friday 26 October at 10.00am. Their attendance was made possible by the generous support of Film Africa in London. After the screening everyone is warmly invited to an opening reception at Cargo Bar (129 Fountainbridge) featuring live African music, African canapés and South African wine. Thanks to Spoilt for Choice for generously sponsoring the canapés! African Science Fiction Fri 26 Oct at 5.45pm 1h42m • Various languages with English subtitles • 15 African sci-fi might sound like an unusual concept, but in fact this genre is increasingly being explored by African artists, writers and filmmakers. Adopting and reinterpreting the genre of science fiction allows these artists to imagine possible futures for Africa while drawing on the past, to speculate about scientific and technological innovation and environmental change, and to create counternarratives to persisting stereotypes of Africa as the ‘Dark Continent’. In this collection of films, we look at different manifestations and interpretations of the genre from various parts of the continent as well as from the African diaspora. The screening will be followed by a discussion with Cameroonian director Jean-Pierre Bekolo, whose feature film Les Saignantes, hailed as one of the first African sci-fi films, will be screened later the same evening. The films in this programme are: The Last Angel of History John Akomfrah · Ghana/UK 1995 · 45m Sweetheart - UK Premiere Michael Matthews · South Africa 2012 · 26m Kichwateli (TV-Head) - UK Premiere Bobb Muchiri · Kenya 2011 · 7m Hasaki Ya Suda (Swords) Cédric Ido · Burkina Faso 2010 · 24m · Lingala with English subtitles Les Saignantes The Bloodettes Fri 26 Oct at 8.30pm Jean-Pierre Bekolo • France/Cameroon 2005 • 1h37m Digibeta • French with English subtitles • 15 Yaounde, Cameroon 2025: Two femme fatales, Majolie and Chouchou, use their beauty to win favour from powerful men in Cameroon. When one of these men dies, it sets in motion a plot involving a severed head, a secret society of women and the fate of a struggling nation. Les Saignantes has been hailed as one the first science fiction films to come out of Africa. An experimental scifi/action/horror hybrid, the film aims to expose the deep social crises that according to the filmmaker, Cameroon in particular and Africa in general, suffer from. The avantgarde feel of the film, its stylised aesthetic and superb acting earned the film second prize for Feature Film and Best Female Actresses awards at FESPACO (2007). We are delighted to have Jean-Pierre Bekolo in attendance for a Q&A session following the screening. Bekolo is an award-winning filmmaker, script writer, author and scholar. His first film Quartier Mozart (screening on Sun 28 Oct) was awarded the Prix Afrique en Création at Cannes Film Festival (1992). Bekolo’s visit is generously funded by the University of Stirling. SEASON CONTINUES OVERLEAF
Page 1 and 2: 5 OCT 12 1 NOV 12 FILMS WORTH TALKI
Page 3 and 4: Introduction 3 THE SHINING AFRICA I
Page 5 and 6: New releases 5 GINGER & ROSA SWANDO
Page 7: Restored classics 7 HUSBANDS F FOR
Page 11 and 12: Africa in Motion 2012 11 EXHIBITION
Page 13 and 14: Africa in Motion 2012 13 KINYARWAND
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Page 17 and 18: Weans’ World 17 PARANORMAN SHORTS
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Page 29 and 30: Scottish Mental Health Arts & Film
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