4ème édition. 10 days of more than fifty of the best African fiction and documentary films from across the continent, With lively Q&As and panel discussions featuring leading African filmmakers, and a dynamic programme of
cultural events.
Dans 6 endroits différents de Londres, pendant 10 jours.
Four Corners from Africiné www.africine.org on Vimeo.
Film Africa is the Royal African Society's annual festival celebrating the best African cinema from across the continent. Launched in 2011, Film Africa is now the UK's largest festival of African film and culture.
Every year, Film Africa brings London audiences a core programme of fiction and documentary films alongside
a vibrant series of accompanying events, including director Q&As, panel discussions, talks, workshops, master
classes, family activities and Film Africa LIVE! music nights.
Film Africa recognises and supports new talent through The Baobab Award for Best Short Film, which is judged by a panel of film professionals and offers the winner a £1,000 cash prize towards their next production.
Des étoiles, Dyana Gaye from Africiné www.africine.org on Vimeo.
Meet The Team
Sheila Ruiz is Programme Manager for the Royal African Society (RAS), where she is in charge of organising the extensive programme of events, which includes the annual Africa Writes and Film Africa festivals. Sheila holds an MA in African Studies from SOAS and a BA in History from UCL. She is of mixed Spanish/Equato-Guinean heritage. She tweets at @SheilaRuiz
Dele Meiji Fatunla is Communications Manager for the Royal African Society where he leads on the co-ordination of the RAS's communications and digital transition. He is also a writer and researcher whose work has appeared in various publications including The Guardian, Vox Africa and the Huffington Post. He tweets @delemeiji
Rachael Loughlan is a freelance film festival consultant and project manager. She has worked in the film industry for 8 years, providing strategic support, event production, programming and venue management to a range of venues and film festivals, including Glasgow Film Festival, TIFF and EIFF. Rachael has an MLitt in Film Journalism from University of Glasgow.
Rosa Abidi is an Algerian-born freelance film curator and critic specialising in African and Arab cinemas. She has advised for the British Museum and Festival CinéSud in France, and has curated for the BFI Southbank, Ciné Lumiere and the London African Film Festival. Rosa runs regular film screenings and cultural events, including The Maghreb Cinema Series and The Maghreb Culture Meetup.
Nadia Denton has been working in film for over 10 years curating programmes at the BFI and ICA; and acted as a consultant for film festivals, funding bodies and film schools. Nadia has a BA in Modern History from St. Hilda's College, Oxford and is a member of BAFTA.
Lynn Nwokorie currently works for the BFI. In previous years she has fundraised, event produced for the institute's festivals and is also part of the African Odysseys steering committee. As well as being a trained Script Supervisor with production credits in New York and London, Lynn also curates for independent cinema - The Phoenix.
Isabel Moura Mendes is a Portuguese-Cape Verdean freelance arts and cultural manager, with a focus on African & lusophone film curation. She holds an MA in Arts & Cultural Management from Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh, where she is based. Alongside her arts management practice, Isabel is currently programming for film festivals in Edinburgh, London and Lisbon.
Miners Shot Down from Africiné www.africine.org on Vimeo.
SCREENINGSFri 31 Oct 18:30
Opening Film: The Narrow Frame of Midnight + Q&A
Venue: Hackney Picturehouse
Sat 1 Nov 11:00 Family Day featuring short screenings & workshops (FREE) Venue: Venue: Rich Mix
12:00 DOUBLE BILL: Ken Bugul - Nobody Wants Her [DOC] + The Art of Ama Ata Aidoo [DOC] + Q&A
Venue: Rich Mix
12:00 Masterclass with Tala Hadid
Venue: South London Gallery
13:00
Women, Entirely Women [DOC] + Nola [SHORT] + Panel
Venue: Ritzy Brixton
15:30
Suffering Is a School of Wisdom [DOC]
Venue: Ritzy Brixton
16:00 BAOBAB SHORTS: Bobby + Kanyekanye + The Rice Boy + Afronauts
Venue: Hackney Picturehouse
18:00 Fadhma n'Soumer + Q&A
Venue: Hackney Picturehouse
18:30 Come Back, Africa
Venue: Ritzy Brixton
20:30 1994: The Bloody Miracle [DOC] + Q&A
Venue: Ritzy Brixton
21:00
The Battle Of Algiers
Venue: Hackney Picturehouse
Sun 2 Nov 10:00 The Industry Forum (FREE)
Venue: Blue Room, BFI Southbank
12:00 Tarzan, Don Quichotte & Us [DOC] + In the Silence, I Feel the Earth Roll [DOC] + Frantz Fanon: Memories from the Asylum [DOC]
Venue: Rich Mix
15:30 Family Screening: Horizon Beautiful + The Market King [SHORT]
Venue: Hackney Picturehouse
16:00 National Diploma [DOC]
Venue: Ritzy Brixton
18:00
Difret
Venue: Ritzy Brixton
18:30 Ady Gasy: The Malagasy Way [DOC] + The Third Hand [SHORT] + Q&A
Venue: Hackney Picturehouse
20:30 Suns + Dialemi [SHORT]
Venue: Hackney Picturehouse
20:30 DOUBLE BILL: Kinyarwanda + Umudugudu: Rwanda 20 Years On [DOC] + Panel
Venue: Ritzy Brixton
Mon 3 Nov10:00 Primary School Shorts: The Animal Party + Wooden Hand + Kanyekanye
Venue: The Phoenix Cinema
18:30
October 1 + Q&A
Venue: Ritzy Brixton
18:30 Algerian Shorts: Tomorrow, Algiers? + We Will Not Die + The Days Before + Q&A
Venue: Hackney Picturehouse
20:30 Before Crossing the Horizon [DOC] + Equivocal Chronicles [DOC] + Q&A
Venue: Hackney Picturehouse
Tue 4 Nov 10:00 Primary School Shorts: The Animal Party + Wooden Hand + Kanyekanye
Venue: Ritzy Brixton
18:30 DOUBLE BILL: Under the Starry Sky + 100% Dakar - More Than Art [DOC] + Q&A
Venue: Hackney Picturehouse
20:30 N: The Madness of Reason + Homecoming [SHORT] + Q&A
Venue: Ritzy Brixton
Wed 5 Nov
10:00 Secondary School screening: Felix
Venue: Hackney Picturehouse
18:15 Algerian Shorts: Uzzu [DOC] + Tell Me + Square Port Said + Another Ordinary Day + The Window
Venue: Roxy Cinema
18:30 Soft Vengence: Albie Sachs & The New South Africa [DOC] + Berea [SHORT]
Venue: Hackney Picturehouse
18:30 A Doomed Generation [DOC] + Spring Shoots [SHORT] + Virtual [SHORT]
Venue: Ritzy Brixton
19:00 AFRICA: A Voyage of Discovery - Episode 8: The Legacy [DOC] + Panel
Venue: SOAS
20:00 The Desert Foxes [DOC] + Q&A + Film Africa LIVE! with El Andaluz Quartet
Venue: Roxy Cinema
20:30 Miners Shot Down [DOC] + To The One I Love [SHORT]
Venue: Hackney Picturehouse
20:30 They Are The Dogs + El Bostan El Saeed Street [SHORT]
Venue: Ritzy Brixton
Thu 6 Nov 18:00 Njinga, Queen of Angola + Twaaga [SHORT] + Q&A
Venue: Hackney Picturehouse
18:30 The Supreme Price [DOC] + Q&A
Venue: Hackney Picturehouse
18:30 White Shadow
Venue: Ritzy Brixton
18:45 The Panafrican Festival of Algiers 1969 [DOC] + Panel
Venue: Genesis Cinema
Fri 7 Nov
18:30 Hear Me Move + Dancing In A Nightmare [SHORT] + Q&A
Venue: Hackney Picturehouse
18:30 Kadjike + Fish of the Land [SHORT]
Venue: Ritzy Brixton
19:00 Dakan + The Other Woman [SHORT] + Panel
Venue: South London Gallery
20:30 Virgin Margarida + Q&A
Venue: Ritzy Brixton
20:30 Four Corners + Six [SHORT] + Q&A
Venue: Hackney Picturehouse
Sat 8 Nov 09:00 CONFERENCE: Documenting Africa: Creating Fact or Fiction through the Lens
Venue: University of Westminster
13:00 WORKSHOP: Documentary Filmmaking Unveiled
Venue: Blue Room, BFI Southbank
16:00 BAOBAB SHORTS: Stones' Travels + Rest In Peace + The Window + The Man with a Dog + Behind the Door
Venue: Ritzy Brixton
16:00 Fevers + The Great Safae [SHORT]
Venue: Ciné Lumière
16:30 Asni: Courage, Passion & Glamour in Ethiopia [DOC] + Natsanat [SHORT]
Venue: Hackney Picturehouse
18:30 The Forgotten Kingdom + Ududeagu [SHORT]
Venue: Ritzy Brixton
18:30 Future Sound of Mzansi [DOC]
Venue: Hackney Picturehouse
20:30 Onye Ozi + The Line Up [SHORT] + Q&A
Venue: Ritzy Brixton
20:30 I Love Kuduro [DOC] + Q&A
Venue: Hackney Picturehouse
21:00 Film Africa LIVE! CLOSING PARTY
Venue: Hackney Picturehouse
Sun 9 Nov 09:00 CONFERENCE: Documenting Africa: Creating Fact or Fiction through the Lens
University of Westminster
18:15 Closing Film: Timbuktu
Venue: Ciné Lumière
CONTACTSFilm Africa 2014
Royal African Society
36, Gordon Square
London WC1H 0PD
Royaume Uni