[ecrea] African Film and Social Change conference

AfricanFilm and Social Change Conferenceorganised by theAfricaMedia 
Centre, University of Westminster Supportedby the Royal African 
Society’s FILM AFRICA Date:Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th November 
2015Venue: University of Westminster  35 Marylebone Road, London NW1 5LS 
-View map ToBook tickets go to: 
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/7th-african-film-conference-african-film-and-social-change-tickets-18733401107 
:Confirmed Keynote Speaker: Saturday 7th November Newton I. Aduaka is a 
Nigerian-born filmmaker based in Paris. He started his filmcareer in the 
UK in the 1990s. Aduaka’s first feature, the award-winning Rage 
(2000)was the UK’s first film by an independent black filmmaker to be 
released on thenational circuit. Aduaka has screened his films at film 
festivals around theworld. He has won numerous awards, among them the 
award for best film atFespaco 2007 for his second feature, Ezra, the 
first film to givean African perspective on the disturbing phenomenon of 
child soldiers in thecontinent’s recent civil wars. Aduaka won the 
FIPRESCI International CriticsAward for his third, One Man’s Show at 
FESPACO 2013. Hisfourth feature Oil on Water (currently in development) 
wasselected to be part of the Cinéfondation’s Atelier at Cannes in 2014. 
ConfirmedKeynote Speaker: Sunday 8th November  TundeKelani (TK) is 
aNigerian filmmaker, storyteller, director, cinematographer and 
producer.After graduating from the London International Film School he 
returned toNigeria to work first as a cinematographer. In a career 
spanning more than fourdecades TK has specialised in producing and 
directing movies that promoteNigeria's rich cultural heritage and are 
rooted in documentation, archiving,education, entertainment and 
promotion of the culture. His latest film DazzlingMirage tells the story 
of a talented young woman living with SickleCell disease who overcomes 
social stigma and prejudice to achieve her dreams. Conference Theme This 
7th African Film Conference, organised by theAfrica Media Centre, will 
bring together academic scholars and practitioners todiscuss how 
policymakers, filmmakers, and audiences are implicated in changingsocial 
relations, affecting the kinds of moving images they can make or want 
tobe made. Key questions relate to how film screen cultures in Africa 
haveadvanced or subverted social change in Africa. We are concerned 
tobring to the fore sub-themes of changing film production environments, 
shiftsin funding mechanisms for African film, the role of 
audiences/users, regulationdebates and African film’s potential for 
human development.  African film and related screen cultures have 
grownrapidly across the continent and are increasingly implicated in 
both directedand non-directed social change. Surprisingly, film’s 
significant role in socialchange processes in Africa is hugely 
understated. Not only are film andvideos a source of daily entertainment 
for many in Africa, they also affect andreflect ongoing struggles for 
social justice, social activism, civicengagement, civic dialogue, 
community building, social capital, communitydevelopment and cultural 
vitality. Films made by African directors such as theOscar nominated 
Timbuktu seem to provide an alternative to theWestern media’s 
perspective on how terrorism affects the lives of ordinarypeople in some 
countries in Africa, as part of a new trend. New and old Africanfilm and 
screen cultures are increasingly important for public and private lifeon 
the continent and yet this has not been sufficiently reflected in 
academicwork. Specific films have raised awareness and understanding and 
enhanced civicparticipation and contributed to social change. Arguably, 
the new ICTs andsocial media environments are making moving images in 
Africa more effective.Evolving policies, attitudes and use patterns of 
screen cultures in Africa havepotential for increased access, 
participation and empowerment.  Confirmed academics and practitioners 
fromcountries including Nigeria, Rwanda, Ghana, South Africa, UK and 
North Americawill address these and similar issues relating to film, 
screencultures and social change in Africa  ·        Theoretical Issues 
on ScreenCultures and Social Change·        Citizen empowerment and film 
in Africa·        Film Music and Social Change in Africa·        The 
effectiveness of Comedy and Satirein promoting change·        African 
Film in the era of digitalplatforms·        Human development and Film 
inAfrica·        Film and politics, persuasion andelectioneering · 
  Film and Anti-Corruption Campaigns inAfrica·        Health 
Communication and Film in Africa·        Old Media and New Film 
Practices inAfrica·        Gender Politics in African Film · 
Regulation of Film in Africa·        Resistance, Activism and Film 
Culturesin Africa·        Film Practices and 
Non-GovernmentalOrganisations in Africa·        Film and Television 
Education in theDigital Age·        From Audiences to Consumer-content 
Producers ·        Mobile Film Practices in Africa  Programmeand 
Registration This 2-day conference will take place on Saturday7th and 
Sunday 8th November 2015. The fee for registration (which applies toall 
participants, including presenters) will be £150, with a concessionary 
rateof £75 for students, to cover all conference documentation, 
refreshments andadministration costs. Registration will close on 5th 
November. To Book 
ticketshttps://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/7th-african-film-conference-african-film-and-social-change-tickets-18733401107 
Dr. Winston Mano
Communication and Media Research Institute (CAMRI)
Department of Journalism and Mass CommunicationSchool of Media, Arts and 
DesignUniversity of Westminster
Harrow Campus
Watford Road
Harrow, Middlesex, HA1 3TP, UK

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