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[ecrea] African Film and Social Change conference

Thu Oct 22 12:43:57 GMT 2015



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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