For Lovers of African Art
Ahmed Rachedi (born 1938) is an Algerian film director and screenwriter. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture for the film Z (1969), which he helped produce. His 1971 film L’Opium et le Bâton was entered into the 7th Moscow International Film...
Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina born in M’sila in 1934 is an Algerian film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his 1975 film Chronicle of the Years of Fire. He is one of the most prominent...
Zézé Gamboa is a director, writer, cinematographer and producer from Luanda, Angola. He received his degree in sound engineering in Paris and began directing films. He also served as jurist to quite a few...
“L’Afrique ne se développera pas sans la participation concrète de la femme. La conception que nos pères avaient de la femme doit être enterrée une fois pour toutes. [The development of Africa will...
Film author and editot Richard Porton wrote an excellent essay on Senegalese director, Djibril Diop Mambety’s bold experimental style of film-making. Via: The Criterion Collection Touki bouki: Mambéty and Modernity By Richard Porton It’s...
Although Kwaw Ansah has only made two feature films, he has achieved a reputation as an independent filmmaker who engages in important issues and whose films reflect a concern with the future of...
Along with Youssef Chahine, Abou Seif is one of the defining figures in Egyptian cinema. He received a commercial degree from the Ecole Supe ´ rieure de Commerce (Upper Commercial School) in Cairo. He...
I want to shine the spotlight on animator extraordinaire Abdul Ndadi. He not only was one of the first followers of Discover African Cinema, but also reached out to me in appreciation.It really is...
I had the great pleasure of watching the Late Night Shorts showcase during this year’s Dallas International Film Festival. The segment was a compilation of fantastically eccentric set of films from new talents.Waiting with...
Youssef Chahine (b. 1926 in Alexandria) is one the best Egyptian filmmakers you will never forget. Born into a Catholic family, he studied at the English-language Victoria College and then, for a year, at university...
