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Zimbabwean Premiere: "The Lion's Point of View" by Hip Hop Star Didier Awadi, at Book Café, WED, 1st August 2012, 6 p.m.

On Wednesday, 1st August 2012 at 6 p.m., the European Union Delegation to Zimbabwe in cooperation with Book CaféMagambaPamberi Trust  and AfricAvenir is presenting... |+| read article

Awards Annoucement: 15th Ismailia International Film Festival for Documentary and Short Film 23-28 June 2012

The Jury of the 15th Ismailia International Film Festival for Documentary and Short Film which took place between 23-28 June 2012 is proud to announce the Award winning filmslisted below. The Jury President Hans-Christian Mahnke, Head of AfricAvenir Namibia,... |+| read article

Ismailia International Film Festival for Documentary and Short Films, 15th Edition June 23-28, 2012, Official partner AfricAvenir attending

The Ismailia International Festival for Documentary and Short Films is due to start with its 15th edition, taking place from 23-28 of June in the city of Ismailia, Egypt. AfricAvenir’s Augetto Graig and Hans-Christian Mahnke will be attending.
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Women Matter at "African Perspectives", AfricAvenir Namibia Film Series 2012

The Namibian branch of AfricAvenir organises the film series “African Perspectives”, which has an impressive line-up of films that will be screened for the next several months in Windhoek, the capital. Founder and director Hans-Christian Mankhe talked... |+| read article

On Film and cinema in Libya – Interview with Libyan film critic and festival director Ramadan Salim, by Hans-Christian Mahnke

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Ramadan Salim was born 1953 in Azizia, Libya. He is writer, journalist, and film critic, who began writing in 1979 about Libyan literature and never stopped since. His work focuses on Arabic culture in general, and on Magreb literature and cinema in... |+| read article

AfricAvenir official partner to Ismailia International Film Festival, 23-28 June, Ismailia, Egypt

AfricAvenir is happy to announce that it will be an official partner of the 15th Ismailia International Film Festival for Documentary and Short Films, which will be held in Ismailia, Egypt, from 23 to 28 of June 2012. Genres
Animation,... |+| read article

Freikarten: Zum Kinostart von "Viva Riva" verlost AfricAvenir 5x2 Freikarten - Karten sind bereits vergeben

Zum Kinostart des Actionfilms"Viva Riva" verlost AfricAvenir 5x2 Freikarten an die ersten Emailer/innen an: info@africavenir.org (bitte postalische Adresse... |+| read article

First Luxor African Film Festival a huge success

As official co-partner AfricAvenir attended the 1st edition of the Luxor African Film Festival, held in Egypt from 21 to 28 February 2012. AfricAvenir is proud to be associated to this festival. We take our hats off to the... |+| read article

Luxor African Film Festival, First Edition 21-28 February 2012 (Joint Press Release: AfricAvenir & The Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt in Windhoek)

The Luxor African Film Festival is due to start with its first edition, taking place from 21-28 of February in the city of Luxor, Egypt. Luxor is described as the "Biggest Open Museum of the World", since it contains a big share of the... |+| read article

Deutschland-Tournee: "Die Geschichte der Auma Obama" von Branwen Okpako

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Nach der erfolgreichen Berlin-Premiere tourt der Dokumentarfilm "Die Geschichte der Auma Obama", das neueste Werk der preisgekrönten Berliner Filmemacherin Branwen Okpako, nun durch verschiedene deutsche Städte. „Die... |+| read article

Berlin-Premiere: "Die Geschichte der Auma Obama" von Branwen Okpako am Sonntag, 22.01.2012, 17.00 Uhr

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In Anwesenheit der Regisseurin laden AfricAvenir, die Initiative Schwarze Menschen in Deutschland (ISD), Adefra - Schwarze Frauen in Deutschland e.V., AFROTAK TV cyberNomads und Filmkantine am Sonntag, den 22. Januar 2012 um 17... |+| read article

Review of "Juju Factory" by Hans-Christian Mahnke, AfricAvenir, Windhoek, Namibia

“Juju Factory” provides an adroit analysis of issues of immigration and integration.  The film brilliantly questions ideas of “authentic” representations of “Africaness,” introducing a complex cinematic language that shows how contemporary African film... |+| read article

Hassouna Mansouri: "Waiting for Robin Hood" - A Review of the International Documentary Filmfestival Amsterdam (IDFA)

In this review of the International Documentary Filmfestival Amsterdam (IDFA), Hassouna Mansouri takes a critical look at some of the well-intentioned films by European directors about Africa and asks: In how far can European filmmakers substitute their... |+| read article

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