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AfricAvenir attends DIFF 2014 with support of the Goethe Centre Windhoek
The Durban International Film Festival will take place for the 35th time from 17 to 27 July 2014. The Namibian section of AfricAvenir will once again be attending the festival and is looking forward to this great festival, as it offers many opportunities, such as great films from Africa, the Durban Film Mart, seminars, workshops,…
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AfricAvenir Windhoek curates African Short Film Section at Sercine, Brasil, 19 to 25 July
The 4th edition of Sercine – Festival Sergipe de Audiovisual will take place in Sergipe, Brasil from 19 to 25 July. AfricAvenir Windhoek is partner of Sercine and contributes to the Festival with an African Short Film Section. In order to promote audio visual productions from Africa, Christian Mahnke, director of the Namibia section of…
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AfricAvenir’s Mahnke Wins Award as Best Film Promoter at Zanzibar International FilmFest
AfricAvenir would like to congratulate the director of the Namibian branch, Hans-Christian Mahnke for being recognized at the Africa Film Development Awards held at the closing event of Zanzibar International Film Festival on 22 June 2014 with the award for Best Outstanding Film Promoter. nThis award was given for the first time. nAfricAvenir wishes to…
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Prince Kum’a Ndumbe III: Call for the Preservation and Consolidation of our Heritage
In presence of numerous media representatives Prince Kum’a Ndumbe III has launched a solemn appeal to all compatriotes in Africa and its Diaspora as well as to all citizens of all continents to rescue and consolidate a heritage buillt over more than 45 years. The necessity of the total liberation of Africa, the consolidation of…
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Wie lebt es sich in der Öl-Katastrophe Nigerias? BUND Themenabend mit Nnimmo Bassey, Freitag, 20. Juni 2014, 16:30-18:30 Uhr, BUND
Seit Jahrzehnten fördert Shell im Nigerdelta Erdöl – mit katastrophalen Folgen für die Menschen und die Umwelt: das Trinkwasser ist durch Erdöl vergiftet, Felder und Flüsse sind verseucht. Es ist eine der gravierendsten Umweltkatastrophen unserer Zeit. Die Verantwortung dafür liegt bei Shell und bei Nigerias Regierung.nNnimmo Bassey, Träger des Alternativen Nobelpreises und Vorstandsmitglied von Friends…
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Dialogue Forum with Ciraj Rassool: „Handling Restitutions of Human Remains: The Case of a repatriation from Vienna to Kuruman (South Africa) in 2012”, Monday, 23th June, 7pm, August-Bebel-Institut
AfricAvenir invites you in cooperation with artefakte//Anti-Humboldt and the August-Bebel-Institut on Monday, 23th June, 7pm to a dialog forum with Ciraj Rassool on "Handling resitutions of human remains". Rassool, historian and director of the African programme in Museum and Heritage Studies at the University of Western Cape, reflects on his experiences as monitor of the…
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The courage to invent the future – Reading with Sheri Hagen from the publication „50 years of African In-Dependencies“, Sunday, 29 June 2014, 16-18h, Pêle-Mêle
In the framework of the festival "48 Stunden Neukölln", AfricAvenir and Pêle Mêle present a reading (in German) by actress Sheri Hagen from the publication “50 years of African In-Dependencies”. Intellectuals, political activists and artists from Africa and the African diaspora contributed to this diverse and thought-provoking anthology which makes the current debates about independence…
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Vortrag und Lesung von Patrice Nganang, Dienstag, 1. Juli 2014, ab 16:15 Uhr, Institut für Asien- und Afrikawissenschaften
Am Dienstag, 1 Juli 2014 um 16:15 Uhr laden das Institut für Asien- und Afrikawissenschaften der HU-Berlin und AfricAvenir zu einem Vortrag mit anschließender Lesung (beides auf deutsch) des renommierten kamerunischen Autors Patrice Nganang an die HU-Berlin. 1970 in Yaoundé geboren, studierte Nganang zunächst in seiner Heimatstadt Yaoundé, später an der Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main.…
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Inspiring Young Imaginations: “O Grande Bazaar” by Licinio Azevedo, Saturday, 5 July 2014, 10 am, FNCC Cinema, Windhoek
Within the children’s film series "Inspiring Young Imaginations – African Films for Children and Youth", AfricAvenir, FNCC and “I am the Key” Kids TV Show present O Grande Bazaar, by Licinio Azevedo, Mozambique, 58 minutes, for children age 7-13. Portuguese with English subtitles. When: Saturday, 05 July 2014 at 10 am Where: FNCC Cinema, Robert…
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Windhoek Screening: “Miners Shot Down” by Rehad Desai, Wednesday, 9 July, 18h30, at the FNCC, Windhoek
After presenting the film to various restricted audiences in Namibia, AfricAvenir and the FNCC invite to another screening of Miners Shot Down (South Africa, 2014, 85 min, directed by Rehad Desai), on 9 July, 18h30, at the FNCC, Windhoek. Entrance 20,- N$. The entrance fee and a collection will be made available to the widows…


