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Successful screening of Namibian short films in London
AfricAvenir and Friends of Namibia organized on Thursday, December 12th, a great evening in London, screening Namibian films to Namibians in the diaspora, British people interested in Namibia, film lovers, and film professionals.nThe audiences was very appreciative of the screening and thanked the organizers AfricAvenir and Friends of Namibia to have brought "Try" by Joel Haikali, "100…
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“Hamba Khale, Madiba: the contestation between symbolism and mythologies” by Firoze Manji
As Mandela passes on to join the ancestors, a wave of sadness sweeps the entire planet. There can be few places and few people who are not in some way deeply affected by this event.nMadiba symbolizes many things for many people. For the survivors of the brutality of apartheid, he is the symbol of the…
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AfricAvenir Windhoek and the FNCC present “Rhodesia Countdown” and “The Tunnel”, Wednesday, 11 December 2013, 18h30
On Wednesday, 11 December 2013 at 18h30, AfricAvenir Windoek and the FNCC invite to the screening of Rhodesia Countdown by Michael Raeburn (Zimbabwe 1969, 35 min) and The Tunnel by Jenna Bass (South Africa 2009, 24 min). "Rhodesia Countdown" explores the conflicts within Rhodesian society in 1969. The ‘Countdown’ theme demonstrates stage by stage, the…
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Berlin Premiere of the Award-Winning Moroccan Movie “Les Mécréants” (The Miscreants) with Director Mohcine Besri in Attendance, Thursday, 12 December 2013 at 8 pm, Hackesche Höfe Kino
AfricAvenir e.V. would like to invite you to the Hackesche Höfe Cinema to the Berlin Premiere of the award-winning movie „Les Mécréants” (The Miscreants, Original Arabic with German Subtitles) in the presence of the Moroccan director Mohcine Besri on Thursday, 12 December at 8 pm. On the order of their spiritual leader, three young Islamists kidnap…
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AfricAvenir Windhoek and Friends of Namibia present “Namibian Short Film Screenings in London”, 12 December 2013, 7h30, Harecourt URC
On Thursday, 12 December 2013 at 7.30 pm AfricAvenir and Friends of Namibia (UK) invite to the London Premiere of 4 Namibian Short Films at the Harecourt URC, St. Paul’s Rd, Islington, London, N1 2lR nFree EntrancenNamibia, located in Southern Africa, is a relatively young country, having gained its independence in 1990 after a long…
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AfryKamera 2014: Call for entries
As a partner to the festival, AfricAvenir is proud to share the following: To Whom It May Concern,We have currently opened our call for entries for the IX edition of the AfryKamera African Film Festival in Warsaw, Poland. Afry Kamera: African Film Festival in Poland (www.afrykamera.pl) is the first such festival in the region of…
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Kooperation: “Fallen und Chancen interkultureller Zusammenarbeit” – 3-Tages-Workshop vom 6. bis zum 8. Dezember 2013
Bei interkultureller Zusammenarbeit geht es immer auch um Prozesse, in denen Menschen unterschiedlicher Herkunft, Kultur und Religion gemeinsam und voneinander lernen. Damit dieses Lernen erfolgreich ist, braucht es bestimmte Kompetenzen, die erworben werden können. Zu Beginn gilt es, die eigenen Bilder und Vorstellungen, Konzepte und Vorurteile über das Leben derer, mit denen zusammen gearbeitet wird,…
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Book Launch: „Widerstand, Revolutionen, Renaissance – Stimmen zum sozialen Aufbruch in Afrika“ – eine moderierte Lesung mit Sara Hiruth Zewde und Judith Strohm, Samstag, 7. Dezember 2013, 19 Uhr, Galerie Wedding
Am Samstag, 7. Dezember 2013 um 19h stellt AfricAvenir erstmals die Publikation „Widerstand, Revolutionen, Renaissance – Stimmen zum sozialen Aufbruch in Afrika“ im Rahmen einer moderierten Lesung mit der Schauspielerin Sara Hiruth Zewde und Judith Strohm (AfricAvenir) in der Galerie Wedding vor. Seit 2011 haben auf dem afrikanischen Kontinent grundlegende soziale, politische und ökonomische Umwälzungen…
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Dialogue forum with Peggy Piesche: „The (non)presence of whiteness in the museum“, Friday, 6 December 2013, 7 pm, August-Bebel-Institut
On Friday, 6 December 2013 at 7 pm AfricAvenir invites you in the course of the event series ‚decolonial objections against the Humboldt-Forum’ to a dialogue forum with the expert in literature and cultural studies Peggy Piesche. With the title ‘the (non)presence of whiteness in the museum’ she will expose the role of European museums…
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Editions AfricAvenir / Exchange & Dialogue au premier salon du livre de Yaoundé du 5 au 7 décembre 2013
Le premier Salon du livre de Yaoundé organisé par le Ministère des Arts et de la Culture ouvrira ses portes du 5 au 7 décembre 2013. Un ouf pour les Editions AfricAvenir/Exchange & Dialogue, un département de la Fondation AfricAvenir International basé à Bonabéri – Douala, avec des sections à Berlin, Windhoek et Vienne. Pour…


