Dedication of this edition to the name of
Actor/Khaled Saleh Egypt
January 20, 1964 - September 25, 2014
1 It is no secret to anybody with foresights that Egypt and other countries in the region are in a state of war against the forces of terror and obscurantism.
If the traditional war weapons are the gun, the rifle, the plane and the rest of the well-known instruments, the weapon of arts, culture, and the rest of the elements of soft power are no less effective than weapons with gunpowder… And the ongoing war on terrorism has a first battleground which is the reason and the conscience.. So art comes here at the forefront of priorities ..Enlightening the dark minds and resurrecting the humanitarian feelings in the cold hearts are missions for the arts by excellence ..Hence, comes the importance of art events including film festivals at this particular time…
Therefore, this edition of Luxor African Film Festival, that is continuing its success year after year, has a great importance since it is coming amid this atmosphere that besets many world countries including our continent in particular.
This magnificent gathering of artists and film lovers from all across our African continent represents a message of love against hate, extremism and envy
A message that conveys the values of goodness, justice and beauty against forces of evil, ugliness and shedding of innocent blood ..In brief, One can say that Luxor African Film Festival is an assembly of goodwill creators, the sons and daughters of this great continent, who raises the flags of enlightenment and who upholds the noble human values that defined the human journey through thousands of years as tutored by all religions.
We will not exaggerate, if we say that this group of African film creators is in the forefront of the war on terroris m , violence and extremism that is hitting Libya, Egypt, Tunisia, Somalia, Nigeria, Mali, Central African, other locations of our beloved continent and the whole world...There is no doubt that bringing them together on the ancient land of Luxor, the land of wisdom, science and knowledge, will give a strong impetus to this great film event whose flag will fly in the art winds along with the shout of all artists to all the word saying that all blood is sacred.
Dr. Essam Sharaf Chairman of the Board of Trustees
2 Here is the city of Luxor, the capital of the African pharaohs, festoons for the fourth consecutive time, to receive its distinguished film-making guests who came from our beloved continent and from all over the world.
In each edition of the festival, the city of Luxor is awaiting this warm meeting that receives brothers and admirers on its land for them to compete, discuss, debate and acquaint and so their thoughts and hearts shake before their hands carrying Africa’s concerns and anxieties, dreams and hopes. The most wonderful thing about this cinematic ceremony is meeting itself, since we, Africans, are in need now and more than ever to meet each other after a long separation... We need to listen to each other after that we have listened to strangers for a long time. We need to look after our African continent rather than looking to other land while getting inspiration by the wisdom and knowledge of our heritage and our beliefs. We need to exchange information and share capabilities and to memorize the chronicles of our historical leaders to learn from their exploits, courage, heroism and redemption. We must join hands to cultivate the seeds of our lands and to harvest our own the fruits... it is time that the world hear the word “Africa” from the voices of our children.
We, the sons of Africa, are more capable of solving our problems, more competent to rebuild our homelands... It is time for us to reunite our efforts to have our beloved Africa free and prosperous.
These good wishes are embodied in their finest forms in the meeting of the brothers and lovers of the seventh art on the land of Egypt every year on this same date ... and after the festival close its curtains, they go back to their own home with many happy memories,
Let’s us have prepare for the next edition of Luxor African Film Festival with hopes for our countries to become more advanced, secure and prosperous …
Mohamed Badr Governor of Luxor
3 Africa in the arms of Egypt
Egypt returned to Africa … and Africa returned to the arms of Egypt, after years of isolation and seasons of peregrination due to political differences across the artificial borders. Egypt returned to Africa and so the heart returned to the body… Egypt returned across several bridges of communication, perhaps the most important one Luxor African Film Festival (LAFF) that takes its first steps on the land of love and brotherhood, to reach its peak in the fourth edition. Since its first edition, LAFF continues his success, and moves from one phase to the other, until he reached an international status, in terms of the quality of selected films, the multiplicity of events and workshops related to the film industry, the value and stature of guests, as well as the publications and the diversity of seminars…
This is the soft power of Egypt that is setting out like rapid horses filling the space of Egyptian, African and World Cinema with great joy…
Despite the painful sorrows of Egypt, we only have one choice which is to work together as one hand for the safety of Egypt and humanity since the whole world is in a state of war against the snakes of barbaric terrorism... It is not new for Egypt to advance the ranks of resistance and fight against neo- Tatars… In the same way Egypt conquered Mongol armies and Hulagu, we will prevail in our fight against terrorism you with you, the makers of films, joy, and human enlightenment that must conquer the makers of darkness, grief and terror...
Dr. Gaber Asfour Minister of Culture
4 It is a great pleasure for us to have you here, on this dear part of our homeland to participate in the activities of Luxor African Film Festival. This participation has many connotations; first for Egypt that will remain as always a minaret of civilization and arts; second, Whatever setbacks and machinations that Egypt has passed through, it shall, God-willing, pass the obstacles to safety. I’m talking to you today with all hopes that tourism is recovering as milestone in the country’s development in order for us to achieve economic targets to sustainable quality. Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Tourism Authority are both continuing their efforts to support festivals and touristic events that will promote tourism as an Egyptian product in order to maximize the feedback of these events to improve the image of Egypt as a destination. In that sense, the touristic sector in the government have paid more attention to Luxor African Film Festival in its fourth edition. I would like to take this opportunity of your participation in this festival to invite you to spread the word across your TV programs and movies about coming to photograph and film in our various tourist and archaeological sites across Egypt, the cradle of civilization. And we promise to provide the information about Egypt, its culture and its people Your presence today in Luxor, the cradle of civilization and the pearl of ancient cities in the world, is to inform the world about the safety of our Egyptian tourist locations that welcomes all its distinguished guests. I know that you assume difficult responsibilities towards your home countries, being their soft powers that can reach out to many admirers. For being so, I wish you convey your feelings about your experience in your different media, talks and articles. Please inform the whole world that Egypt is safely regaining its lead role in the region... Egypt opens its gates to the present its civilization... and opens up to other cultures... while fighting primitive ideas ... and believing in freedom of opinion by others... It is time for Egypt to return with strength to Africa like it has been before so arts, cinema and culture start to play a vital role in restoring Egypt to its African identity. Finally, I would like express my sincere appreciation to each and everyone of you for participating in such artistic gathering as the Luxor African Film Festival in its fourth edition... We thank you for honouring us with your companionship and we hope that we always meet with love and goodness for our peoples and our countries.
Hisham Zazou Minister of Tourism
5 I would like first of all to express my pleasure about having the Luxor African Film Festival which is today on its fourth edition. The festival has reached a great part of its goals in communicating with the youth of the mother continent Africa.
And I would like to underline the expression of my respect to any initiative taken to consolidate and support the relationship between Egypt and African countries especially efforts aiming to young people.
At the same time I would like to express my gratitude and esteem for all the efforts deployed by the civil society in collaboration with the Ministry of Youth and Sports to make this festival happen since its first edition in February 2012.
Engineer Khaled Abdel Aziz Minister of Youth and Sports
6 Five Years
Five years where the Luxor African Film Festival has instilled the seeds of Africa cinema that it brought from all the parts of our beloved continent to plant them in the great land of Egypt, on the banks of the historic city of Luxor, the matrix of the Pharaonic renewable energy, returning the glitter to the relationship between Egypt and the mother continent. Five years made the term “African Cinema” becoming an Egyptian slang that gathers filmmakers and film fans from all African countries...
Here is the respected Sheikh of Luxor Mosque speaks in the Friday sermon about the importance of African cinema and also thanking the festival’s team for its role in culture and tourism...
Five years, during which all the lovers of the seventh art in Africa and the whole world are watching from year to year this African warm ceremony that united the people of the creative continent in arts, heritage and life...
Five years, during which the festival’s team make strenuous efforts to establish the value of the cinema in the hearts of all the people of the north and south of the continent and to strengthen the position of African cinema in international festivals...
Five years, during which stars of of African cinema likes of Haile Gerima, Souleymane Cissé, Abderrahmane Sissako, Shadi Abdel Salam, Merzak Allouache, Yussra, Naky Sy Savané, Mahmoud Hamida, Moussa Touré, are now known to common people across African streets…
Thanks to everyone who contributed to the establishment and development of Luxor African Film Festival (LAFF) and warm welcomes to everyone in the arms of the Nile in Luxor flowing from across Africa to the land of the great pharaohs in North Africa...
Scriptwriter Sayed Fouad President of Luxor African Film Festival
7 Luxor African Film Festival 4th Edition, March 2015.
• Luxor African Film Festival is organized by Independent Shabab Foundation which is a nonprofit organization. The festival is organized under the auspices of the Egyptian Ministry of Culture and other official organizations. • Luxor African Film Festival is an annual event organized in the city of Luxor in the Arab Republic of Egypt. The festival 4th edition will take place between 16 and 21 of March 2015. • At Luxor African Film Festival will be screened long and short films produced in African countries, films directed by African filmmakers, concerned African issues and produced last year. • Luxor African Film Festival is divided into 4 competitions: Long Narratives, Long Documentaries, Short Films (Narratives and Documentaries) and The International Competition of Freedom movies as well as other special sections. • Festival’s opening film is out of competition. • Each competition has its own international jury consisting of 5 members. • In The Long Narratives Competition, the jury will grant following prizes: • Grand Nile Prize for the best Long Narrative Film ($3000 and The Golden Mask of Tutankhamen) • Jury Prize for Long Narrative Film ($2000 and The Silver Mask of T Tutankhamen) • The Prize for The Best Artistic Contribution in a Long Narrative Film LAFF (Certificate of Appreciation and The Bronze Mask of Tutankhamen) • In The Long Documentaries Competition, the jury will grant following Regulations prizes: • Grand Nile Prize for the best Long Documentary Film ($3000 and The Golden Mask of Tutankhamen) • Jury Prize for Long Documentary Film ($2000 and The Silver Mask of Tutankhamen) • The Prize for The Best Artistic Contribution in a Long Documentary Film (Certificate of Appreciation and The Bronze Mask of Tutankhamen) • In The Short Films Competition, the jury will grant following prizes: • Grand Nile Award for the best Short Narrative Film ($2000 and The Golden Mask of Tutankhamen) • Grand Nile Award for the best Short Documentary Film ($2000 and The Golden Mask of Tutankhamen) • ISF will grant the Prize for The Best Artistic Achievement to an actor in short movie ($1000 and The Silver Mask of Tutankhamen) • In The International Competition of Freedom movies, the jury will grant The Al-Husseini Abou-Deif Prize for the best freedom film ($ 2000 and The Golden Mask of Tutankhamen), in collaboration with ARTWATCH Africa, as well as Certificates of Appreciation for the second and the third place. • It is prohibited to divide any prize as well as to add it to any other. • Film submissions to the Festival are possible from September 1st till mid- December every year. The deadline for delivering copies of the films to the festival’s headquarters is set for the end of January of every year.
8 As a continuation of the efforts of the organization in the dissemination of culture and independent arts in Egypt, as well as working on the reach of the cultural and artistic support to those who deserve it, especially in disadvantaged and marginalized places, and working on the deployment of thought and proper awareness by fighting false consciousness, ignorance and extremism, and on the international level to support cultural and cinematic relations between Egypt and African countries and the return of the Egyptian role in the mother continent, iShabab organized from January to May 2014 The Independent Arts Season that included (Theatre- Cinema - Art Exhibition- Musical Performances- Artistic Workshops - Support to films and plays) for a period of four months and with the participation of more than 1,000 independent artists from young and middle generation in the governorates (Cairo / Giza / Alexandria / Luxor).
In March 2014, the third edition of Luxor African Film Festival was held with the participation of 46 African countries and with the screening of (126) films and the organization of (7) workshop with the participation of 120 guests from Africa, Europe, and the most important African festivals in the world. Moreover, 27 cooperation protocols were signed with different Independent entities from 22 countries. Shabab A partnership protocol of cooperation and support with FESPACO festival Foundation for holding workshops by artists to train filmmakers in Burkina Faso, which also resulted to of Egyptian cinema at FESPACO 2015 as a guest of honor in 2014 for the first time in Egypt’s history, as well as honoring Burkina Faso at the fourth edition of Luxor African Film Festival 2015. Protocol of cooperation and training with East African Film Network (EAFN), which includes 5 countries from East Africa in order to send cinema professors from Egypt to these African countries, as well as inviting students to attend workshops at Luxor African Film Festival and also nominating films from these countries for festivals.
Nawafez Project for Cinema Clubs was also launched across all Egyptian governorates with the support of the Ministry of Youth, and Sports. The Egyptian Film Syndicate and the collaboration of Nile Cinema with the participation of Egyptian artists, stars and and critics. The project aims to make cinema reach all Egyptian streets and alleys and in particular disadvantaged provinces. The beginning was Aswan Governorate with the presence of the project chair-woman, the Egyptian star Laila Eloui and project manager director Azza Elhosseiny and Dr. Amal Gamal, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Youth and Sports. Activities were also followed in Cairo and Giza recently (In the neighberhoods of Imbaba, Bulaq Al-Dakror- Rod al-Farag - Bulaq Aboul-Ela) and from there to Fayoum, Beni Suef and other provinces of Upper-Egypt.
9 Egypt Travel Advert TRIBUTES TRIBUTE Idrissa Oouédraogo
Idrissa Oouédraogo was born in 1954 in BANFORA in Burkina Faso. He holds a Diploma in General Studies from the African Institute of Film in Ouagadougou. He lived for a while in Kiev in the USSR. He holds the Diploma of profound studies, option cinema from Paris I Sorbonne. He worked in the Department of Cinematographic Production in Burkina Faso in 1981. He graduated from the High Institute of Cinema (IDHEC) in Paris in 1985. He directed several short documentaries before starting his career in long features. We find in his work the perfect balance between the documentary genuineness and the fiction. He won the Grand Prize of FESPACO for his first short film “Poko”. A lot of films came after such as “The Platters” (1983), “Lara Naba Funeral”(1984), “Ouagadougou, Ouaga two wheels” (1985), “Issa the weaver”(1985). His first feature film “The Choice” was released in 1986. Then “Grandmother” (1988) won the Critic Prize at Cannes International Film Festival in 1989, “The law” won the Jury Grand Prize at Cannes International Film Festival in 1990 and the FESPACO Grand Prize in 1991, “Karim and Sala”(1991), “Samba Traore”(1992), “The Heart’s scream” (1994), “Kini and Adams”(1997), “The Gods Anger”(2003). He participated in the collective film made on the 11-09-2001 terrorist attack in New York. Ouedraogao made several television series for African televisions. He directed for La Comédie Française “The Tragedy of King Christophe” by Aime Cesaire. He served as juror in a lot of international festivals such as Venise, Tokyo, Amiens, and the Museum of Man in Paris. He has lectured in several universities around the world such as Ouagadougou University in Burkina Faso, Harvard University and New York University in USA, Nanterre University and Museum of Man in France. He is a Commander of the National Order of Burkina Faso and honored the Chevalier in the Order of Arts and letters from France.
In his tribute, LAFF’s 4th edition will show his film Kini & Adams (1997) Synopsis Kini and Adams are two friends leaving in a Zimbabwe village who dream of repairing an old broken car, and moving to the city and starting life over.
12 TRIBUTE Khaled Youssef
Khaled youssef was born in a village in the Delta called Kafr Shokr. He graduated from the Faculty of Engineering, Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics in 1990. Being active in the Student Union his introduction to the intellectual and creative key persons such as Youssef Chahine- you noticed his talent- was easy. Chahine gave him the great opportunity to participate in his short film “Al Kahera Menawar beahlaha”, Cairo is illuminated by its people. In 1992 he started his career as Chahine’s assistant on several films such as “The Immigrant” in which he participated in the scriptwriting. He made an important step in his career when he was appointed executive director for the films “The Destiny”, “”The Other” and “Alexandria- New York”. In 2000 Khaled Youssef directed and wrote his first film “The Storm” which participated in festivals around the Globe such as San Francisco film Festival and won the Silver Pyramid and best Arabic film at the Cairo International Film Festival. It won as well best first film at the National Egyptian film Festival. “Anta Omri”, You are my Sweet Heart (2004) won the best actress award at Cairo International Film Festival. “Ouija” and “Justified Betrayal”(2005-2006) were highly acclaimed by the public. In 2007 Khaled Youssef co directed “Chaos” with Chahine. The film was selected in the official competition at Venice International Film Festival. In 2007 his controversial film “Hein Mayssara”, LET it be, met a huge success and won several awards from the National Egyptian Film Festival such as best film , best director, best décor and best actor. “Leader Omar Harb”(2008) was awarded best director from the National Egyptian Film Festival. In 2009 Khaled Youssef became one of the most important names in cinema in Egypt and the Arab world. His 9th film “Shehata shop”, was also controversial by its problematic theme. In 2010 Khaled Youssef pointed out his opinion about the impact of the new technology of communication on our values in this part of the world: the Arab world. His trilogy “Chaos”, “Let it be” and “Shehata shop” contributed significantly in depicting the deteriorated situation in Egypt: poverty, injustice, oppression… which predicted that a revolution is on the way. According to a poll in Dubai International Film Festival (2013) Khaled Youssef’s films “Chaos” and “Let it be” were classified among the 100 best Arabic films. In 2012 Khaled Youssef was the Cinema Committee president at the Supreme Council of Culture. He was part of Egypt’s 50 member Constitution Committee 2013.
In his tribute, LAFF’s 4th edition will show his film Heena Mayssara “When Things Get Better “ )(2007 Synopsis This drama sheds the lights on marginal people through the story of Nahed who escapes from the harassments of her stepfather only to become a .bellydancer while her son is wandering the streets 13 TRIBUTE
Laila Elwi
Born in in Cairo 1962, Laila Elwi in an iconic Egyptian actress. She is of mixed blood. Her father is Egyptian and her mother is Greek. She graduated from Faculty of commerce, Ain Shams University. She started her career at a young age. When she was a seven-year- old, she participated in radio and television programs with prominent figures and voices such as “Abal Fadila”, “Fatafit assokar”... and at the age of fifteen she appeared onstage for the first time introduced by Nour ElSherif , in a play by Galal El Sharkawy, prominent Egyptian director, called “Taman Sittat” (8 Women). She has been chosen by Ahmed Sarwat to take part in his film “For the sake of Life”(1975). But her reall take off in cinema was with Farid Shawki in “The miserables” in 1977. Despite being offered important parts because of her great beauty she always tried to diversify her roles to prove her talent in more than 70 films of different genres such as in “The destiny”(1997) by Youssef Chahin, “I love cinema”(2004), “The baby doll night”(2008), “Girls Love” (2004), “Traffic signal”, “The female”(1986), “Execution of a dead”(1985), “Wanted dead or alive”(1984), “Husband on call”(1985), “ Out and didn’t come back”(1985)...
She charmed the Egyptian and Arab viewers by her lead roles in several television series amongst “The twins”, “A girl from shobra”, “Morning light”, “The Family”, “Stories we live”, “Critical Moments” and “Shams”.
She has been honored at Egyptian and international festivals with prestigious awards for most of her roles. A lifetime achievement award during the opening of the 34th Cairo international film Festival. Best actress award for her role in “Alhagama” and best second role in “The kidnapped” from The Cinema Catholic Center. Best actress for “The Revolving stone” . She served as Jury member on several international Film Festivals in Europe such as Mons International Film Festival in Belgium, Sao Paolo International Film Festival, Sotchi international Film Festival, Valencia International Film Festival in Spain. And in the Arab world she was in the Jury committee of The National Film Festival, Alexandria Film Festival, Dubai International Film Festival, Abu Dhabi Environmental film Festival and on the last Cairo International Film Festival edition 2015.
In her tribute, LAFF’s 4th edition will show her film The Seven Colors of Heaven (2007) Synopsis Hanan lives in isolation and loneliness until she meets Bakr the sensitive and romantic artist and so their lives are purified from many psychological problems…
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Naguib Sawiris Chairman – Weather Investments II Executive Chairman - Orascom Telecom Media and Technology Holding Founder - Orascom Telecom Holding S.A.E. Chairman – La Mancha Inc. Non-Executive Chairman – Accelero Capital
Naguib Sawiris is Chairman of the Board of Weather Investments II S.à r.l, La Mancha Resources Inc.’s parent company and is also the Executive Chairman of Orascom Telecom Media and Technology Holding S.A.E. (OTMT)
He founded Orascom Telecom Holding (OTH) and led it to become the leading regional telecom player until the much publicized merger deal with Vimpelcom Ltd, creating the world’s sixth largest mobile telecommunications provider in April 2011.
As part of the merger deal, Mr. Sawiris has spun off Orascom Telecom’s non-gsm operations and Egyptian-based telecom assets into OTMT of which he is currently Executive Chairman.
At international and regional levels, Mr. Sawiris serves on a number of Boards, Committees and Councils including the Advisory Committee to the NYSE Board of Directors, the Supreme Council for Sciences and Technology in Egypt, and the Arab Thought Foundation.
On the wake of the Egyptian revolution of January 2011, Mr. Sawiris, an avid advocate of democracy and pluralism, has called for the foundation of the Free Egyptians Party (Al Masreyeen Al Ahrrar), the first and most dynamic liberal party to form in Egypt after the revolution.
Mr. Sawiris is also the recipient of numerous honorary degrees, industry awards and civic honors, including the “Legion d’honneur” (the highest award given by the French Republic) and the prestigious “Sitara-e-Quaid-e-Azam” award (for services rendered to the people of Pakistan in the field of telecommunication, investments and social sector work)
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Abderrahmane Sissako Born 1961 in Mauritania, Abderrahmane Sissako grew up in Mali before studying film at VGIK (National Institute of Cinema of Moscow). His graduation film, “The Game” (1989), is screened at “the International Critics’ Week “in 1991. In 1993, he directs Mauritania, France the medium-length film “October”, screened at the Festival de Cannes in the selection “Un Certain Regard”. It is with “Life on Earth”, selected by the “Directors’ Fortnight” in 1998 and “Waiting for Happiness”, selected by “Un Timbuktu Certain Regard” in 2002 and awarded “the Runtime: 97 Minutes International Critics’ Week Prize”, that he truly distinguishes himself as one of the most Director: Abderrahmane Sissako important filmmakers of his African continent. 2014 “Bamako”, his latest film, was selected by Cannes, Out of Competition, in 2006.
Screenwriter: Abderrahmane Sissako, Kessen Tall
Cinematography: Sofiane El Fani Editor: Nadia Ben Rachid Music: Amin Bouhafa Cast: Ibrahim Ahmed, Toulou Kiki, Abel Jafri
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Synopsis: Timbuktu is silent, the doors closed, ror in the region. In the dunes, man who stroke down his favorite the streets empty. No more music, away from the chaos, Kidane cow, Kidane must face the law of no tea, no cigarettes, no bright col- enjoys a quiet life with his wife the new foreign rulers. ors, no laughs. The women have Satima and his daughter Toya. But become shadows. The religious his peace is short-lived. After ac- fundamentalists are spreading ter- cidentally killing Amadou, a fisher-
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Long Narrative COMPETITION Said Hamed Filmmaker Sudan
Born 1958 in Khartoum, he graduated from the Egyptian High Film Institute. Hamed first Jury of began his career as an assistant director to Saad Arafa, Mohamed Khan, Sherif Arafa and Raafat ElMihi in films like Written Long Narrative Promise, The Fest, Play with the Big Boys and O Pudding. He made his debut with the 1989 comedy Love in the Refrigerator. Nine COMPETITION years later, he directed Mohamed Heneidy in the smash comedy An Upper-Egyptian in the AUC.” Hamed’s films also include Hammam in Amsterdam, Short and T-Shirt and a Cap and The President’s Cook.
Yemane Demissie Filmmaker - Ethiopia
Award-winning independent filmmaker who, in 2009, directed, produced and edited Dead Weight, a long narrative, and Twilight Revelations: Episodes in the Life and Times of Emperor Haile Selassie, a long documentary. After Tumult, his first long narrative that was screened at over 40 international film festivals, he edited and co-produced the 2013 Asni, a long documentary about Asnaketch Worku, the preeminent actor and singer who dominated the Ethiopian stage and airwaves between the mid 1950s and early 2000s. Demissie is currently in postproduction of The Quantum Leapers: Ethiopia 1930-1975, a social history documentary series on the Emperor Haile Selassie era. He is also developing …And Then the Rains Return, a narrative feature set in Ethiopia during the 1918 influenza pandemic. Demissie is also an associate professor at New York University where he teaches narrative and documentary production, screenwriting and directing. Berlin Film Festival in 1992.
20 Timité Bassori Filmmaker Côte d’Ivoire
Born 1933 in Aboisso, he is considered as one of the fathers of the Ivorian cinema. After studying at IDHEC in Paris, Bassori realized his long narrative debut The Woman with the Knife (1969) in which he starred as young man returning from Europe to his homeland only to start facing his weaknesses. Bassori was given a life- achievement award in Khouribga African Film Festival (FFCAK) in 2009 and was jury president in FFCAK’s following edition in 2010. He has held several positions: including director at the Ivorian Cinema Company and has published many books like The Banished Village (1974). Festival, African Film Festival in France as well as Kenya International Film Festival.
Fanta Régina Nacro Menna Shalabi Filmmaker - Burkina Actress Faso Egypt She received a degree in audiovisual science and techniques from institut africain She started as a child actress in TV programs d’éducation cinématographique (INAFEC) and serials until she got the attention for her in 1986, then a Master’s Degree in Film performance in The Magician (2001). This was and Audiovisual Studies from the Sorbonne followed by diverse roles in Indian Film and Call and also a PhD in education. Nacro was Mama (2003), I Love Cinema and You Are My Life the first woman to work as an assistant (2005), Bebo and Beshir (2011) and After the Battle director to Idrissa Ouedraogo during the (2012). Among her numerous awards, Best Actress shooting of The Choice. As a director, her National Film Festival for About Love and Passion, short film Un Certain Matin (1992), was Best Actress from Catholic Center Festival in 2006 awarded The Silver Tanit at Carthage Film for Downtown Girls. Festival. Nacro then produced a number of short films, often taking a humorous perspective on the traditions of her country and the complexity of relations between tradition and modernity. Her film Buchi that was produced within a series of films titled Mother Africa to acknowledge women’s contribution in society, won over twenty prizes in various international film festivals including FESPACO. In 2004, she wrote and directed La Nuit de la Verité, her feature debut.
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Tawonga Taddja Nkhonjera Born 1983, he is an author and poet, a theatre director, a recording ethnomusicologist and screenwriter. After working on several short films, documentaries, music videos, and working on the award-winning film, The Last Fishing Boat, Nkhonjera wrote and directed his debut B’ella. He is also Malawi founder of Dikamawoko Arts Organization in Malawi. Bella Runtime: 94 Minutes Director: : Tawonga Taddja Nkhonjera 2014
Screenwriter: Tawonga Taddja Nkhonjera
Cinematography: Peter Mazunda
Editor: Muhanya Muhanya Cast: Vinjeru Kamanga, Tony Khoza, Chimwemwe Mkwezalamba Print: [email protected]
Synopsis: B’ella is a film that looks at the lives year-old girl who is beginning her who hates the school. B’ella de- of teens in rustic Malawi, following second term at Nankumba Sec- cides to stand up and challenge the story of an assertive, self-as- ondary School. Her nemesis at Kalilole. sured and strong-minded second- school is Kalilole, the new student ary school girl, B’ella, a young 17 and self-imposed school beauty
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Andy Siege Born 1985 in Nairobi, Kenya as the son of German aid workers, he spent his childhood growing up between Africa and Europe. Siege published his first short story in the German children’s magazine “Der Bunte Hund” when he was thirteen years-old. He has written and directed various short films and plays since then. After studying Creative Writing Ethiopia and Film in Canada, and a Master in Political Science from Bath University, he founded his production company Kalulu Entertainment. Beti and Amare is his long narrative debut. Beti and Amare Runtime: 94 Minutes Director:Andy Siege 2014
Screenwriter: Andy Siege Cinematography: Andy Siege Editor: Andy Siege Music : Alula Araya Levin Karchner Cast: Hiwot Asres, Pascal Dawson, Biniyam Kore
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Synopsis: A science-fiction story set in 1936 Italians march gets closer, Beti the unthinkable, a spaceship Ethiopia where Beti, a young Ethio- has to battle hunger, thirst, and cracks through the clouds. pian girl has escaped Mussolini’s the unwelcomed sexual advances troops only to find refuge in the of the local militia. When the situa- peaceful south of Ethiopia. As the tion threatens to escalate towards
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Taïeb Louhichi Born 1946 in Mareth, he obtained a doctorate in sociology before studying filmmaking in Paris. Louhichi realized several short films including My Village, a Village among Others, winner of the Golden Tanit at Carthage Film Festival in 1972. Ten years later, he realized his first long narrative Shadow of Tunisia the Earth that got Best Screenplay Award in FESPACO. In 1998, he directed his third long narrative film Moon Wedding followed by Dance of the Wind in 2003, the documentary L’Enfant du Soleil Spark People on the 2011 revolution. Runtime: 78 Minutes Director: : Taïeb Louhichi 2014
Screenwriter: Taïeb Louhichi Cinematography: Nara Keo KosalKhoza Editor Arbi Ben Ali Music: Irmin Schmidt Cast: Hichem Rostom, Jamel Madani, Mabô Kouyaté
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Synopsis: Two boys and a girl break into a the presence the owner who is film: a quest for both personal and house after a night of partying. They crippled and hitched to his office. general, about identity. relax until suddenly they discover Here begins the real story of the
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Géry Barbot Born 1975, he is Franco-Burkinabe director who studied fine arts and filmmaking. In 2010, he moved to Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso, where he was involved in the local cultural and educational life. After working with film director Tatenda Konaté and theater director Fargass Assandé, he Burkina Faso realized now his debut Eva. Eva Runtime: 82 Minutes Director: : Géry Barbot 2014
Screenwriter: Géry Barbot Cinematography: Abdul-Aziz Diallo Editor: Stéphane Uziel Savadogo Music: Anton Starck Cast: Julia Zakowsky, Fargass Assandé, Emmanuel Mbaidé Print: [email protected]
Synopsis: Eva is a mixed-race 12 year old who solitude as her absent parents rely will put her life in danger. lives in a space full house. Appar- on their house tenant to take care ently she is unwanted, living a life of of her. Soon, Eva’s drifting style
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Nicolas Sawalo Cissé Born 1959, he is a Senegalese-Lebanese architect and urban planner who graduated from the School of Architecture at Dakar in 1979. Active on the international art scene, he has participated in numerous exhibitions. In 2010, he created Niciss Productions through which he directed Senegal Blissi Ndiaye and the visit of the lady, his first feature film selected in competition at FESPACO in 2011. Mbeubeuss Runtime: 94 Minutes Director: : Géry Barbot 2014
Screenwriter: Nicolas Sawalo Cissé Cinematography: Nicolas Sawalo Cissé Editor: Birom Ceptik Seck Music: Vieux Mac Faye Cast: Anta Dembele, Kadia Sall, El hadj Dieng Blanc, Abdoulaye Niang, Sidy Niang , Issa Ndiaye
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Synopsis: A mother ditches her newborn who near the discharge areas. The old passion. When he grows up, Yaa- is later found wrapped in a card- man gives the child the name of dikone dreams of transforming board box by Ramagelissa an in- Yaadikone (angel from heaven) the wrecks into green. tellectual old poet living in a shack and looks after him with love and
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Kunle Afolayan Born 1974, he is a Nigerian actor and film director and son of famous theater, film director and producer Ade Love. Afolayan majored in economics and, since 2005, has been active in the Nigerian film industry. He has made several extremely popular Nigeria titles The Figurine and Phone Swap. October One Runtime: 135 Minutes Director: : Kunle Afolayan 2014
Screenwriter: Tunde Babalola Cinematography: Yinka Edward Editor: Mike Steve Music: Kulanen Ikyo Cast: Femi Adebayo, Ademola Adedoyin, Kayode Aderupoko
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Synopsis: Set in Colonial Nigeria, this thriller in Western Nigeria to investigate the Nigerian flag is raised on Oc- narrates the story of Waziri, a police the frequent female murder cases tober 1 that became later Nige- officer from Northern Nigeria who is in the community. Waziri must ria’s Independence Day. posted to the remote town of Akote have the mystery solved before
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Sékou Traoré A director and producer from Burkina Faso, he founded Abissia Productions in 2009 only to work with great directors like African Mahamat-Saleh Haroun and Abderrahmane Sissako. After the short film Gorel, he realized L’Œil Du Cyclone, Burkina Faso his long narrative debut. L'Œil Du Cyclone Runtime: 95 Minutes Director: : Sékou Traoré 2015
Screenwriter: Luis Marquès Cinematography: Pascal Baillargeau Editor: Isabelle Proust Music: Thierry Malet Cast: Maïmouna N’Diaye, Fargass Assandé, Abidine Dioari
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Synopsis: In an African country plagued by civ- to the defense of a rebel charged arise between the idealistic law- il war, a young lawyer is committed with war crimes. Confrontations yer and this former child soldier.
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Philippe Lacôte Born 1971 in Abidjan, he studied linguistics and became a radio enthusiast, before he turned to cinema. In 2013, he directed To Repel Ghosts, a fiction film on the unrecognized journey of artist Jean-Michel Basquiat to Côte d’Ivoire. Run is his long Côte d'Ivoire narrative debut. Run Runtime: 102 Minutes Director: : Philippe Lacôte 2015
Screenwriter: Philippe Lacôte Cinematography: Daniel Miller Editor: Barbara Bossuet Cast: Abdoul Karim Konaté, Isaach De Bankolé, Reine Sali Coulibaly
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Synopsis: Run escapes after killing the Prime back in flashes: his childhood tures with Gladys the eater, and Minister of his country by playing when his dream was to become his past as a young member of the fool. However, his life comes a rain miracle-worker, his adven- militia.
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Hicham Lasri Born in Casablanca 1977, he studied economy and law. Lasri started to write theater plays, novels and screenplays before turning to film direction. In 2012, he made his critically acclaimed film debut The End, about the last days of King Hassan. In They Are The Dogs (2013), he Morocco drew parallels between the Arab Spring of 2011 and the ‘bread revolts’ in Morocco, 1981. The Sea Is Behind Us Runtime: 88 Minutes Director: : Hicham Lasri 2014
Screenwriter: Hicham Lasri Cinematography: Said Slimani Editor: Abdesamad Chaouket Cast: Malek Akhmiss, Hassan Badida, Yassine Sekkal
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Synopsis: In surreal black-and-white, the story tear about the loss of his children, women’s clothes. is about traditions and trance, in- tarek instead shrouds his mus- tolerance and violence, friendship tache under a veil only to become and family ties. Unable to shed a a traditional dancer performing in
30 Long Narrative Competition
Jean Kwezi Manager of the Kigali-based film production company, Almond Tree Films Rwanda, Kwezi studied Business and Management. In 2013, he was was among five East Africans scriptwriters attending a workshop organized by GIZ and EAC at ZIFF. After Umutoma, he is producing the Rwanda long narrative Millennium Madness. Umutoma Runtime: 72 Minutes Director: : Jean Kwezi 2014
Screenwriter: Jean Kwezi Cinematography: Jean Bosco Editor: Richard Mugwaneza Cast: Kate Katabarwa, Edward Bamporiki, Yves Nkusi
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Synopsis: Bwiza is young woman who must cessful businessman from the city hood’s friend who has nothing to choose between two men, a suc- who has bright future, or her child- offer but sweet nothings.
31 31 Long Narrative Competition
Marwan Hamed After graduating from the Higher Institute of Cinema in 1999, he worked as an assistant director with Samir Seif and Sherif Arafa. Hamed directed a number of short films including the well-received Lili. In 2006, he directed The Yacoubian Building, which was shown in several international Egypt festivals including The Berlinale. It was followed by Ibrahim al-Abyad in 2009 and The Blue Elephant in 2014. The Blue Elephant Runtime: 170 Minutes Director: : Marwan Hamed 2014
Screenwriter: Ahmed Murad Cinematography: Ahmed Elmursy Editor: Ahmed Hafez Music: Hisham Nazeh Cast: Karim Abdel Aziz - Khaled Elsawy - Nelly Karim - Leblebah
Synopsis: Yahya is psychiatrist who passes hospital, he is asked to qualify a ously troubled criminal. through several problems in his patient only to discover that he is career and personal life. Upon his friend and old colleague Dr. Sherif return to his work in a psychiatric Elkurdy who has turned into a seri-
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Luxor Governorate is Located Southern Egypt, 670 KM south of Cairo, 220 KM north of Aswan. Luxor Population:- round 1.2 million Luxor Governorate Districts are :- - District and City of Luxor - District and City of Qurna - District and City of El-Zienniea. - District of Armant - District of Esna - District and City of El-bayedia - District and City of El-Tod 34 Luxor is divided by the Nile into two areas commonly called the East Bank and West Bank which were considered in Ancient Egyptian times as symbolizing respectively Life and Death. While the East Bank has grown to become a modern city, it has retained its lush green setting, its traditional bazaar and stunning view of the Nile. The East Bank boasts some of Egypt's most refined hotels, home to amazing Spa's and a golf course.The West Bank is known for its necropolis and mortuary temples: the Valley of the Kings, the Valley of the Queens, the Workers Village, and the Temple of Medinet Habu are the highlights of Luxor’s West Bank. In Ancient Egyptian mythology the setting sun to the west symbolized the journey to the afterlife, so it was fitting symbolism to bury the dead west of the Nile
Sun and warmth all year round characterizes Luxor’s climate, the sun shines for 11 hours during summer and 8 during winter. Winter temperature averages around 26°C, in summer temperature reaches 39°C.
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Long Documentaries COMPETITION Magdy Ahmed Aly Film Director Egypt
Born 1952, he studied film direction at the Higher Institute of Cinema after graduating from the Faculty of Pharmacy. Aly made his film debut with Ya Donia Ya Gharami (1996) that was followed by Hero (1998), Girls’ Secrets (2001), Fawzeya’s Secret Recipe (2009) and Nile Birds (2009). Among the Golden Award he received: An Award from Jury of Vues d’Afrique Festival in Montreal and another Award from Rotterdam Arab Film Festival for Ya Donia Ya Gharami, An Long Docu Award from Beirut Film Festival and Arab Rotterdam Film Festival for Girls’ Secrets (2001), Bronze Awards from Milan and COMPETITION Valencia Festivals for Girls’ Secrets. Aly was Jury President of Catholic Center Festival (2014) and Gulf Film Festival (2011) and also became Chairman of the National Film Center (2012-2013).
Dora Bouchoucha Film Producer Tunisia
An English Literature graduate, she became a film producer since 1994 making Tunisian and foreign films that were often selected in renowned festivals like Venice, Cannes and Berlin. Among them, Sabria by Abderrahmen Sissako, Season of Men by Moufida Tlatli, Baraket by Jamila Sahraoui and Satin Rouge by Raja Amari. Bouchoucha also created workshop associated with Carthage Film Festival (JCC) in 1992 and the Script Development Workshop Sud Écriture in 1997. She has also served for more than ten years at CineMart of International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR), a consultant at Venice Film Festival for Arab and African films (2007-2011) and the director of JCC (2008-2010 and 2014). Berlin Film Festival in 1992.
38 Dr. Medhat Al-Adl Scriptwriter Egypt
Born 1955 in Mansoura, he graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University. After practicing medicine for eleven years, Al- Adl devoted himself to arts by starting as lyricist for Arab singers in operates such as The Arab Dream, Jerusalem Will Return to Us ... His film career began as a dialogue and songs writer for the movie Ice cream in Geleam by Khairy Beshara, which was a great box office success in 1992. Al-Adl then wrote several screenplays for important films such as Amrika Shika Bika (1993) and Traffic Light (1995). In 1998, , he had a significant role in the change of Egyptian cinema path by eliminating of B-movies and commercial film, when he wrote the smash comedy An Upper-Egyptian in the American University produced by Al- Adl Group. Other scripts for successful films followed like Hammam in Amsterdam, A Short, a T-shirt and A Cap, Friend or Business and Mafia that received Best Screenplay Award from the Egyptian Film Society. Dr. Medhat Al- Adl was also Jury Member at the 34th Cairo Film Festival.
Mohamed Shafiq Sidy Fassara Diabaté Director of Film Director Photography Mali Egypt Born 1950 in Bamako, he graduated from Bamako High School and worked Born 1966, he studied cinematography as a history teacher before focusing on at the Higher Institute of Cinema. filmmaking. After being trained at the Shafiq went to become the director National Film Production Center (CNPC) in of photography of large number of Egyptian popular films, including The Bamako, Diabaté directed his first short film Dresser (2001), Zaki Shan (2005), Me Veillée à Bolongué in 1986. or My Aunty (2005), Made-Up Bump His directorial methods were eventually (2006), A Lion and Four Cats (2007), polished because of his work as assistant Abdo Mootah (2012), Black February director of all major films of CNPC. Between (2013), A Better Tomorrow (2014), Mali and Burkina Faso, he directed films along with a number of television using 16mm, 35mm and now digitally shot serials. films. In 2003 he directed the first Malian kinescope film, the documentary Malian Walk then, in 2010, he realized his first feature Da Monzon, the Conquest of Samanyana that was screened in LAFF’s first edition.
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Nantenaina Lova Born 1977, he grew up in Antananarivo but left Madagascar in 1999 to study sociology in France. Between 2003 and 2005, he returned to Madagascar where he worked as a journalist then continued his studies in Communications and Cinema in Toulouse Film School. After working as assistant Madagascar, France director in two Malagasy documentaries, he created his own company and made Ady Gady as his debut. Ady Gasy Runtime: 84 Minutes Director: : Nantenaina Lova 2014
Screenwriter: Nantenaina Lova, Eva Lovai Cinematography: Nantenaina Lova Editor: Nantenaina Lova
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Synopsis: There are those who make shoes and even those who create medi- in Madagascar. It is an art of cre- from tires, those who manufacture cine from animal bones. This the ativity, adaptation and brother- lamps from condensed milk cans way of life that is still widespread hood.
40 Long Docu Competition
Hajooj Kuka Born in Sudan, he studied at AUB Lebanon and San José State University California. He worked as a reporter and documentary filmmaker. South Sudan Beats of the Antonov Runtime: 65 Minutes Director: : Hajooj Kuka 2014
Screenwriter: Hajooj Kuka Cinematography: Hajooj Kuka Editor: Hajooj Kuka
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Synopsis: The film documents the Sudan– in particular on the role of music in and spiritually in the face of the SRF conflict in the Blue Nile and helping the affected communities ongoing conflict. Nuba Mountains regions, focusing to sustain themselves culturally
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Dieudo Hamadi Born 1984 in Kisangani, he studied medicine but subsequently took a number of workshops in documentary filmmaking and editing. After making two medium- length documentaries, Waiting Ladies and Zero Tolerance, he realized ATALAKU, Congo his first long documentary that relates the 2011 election campaign in Congo. Éxamen d'État Runtime: 92 Minutes Director: Dieudo Hamadi 2014
Screenwriter: Dieudo Hamadi Cinematography: Dieudo Hamadi Editor: Rodolphe Molla
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Synopsis: A group of young Congolese high Republic of Congo. We see them «teachers’ fees» to the “maquis” school students are about to sit the as they prepare for the exam, from (a communal house) where they exam for their National Diploma, the benches of the school that gather to revise. the equivalent of the French bacca- they are regularly ejected from laureate, in Kisangani, Democratic because they haven’t paid the
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Rehad Desai A South African producer-director who runs his own Uhuru Productions, he worked as a trade union organizer, a health and safety media officer for chemical workers union and a director of an HIV Prevention NGO. Later in 1997, Desai completed his Masters South Africa Degree in Social History at the University of the Witwatersrand. He entered the TV and film industry as a current affairs journalist, and has since focused his energy on documentary productions with Miners Shotdown historical and sociopolitical topics. Runtime: 86 Minutes Director: Rehad Desai 2014
Screenwriter: Rehad Desai Cinematography: Nicolaas Hofmeyr Editor: Menno Boerema Music: Philip Miller
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Synopsis: In August 2012, mineworkers in tally suppress the strike, killing 34 paid workers against the com- one of South Africa’s biggest plati- and injuring many more. The doc- bined forces of the mining com- num mines began a wildcat strike umentary follows the strike from pany, the ANC government and for better wages. Six days later, the day one, showing the courageous their allies in the National Union police used live ammunition to bru- but isolated fight waged by the low of Mineworkers
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Abdallah Yahya Born 1979 in Gafsa, he studied in the High Institute of Arts in Manouba. After working as assistant director in Tunisian TV and in foreign films shot in Tunisia, he directed the 2012 documentary We Are Here which was his debut. Tunisia On This Land (Un Retour) Runtime: 60 Minutes Director: Abdallah Yahya 2014
Screenwriter: Abdallah Yahya Cinematography: Mahdi Bouhlel Editor: Yassine Ben Mansour Music: Ahmed elkhatib
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Synopsis: Shot in the Tunisian village of El- mass arrests of youth who claimed start a hunger strike … Omrane, Sidi Bouzid , 283 Km from their rights to work and the the old Tunis, the documentary follows men and women who decided to
44 Long Docu Competition
Dina Hamza After her graduation from Faculty of Arts, English Literature, she studied filmmaking in the Arab Film Institution of Amman. Hamza directed several documentaries including In/ Out of the Room, about Ashmawy the death sentence executioner. The film has won Egypt awards of best documentary at film festivals like Alexandria, Rencontres de l’image, and the National Festival. It has also participated in international festivals in Marseilles, New York and Germany. The Past Will Return Runtime: 100 Minutes Director: Dina Hamza 2014
Screenwriter: Dina Hamza Cinematography: Mohamed Abdel Raouf Editor: Mohamed Eid Music: Tamer Karawan
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Synopsis: When my father passed away in portant object which my father had like Abdel-Halim Hafez, Shadia, 2010, I felt extreme loneliness to left me in the house. The radio be- Warda, and many others. I’ve de- the extent that suicidal thoughts came my only companion and the cided to make a film in an attempt prevailed. Nevertheless, I decided music stations played the songs to find Mohamed Hamza the fa- to live and try to find an exit within of my father Mohamed Hamza, ther and the poet and to find him my household from this loneliness. the poet who composed lyrics for within the different places, eras I stumbled upon the radio, the im- the greatest artists of the sixties and people he lived through.
45 45 Long Docu Competition
Richard Pakleppa A Namibian writer, director and producer, he realized award-winning documentaries and narratives since 1990. Pakleppa’s work has been screened at international film festivals and broadcast around the world. Prior to working as a film-maker Namibia Richard worked as a camera assistant, studied Philosophy and Psychology and worked as an activist in youth groups in the Western Cape between 1983 and 1986. From 1987 to 1990 he worked full-time in Paths to Freedom the Namibian trade union movement. Runtime: 90 Minutes Director: Richard Pakleppa 2014
Screenwriter: Richard Pakleppa Cinematography: Richard Pakleppa Editor: Richard Pakleppa
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Synopsis: Based on eye witness accounts, in 1966. Using powerful archival contract workers organized them- this documentary tells a story of photographs and footage, the selves and rebelled against be- the Namibian people who took up origins of nationalism in Namibia ing slaves in their own country. arms against Apartheid South Africa is retraced when peasants and
46 Long Docu Competition
Khady Sylla Filmmaker and writer, she has been writing books for twenty years and has been making films for eighteen years. Despite a scientific bachelor’s degree she studied philosophy at Hypokhâgne. She was the second woman filmmaker in Senegal after Safi Faye. She passed away in 2013 before finalizing A Single Word.
Mariama Sylla Since the age of seven, she has been introduced to the cinema industry with her mother who worked at the Senegalese Film Head Office. Since 1996, she has been making documentary and fiction films with her elder sister Khady Sylla. She completed A Single Word after Kady sudden passing away. Senegal A Single Word Runtime: 63 Minutes Director: Khady, Mariama Sylla 2014
Screenwriters: Khady, Mariama Sylla Cinematography: Khady, Mariama Sylla Editors: Khady, Mariama Sylla Music: Daly Ba
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Synopsis: In Sylla family exists one of the last names in the lineage. According to tion of their ancestors’ word, the guardians of the genealogy: she President and poet Senghor, the two filmmakers decided to switch is Grandmother Penda Diogo Sarr only dead man is the one whose from an oral to a videotaped tradi- who knows the heroic deeds of name is no longer pronounced. In tion. the ancestors and all the important order to fight against the destruc-
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Ariane Astrid Atodji After receiving a Bachelor of Arts from Yaoundé University in 2007, she participated in numerous film workshops. In 2009, she realized her first short documentary Thérèse: How do you get by? that was followed by the long documentary Benin Koundi. Suffering is a School of Wisdom
Runtime: 72 Minutes Director: Ariane Astrid Atodji 2014
Screenwriter: Ariane Astrid Atodji Cinematography: Jean-Baptiste Béis Editor: Lorenzo Mbiahou
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Synopsis: Since his arrival in Cameroon 40 ily and the daughter he had in Be- nore them. What identity? What years ago, my dad has never set nin exactly the year of his “exile” origin? It is not just the fact of foot in his native land Benin. What and that he never heard back? going back to the sources, but to would have pushed him to leave The reasons, I can no longer ig- understand my story… without a trace, to abandon his fam-
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Short Films COMPETITION Joel Karakezi Film Director Rwanda
After he received a diploma certificate in film directing from Cinecours in 2008, Karakezi attended Maisha Film Lab for screenwriting. He then directed his short film The Pardon, which won the Golden Impala Award at the Amakula Festival in Jury of Uganda and won the Best Short Award at the Silicon Valley African Festival. It was also screened at the Kenya, Zanzibar, Short Films Durban, and Images That Matter Short Film Festival in Ethiopia. In 2010, he attended Berlinale Talent Campus and COMPETITION developed the script Imbabazi: The Pardon with Columbia University and Maisha Film Lab. It won Best Film at Luxor African Film Festival 2014.
Zaky Aref Director of Photography Egypt
Born in 1975, he graduated in 1998 from the Higher Institute of Cinema, Cinematography Department. Aref worked as DoP in advertising in addition to various independent and mainstream films and TV productions. His credits include The Scream, Special Future and Microbus, all directed by Ahmed Hassouna in 2011, Saad Zaghloul by Tamer Mohsen in 2012 and The Gate of Departure by Karim Hanafy in 2014.
52 Bassek (Ba Kobhio) Emile Film Director/Scriptwriter Cameroon
Born 1957 in Ninjé, he studied philosophy and sociology before venturing into filmmaking as assistant director between 1982 and 1986. His long narrative debut Sango Malo was selected in Cannes 1991. Among his following credits: The documentary Central African Forrest (2002), Silence of the Forrest (Selected in Cannes 2003) and Fastlife (2013). Since 2009, Emile holds the position of Director General of Écrans Noirs Festival in Cameroon.
Saad Hendawy Eriq Ebouaney Film Director Actor Egypt Cameroon Born 1967 Angers, France, to a family After studying film direction at the Higher of Cameroonian immigrants, Ebouaney Institute of Cinema, he realized three long never showed during his childhood an narratives and more than fifteen shorts interest in acting and was set on becoming and documentaries, winning more than a businessman. However, at the age of twenty awards worldwide. Hendawy was thirty, he joined a theater company and also jury member in international and quit his job as a sales manager to become national film festivals and worked as a a professional actor. Eriq Ebouaney is best consultant and programmer for Clermont- known for his portrayal as the Congolese Ferrand Festival and Dubai International Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba in the Film Festival. Among his recent films: The 2000 film Lumumba shown in Cannes Serial Killer (2009) and Doaa Aziza (2012) Festival. In addition to the recent that received Best Documentary Award at Senegalese film Dakar Trottoirs (2013), Luxor African Film Festival 2014. he also appeared in international films like Brian De Palma’s Femme Fatale, in Transporter 3 opposite Jason Statham and in 3 Days to Kill opposite Kevin Costner.
53 Short Films Competition
Asmae El Moudir Born in Rabat, she studied at the Higher National School for Image and Sound Arts in Paris. El-Moudir realized documentaries for Aljazeera and National Geographic Abu Dhabi. Her films include La Dernière Balle (2010), Les Couleurs Du Silence (2011) Morocco and Mer(e) (2012). A Blessed Friday Runtime: 13 Minutes Director: Asmae El Moudir 2014
Screenwriter: Asmae El Moudir Cinematography: Asmae El Moudir Editor: Asmae El Moudir
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Synopsis: In 1999 and in the midst of the past, a ten years-old girl, recalls scat- life, the life of her uncle Marzouk, the present and the future, Asmae, tered but coherent parts of her and the history of her country Mo- rocco.
54 Short Films Competition
Mbabazi Philbert Aimé While attending film workshops in Rwanda, Zanzibar, Switzerland and Egypt, he realized his first short film Ruhago/ Destiny FM that won the SIGNIS Award at Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF). His followup short City Dropout won the Rwanda Silverback Award at the 10th Rwanda Film Festival (2014). City Dropout Runtime: 29 Minutes Director: Mbabazi Philbert Aimé 2014
Screenwriter: Mbabazi Philbert Aimé Cinematography: Mbabazi Philbert Aimé Editor: Mbabazi Philbert Aimé Cast: Nkusi Arthur, Ingabire Louange
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Synopsis: Nizzo, is a robber who lives in one re, his native village to reunite with dating another man... of the slums in Kigali. But one day, his girlfriend Gasaro. One there, he decides to go back to Magerage- Nizzo discovers that Gasaro is
55 Short Films Competition
Lotfi Achour Born in Tunis, he was trained as an actor at L’Institut d’Etudes Théâtrales then studied filmmaking at Ateliers Varan in Paris. Achour has staged about twenty plays and headed the position of the Director of Grenoble Theatre from 2000 to 2004. Tunisia Father Runtime: 18 Minutes Director: Lotfi Achour 2014
Screenwriter: Natacha de Pontchara Cinematography: Natacha de Pontchara Editor: Laurent Rochette Music: Issam Krimi Cast: Feriel Chamari, Noomen Hamda
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Synopsis: One evening, taxi driver Hédi drives an who is going into labor. This of random, tragic and unexpected to a hospital a pregnant young wom- brief encounter will bring a series events, leading to a life-changing experience for both of them.
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Nejma Zeghidi Born 1977 in Tunis, she studied psychology while appearing on stage between 1996 and 2003. Zeghidi then wrote the script of the long narrative Koussouf (2012) by Fadhel Jaziri. Tunisia Fire Runtime: 29 Minutes Director: Nejma Zeghidi 2014
Screenwriter: Nejma Zeghidi Cinematography: Ali Ben Abdallah Editor: Selma Zeghidi Cast: Sabah Bouzouita, Brahim Zarrouk
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Synopsis: Yemna loses her son in a car bomb- era follows her daily routine until has a secret affair. ing. Two years later, a hidden cam- she discovers that her husband
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Amil Shivji Based in Dar es Salaam, he worked as a news reporter, a radio host and now as a filmmaker. His short film Shoeshine received worldwide recognition and was screened in LAFF 2014. Tanzania Fish of the Land Runtime: 30 Minutes Director: Amil Shivji 2014
Screenwriter: Amil Shivji Cinematography: Lester Millado Editor: Lester Millado Music: Matt Nicholson Cast: Kimela Billa, Deborah Dickson
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Synopsis: On the auspicious day when God- a fatal accident. Haunted by his than one face of ‘Africa rising’. frey launches the first Tanzanian series of choices, our young am- cellular company, he is involved in bitious entrepreneur reveals more
58 Short Films Competition
Nora Azeroua Born 1983 in Essaouira, Morocco, she studied at the Ibn Zohr University in Agadir, where she discovered her passion to the theater at the Drama Club. Following theater and film training, she realized her short debut The Forbidden Fruit. Morocco The Forbidden Fruit Runtime: 6 Minutes Director: Nora Azeroua 2014
Screenwriter: Nora Azeroua Cinematography: Salim Wald Editor: Mourad Khallou Music: Noa Ben Shoshan
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Synopsis: A poetic and experimental tale of a turbulent story with a trio: a father, a daughter and a tree
59 Short Films Competition
Mozamel Nezamalden Born 1986, he studied at the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Khartoum. After workshop in Goethe Institute, Nezamalden started to make his own films. Sudan Malakia Joba Runtime: 36 Minutes Director:Mozamel Nezamalden 2014
Screenwriter: Osman Nizamaldeen Cinematography: Mohamed Salah
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Synopsis: The new nation was born to the discusses the historical reasons of world in the year 2011. This film the separation of Sudan.
60 Short Films Competition
Georges Kabongo Born 1956 in Katanga, he is a TV director and documentary filmmakers. KAbongo also made the short films Keluka Says and Pure Water. His films were screened in African and European festivals. Congo Matanga Runtime: 27 Minutes Director: Georges Kabongo 2014
Screenwriter: Georges Kabongo Cinematography: Guy Mawezi Editor: Divita Wa Lusala
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Synopsis: Funerals in Kinshasa are no more gathering to sing and dance be- moments of sadness but they be- fore the burial of their departed. came a real show with families
61 Short Films Competition
Elwaleed Gamal A film and theater writer-director, his works include the play The Verdict at the End of the Show and Sales that were performed on Rawabet, Saad Zaghloul Center and Al- Fan Midan art spaces. Egypt Moment Runtime: 15 Minutes Director: Elwaleed Gamal 2014
Screenwriter: Elwaleed Gamal Cinematography: Wael Gazoly Editor: Ahmed Ezzat Cast: Ahmed Turki, Aya Soliman
Producer Waleed Elaraab
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Synopsis: While trying to finish his new script, ing. Then, they started to discuss a young man who kills his broth- Youssef is interrupted by Mary, the Youssef’s script revolving around er... heroine of a movie he is watch-
62 Short Films Competition
Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese Born in 1980 in Hlotse, Lesotho, he soon developed a passion for story-telling and cinema. After completing his studies at the Free State University in South Africa, Lesotho he started working as freelance filmmaker. Since 2011, he is living and working in Berlin. Mosonngoa: The Mocked One Runtime: 20 Minutes Director: Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese 2014
Screenwriter: Hannah Stockmann Cinematography: Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese Editor: Lemohang Jeremiah Moses
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Synopsis: In a society riddled by patriarchy, farm. When all attempts fail, she Mosonngoa embarks on an in- enters a stick fighting competition cisive quest to save her father’s against all odds.
63 Short Films Competition
Aliou Sow Graduated from ESRA in 2005, he realized his first short film Small World in 2008. After the music video Immigrants Sons and the documentary As-Salat, Sow made his second short Motherland. Senegal Motherland Runtime: 32 Minutes Director: Aliou Sow 2014
Screenwriter: Aliou Sow Cinematography: Tristan Tortuyaux Editor: Flora Volpeliere Music: Emmanuel D’Orlando Cast: Oumar Diaw, Sofiane Zermani
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Synopsis: Abdoulaye is a twenty-year-old guy doulaye decides to carry the body from the inner city. When one of his to his parents’ village in Maurita- brothers dies in a car accident, Ab- nia.
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Ayana Saunders Nigerian born filmmakers who realized the short narrative Chicken Soup in 2013 that was followed by My American Fund. Nigeria My American Fund Runtime: 13 Minutes Director: Ayana Saunders 2014
Screenwriter: Ayana Saunders Cinematography: James Costello Editor: Christopher Emanuel Smith Cast: Deonta Ofoedu, Barbara Soky
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Synopsis: Samuel is a ten year-old American Grandmother is mean; he hates ey he acquires in his “American boy temporarily living in a Nigerian his school and most of all he longs Fund” with the desire to run away village with his grandparents. Life in to be home in America with his back to the States. the village is not easy because his mother. Samuel saves what mon-
65 Short Films Competition
Hassan Saleh Born in 1987, he studied filmmaling at the French University in Egypt. Saleh worked as an assistant-director in films and TV serials. In 2012, he directed Point of View that participated Mobile Festival. Egypt Tahrir Island Runtime: 21 Minutes Director: Hassan Saleh 2014
Screenwriter: Heba El-Husseiny, Hassan Saleh Cinematography: Hassan Saleh Editor: Heba El-Husseiny Music: Mostopha Amin
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Synopsis: Following the January revolution, Mohamed Mahmoud to the events until the rebels in the square felts Egypt has been through many revo- of Council of Ministers. The revo- like being in an isolated island. lutionary waves from the events of lutionary forces were separated
66 Short Films Competition
Abanoub Nabil Born 1993 in Alexandria, he started to experiment with home videos at the age of fourteen. Following some short films, he joined FigLeaf Studio in 2009 while continuing his film education at the High Institute of Cinema. Egypt The Tea Cart Runtime: 11 Minutes Director:Abanoub Nabil 2014
Screenwriter: Abanoub Nabil Cinematography: Mina Nabil Editor: Michel Abuzkham Music: Khaled Kaddal Cast: Abdel-Aziz Makhyoun, Ahmed Magdy
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Synopsis: A middleclass young man is won- drinking tea till the sunrise. Unbe- dering across the streets until he knownst to him, the revolution has decides to sit down with two men already ignited.
67 Short Films Competition
Ali Benjelloun Born 1983 in Settat, he debuted with Shadows Museum, a short film commissioned by the German channel MDR. In 2008, he collaborated with Moroccan journalist Malika Oualialy on the documentary Paths of Refugees followed Morocco by The Waves of Time in 2011. Wandering Souls Runtime: 19 Minutes Director: Ali Benjelloun 2014
Screenwriter: Ali Benjelloun Cinematography: Ali Benjelloun Editor: Kamal El-Moutaouakil Music: Fettah Enngadi Cast: Abderrahim El-Meniari, Ghassan Kamali
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Synopsis: In a remote countryside, a man and their path. It is a silent quest of a child roam mountain and forest, two souls, looking for their identi- where different characters cross ties and origins.
68 Short Films Competition
Mahmoud Jemni Tunisian critic and filmmaker, his films include Extraordinary Chronicles (2011). In addition to his films, he wrote the book Forty Years of Tunisian Cinema (2006) Tunisia Warda Runtime: 32 Minutes Director: Mahmoud Jemni 2014
Screenwriter: Mahmoud Jemni Cinematography: Moez Bhiri, Jean- François Ravagnan Editor: Arbi Ben Ali, Sara Abidi Music: Adel Bouallegue
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Synopsis: Warda is a young woman who cre- pain of her incurable disease. ates sculptures out of copper. It is her most effective way to resist the
69 Short Films Competition
Kihire Kennedy After participating in Uganda-based Maisha Film Lab (2010) with the script of the short film Swapped that he later realized, Kennedy went to realize to directed, produce and edit a couple of short films and documentaries. Watch Uganda Over Me which was screened in Manya Human Rights Film Festival, Nile Diaspora International Film festival, Euro-African Kampala Film festival (2014). Watch Over Me Runtime: 19 Minutes Director: Kihire Kennedy 2014
Screenwriter: Kihire Kennedy Cinematography: Eric Wamasebu Editor: Eric Wamasebu Cast: Angella Mwesigwa, Lucky Atwine
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Synopsis: When Christie gets to know that she that her so-called parents have look for her, Christie goes into too was adopted during her childhood, been lying to her for a long time. many troubles. she runs away from home feeling While her guardian family starts to
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Freedom Films Competiton
Marking the collaboration between Luxor African Film Festival & Arterial Network
Competition Award Al-Husseini Abu-Deif Prize in The International Competition of Freedom Films
The award is presented by ArtWatch Africa, for the best film about freedom of expression, human rights and social justice.
Al-Husseini Abu Deif, a journalist and video cameraman for the privately-owned Al Fagr (Dawn) newspaper, was shot and killed at close range while filming protests outside the presidential palace on December 5 , 2012.
A member of the Syndicate of Journalists, thirty three years old Abu Deif was a staunch supporter of freedom of the press and a strong opponent to censorship of the media.
ArtWatch Africa supports the transformative power of cinema and its importance in raising the level of awareness and education.
This award celebrates the activity in the arts, and honors the courageous filmmakers and their subjects. Arterial Network Africa is one of the largest cultural institutions in the continent and is involved in building sustainable networks, dissemination of information, training and policy development and research, which focus on Africa and all that is directed towards the development and support of cultural sectors and creativity in Africa.
Arterial Network Africa is based in Cape Town (RSA) and has branches in many African countries Tarek El-Shennawy Film Critic Egypt
He has published more than ten books including: “Directors of the 80s, the Dream and the Reality,” “The Cinema and a Little of Politics,” “The Years of Laughter in the Egyptian Cinema,” “Gaalouni Mokhregan - (They Made Me A Director), “” Actress Who Does Not Know Makeup “ and “I, Suffering and Oum Kalthoum” ... and more. He received several awards, including the best critical article by the union of journalists and film associations. From 1987 to 1997, he led the Cine Cub and the artistic activity at the Journalists Syndicate. El-Shennawy has also chaired or participated in more than Jury of a film festival such as of Muscat, Wahran, Ennaba, Alexandria, Osian and others. He began his work as a film critic 25 years Freedom Films ago in the magazine Rose El Youssef. Currently, he writes for several newspapers and magazines such as the daily El Tahrir, COMPETITION the electr o nic newspaper El Dostour, the Arab newsp a per El Shark El Awsat, the weekly Sot El Omma, , in addition to some electronic sites such as Aljazeera.Net, MBC and Masrawy.
Peter Rorvik Secretary-General of Arterial Network South Africa
He was director of the Durban International Film Festival in South Africa from 1999 to 2012. As director of the Centre for Creative Arts (UKZN), Rorvik was also responsible for its other annual festivals - Time of the Writer, JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience and Poetry Africa. Rorvik’s experience includes fundraising, strategy planning, festival design and implementation, intercultural exchange, training, and audience development initiatives. Rorvik was recently appointed Secretary-General of Arterial Network, an agency concerned with structural growth for arts and culture in Africa, and whose work includes building sustainable networks, policy formulation and lobbying, mobilizing resources, training, and various continental projects, across the continent of Africa.
74 Saad Elkersh Novelist Egypt
He has graduated in 1989 from Faculty of Information, Cairo University and he started to publish his own short stories since 1987 in Egyptian and Arab newspapers and magazines. Elkersh has two series of stories: Ports for Departure (1993) and Eternity Tree (1998). He has also published five novels: Soldiers’ Talk (1996), The Ship’s Door (2002), and Auserre Trilogy published by Al Dar Al Masriah Al Lubnaniah, which included Day Begin (2005) that won the 2011 al-Tayeb Saleh First Prize for creative writing, Auserre’s Night (2008), Single Tattoo (2011). Elkersh has published articles, studies and coverage of film festivals in several magazines like Literature and Criticism, The Seventh Art, Lines, and Points of View, The Arts. In 2005, was published an Emirati limited edition of his book The Concept of Identity in the Arab Cinema. His newest In Praise of Movies: Festivals, Cities and People adored by Cinema will soon hit the bookstands. Elkersh is currently holding the position of Chief Editor of Al-Helal Magazine.
Abdoulaye Diallo Marianne Khoury Film Director Director-Producer Burkina Faso Egypt
After stud i es in Art History and A Cairo-based filmmaker, she has been Archaeolog y , he worked for several a close collaborator of iconic filmmaker years as a radio producer and as Youssef Chahine for more than three organizer o f the International Jazz decades. Khoury then directed her first Festival i n Ouagadougou, International documentary film, The Times of Laura in Festival of Freedom of Expression and 1999 that was followed by Women Who Press, Hum a n Rights and Freedom Loved Cinema in 2002. Her latest project of Express i on Film Festival. Diallo Shadows (2010) focused on individual was one of the founding members of and societal perceptions of the mentally Semfilms A s sociation through which ill. It received critical acclaim and was an he coordi n ated Ciné Droit Libre. As a official entry at the Venice Film Festival filmmakers, he realized three successful 2010, a winner of FIPRESCI Award at at document a ries: Borry Bana: The Fatal Dubai Film Festival of the same year, and Destiny Of Norbert Zongo, TV War and RAI Broadcasting Award at PRIMED 2011. On The Traces of Bembeya Jazz. Since Captivated by ‘auteur cinema’, she has been 1998, Diallo has become Manager of the producing independent films that go against National Press Centre of Norbert Zongo. the grain of Egyptian cinematic themes. Founder of the Panorama of European Film in 2004, her current project, Misr Film Focus, is dedicated to the development and production of films made by emerging Egyptian talents.
75 Freedom Films Competition
Salem Brahimi After graduating from High Business School (EDHEC) in 1994, he worked in all aspects of filmmaking along with renowned names like Michèle Ray-Gavras, Costa Gavras, Tony Gatlif and Claire Denis. Algeria Abdel-Kader Runtime: 96 Minutes Director: Salem Brahimi 2014
Screenwriter: Salem Brahimi, Audrey Brasseur
Cinematography: Sebastien Audinelle Editor: Yorgos Lamprinos Music: Mehdi Haddab
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Synopsis: There are stories that are more than There are names that evoke more named Abd El-Kader. This story stories. There are distant periods than a man. This story is one of begins in the nineteenth century that seem closer than yesterday. those. This is the story of a man in Algeria… but it continues till now...
76 Freedom Films Competition
Meg Rickards A writer-director, her miniseries and feature versions of Land of Thirst have been broadcast locally and distributed in North America, France and throughout Africa. Her short film Azure won awards and has been used by the World Population Organization. She holds a PhD in Film from the University of Cape Town after studies at London Film School.
Bert Haitsma A Dutch director now based in Botswana, he has been working as a director of photography for over twenty years – filming documentaries, narratives, and TV series in Europe, South America and Africa. South Africa The Bloody Miracle Runtime: 94 Minutes Director: Meg Rickards, Bert Haitsma 2014
Screenwriter: Meg Rickards, Bert Haitsma
Cinematography: Bert Haitsma
Editor: Meg Rickards
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Synopsis: As South Africa prepares to cel- an orgy of countrywide violence South Africa was on the brink of ebrate its 20th anniversary of the and intimidation, certain groups of catastrophe and civil war. advent of democracy in 1994, it is people were intent on derailing the hard to believe the ‘Mandela mira- country’s first free elections which cle’ very nearly didn’t happen. In ended apartheid. At the time,
77 Freedom Films Competition
François Verster Born 1969 in Bloemfontein, South Africa, he has a wide background in writing, music,and film. After completing an MA at the University of Cape Town, he worked with Barenholtz Productions in New York on various independent features. Verster’s South Africa acclaimed debut as documentary director was Pavement Aristocrats: The Bergies of Cape Town. Dream of Shahrazad Runtime: 107 Minutes Director: François Verster 2014
Screenwriter: François Verster Cinematography: François Verster Editor: Peter Neal, Menno Boerema
Music: Peter Coyte
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Synopsis: Weaving together music, politics lowing Shahrazad, the princess storyteller, a troubled Lebanese and storytelling, this film explores who saves lives through story- actress and others put creativity recent Middle East events through telling, a Turkish youth orchestra to new political use. the lens of THE 1001 NIGHTS. Fol- conductor, a beautiful Egyptian
78 Freedom Films Competition
Chloé Henry Biabaud French filmmaker who debuted with the video project Six Billion Others where she interviewed more than 400 people around the world. Biabaud also directed documentaries in Rwanda, Egypt, Malawi, Argentina on children, human guinea pigs, France disability and genocide in Rwanda. Les Dames de la Colline Runtime: 55 Minutes Director: Chloé Henry Biabaud 2014
Screenwriter: Amélie Mutarabayire Cinematography: Amélie Mutarabayire Editor: Julien Hatoum
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Synopsis: Since 1994, the Rutonde survivors have become grandmothers. The personally, they also help in the still live today on their hill in east- survivors invest financially in their education of the new generations. ern Rwanda. The young girls have community as well as through a become women and the mothers cultural and political activity. More
79 Freedom Films Competition
Neema Reed Born in Tanzania, her debut was as an actress acted in Watoto Wa Mama Nitilie, the film adaptation of E. Mbogo’s well-known eponymous novel. While overseeing the marketing of Our Story, Reed is also studying medicine. Tanzania Our Story Runtime: 114 Minutes Director: Neema Reed 2014
Screenwriters: Warren Reed and Neema Reed
Cinematography: Warren Reed Editor: Warren Reed Music: Warren Reed Cast: Neema Reed, Freddy Mack
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Synopsis: Zaki and Nandi learn that their fa- Kiria, Nandi’s father, accuses cide they must find a way to help thers were both soldiers during the Richard, Zaki’s father, of coward- their fathers find peace and un- Kagera War (1978-79). However, ice… And so Zaki and Nandi de- derstanding.
80 Freedom Films Competition
Nadia Zouaoui Born in Algeria and based in Quebec, she studied literature and journalism at Montreal and McGill Universities. Her documentary Nadia’s Journey about the condition of women in Algeria was well received in Canada and in France. Canada Post 9/11: Fear, Anger and Politics has also won two Awards: Best Canadian Independent Film and a Special Mention Post 9/11 : Fear, Anger and Politics from the Human Right’s Jury at Festival Vues d’Afrique in Montreal. Runtime: 92 Minutes Director: Nadia Zouaoui 2012
Screenwriter: Nadia Zouaoui Cinematography: Scott Prouse Editor: Bernard Lapointe Music: Karim Saada
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Synopsis: More than ten years ago, the 9/11 to divide communities to this day. followed 9/11 as they speak out attacks left a gaping hole in New The documentary follows the sto- about the injustices they have en- York - and across the US as a ries of some of those caught up in dured and their fears of a rising whole. This open wound continues the anti-terrorist crackdown that Islamophobia.
81 Freedom Films Competition
Benoît Dervaux Born 1966 in Liège, Belgium, he is known for his work on Gigi, Monica... et Bianca (1997) and Stormy Weather (2003). Belgium Rwanda, La Vie Après Runtime: 75 Minutes Director: Benoît Dervaux 2014
Screenwriter: André Versaille Cinematography: Benoît Dervaux Editor: Jean Thomé
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Synopsis: Raped in April 1994 by genocidal Their destiny was being sen- later, we follow these women and Hutus, Six Tutsi women tell their tenced to live with a creature born their children now young adults. ordeal in pregnancy and childbirth. from men’s cruelty. Twenty years
82 Freedom Films Competition
Joanna Lipper An award-winning filmmaker and lecturer at Harvard University where she teaches Film for Social Change in the Department of African-American Studies, her work as a documentary filmmaker includes Inside Out: Portraits of Children (1996), Growing Nigeria Up Fast (1999) and Little Fugitive (2006). The Supreme Price Runtime: 75 Minutes Director: Joanna Lipper 2014
Screenwriter: Joanna Lipper Cinematography: Joanna Lipper Editor: Tina Grapenthin
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Synopsis: The documentary traces the evolu- in Nigeria’s Presidential Election pable of serving Nigerian women: tion of the Pro-Democracy Move- and her mother’s assassination by the most marginalized population. ment in Nigeria and the efforts to agents of the military dictatorship, increase the participation of women Hafsat Abiola faces the challenge in leadership roles. Following the of transforming a corrupt culture of annulment of her father’s victory governance into a democracy ca-
83 Freedom Films Competition
Paul Cowan Born in Montreal, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Going the Distance, a documentary about the 1978 Commonwealth Games. Cowan was also director of the docudrama The Kid Who Couldn’t Miss and cinematographer of the Oscar-winning Flamenco at 5:15. In 2012, he directed The Crash of Flight 810, a documentary on the 1956 Trans-Canada Airlines crash. Amer Shomali Born in Kuwait, he is a multidisciplinary artist and animator. Shomali made his film debut with the animated short Dying of the Light (2008) Palestine, France, Canada The Wanted 18 Runtime: 75 Minutes Director: Paul Cowan, Amer Shomali 2014
Screenwriter: Paul Cowan Cinematography: German Gutierrez Editor: Aube Foglia Music: Benoît Charest
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Synopsis: A mix of documentary, stop-motion counting the true story of how the security forces when their exis- animation and re-enactment, this Palestinian neighborhood of Beit tence was absurdly deemed a film offers an unexpectedly hu- Sahour near Bethlehem acquired threat to national security. morous account of one town’s ex- a herd of 18 dairy cows and then perience of the first Intifada by re- had to hide them from the Israeli
84 Freedom Films Competition
Andrew Botelle Born in the UK and based in Windhoek, he has directed films such as The Power Stone, Born in Etosha and Waterberg to Waterberg that won Audience Choice Prize at Namibia Film and Theater Awards. Namibia Waterberg to Waterberg Runtime: 32 Minutes Director: Andrew Botelle 2014
Screenwriter: Andrew Botelle Cinematography: Andrew Botelle Editor: Andrew Botelle
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Synopsis: What happened to Namibian hero Namibia, the next he was running were scattered and hunted down. Samuel Maharero after the battle of for his life with a bounty on his the Waterberg in 1904? One minute head. Relentlessly pursued by the he was the most influential leader in invading German army, his people
85 Freedom Films Competition
Ahmed Nour Born in 1983, he started to write and direct his own independent films since he was eighteen, achieving shorts and documentaries. Nour studied TV and film and worked as assistant-director for five years. Among his documentaries: A Gown Egypt and Shoes. Waves Runtime: 70 Minutes Director: Ahmed Nour 2014
Screenwriter: Ahmed Nour Cinematography: Ahmed Nour Editor: Ahmed Nour
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Synopsis: Using an artistic combination of own voiceover, Nour tells the story city Suez that triggered the revo- documentary footage, archive im- of himself and of his generation, lution of January 25. ages, animation scenes, animated born with the birth of Mubarak’s characters representing the family rule in the early 80s of the last members of the filmmaker, and his century, and of his forgotten home
86 Official Selection OfficialSelection
Viola Shafik Born 1961, Schönaich, Germany, she is a renowned film scholar and documentary filmmaker. Her book Arab Cinema: History and Cultural Identity was a groundbreaking analysis of genre, political-economy, and film culture. Shafik is also the author Egypt of Popular Egyptian Cinema: Gender, Class and Nation (2007). Her own films The Lemon Tree (1993), The Mother of Light and Her Daughters (1999), and The Planting of the Girls (1999) had an Arij international audience. Runtime: 98 Minutes Director: Viola Shafik 2014
Screenwriter: Viola Shafik Cinematography: Talal Khoury Editor: Doreen Ignaszewski
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Synopsis: Four people, four stories… In Luxor, by corruption; in Cairo, a socialist an avatar for a Salafi woman and an activist and an collector from Up- writer compares the 1952 and the invites her to visit a virtual Tahrir per-Egyptian reconstruct the story January 2011 revolution; a female Square... of their hometown that was ruined cyberspace designer constructs
88 OfficialSelection
Louis Henderson Born 1983 in Norwich and now based in Paris, he BA in Film and Video from London College of Communication, and graduated with ‘felicitations du jury’ from Le Fresnoy - Studio National des Arts Contemporains. Henderson has shown his work in Rotterdam International Ghana Film Festival, CPH:DOX, Kassel Dokfest, Transmediale, Le Printemps de Septembre, and Belo Horizonte Short Film Festival. All That Is Solid Runtime: 16 Minutes Director: Louis Henderson 2014
Screenwriter: Louis Henderson Cinematography: Louis Henderson Editor: Louis Henderson
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Synopsis: This is a film that takes place be- tween a hard drive and an imagi- nary soft space…
89 OfficialSelection
Simone Catharina Gaul Born 1984 in Stuttgart and now based in Berlin, she is a journalist and filmmaker who studied Philology and Political Sciences in Stuttgart and Paris. After her graduation, she realized several short movies and three long documentaries. Burkina Faso, Germany Bintou Runtime: 64 Minutes Director: Simone Catharina Gaul 2014
Screenwriter: Simone Catharina Gaul Cinematography: Carina Neubohn Editor: Jan Bihl Cast: Bintou Kagambega, Christiane Kagambega
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Synopsis: Bintou is a young woman from becoming a famous dressmaker. sponsibility for her own daughter Burkina Faso who loves to lead a Suddenly, her life is turned upside- again. modern lifestyle while dreaming of down when she has to take re-
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Joseph Njata Freelance filmmaker and journalist with an unbridled imagination and a passion for storytelling, he directed The Burning after participating in LAFF workshop 2013. Rwanda The Burning Runtime: 8 Minutes Director: Joseph Njata 2014
Screenwriter: Joseph Njata Cinematography: Joseph Njata Editor: Joseph Njata
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Synopsis: This is a moving story about a twen- ing lost his arms at a very tender ty three year old Rwandan man, age. who is living his dream despite hav-
91 OfficialSelection
Sol de Carvalho Sol de Carvalho is a producer and director, known for Another Man’s Garden (2007) and O Búzio (2009) Mozambique Criminal Impunity Runtime: 75 Minutes Director: Sol de Carvalho 2013
Screenwriter: Sol de Carvalho, Maria José Artur Cinematography: Leonardo Simões Editor: Fábio Ribeiro Music: Banda Positivo Cast: Esperança Naiene, Eliot Alex
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Synopsis: After years of violence and abuse, boss, starts to look for him. Sara kills her own husband Arman- do. However, Paixão, Armando’s
92 OfficialSelection
Kamal Lazraq Born 1984 in Casablanca, he studied filmmaking in FÉMIS of Paris, and made several short films. His graduation film Drari (2011) won the second prize of the Cinéfondation of Cannes Film Festival and the Grand Prix Short Film Festival in Morocco Belfort. L’Homme au Chien Runtime: 27 Minutes Director: Kamal Lazraq 2014
Screenwriter: Kamal Lazraq Cinematography: Laurent Navarri Editor: Lilian Corbeille Cast: Ghali Rtal Bennani, Ghassan El-Hakim
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Synopsis: Youssef leads a reclusive and beach, the dog disappears. To find Casablanca. marginal life. His only friend is his it, Youssef embarks on a danger- dog Chagadai. One evening at the ous quest through the slums of
93 OfficialSelection
Grace Kinya A rising filmmaker from Nairobi, she participated in the filmmaking workshop organized by Africalia Organization (Belgium) that resulted the documentary Jumping Into Life. Kenya Jumping Into Life Runtime: 69 Minutes Director: Grace Kinya 2014
Screenwriter: Elijah Mumo Cinematography: James Otieno Editor: Jesse Salem
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Synopsis: Focusing on young adults trained young people in the slums. The complexity they encounter facing at the school of arts Kuruka Maï- film shows all the joy and plea- fantasies and dreams of becom- sha, the documentary offers a com- sure they experience discovering ing artists. plicit and intense look at the life of their talents but suggests both the
94 OfficialSelection
David Constantin A Mauritian producer and film director, he made several short films and documentaries that were awarded several international prizes like the European Grand Prix for First Films (Switzerland), Special Jury Award in Vues d’Afrique Mauritius (Montreal). Lonbraz Kann Runtime: 88 Minutes Director: David Constantin 2014
Screenwriter: Sabrina Compeyron Cinematography: Sabine Lancelin Editor: Morgane Spacagna Cast: Raj Bumma Put, David Bhowaneedin
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Synopsis: Marco, Bissoon and their friends tory is closing down and a large course and luxury villas. are in their mid fifties. They worked billboard has grown up along the all their lives in the sugar factory of road leading to the village: soon their village in Mauritius. The fac- here, there will be only a golf
95 OfficialSelection
Belal Hosni After studying at the University of Alexandria, he began making independent short films such Six by Nine and recently Mawal al-Kahk (The Sugarcake Song) Egypt Mawal al-Kahk Runtime: 22 Minutes Director: Belal Hosni 2014
Screenwriter: Belal Hosni Cinematography: Ahmed Ismail Editor: Belal Hosni Music: Amira El-Nasar
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Synopsis: Two nights in the life of an Egyptian present time, where he continues violinist, the first night: in the eight- to play the same music in narrow ies, at the Egyptian music concerts spaces to what’s left from the pub- at that time ... the second night: at lic ...
96 OfficialSelection
Simon Mukali Born 1983 in Nairobi, he studied architecture before deciding to venture into filmmaking. Mukali realized numerous short documentaries and his first short narrative short film Naila’s Cliff in 2011. Kenya Veve Runtime: 94 Minutes Director: Simon Mukali 2014
Screenwriter: Natasha Likimani Cinematography: Bella Halben Editor: Roselidah Taabu Obala Music: Matthias Petsche Cast: Emo Rugene, Lowry Odhiambo
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Synopsis: Amos is an ambitious politician who discovers the true nature of his af- vengeance for his father’s death.. is running for another term against fairs and seeks solace in Kenzo, a his opponent Wadu. His wife Esther conflicted young man out to seek
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Orlando von Einsiedel With his documentaries spanning Africa, Asia, America and the Arctic, he was praised by critics for his fearless filmmaking and strong sense of the people and places he covers. Orlando’s eye for striking shots, combined with Congo his compelling global investigations into social issues, have ensured that he is unequivocally an original and talented filmmaker on the rise. Virunga is his first long documentary. Virunga Runtime: 104 Minutes Director: Orlando von Einsiedel 2014
Screenwriter: Orlando von Einsiedel Cinematography: Franklin Dow Editor: Masahiro Hirakubo Music: Patrick Jonsson
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Synopsis: A group of brave individuals risk midst of renewed civil war and a their lives to save the last of the scramble for Congo’s natural re- world’s mountain gorillas; in the sources.
98 Selection Committee When this encounter is renewed every year, I say to myself and to the others that I am a lucky, because I win a rich meal on the table of African cinema, a meal which is only won by me and my colleagues in the selection committee. Despite the hard work that we do in watching very carefully without any exception all of the films that are sent to the festival, and despite the weary sense of ethical and professional responsibility to choose the best of these films to be shown in the festival sections ... despite all of this, I feel good in watching those films that takes me to magical trips to many African countries, where I wonder in cities, villages and alleys flowing with hope and life. There, I meet faces dyed with the color of our beloved continent, smelling its scent and feeling its spirits moving inside my veins which drive to live rich experience full of ideas and philosophies, struggles and pains, dreams and drama related to our continent rich, with its ethnicities, languages unique culture and the diversity of climate, geography and natural resources. In every shot of these films, and at every stop of this cinematic journey, I live the African dreams and concerns and I am increasingly convinced that Africans are creative and creators who deserves a better life. I also feel we are approaching more and more from our self-determination of our continent by our hands not by the hands of strangers. Young Africans has become more understandingly aware of the issues of his homeland, and more familiar of the diagnosis and treatment of all crises, being the most efficient to build African prosperous nation whose people enjoys freedom, security and stability while assuming its position at the forefront of humanity. Watching all films without exception is a tremendous work, but lit is also a legendary, entertaining, and beautiful journey which time will not provide in real life. Hence, I repeat that I was lucky ...
Attiea al-Dardeeri Head of Selection Committee
100 Members of Selection Commitee
Ahmed Hassouna Film Director
Ahmed Rashwan Film Director
Farouk Abdelkhalek Film Critic
Zaynab Aziz Screenwriter
101 Nile Television Network Festival's Channel Festival Activities Haile Gerima Filmmaking Workshop
And so continues the bestowal of great African filmmaker Haile Gerima who is always concerned by the issues of his motherland: The African continent. He is returning to tutor the annual filmmaking workshop along with a team of young African film professionals: - Ambessa Jir Berhe Gezaw Tesfaye Daniel E. Williams
76 Young men and women have applied to partcipate in the workshop. Only 21 were selected by Mr. Gerima to attend. They are; Richard Malikonge - Burundi Ephrem Alemu - Ethiopia Joel Richmond - Ivory coast Perivi john Katjavivi - Namibia Liane Muhoza - Rwanda Poupoune Sesonga - Rwanda Shaban Hamza - Tanzania Kakooza Ali - Uganda Ori Huchi Kozia - Democratic Congo Weam Shawqy - Sudan
Egypt: Hassan Saleh Ibrahim Bekheit Islam Belal Maged Atta Mohamed Adel Yasser Shafiey Hend Samir Jihan Sobhy Mariam Abd El Shaheed Sarah Abd El Nasser Sarah Hegazy
Observation Hadia Hisham Mohamed Fayed
104 Instructors
Ambessa Jir Berhe A native of Eritrea, Ambessa Jir Berhe is an independent filmmaker based in Washington. He graduated with MFA degree in film production from Howard University, Washington. He has worked on numerous independent films and television productions as a freelance producer, director, cinematographer, and Sound designer, and Editor. He is currently working on a documentary and feature film about Washington, DC. He also teaches at Howard University’s film department and at the Art Institute of Washington.
Gezaw Tesfaye
Gezaw Tesfaye is an Ethiopian-born aspiring Director of Photography. With over a decade of experience as a professional Photographer and Graphic Designer, he brings a keen artistic eye and primed visual aesthetics to his budding passion. Though a newcomer to film, Gezaw has not wasted any time immersing himself in the camera & lighting department of various film projects, quickly gaining experience as a Grip, Gaffer, Camera Operator, and Director of Photography. ! ! Since transitioning to film in 2012, Gezaw has hit the ground running. He has worked on 3 commercials, 2 music videos, and 3 documentaries in addition to 5 short films as a DP. Further, he has had the privilege of working under his mentor the legendary filmmaker Haile Gerima as well as award-wining cinematographer Bradford Young. ! ! Gezaw combines technical inventiveness and skill from his experience as a photographer, along with an uncompromising creativity to consistently develop his visual style and storytelling. Currently, he is working on completing his first script for a short film he plans to photograph in the summer of 2015.
Daniel E. williams From Howard 1991 He received his Bachelor of Arts in University and continued directly into the graduate film program under his mentor Haile Gerima . As a student , Williams was honored with a number of awards from such notable organizations as Eastman Kodak , Paramount studios , and the District of Columbia Commission on the Arts and Humanities . His short film Woman and Man received a Community Appreciation award from the National Black Programming Consortium and was from The Black 1998 named Best Experimental Short in he won Best of Show , 2000 Filmmakers Hall of Fame . In at the Washington , DC Rosebud Film and Video Festival for his film A Thousand Days a Year , in which he also served as cinematographer . An earlier version of Williams’ first feature Cigarettes for Breakfast was an official selection 12th American Black Film Festival and the 2008 of the Annual Urban World Film Festival . His most recent short film Hacked is currently being prepped for the festival circuit . In addition to making his own films and occasionally working as a cinematographer , Williams is also an Associate Professor of Film Production at Bowling Green State University in Ohio.Ambessa graduated with MFA degree in film production from Howard University , Washington DC. Currently , he is teaching film classes at Howard University Film Department and the Art Institute of Washington .
105 This year the festival launched a film criticism roundtable discussion, collecting a number of African film critics who represent different countries, zones and generations. The round table discussion will be called “New aspects of African film criticism”, and it will focus on the major problems and opportunities related to the film criticism in mother Africa.
For the third year in a row, Luxor African Film Festival organized the young film critics workshop , once mentored by the French veteran film Roundtable & critic Oliver Barlet. This year, The Senegalese film critic Thierno Ibrahima Dia, Chief Editor of “Images Francophones” website and Lecturer in Film FILMCRITICISM Studies at Université Bordeaux Montaigne, will be the instructor who will discuss the process of analyzing an African film in terms of both narratives WORKSHOP and aesthetics with a selected group of young Egyptian film critics.As LAFF believes in the role that film criticism plays in developing the film industry, especially in our African continent which lacks the presence of well established cinema production and journalism in many of its countries. Thierno Ibrahima
He is a Senegalese researcher in Comparative cinema and a Film Critic. Lecturer in Film Studies since 1999 at Bordeaux 3 University (Arts Department, France). He is the Facilitator and a film critic at Africine. As Chief Editor, he runs Images Francophones. He worked as Film Coordinator at the 3rd World Black Film Festival, in Dakar (FESMAN 2010) alongside with Mbye Cham and Baba Diop, the Film Commisioner. He was the Curator of Ciné Palabres (2003-2011), monthly cine-club at Bordeaux Mériadeck Public Library. He is the Film Curator of the upcoming Nataal Film & Music Festival (Saint-Louis, Senegal, February 2015). He is a former Radio Host at Radio Campus Bordeaux (Bordeaux), about African & Diaspora Films. Thierno Dia published many articles and authored several lectures. He edited “Ousmane Sembène” in collaboration with other authors.
He coedited with Olivier Barlet the special issue “Sembène Ousmane (1923-2007)”, Africultures n°76 (Paris, March 2009). He published recently “Cinemas francophones et critiques”), “La construction et les représentations identitaires” (co-editor with Daniela Ricci & Thomas Louis Cepitelli). Thierno Ibrahima Dia lives Bordeaux in France
106 Antonia Ringbom, Finland Director, visual artist, animator
Living on the island Korpo, working in an ecological studio made of straw, clay and recycled materials. ANIMATION 5 children, 10 grand children. WORKSHOP More than 40 years of experience of animation at YLE/ Finnish TV, with independent producers and in own productions. Potato Island, Upstairs & Downstairs, The Yellow Giraffe are awarded animations.
Workshops in animation in Senegal, Nicaragua, Bosnia, Malawi, Iran, India, France, Rwanda, Kenya, S.Africa, Sweden, Finland etc.
Since 1998-2006 supervising Cultural Centre RIAC in the suburb of Dakar, SENEGAL, from which developed RIAC FILMS, producing animations, documentaries, short fictions, and leading creative workshops in rehabilitation of drug-users.
Now working on new 30’ archipelago-animation called ARKIPELLINA .
In Luxor 15-19.3.2015 ANIMATION WORKSHOP Antonia Ringbom , film director, animator, Finland Kady Diedhiou, film director, RIAC / Senegal
During 4 days the group of student will jump into stop motion animation in a practical and creative way.
After an introduction, an issue will be chosen and then small groups will plan, and produce short animations in cut-out-technique about the theme. On the last day we edit and make sounds so that the result can be screened on the 19.3. Some shorts made by RIAC FILMS are shown.
107 Social dialogue via the video art (Luxor Berlin)
The College of Fine Arts in Luxor in collaboration with both the Luxor Social Dialogue African Festival and the Goethe Institute in Cairo and StreetGriot Medienpädagogik Berlin, designed a series of workshops in the field of Via Video Art video art as a creative new space for expression and communication with Fine Arts.
The project included four workshops from August 2014 to March 2015 with an outcome to be shown during Luxor African Film Festival on March 20, 2015.
The project aims to social dialogue by introducing video art closer to Egyptian short films as a means of monitoring community within the activities of the festival and to create vides through the monitoring of social stories and anecdotes within the Luxor. The participants were students from Berlin and Luxor who were trained to make photography and to build a story through formulation of social issues within the visual culture of Berlin, Luxor, Germany and Egypt.
108 ETISAL/STEP African Film Fund 2014-2015 Connecting Africa to the rest of the World
Even though the African youth are the fresh blood of the film industry, ETISAL they don’t have a place to grow FILM FUND and to feature their ideas. There are several challenges that face those young filmmakers. Some of the major problems facing these talented youth are the lack of fund to support them in producing their creative and innovative ideas. Most of the attendees in ETISAL /LAFF 2014 agreed upon OBSTACLES facing the short film productions in Africa are : limited market, limited audience, limited support from the governments or even no support at all in some countries, limited distribution in some countries for independent filmmakers, lack of facilities in some African to produce even a short movie with basic equipment. Those filmmakers, although they participate easily in festivals, they are facing obstacles to find producers,TV channels, production houses… etc.
ETISAL tries to contribute in solving those problems: last year we supported the production of 6 shorts from Egypt, Togo, Ethiopia, Ivory Coast and Rwanda. These films will be screened in the 4th edition of Luxor African Film Festival, March 2015. Those films were:
• Tibool (Documentary) by Joel M’Maka Tchedre (Togo) • Beyond Abay (Tentative Title, Documentary) by Hiwot Adamsu and Mostafa Ayman (Ethiopia, Egypt) • 14 Days (Documentary) by Kayambu Musafiri (Rwanda) • Madad (Documentary) by Ramy Gheit (Egypt) • Mystic Flic (Narrative) by Diallo Yaya (Côte d’Ivoire) • Travelling Alone (Narrative) by Sameh Gamal (Egypt)
Azza Elhosseiny Etisal Founder
110 STEP Program 2015 Space to establish partnership
In the context of Luxor African Film Festival and its role to support STEP PROGRAM filmmakers of the continent, we have announced the form of support in the fourth edition: STEP, supporting feature films for filmmakers creating their first or second feature. STEP Program will be in the form of a sum from 5000 to 8000 Dollars in the stage of script development or pre-production. Final projects will be selected at the closing ceremony of the fourth edition of LAFF led by specialist Isabelle Fauvel from Film Initiative in France.
Candidate projects are:
1. “Nine letters” directed by Philbert Mbabazi from Rwanda 2. “Disco Africa” directed by Luck Razanajaona from Madagascar 3. “Mercy of the Jungle” directed by Joel Karekezi from Rwanda 4. “Starting Date” directed by Yasser Shefeie from Egypt 5. “The Puppetmaster” by Nermin Salem from Egypt
Members in ETISAL & STEP juries were:
Amir Ramses Ahmed Shawky Sherif Mandour Attiea al- Film Director writer and critic Film Producer & Dardeer Director scriptwriter
Sayed Fouad Azza Elhusseiny Farouk Abdel- Scriptwriter Film Director Sherif Awad Khaliq Film Critic Film Director & Writer
111 Cine Clubs across provinces of Egypt Clubs de Ciné à travers les provinces Nawafez égyptiennes Nawafez LAFF Publications Khaled Saleh ... originally confectioner by Tarek El Shenawi
It is not true that we only saw and sensed love in the faithful demonstration around his body when thousands went to witness the moments of separation, love has always been inherent in our star warm feelings throughout his career until his farewell at dawn. Why he choose dawn? I imagine it is his desire to embrace the virginity of life even if he didn’t precept, always through many details and special experiences I find that the will of the deceased embodied in us and carry out their wishes, even it is not registered. Was Khalid’s desire to move from Aswan to reach Cairo to say goodbye after dawn prayers. Do they feel after leaving? Often I asked this when I lose a dear one? I am convinced that they remain in contact, but by other means they send codes to communicate with us. He is an artist of sparkles and I imagine he would continue to send them from the other world. Khaled Saleh is the brightest of his generation, since the end of the nineties he was the intimacy and will remain also the title with the passage of time. He is one of those who God gives an exceptional talent with a creative message that he sends to people to live after us, he has achieved his mission until the final scene. Khaled Saleh died to live on the screen, and when we remember one of his works we find that he is born once again.
114 The Fespaco, A Matter of State (s) Panafrican Festival of Cinéma and télévision Of Ouagadougou 2009-1969 by Colin DUPRÉ
This Year, LAFF presents an Arabic translation of the important book the renowned FESPACO in Burkina Faso that gave to Egypt a special tribute as guest of honor in its 2015 edition. The author retraces the history of FESPACO and how its has crossed several political regimes which have never spared their commitment to the event. FESPACO is undoubtedly a matter of State, a showcase political. But the history of FESPACO has not only part linked with Burkina Faso and the history of the country. It has also with the cinemas of Africa. More than the other film festivals on the continent - the Journées cinématographiques de Carthage (JCC) in Tunisia or the international film Festival of Marrakech in Morocco to name these festival, FESPACO has ceased to confirm its singularity, as well as its Pan-African character, becoming a must- see media space for professionals and international partners of the 7th Art in Africa.
FESPACO offers, in fact, to many festival-goers and African professionals in particular, the pleasure of family and popular atmosphere combined with that of the discovery of missing African images on their own territory and abroad. This Singularity makes Ouagadougou a space conducive to meetings with the donors of the 7th African Art and always passionate debates, between the different generations of filmmakers, on the future of African cinema - discussions that sometimes crystallize around the Pan-African Federation of filmmakers (FEPACI) and more often on the Organization ofthe Fespaco itself. Despite 10 recurrent recriminations of rare African professionals are those who renounce definitively to attend the festival. FESPACO is a favorable media space for Burkina Faso and for those who participate.
Translated by Abla Salem
Introduced & Edited by Egyptian film critic Aly Abo Shady
115 Re - Issue of : “Chronology of Egyptian cinema” by Ali Abo Shady Translated to French by : Abla Abdel Hafiz Salem
The idea of the book is suggested by Dr. Magda Wassef , Director of the Film Department of the Arab World Institute in Paris, to write a chronological aimed for following the most important events in the history of cinema in Egypt since the first projection of motion picture in Egypt in Toussoun Bourse in Alexandria , November 5, 1896 until 1995 ,as part of celebrations of the Institute on the occasion of hundred years of cinema in Egypt , it was agreed to observe facts and events objectively and without critical comments as programs used in similar form in the history of cinema in the world, while avoiding details that do not interest the French reader , since the book will be published - in French - among dozens of specialized studies that will be included in the Memorial book , which will be released on this occasion.
I encountered many difficulties due to the scattering articles in dozens of sources, in addition to the contradiction of certain information in various sources and the lack of scientific information and it was necessary to check the information to adhere to the scientific method..... The book ends up trying diligently to observe and document the main facts and the most important and variables events in the history of cinema in Egypt , movies , theaters, filmmakers and awards to provide a comprehensive overview on the most important facts that are happened every year in film studies centers and researchers in their fields .
For certain circumstances, the research is not published, I decided to publish it as part of the celebration of the centenary of Egyptian cinema by the Supreme Council of Culture after revising and adding information interesting the Arab reader with complete objectivity, but I could not avoid expressing some estimates for some works that - emotionally - I could not ignore my admiration.
The first edition was published by the Supreme Council of Culture in 1997 entitled “Chronology of Egyptian Cinema in hundred years from 1896 to 1995 “ it was translated into English in 1999 , the second edition was published by Damascus Film Festival in 2001 entitled “Chronology of Egyptian Cinema in the twentieth century “ by adding the years 1996/2000 , the third edition, entitled “Chronicle of Egyptian cinema 1896-2002 “ by adding another two years , then the third edition , translated into French and published by the third session the African Film Festival in Luxor - 2014 The book is one of the most important references for researchers and specialized professionals, critics and movie lovers in Egypt and the Arab world.
116 Additional Activities The workshop deals with the modern approach to teaching thinking and TEACHING its extent during the coming period across the African continent. Lecturing THINKING IN will be Dr. Sherif al-Hagaan under the auspices of Qalaa Holdings efforts in Africa. AFRICA Workshop Moderated by Dr. Sharif Haggan
Attending the workshop, a number of professionals acting in culture and education in the African continent with the contribution of a number of Upper-Egyptian (Qena / Luxor / Aswan) young trainees from the Ministry of Education
Dr. Essam Sharaf, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Luxor African Festival Film Festival will hand certificates of participation to all attendees…
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African Painting exhibition in Luxor AFRICAN PAINTING Harvesting seven years of Luxor exhibition featuring paintings by artists EXHIBITION of the African continent, and with the support of the Cultural Development Fund, headed by Mohamed Abou-Saada and under the supervision of Dr. Ibrahim Ghazala who selected by a selection of different paintings. Photography exhibition is held in Winter Palace Hotel, Luxor
In the context of re-building cultural bridges to connect Egypt to the deep end of Africa, the Cultural Development Fund through the Luxor International Symposium are hosting artists from all African countries to participate in the activities of this event which has been regularly held on an annual basis for seven years. This exhibition will offer works by artists who have participated in previous editions, especially because we have dedicated our fourth edition to African continent. It’s a good sign that different arts interact altogether to enrich the artistic experience and so the Cultural Development Fund is pleased to participate in this important event: Luxor African Film Festival.
Dr. Ibrahim Ghazala Commissaire of Luxor International Forum for Photography
•abiodun ogunfowodu Nigeria •AHMED NABIL Egypt •Daniel Alemayeh Ethiopia •George Bahgoury Egypt •Kervin Cupido South Africa •RASHID DIAB Sudan •mamadou diane Mali •Salah Ghith Libya •maria Isabel Cabo Verdiana •Abd Elsabor Shahin Egypt •mohamed aissaoui Morocco •Essam Maarouf Egypt •Sandy Esau’s South Africa •Essmatt Dawestashy Egypt •Tamrat Gezahegn Ethiopia •Efat Hosni Egypt •yasir edris North Sudan •Faten Rouissi Tunisia •Ahlam Lemseffer Morocco •Carelle Homsy Egypt •Ahmed Khalil Egypt •Mohamed Abdel Moneim Egypt •Ahmed Abdul Kareem Egypt •Mohamed Abla Egypt
120 Competition and exhibition “Faces and Masks”
Luxor African Film Festival continues its quest for excellence, supporting the young creative talents from the African continent. Since its first edition in March 2012 the Associated Activities section provided a unique platform for young artists in various creative fields, including The Fine Arts to showcase their talent. The turnout in the exhibitions and workshops and the interaction it generated amongst the festival guests and the public exceeded all LUXOR FACES expectations. EXHIBITION Luxor African Film Festival board collaborates every year with a carefully selected panel of artists who have expertise in organizing artistic and cultural thematic events. We thrive to bring a real platform for exchange between artists where they could express their contemporary creative visions and provide the suitable professional spaces for them to expose their valuable creations.
In this year’s edition we are honored to invite artists to participate in the competition and exhibition “Faces and Masks”, exploring the liturgical symbols and totems as an integral part of African heritage. The exhibition invites the artists to draw their inspiration from their ancestral culture, deeply rooted in time and space. It is an opportunity to reflect on the great beliefs, customs and stories deeply enshrined in myths and legends.
Luxor African Film Festival offers the possibility to participate in various avenues of Fine Arts such as painting, sculpture, photography, ceramics and also comics, photography, installations, media arts and performance.
Each artist will have the leisure to present his artistic vision using the medium and technique of his choice -traditional or alternative- in order to create a different artistic atmosphere free from constraints. We hope this exhibition will be a real addition to the public and an opportunity for the visitors to stimulate their curiosity and enrich their imagination.
Emad Abo Grain Commissar Exhibition
121 In an attempt to shed the lights on the artists of the South and their distinctive creativity, LAFF presents this year an exhibition by caricature artist Mahmoud Thabet at Luxor Culture Palace from 16-21 March 2015
As LAFF believes in the role that film criticism plays in developing the film industry especially in our African continent which lacks the presence of well CARICATURE established cinema production and journalism in many of its countries, the FROM LUXOR festival launched this year a film criticism roundtable, gathering a number of African film critics who represent different countries, zones and
Mahmoud Thabet Born in Luxor, he earned an Bachelor of Arts and Education in 1979. Thabet published his cartoons in a range of local newspapers and magazines, including Luxor Newspaper Luxor, Luxor Today, Wafd of Luxor, Thebe Magazine, Luxor and El-Nass. Also, his cartoons were published in Egyptian newspapers such as Al-Ahram and Al-Akhbar as well as Caricature Magazine in 1990. He participated in several art exhibitions including Caricature in Teachers Syndicate teachers in 1990. He also created a scaled replica of the Temple of Luxor in 2007.
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123 Luxor African Film Festival launches a new program for the development of the local audience at Luxor Governorate
This program aims to develop the local community in Upper-Egypt starting by Luxor Governorate, which receives the festival... this audience who AUDIENCE grew up and was raised to be primarily interested in trade and tourism rather than artistic and cultural, given the absence of infrastructure to DEVELOPMENT provide cultural products and the lack of cinemas.
This program tries to study the local audience through questionnaires to stimulate dialogue about cinema and debate about the new trends in cinema in addition to the recognition of African cinema, through various screenings for adults and children, targeting families, schools, universities, civil associations and youth centers to reach audience and determine its wishes.
In this context, the plan ranges between 3 to 5 years in the first phase based on the study of the target groups. This will be followed by the implementation in cooperation with Luxor governorate and institutions that benefit from this program.
Entities involved and target groups in Luxor: * Cinemas / Cine Clubs / Clubs / most important current and potential part- ners / local government authorities and the existing cultural centers halls. * Schools / Colleges / Youth Clubs/ Ministry of Education. * Cultural Centers / Professional / Transport / Nutritional Support. Will be provided a model program before the start of the festival in order to attract interest among schools and students and hence spreading the word among colleagues and families etc ... Quality films will be chosen in addi- tion of the implementation of systems and logistics during the festival.
Discussions and workshops with filmmakers during presentation of films in the proposed locations
Filmmakers, critics and specialists will be invited to talk about their works to the attendees to enrich their experience. If not, spokespersons will hold the discussion to inspire students. This would educate new generations of viewers and perhaps filmmakers who would contribute to the the film industry.
124 The Egyptian Cinematic Syndicate includes all the working professionals in the fields of film directing, scriptwriting, photography, production management, editing in both cinema and TV. The Syndicate was established in the early 1940s as a labor union including all working professionals in cinema and TV. Following the Law 35 of the year 1978, it became a profession syndicate. The Egyptian Cinematic Syndicate aims to: 1) The rise of cinema and TV 2) Maintaining human and Arab specially Egyptian and Arab heritage in arts according to world progression that gathers classic and contemporary creativity. 3) Collaborating with different entities in planning and execution of development of arts starting from education systems 4) Cooperating with the concerned authorities to join the international conferences and competitions inside and outside of the country 5) Strengthening relations with the international, Arab and African unions and setting collaborations between film professionals coming from different countries to support artistic creativity and world peace 6) Supporting the regional and international distribution and broadcast of works by the members of the syndicate while evolving the artistic and scientific levels of members and also support their nominations for national awards. 7) Providing economic and financial support to Syndicate members in case of disability, deceit while maintaining health insurance against job accidents. 8) Providing employment for members and support cooperation and fellowship 9) Supporting the rights of members in public performance on the regional and international scenes. Finally, the Syndicate includes more than 7,000 members belongings to the different branches of: Scriptwriting, Direction, Photography, Production, Editing, Makeup, Set Decoration, Sound and Laboratories)
Contact: 20 Adly St. Cairo, Egypt Tel: +20 2 23936687; Fax: +20 2 22922703 125 President: Sayed Fouad Public Relations Samia Awad Director: Azza Elhosseiny Mohamed Galal Ayat Elsherbini Head of Selection Attiea El Dardeery Ayman Elayed Committee Emad Abdel-Basir Amr Halawa Director of Artistic Farouk Abdel-Khaliq Bassem Abou Doma Committees
Coordination Sherif Awad Video/Photography Hassan Amin Hala Elmawy Documentation Mohamed Hamed Selection Committee Ahmed Hassouna Ahmed Haddad Ahmed Rashwan Zainab Aziz Director of Finance Abdallah Elsayed Catalog Sherif Awad Hala Elmawy Financial Assistant Al-Moataz Bellah Eva Dadrian Legal Accountant Mahmoud Abou Zian Technical Directors Maged Habashi Ahmed Rabee Legal Advice Hassan Youssef Press Center Hassan Abou El-Ela Website Fatma Bassiouny Amira Atif Development Publications Maha Hamdy Secretariat Shaimaa Madany Art Directon Book Design Ayman Ismail Translator Abla Salem Eva Dadrian Newsletter Design Mustafa Younis Khalid Mekawy Production Diaa Hamza Management Programs Coordinator Ahmed Mohammed Helba Film Translator Heba Ezzat - Sally LAFF TEAM Ahmed - Samah Gamal Sara Weshahi Workshop Coordinators: Theater Directors Reda Hassanin Filmmaking Workshop Yasmeen Elhawary Tamer Karam Critics Workshop Ahmed Shawky Osama Raouf & Roundtable Mohamed Mabrouk Exhibition Coordinator Emad Abou Grain Mohamed Elnabawy Wesal Abdel Aziz Ibrahim Gamal Coordinators Khaled Abd ElSamea Shadi Modr Imaging Equipment MDO Company Noor Hossam Rana Sayed Awards and Shields Medal Tech Tariq Ghazali Manufacturing Doaa Kassem Dr. Mahmoud Festival Bags Urban Centre for Eldawody Manufacturing Women in Luxor Posters Design Ahmed Seyam Printing Egyptian Book Authority Program Design Ahmed Belal
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The management of the festival would like to thank all who participated in this special event in spite of all the difficulties and the critical situa- tion in the life of the nation. We especially thank Dr. Emad Abu-Ghazi who believed in this project while his proffered effort was considered .the initial step for the Luxor African Film Festival
127 تحيا السينما األفريقية Viva African Cinema Viva Le Cinema Africain
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