Who is Paulin Vieyra? Paulin Soumanou Vieyra was a pioneer of African cinemas during the decolonization era of the 1960s. Born in Benin, he is best known as a Senegalese producer, filmmaker, and historian as well as Ousmane Sembène’s production manager. See an overview of Vieyra’s career with film clips in the above video. Courtesy… Read more »
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Black Camera’s Spring 2019 Issue: Close-Up on The New York Scene and Close-Up on Selma
Here’s a peek at the contents of the spring 2019 Black Camera edited by Dr. Michael Martin and published by Indiana University Press. Full access available via Jstor. Black Camera was recently ranked 4th most-cited film studies journal.
Fall 2019 with the BFC/A is All About: Art, Scholarship, New and Renewed Films, Celebrating Filmmakers
Experiencing Contemporary Art Rough and Unequal: A Film by Kevin Jerome Everson || Grunwald Gallery || Now showing Noon-4PM, Tuesdays to Saturdays || Visit. CLICK GOLD HIGHLIGHTED WORDS FOR MORE INFORMATION 🙂 Engaging Guest Scholars Paulin Vieyra Workshop with guest scholars; Sept. 5 and 6 || Attend. CLICK GOLD HIGHLIGHTED WORDS FOR MORE INFORMATION 🙂… Read more »
“Rough and Unequal” 16mm Film(s) Installation by Kevin Jerome Everson
Two-screen 16mm film installation by Kevin Jerome Everson documents the waxing and waning of the moon. || On view now through October 4 at the Grunwald Gallery of Art, Fine Arts Building 123, 1201 E. Seventh Street, Bloomington, IN || Tuesdays through Saturdays, 12 to 4PM. The Grunwald Gallery of Art and the Black Film… Read more »
(AFTER)FOCUS: Black America 1968, 2018
In this guest post, past BFC/A Programming Assistant Saul Kutnicki reflects on (Re)Focus: Black America 2018, our exhibit, film and discussion program, which took place October 24, 2018 in the IU Libraries Screening Room. Funded by a grant from Indiana Humanities in partnership with the National Endowment for the Humanities, the event brought together IU… Read more »
Which African Films Have Been Nominated for Oscars?
Let’s take a moment to look back. Within the ninety-one year legacy of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which African films has it honored? An Oscar nomination is not the end-all in determining a film’s value; still, the on-going narrative of this award ceremony often reflects trends and changes in film culture,… Read more »
The 2019 Academy Invitees
This year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences extended membership to 842 artists and professionals in the film industry. Find the entire list below, with the members from Africa and the African diaspora in bold.
Dr. Katherine Fusco, BFC/A Research Fellow, Reflects on Her Recent Visit
Katherine Fusco visited the BFC/A as a research fellow in October 2018. As Associate Professor of English at the University of Nevada she writes about the way different media forms shape identity and encourage us to be either cruel or kind to one another. She teaches courses on film, theory, and 19th and 20th century… Read more »
Who are the current Black Academy members?
June 2018, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences extended 928 invitations to artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures. There appear to be eighty-nine Black members–seventeen of whom identify as African, Afro-Caribbean, or Afro-European. The entire list is below with the Black members’ names in bold…. Read more »
Honoring the Work of John Singleton
(January 6, 1968 – April 29, 2019)