The Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (Festival panafricain du cinéma et de la télévision de Ouagadougou or FESPACO) is the largest African film festival, held biennially in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. The festival is the biggest regular cultural event on the African continent and it mostly focuses on the African film and African filmmakers…. Read more »
Events
African Film Festival, Berkeley: January 27-February 17, 2011
The 2011 edition of the popular African Film Festival features films from eight countries ranging from Ivory Coast to Mali. It moves from the claustrophobic din of one Cape Town flat to the frenetic sprawl of African immigrant culture across Europe, from hair salons in Ghana and Nigeria to an imagined future of an East… Read more »
Texas Black Film Festival: February 23-26, 2011
The Texas Black Film Festival will host three (3) full days of entertaining and insightful films, workshops, and events. Programmed for family entertainment and inspired by the African-American experience, this festival will provide film makers an opportunity to reach audiences with films seldom recognized through major theatrical release. Film categories will be screened in 2… Read more »
Vancouver South African Film Festival: January 22-23, 2011
On January 22nd and 23rd at the Empire Granville 7 Cinemas, the Vancouver South African Film Festival will screen eight South African documentaries and feature films that show the new face of the country. The VSAFF is a non-profit event presented by a 100 per cent volunteer-run Canadian charity, Education without Borders. All proceeds will… Read more »
Gary International Black Film Festival: February 11-13, 2011
Pan African Film and Arts Festival: February 16-21, 2011
Established in 1992, The Pan African Film Festival (PAFF) is a non-profit corporation dedicated to the promotion of cultural and racial tolerance and understanding through the exhibition of film, art and creative expression. It is PAFF’s goal to present and showcase the broad spectrum of Black creative works, particularly those that reinforce positive images and… Read more »
Black Film Center/Archive Film Screening, January 17th
The Black Film Center/Archive will be hosting a special screening of the documentary Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin on Monday January 17 at 3 pm. The screening is part of the IU-Bloomington campus celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr Day. There will be a panel discussion after the film. The screening will take… Read more »
Museum of the Moving Image Reopens January 15th!
On January 15, Museum of the Moving Image will reopen, after a major expansion and renovation of its building. As a vital part of its programming, the Museum will present a special screening of King: A Filmed Record … Montgomery to Memphis on January, 17th, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. This award-winning documentary was originally… Read more »
Red/Black: The Eiteljorg Museum Looks at Links between African and Native Americans
Red/Black: Related Through History tells stories of the allied and adversarial relationships of African and Native Americans. A groundbreaking exhibition exploring the shared history between African and Native Americans will open at the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art on Feb. 12, 2011. Red/Black: Related Through History includes an object-based exhibition on the… Read more »
Haiti Film Festival, Bloomington, Indiana: January 23, 2011
A new film festival that focuses on the ongoing social and economic needs of people in Haiti is scheduled for 1-7:30 p.m. on Jan. 23 at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater. The Haiti Film Festival is presented by Indiana University’s Latino Cultural Center (La Casa) and the community group Bloomington for Haiti. The Haiti Film Festival will… Read more »