The fascinating documentary Mr. Dial Has Something to Say is currently showing at the Indianapolis Museum of Art in conjunction with the exhibit Hard Truths: The Art of Thornton Dial. The film screens in a continuous loop in the IMA’s Davis Lab until the exhibit closes on September 18, 2011. See trailers here, and here.
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Cortopotere ShortFilmFestival
Cortopotere Shortfilmfestival, national and international short film competition, is organized and promoted by Associazione Culturale Fidelio, located in Bergamo (Italy), Via Pignolo 123. The 11th edition of Cortopotere ShortFilmFestival will be held in Bergamo from October 22nd to 30th, 2011. The Festival also includes retrospectives and special screenings. Submission to the festival is open to… Read more »
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival
REEL SISTERS of the DIASPORA SEEKS ORIGINAL WORKS For FILM FESTIVAL Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival & Lecture Series is seeking films directed, written or produced by women of color. Reel Sisters is celebrating its 14th year anniversary and the festival has screened more than 400 films since its inception. “From Cleopatra Jones… Read more »
South Africa Photographer Sam Nzima Honored for Soweto Photo by President Zuma
By: Donna Bryson, Associated Press PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA (AP).-A South African photographer is being honored for helping expose apartheid’s brutality to the world with a picture that ended his career. On Wednesday, celebrated as Freedom Day in South Africa because it is the anniversary of the country’s first all-race elections, President Jacob Zuma will bestow… Read more »
Mellon Foundation gives WUSTL $550,000 to preserve Eyes on the Prize
“Washington University in St. Louis has received a four-year, $550,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to preserve Henry Hampton’s award-winning civil rights documentary Eyes on the Prize: America’s Civil Rights Years, 1954-1965 as well as Hampton’s complete, unedited interviews recorded on film for the documentary. The grant is the largest ever received by… Read more »
Victoria & Albert Museum Presents Figures and Fictions: South African Photography
“The first UK exhibition of contemporary South African photography from the last ten years is shown at the V&A from April 12 through July 17, 2011. Figures and Fictions: Contemporary South African Photography features over 150 works by some of the most exciting and inventive photographers living and working in South Africa today. “The exhibition… Read more »
In memoriam: Sidney Lumet, 86
“Although he was not as widely known to the general public as directors like Scorsese, Spielberg, Eastwood and Spike Lee, his films were at the center of our collective memories. To name only a few of their titles is to suggest the measure of his gift.” Chicago Sun-Times 04/10/11 Click here to read the entire… Read more »
African Film Projects Seek Co-production
TARIFA: Ten African film directors will be pitching their new film projects at the third Africa Produce Co-Production Forum to Spanish film producers and TV commissioning editors including representatives of Al-Jazeera Documentary Channel. África Produce takes place as part of the eighth Tarifa African Film Festival (FCAT) in Spain, from 11-19 June 2011. There are… Read more »
'Deadly and Brutal' Film Posters from Ghana on View at The International Design Museum Munich
MUNICH.- Die Neue Sammlung – The International Design Museum Munich presents ‘Deadly and Brutal’ film posters from Ghana, on view until June 26, 2011. Graphic design from West Africa: Ever since the 1980s, hand-painted posters have advertised Nollywood and locally-made action movies or family dramas in Ghana, not to mention the Hollywood blockbusters and martial… Read more »