Cannes or Bust » Africa http://cannes-or-bust.com Inside news and tips for visitors to Cannes Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:24:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Pan-African Film Festival opens in Cannes http://cannes-or-bust.com/2010/04/pan-african-film-festival-opens-in-cannes/ http://cannes-or-bust.com/2010/04/pan-african-film-festival-opens-in-cannes/#comments Thu, 22 Apr 2010 13:34:43 +0000 admin http://cannes-or-bust.com/?p=1335
Until April 25, Cannes is home to the annual Pan-African Film Festival. Each year it celebrates movies from Africa and the diaspora. In 2010, this includes films from South Africa, Morocco, Jamaica, Nigeria and Mozambique. The festival also celebrates fashion and features music performances most nights. Films are screened at the Cinema Star and Espace Miramar. A Creole night will be held on Saturday. For news and details.

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]]> http://cannes-or-bust.com/2010/04/pan-african-film-festival-opens-in-cannes/feed/ 1 Cannes and African cinema http://cannes-or-bust.com/2009/09/cannes-and-african-cinema/ http://cannes-or-bust.com/2009/09/cannes-and-african-cinema/#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2009 07:00:45 +0000 admin http://cannes-or-bust.com/?p=895 Landrine AGBOKPAZOIt’s easy to forget that Cannes is also an important hub for African cinema. Each year, it hosts the International Festival of Pan-African cinema. The same organisers are now also hosting regular events throughout the year, such as the upcoming screening of a Togolese film on September 25. The event will feature a showing of “Point de suture”, a drama about street children by Steven Af. The co-producer and actress Landrine AGBOKPAZO (photo) will be present. The event will also feature a homage to reggaeman Peter Tosh by Togolese musician Gelo Gal.

Friday, 25 September 2009
Time: 8pm
Maison des Associations,
9, rue Louis BRAILLE
Cannes (behind the railway station)

Meanwhile, producers of films from Africa or the diaspora might be interested to know that submissions for next year’s festival are now being accepted. Details can be found on Festival International de Film Pan-Africain.

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