London will host a
variety of African rich films festival from 1st of November to the
10th of November which will feature 70 African Films, music nights,
workshops and Q&As with leading directors from the African
continent in film.
The
event is supported by the Royal African Society and London's School of Oriental
and African Studies (SOAS), Film Africa 2012 runs from November 1-11, offering
10 days of 70 African films, leading film-maker Q&As, free professional
workshops, and 9 African music nights. The UK's largest annual festival of
African cinema and culture is hosted by the Hackney Picturehouse, with
screenings also at the BFI Southbank, Rich Mix in Shoreditch, The Ritzy in
Brixton, Screen on the Green in Islington, and The South London Gallery.
The event was launched in 2008 and named the
London African Film Festival but was rebranded in 2011 and gave it a new name
of Film Africa.
The statistics for the African residents in the
United Kingdom include: 105,000 Nigerians, 80,000 South Africans, 53,000
Zimbabweans, 44,000 Somalis, 39,000 Ghanaians 25,000 Libyans, 18,000
Mauritians, 15,000 Kenyans, and 12,000 Eritreans. Research shows that the
African Diaspora and Black British communities in London identify closely with
both their original 'homes' and with London.
The African film industry have seen a
significant improvement over the years with the Nigerian movie industry known
as the Nollywood being the second largest industry in terms of film produced
annually after Bollywood. The Ghanaian movie industry also known as the
Ghallywood is also catching up fast with the rest of the world. With this
latest development in the film industry in Africa, many are hoping that the event
will be a big success to project the image of Africa to the Diaspora in film
making.
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