19th African, Asian and Latin American Film Festival
Preview presentation of the book “Sembène Ousmane”, a monograph edited by Thierno I. Dia in collaboration with Alice Arecco, Annamaria Gallone and Alessandra Speciale. All the authors will be present. Continue >>
VIAGGI SOLIDALI COMPETITION WIN A TRIP TO MOROCCO
With the purchase of a pass for the Festival, you can take part in a draw to win a trip for two people : Morocco – The villages of the Anti Atlas
A holiday based on responsible travel to discover Berber culture in a 9-day itinerary characterized by the poetry of the landscapes and lights, aiming to reveal millenary traditions and all the gems of this land, including; Marrakech and the magnificent cliffs of Asragh; the Anti Atlas mountains and desert landscapes that alternate with luxuriant oases protected by majestic kasbahs; the bustling markets. the colours of the saffron fields in flower and the forests of argan trees. The trip is organized in collaboration with the Moroccan NGO Migration et Développement, which has supported local communities for many years.
For details see: www.viaggisolidali.it – info@viaggisolidali.it
Milan from 23th to 29th March 2009
The only festival in Italy entirely dedicated to the cinema and cultures of countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America is now a long-standing rendezvous for the fans of cinema from the south of the world.
More than 50 countries are represents with about 80 films and videos screened.
The programme of the 19th African, Asian and Latin American Film Festival includes the two now traditional “competitive” sections – Windows on the World Competitions – open to fiction feature films anddocumentaries from Africa, Asia and Latin America and three competitions exclusively reserved for Africa: Competition for the Best African Film and the Competitions for the Best Short Fiction Films and Documentaries.
The African Film Festival is not an isolated episode of the activity of
the COE but, on the contrary, can be considered as the most significant
moment of all the activity of promotion and cultural animation that the
COE has offered the countries of the South of the world since 1987.