The festival will again take place at Filmhouse Cinema. For AiM 2007 we are planning to bring a similarly broad range of brilliant African films and complementary events to Edinburgh, including films from even more African countries and covering more genres. We will continue our goal to showcase the best African films, past and present. We plan to bring more classics from the pioneering African filmmakers such as Ousmane Sembene, Djibril Diop Mambety, Idrissa Ouedraogo and Souleymane Cissé, as well as expand our programme of contemporary films. Our geographical scope will remain continent-wide, including more films from North, East and Central Africa.
Tickets are already available for sale from the Filmhouse box office, book now to avoid disappointment! We have a fantastic ticket deal which allows you to see any three programmes in the festival for £12/£7.50 conc, or all twenty for £50/£30 conc. To book tickets, visit Filmhouse in person or call the Filmhouse box office on 0131 228 2688. (Screenings at the Edinburgh College of Art are free and non-ticketed.)
People
Africa in Motion was initiated and is organised and managed by Stop and Stir Arts Ltd, a small Edinburgh-based not-for-profit company. The company grew out of its founders' passion for and interest in African film and a strong desire to make marginalised and under-represented art more widely available to Scottish audiences.
Founding directors
Lizelle Bisschoff: Festival Director
Melissa Trachtenberg: Festival Co-director
Board of Advisors
AiM's Board of Advisors provides specialist advice on the organisation of the event. The Board consists of:
Mark Cousins: High-profile Film Critic and author of The Story of Film (2004)
David Murphy: Senior Lecturer at the University of Stirling's School of Languages, Cultures and Religions
Paul Nugent: Professor of Comparative African History and Director of the University of Edinburgh's Centre of African Studies
Noe Mendelle: Head of Film and TV at the Edinburgh College of Art and Director of the Scottish Documentary Institute
Andrew Lawrence: Lecturer in Comparative Politics and African Studies at the University of Edinburgh's Centre of African Studies
Staff and Volunteers:
Africa in Motion is dependent on the support of a number of committed part-time staff and volunteers:
Vale Benson: Synopsis writing
Kofi Boateng: Film selections
Anna Devine: Opening event and sponsorship
Kirsty Dickson: Press Officer
Claire Hall: Opening event organisation
Dan Hammett: Film selections, photography and exhibition planning
Charlotte Hastings: Database management and academic event planning
Leila Kardan: Opening event organisation
Avril Kunzel: Music events
Louis Minnaar: Exhibition planning, film selections and synopsis writing
Mara Menzies: Opening event
Kari Ann Shiff : Film selections and invitees
Leo Wood: Press Officer
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