By Iminza Keboge
Published April 27, 2019
A British film festival focusing on movies from Africa and its Diaspora is from 2019 going biennial.
Film Africa, a project of The Royal African Society that says it has since its inception in 2011 brought what is deemed as the best African cinema from across the continent and its Diaspora to the United Kingdom of Britain and Northern Ireland, says the next edition of the event shall be held in November 2020.
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Meanwhile Film Africa has also announced the launch of Film Africa Travel Grants 2019-2020 to ‘enable African filmmakers to present their work in the UK, develop new contact networks and reach new audiences’.
Film Africa says the travel grants that it is delivering in partnership with the British Council on a pilot basis shall offer ‘African filmmakers who are living and working on the continent the opportunity to travel to the UK to attend one of eight key international film festivals where their work has been invited to screen’.
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“This pilot scheme is primarily aimed at filmmakers aged 18-35 working in short form film, but first and second feature directors will also be considered. Successful applicants may be awarded up to £2,500 to cover international travel, accommodation and subsistence costs,” Film Africa says in a statement.
“The scheme,” Film Africa says,”will also afford successful applicants a bespoke programme of networking opportunities developed by the participating festivals and the British Council’s UK-based film team. Filmmakers’ work will also be promoted to our exclusive programming contacts in these key festivals.”
Inquiries for clarification or further information on the new programmes may be directed to info@filmafrica.org.uk.
