AFRICA ENGAGE IN SCHOOLS
“Really, those young kids will be taking decisions that might impact the places that we come from. So it is urgent that we start this conversation at this kind of stage.
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Delegation visits high schools
Africa Engage is offering Danish high schools the rare opportunity to meet African documentary film directors and producers, hear them telling about their work and watch scenes from some of their films.
The filmmakers will share how they entered the industry, their motivation - why they make documentary film and the impact, they aim for - and also talk about the conditions for making documentaries in Africa.
For further information contact
Tine Juul Nielsen
Mail: tinejuuln@icloud.com
Tlf: 30 44 88 93
Students visit cinemas
Each year, UNG:DOX (CPH:DOX youth programme) presents documentary films in cinema for schools exclusively.
For further information contact
Amalie Brok
Mail: amalie.b@cphdox.dk
Tlf: 27 59 87 12
FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS
If you want to prepare for school or cinema visits, you can find inspiration in the two short texts about documentary film in Africa, provided by our African partners STEPS and Film Lab Zanzibar.
STEPS has also provided access to three short documentary films - all focusing on migration, via the Afridocs platform. In addition, we link to a UNESCO report on the African film industry.
Engaging with Documentary in Africa
By Professor Martin Mhando, partner of Africa Engage, Chair of Film Lab Zanzibar, Artistic Director of Mashiriki Film Festival in Uganda, and Board Member / Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF) in Tanzania.
“By engaging with documentary, we not only confront the status of truth but also navigate the complex economic and political dimensions that shape our realities, ultimately reclaiming our power in the process.
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“The first distinction to be made is who is making documentary film in Africa. Early documentary films about Africa such as by ethnographical filmmakers like Jean Rouch were not made by Africans. And for too long the West has been telling stories about and talking on behalf of Africa.
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Documentary Filmmaking in Africa
By Don Edkins, partner of Africa Engage, founder of STEPS in South Africa and producer of numerous Documentary films from across Africa, including the Generation Africa Series 1+2.
3 Short Documentary Films From STEPS
Generation Africa is a documentary series about a new narrative on migration – from the perspective of young Africans.
UNESCO: Africa films on the rise
Africa is one of the world’s fastest-growing creative regions. According to UNESCO’s African Film Industry Report (2021), several African countries now produce more films annually than major European nations - with Nigeria ranking as the world’s second-largest film-producing country by volume.
Source: UNESCO. The African Film Industry: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities for Growth. 2021.
