Since the first NY African Film Festival in 1993, AFF has cultivated an international network of industry professionals and media scholars to contribute insights to the historical and aesthetic significance of works by filmmakers in Africa and the Diaspora. Our collection of literature complements audience experiences of African cinema with the cultural contexts and production values that inform a finished work. It reflects the aspirations of AFF contributors as well as the directors themselves through interviews, film reviews, essays, and film industry observations.

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  • News Clipping: 2006

  • Screenings of the AFF Traveling Series at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston coincide with a major exhibition entitled African Art Now: Masterpieces from the Jean Pigozzi Collection. The exhibition will present thirty-one contemporary artists from fifteen African countries …
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  • AFF 2006 Outdoor Series
  • By Rumbi B.

  • Hello, it’s me again the African Film Addict, and I am still addicted. However, this year, I gave up the summer to work on improving myself professionally (whatever that means). When I received the emails and postcards about the New …
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  • A Mohamed White Wedding
  • By Akiedah Mohamed, 10 April 2009

  • The preview of White Wedding at Atlas studios in Johannesburg was packed yet people squeezed into any and every available space. Within minutes of watching the film, I understood why there’s such a buzz ahead of its cinematic release; it’s …
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  • Interview with Jean-Marie Teno
  • By Horst Rutsch

  • Born in 1954, in Famleng, Cameroon, Jean-Marie Teno studied communication at the University of Valenciennes. Since graduating in 1984 with a degree in filmmaking, he has been living and working in France. Directing both documentary and fiction, Teno frequently shoots …
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