A humorous perspective on a problem child

Africa is hot. There is not a newspaper around that has not featured articles on the continent these past few months. Vanity Fair’s (leading American magazine) July issue was even entirely devoted to Africa. In it prominent people like George Bush and Madonna were eager to share, under the inspired leadership of guest- editor Bono, their involvement with the African continent. Africa is incontrovertibly on the move, but it seems that especially the western view on Africa is evolving; the problem... Read more

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Latest: 13-09-2007

Programme Change: Public interviews

Programma Change: Thurs 13 Sept commences 19.00 hrs in Rialto Cinema, Amsterdam.

Due to personal circumstances Newton Aduaka, director of the movie Ezra, unfortunately will not be able to participate in the Public interviews. Africa in the Picture offers an exciting alternative programme for the evening about the current evelopments in Sierra Leone and the consequences of the civil-waraftermath on daily life.

SYBILLA CLAUS, Africa Specialist for the newspaper Trouw, leads public interviews with: MOHAMMED ALI BAH, a former childsoldier from Sierra Leone; JONATHAN BUNDU, director of King of the Stalls and Inside The Saloon, a sit-com about the elections in Sierra Leone; and SOLOMON MORIBA, spokesperson of the Special Court for Sierra Leone in The Hague.... Read more

How to make reservations for Africa in the Picture tickets at Cinema Rialto

For reservations please call the information number of Cinema Rialto from 13.00 hrs onwards: 020-6768700... Read more

Check out the short films from Your Hood in the Picture via our website!

View the short films from Your Hood in the Picture via our website. Winner of the battle is Amsterdam Oud-West. You can see the films on the big screen in Cinema Rialto on Saturday 8 Sept 21.30 hrs and Thuesday 11 Sept 21.45 hrs. From 13 till 19 September the short film Joki from Oud-West will be screened before the movie Gyspy Caravan. Filmtheater Rialto, Fri 14 Sept 16:15 hrs, Sat 15 Sept 16:15 hrs and Sun 16 till Wed 19 Sept 21.:30 hrs.
Check out the links below and you will find the four films from the Your Hood in the Picture battle.... Read more

Music in Movies during the 10th edition of Africa in the Picture Film Festival

The programme of the 10th Africa in the Picture Film Festival, 6-16 September 2007 traditionally contains movies with a focus on music and musicians. Music movies with Moroccan hardrockers, Youssou N'Dour en American hiphop stars are shown in: Cinema Rialto Amsterdam, Lantaren/Venster Rotterdam, Filmhuis Den Haag, Chassé Cinema Breda, LUX Nijmegen en the Verkadefabriek Den Bosch. An overview of the movies:

BLING: A PLANET ROCK - US/Sierra Leone 2007, director: Raquel Cepeda, docu, 88 min. English spoken, no subtitles
BLING is a documentary that takes a satiral, hard-hitting look at how “blinging” in the flashy world of commercial hip-hop played a role in the 10-year civil war in Sierra Leone. Film takes U.S. hip-hop celebrities like Kanye West and the bestelling author of the novel ‘A Long Way Gone’, ... Read more

Cultura puts Africa in the Picture

From September 6 – 16 the 10th edition of Africa in the Picture will take place. Cultura will put this unique festival in the picture on Wednesday the 29th of August by broadcasting the films "Abouna" by Mahamet-Saleh Haroun, "The Gaze of the Stars" by Joã Ribeiro and "Sabriya" by Abderrahmane Sissako. ... Read more