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June 20 * Theater De Regentes en Kosmopolis * Den Haag

Publication date: 16-06-2010

Kosmopolis and Theater De Regentes celebrate 50 years independence of fourteen african countries with African music, art and cinema. In the film programme This is my Africa, the refreshing documentary of British-Nigerian filmmaker Zina Saro-Wiwa. Click here to watch the trailer on our YouTube channel! More info and the complete programme on www.deregentes.nl.... Read more

June 11-13 * BIG5 in Town * Filmhuis Den Haag

Publication date: 07-06-2010

From 11 till June 13 The Hague will welcome the new international festival BIG5 in Town – an encounter between South African and Dutch theatre producers, filmmakers, choreographers, musicians and artists. Africa in the Picture did the film programme.... Read more

June 5 Soccer Cinema kick-off Party

Publication date: 01-06-2010

Within the framework of the World Championship Soccer, for the first time on the African continent, Film festival Africa in the Picture in co-operation with Het Ketelhuis offers you a one day Soccer Cinema Party on the 5th of June. A real kick-off party with films, food, drinks and DJ’s!... Read more

The Importance of being Elegant

Publication date: 13-05-2010

Thursday 13 mai at 20.00, Prince Claus Fund screens the movie The Importance of being Elegant. The film that was screened at Africa in the Picture in 2006 tells the story of one of the most unusual clubs in the world: La SAPE. ... Read more

Africa in the Picture 2010 changed her festival dates!

Publication date: 22-04-2010

This year Africa in the Picture Film Festival will not be in September but will take place from 2-7 November 2010... Read more

Première Teza

The Ethiopian film Teza (by Haile Gerima) will be premiered on January 21 in Holland (Rialto Amsterdam and Filmhuis Den Haag). The film won our first audience award in 2009 for best featurefilm.

Teza is about Anberber a medical student, who studies medicine in Germany after his return to Ethiopia. He finds a country in chaos, where scientists by the military junta only be used for political purposes.

Publication date: 21-01-2010