The 9th annual Africa World Documentary Film Festival, sponsored by the E. Desmond Lee Professorship in African/African American Studies at the International Studies and Programs Office, University of Missouri-St. Louis, will run from Friday, February 5, to Sunday, February 7 at the Missouri History Museum, 5700 Lindell Blvd (63112). This international festival is committed to promoting knowledge of the life and culture of the people of Africa worldwide, in a cinematic Pan-African context. During its St. Louis run, the festival will feature 14 films from nine countries, including South Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan, China and the United States. This event is free and open to the public. Middle and high school students from St. Louis area, (including students from Pamoja Preparatory Academy – an African centered St. Louis Public School), are expected to attend the opening day of the festival.
One of the added attractions of the festival will be Q&A’s with...
One of the added attractions of the festival will be Q&A’s with...
- 1/21/2016
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Read More: AFI Docs Film Series to Launch Year-Round in Washington D.C. The American Film Institute has announced that four documentaries will receive the first-ever AFI Docs/NBCUniversal Impact Grants. The $75,000 grants will support the films' social action campaigns. The four films were chosen out of those that participated in this year's inaugural AFI Docs Impact Lab. In addition to receiving the grant, the chosen films will screen at the AFI Docs 2015 film festival. The four films honored with the grant are Jessica Jones and Blair Foster's "The Conversation," Greg Whiteley's "Most Likely to Succeed," Scott Christopherson and Brad Barber's "Peace Officer," and Chris Temple and Zach Ingrasci's "Salam Neighbor." Michael Lumpkin, the Director of AFI Docs, said of the program, "The AFI Docs film festival leverages the power of documentary storytelling to catalyze change through not only screenings and events but also through...
- 12/2/2015
- by Karen Brill
- Indiewire
AFI Docs and NBCUniversal have announced today that four of the documentary projects screened at AFI Docs 2015 in Washington DC have been selected as recipients for the first inaugural AFI/NBCUniversal Impact Grants, with $75,000 in total awarded between the selectees. The winning films are: The Conversation, directed and produced by Blair Foster and Geeta Gandbhir and produced by Jessica Jones. The film is a collection of shorts examining race and equality and fostering…...
- 12/2/2015
- Deadline
Four documentary projects that screened at AFI Docs 2015 film festival in Washington DC have been chosen to receive funding from the new AFI Docs/NBCUniversal Impact Grants.
The grants were created to support social action and outreach for the four documentaries that took place at the first-ever AFI Docs Impact Lab.
The programme not only plans to garner financial support, but also partner with the Center for Media & Social Impact (Cmsi) at American University and Cmsi Co-Director Caty Borum Chattoo to measure the social impact each film generates.
“NBCUniversal is excited to have joined with AFI on this initiative to help filmmakers find innovative ways to create a positive impact through their films,” said Beth Colleton, svp of corporate social responsibility at NBCUniversal.
“We believe these grants will drive awareness and education around important social issues by engaging consumers, communities and government, and help these filmmakers also be change makers.”
The first Impact...
The grants were created to support social action and outreach for the four documentaries that took place at the first-ever AFI Docs Impact Lab.
The programme not only plans to garner financial support, but also partner with the Center for Media & Social Impact (Cmsi) at American University and Cmsi Co-Director Caty Borum Chattoo to measure the social impact each film generates.
“NBCUniversal is excited to have joined with AFI on this initiative to help filmmakers find innovative ways to create a positive impact through their films,” said Beth Colleton, svp of corporate social responsibility at NBCUniversal.
“We believe these grants will drive awareness and education around important social issues by engaging consumers, communities and government, and help these filmmakers also be change makers.”
The first Impact...
- 12/2/2015
- ScreenDaily
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