Africa in Motion (AiM) is an annual African film festival which takes place in Edinburgh, Scotland, in late October/early November. The primary aim of the festival is to offer audiences in Scotland the opportunity to view the best of African cinema from across the continent. AiM 2021 will be the 16th edition showcasing African cinema, the main hosting venue being Edinburgh's Filmhouse Cinema. The festival was founded in 2006 by Lizelle Bisschoff, a South African researcher based in the UK.[1][2][3][4]
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| Location | Edinburgh, Scotland |
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| Founded | 2006 |
| Awards received | S.E.R Foundation |
| Directors | Elizabeth Chege |
| Website | www |
Programme
editAiM’s programme includes both contemporary and classic African cinema. Numerous film categories are covered, including features, shorts, documentaries, animation, Nollywood, horror and experimental work. Many of the films screened at AiM have never before been shown in Scotland, and the festival thus provides opportunities for the Scottish audience to view African films. AiM 2008 toured a number of cities across the UK, including Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, Derby, Dundee, Glasgow, Inverness, Manchester, Newcastle, Sheffield and Stirling. Since 2009, the festival has also toured to rural venues in the Scottish Highlands and Islands in November following the main festival.[5][6]
AiM hosts a short-film competition showcasing the work of young and emerging African filmmakers, with the winner receiving a cash prize. Film screenings are accompanied by a range of events, including panel discussions, symposiums, workshops, African music performances, exhibitions, storytelling sessions and others.[7][8][9]
Directors invited to the festival have included Jean-Marie Teno from Cameroon, Gaston Kaboré from Burkina Faso, and South African Richard Stanley.[10]
In 2013, for the first time, the UK’s biggest four African film festivals – Africa in Motion (AiM) in Edinburgh/Glasgow, Afrika Eye in Bristol, the Cambridge African Film Festival and Film Africa, London – united to share films and filmmakers in a drive to bring a greater variety of contemporary African cinema to a broader UK audience. The festivals joined forces to tour a quartet of highly rated new feature films from Africa.[11][12]
References
edit- ^ "About". Africa in Motion. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ Scotland, Screen (30 September 2019). "Africa in Motion Film Festival returns for its 14th edition". Screen Scotland. Archived from the original on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ "Africa in Motion Case Study – Regional Screen Scotland". Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ Theatre, Glasgow Film (19 October 2020). "Scotland's original independent cinema is the". Glasgow Film Theatre. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ "Africa in Motion". Vimeo. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ "Filmhouse Brochure - November 2018". Issuu. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "Short film competition "African Women in the time of COVID-19" | DW | 10.07.2020". DW.COM. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ "Africa in Motion (AiM)". Sustainable Futures in Africa. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ "2020 Africa in Motion Film Fest to be held online". www.bizcommunity.com. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ "Director to guest at African film festival". Edinburgh Evening News. 16 September 2008. Archived from the original on 19 October 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2008.
- ^ Rosser2013-10-18T11:12:00+01:00, Michael. "UK's African film festivals unite". Screen. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "UK African film fests collaborate : Screen Africa : International Broadcast News". www.4rfv.com. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
External links
edit- Africa in Motion web site
- Interview with AiM director Lizelle Bisschoff, Kamera
- Review of AiM 2007, Vertigo magazine
