german documentaries attended during the last decade among others:
iREP Film Festival , annual, end of March (22-25, 2018), Lagos, Nigeria
iRepresent International Documentary Film Festival is the prime documentary-only film festival on the coast of West Africa. Since 2011, the festival has brought together the brightest minds in the genre in Nigeria and other parts of the world to showcase their works and as well share experiences through screenings, panel discussions, ‘Producers’ Roundtable’, training, workshops, and networking.
Guests’ attendance has been from as vast and diverse countries such as South Africa, Zimbabwe, Ghana, Cameroon, Senegal, Cote d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Ghana, Cameroun, Egypt, Algeria, Mali as well as the USA, Germany, France, and others.
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22nd ECRANS NOIRS , July 14-22 2018, Jaoundé, Cameroon
Competitions for African directors only.
Screenings of some foreign films with topic concerning Africa possible.
Deadline for submission June 02, 2018.
For UpDates and pictures please visit the profile of the festival on facebook.
5th KOUDOUGOU Doc in Koudougou, Burkina Faso, April 24-28, 2018
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CINÉ DROIT LIBRE — FESTIVAL DE FILMS SUR LES DROITS HUMANS
A platform for film-makers and journalists from all over the world, who suffer from censorship or have difficulties of broadcasting. The African film festival on human rights and freedom of expression CINÈ DROIT LIBRE will take place as usual, in several capitals of the sub-region in 2018 around a theme that will focus on JUSTICE. Screenings of films from all over the world with topics concerning Africa followed by Q&A are programmed.
· DAKAR—SENEGAL, 5th edition of CDL, October 24-27, 2018
· ABIDJAN—IVORY COAST, 10th edition of CDL, November 20-24, 2018
· OUAGADOUGOU—BURKINA FASO, 14th edition of CDL, December 8-15, 2018
· BAMAKO—MALI, 4th edition of CDL, Februar, 13-16, 2019
More information coming soon and will be published here.
For UpDates and pictures please visit also the profile of the festival on facebook.
FESTIVAL LAGUNIMAGES in Cotonou , Benin — annual in February
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ESCALES DOCUMENTARIES LIBREVILLE , Gabon — annual, November 6-11, 2018
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This can be extended on inquiry also in a few points on other festivals. In the centre if the exchange with the film-makers stands always also in workshops, as well as they relevance of the films for the audience on site.
Contact: Bärbel Mauch
