African cinema
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African cinema is a term used to describe the filmmaking scene taking place in the non-Sahara of Africa, such as Nigeria, Ethiopia, Niger, Guiana, and Chad.
History
Prior to the independence of many African nations, filmmaking in Africa was nearly non-existent. French colonies actually had a formal ban on filmmaking.
In the 1960s, when most African countries received their independence, filmmakers went to work creating films to break down African stereotypes. European and American films traditionally used Africa and its people as a backdrop and portrayed local Africans in a negative light.
African cinema filmmakers worked (and still do) to bring positive attention to African culture and record African history.
The first African film to win global praise was 1966’s La Noire de (Black Girl) by Ousmane Sembenes, a man now considered the father of African cinema.
Since 1969, African cinema is now celebrated every other year at the FESPACO film festival in Burkina Fasoin. During off years, African film is premiered at Carthago film festival in Tunisia.
List of films
- O Soleil O (1969) by Med Hondo, political
- Touki Bouki (1973) by Pjibril Diop Mambetry, comedy
- Sambizanga (1972) by Sarah Maldoror, political
- Xala (1974) by Ousmane Sembenes
- Ceddo (1979) by Ousmane Sembenes
- Yeleen (1987) by Souleyman Cisse, drama
- Les oubliees (1992) by Anne-Laure Folly, political
- Quartier Mozart (1992) by Jean-Pierre Bekolo, comedy
- L’enfant-cinema (1997) by Sarah Maldoror
- La tribu du bois de l’e (1998) by Sarah Maldoror
- Faat Kine (2000) by Ousmane Sembenes
- Moolaade (2004) by Ousmane Sembenes