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Cordoba African Film Festival 2012
The Cordoba African Film Festival (also known as FCAT Cordoba) celebrated its ninth edition during 13–20 October 2012. The earlier eight editions were held in Tarifa. The ninth edition was hosted at Cordoba, a municipality located in Andalusia, Spain. The festival held over eight days was dedicated to cinema from 28 African and Middle East countries. Córdoba African Film Festival 2012 Competitive sections The African Dream *''678'', by Mohamed Diab (Egypt/Rwanda, 2011, 100’) Based on the true story of three women and their struggle to defend themselves from the constant sexual harassment women have to deal with in Egypt. When one of them decides to take action and sticks a knife into her attackers’ groin, she becomes an anonymous heroine, revolutionizing the city. *'' Matière Grise'', by Kivu Ruhorahoza (Rwanda, 2011, 100’) This film-within-a-film, set in the Rwandan capital of Kigali, follows the futile attempts of a determined filmmaker to fund his first feature, ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cordoba African Film Festival
The Festival of African Cinema (FCAT), also known as Tarifa-Tangier African Film Festival, originally African Film Showcase of Tarifa () (2004–2006) and formerly African Film Festival of Tarifa () (2007–2014), the African Film Festival of Cordoba () (2012–2015), is an annual festival devoted to African cinema held in the Spanish city of Tarifa and the Moroccan city of Tangier. History The African Film Festival of Tarifa, also known by the acronym FCAT, was born in 2004 at the initiative of the NGO Al Tarab, based in Tarifa, in Province of Cádiz, Cadiz province. During the first three years the event was intended as a sample of the best film production from Africa; at the 4th edition it became a competition Festival. The Festival was founded with the aim of publicising a new image of Africa to the Spanish public, away from the stereotypes provided by the mass media. Tarifa was a meeting point and a symbolic geographic space for the meeting and exchange of cultures. The 9th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |