''Ecrans d'Afrique: Revue Internationale de Cinema Television et Video'' (also known as ''African Screen''), founded by African filmmakers in
Burkina Faso
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in 1992 during a period of intense worldwide interest and commentary on African T.V. and film, explored all aspects of African film production.
[ It, along with its many contemporaries, sought to ameliorate an intellectual climate which suffered from a dearth of commentary on African film.]Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou
The Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (Festival panafricain du cinéma et de la télévision de Ouagadougou or FESPACO) is a film festival in Burkina Faso, held biennially in Ouagadougou, where the organization is based. It ...
(FESPACO), the continent's leading film festival, from its inception.[ ''Ecrans d'Afrique'' has also been lauded for its wide gaze covering the whole of the African diaspora and for its excellent coverage of Caribbean film developments.
The magazine was published by Fédération panafricaine des cinéastes (Pan African Federation of Filmmakers or FEPACI) on a quarterly basis. It ceased publication in 1998.]
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and Schmidt, Nancy J. "Special Issues of Periodicals on African Film." African Studies Review 40.01 (1997): 113–119.
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Magazines published in Africa
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