''SFD - Schwarze Filmschaffende in Deutschland'' (Black Artists in German Film) is a professional association based in

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directors Director may refer to: Literature * ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine * ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker * ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty Music * Director (band), an Irish rock band * ''Di ...

producers Producer or producers may refer to: Occupations *Producer (agriculture), a farm operator *A stakeholder of economic production *Film producer, supervises the making of films **Executive producer, contributes to a film's budget and usually does not ...

screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ...

actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...

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actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a Character (arts), character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek ...

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Afro-Germans Afro-Germans (german: Afrodeutsche) or Black Germans (german: schwarze Deutsche) are people of Sub-Saharan African descent who are citizens or residents of Germany. Cities such as Hamburg and Frankfurt, which were formerly centres of occupation ...

or of African origin and living in Germany. It was founded in the summer of 2006 and aims to foster a more diverse representation of the lives of black people in German film and television. The founding members of SFD are writers Anne Benza-Madingou and Phillippa Ebénéi, director Winta Yohannes, producer Nataly Kudiabor and Otu Tetteh, and actresses Carol Campbell,

Araba Walton Araba Walton (born 4 November 1975 in Simbach am Inn, Germany) is an Afro-German actress and singer. She completed a three-year course at the School of Acting, The Arts Educational Schools in London after studying theater studies in Munich, Germ ...

Nisma Cherrat Nisma Cherrat (Nisma Bux-Cherrat, born 1969 in Casablanca, Morocco) is an Afro-German actress. Life and career She grew up in the Schwarzwald region in Germany and attended 1989 to 1992 the ''Neue Münchner Schauspielschule''. She studied classica ...

, Ernest Allan Hausmann and Aloysius Itoka. Carol Campbell is the 1.

chairperson The chairperson, also chairman, chairwoman or chair, is the presiding officer of an organized group such as a board, committee, or deliberative assembly. The person holding the office, who is typically elected or appointed by members of the grou ...

of SFD. During the official programme of the

Berlinale The Berlin International Film Festival (german: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), usually called the Berlinale (), is a major international film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the festi ...

2007 the SFD presented a series of six short films called ''NEUE BILDER (New Perspectives)'' by Afro-Germans and black filmmakers living in Germany.Berlinale 2007
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African diaspora in Germany Film organisations in Germany Arts organizations established in 2006 Black culture in Europe 2006 establishments in Germany {{Germany-org-stub