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Africa in Motion 2010

Photos from Africa in Motion 2010 by our photographers Michael Marten and Mabel Forsyth. They have their own websites, that are mentioned on their pictures. See more their work on http://tpdv.marten.org.uk/ and  http://www.pinkpigillustration.com/. Just click on the photos to enlarge them!

Festival directors Lizelle and Stefanie at the Opening Night with director and guest of honour, Jean-Marie Teno from Cameroon.

Vee Shanky, opening night assistant and volunteer.

Choir at Opening Night screening.

Some of the choir members with Lizelle, Stefanie and Jean-Marie.

Lizelle and Stefanie doing the Opening Night speech.

Kari Ann Shiff likes the music and dancing in the Filmhouse Café Bar.

Vee, serving the delicious canapes served at Opening Night reception.

Lizelle talking to Jean-Marie Teno after the screening of Sacred Places.

Jean-Marie Teno from Cameroon.

Jean-Marie Teno during the screening of "Sacred Places".

Lizelle wearing mandela clothes on our day devoted to Mandela’s release from prison.

Miguel Enwerem, Nigerian filmmaker, and an expert in Nigerian media speaking to audiences after the screening of Lagos Hot.

Stefanie introducing the environment films Josephs’ Road and Dancing Forest.

Brice Laine, documentary maker, speaking about the Dancing Forest after the screening.

Janeemo representative and Brice Laine speaking to the audience after the films.

Festival team and Brice (Dancing Forest) and Holly Lubbok (Fezeka’s Voice).

Audience members and the team posing together!

Mara Menzies telling a Kenyan story before the screening of Togetherness Supreme.

Mara and her musicians for the evening.

Mara and Alastair, director of Global Concerns Trust who generously sponsored the evening.

Entertainment before Togetherness Supreme.

Entertainment before "Togetherness Supreme".

Kari Ann enjoying herself.

Heather and her crew filming some of the most important moments at the festival.

Audience love.

Congolese music before the screening of The World’s Most dangerous Place for Women.

Jethro - Congolese music before the screening of The World’s Most dangerous Place for Women.

Congolese readings before the screening of The World’s Most dangerous Place for Women.

Isabel Méndez - Congolese readings before the screening of The World’s Most Dangerous Place for Women.

Judith Wanga speaking about her experiences depicted in The World’s Most dangerous Place for Women.

Moragh Reid and Judith Wanga speaking to the audience about The World’s Most Dangerous Place for Women.

Isabel and Judith

Mara Menzies telling stories to the children on the children’s day at Africa in Motion!

Mara Menzies telling stories to the children on the children’s day at Africa in Motion!

Storytelling by Mara Menzies

Jury member Noe Mendelle announcing the winner of the annual Short Film Competition

Bongayi with her African ware

Poet Yinka from Nigeria at the poetry afternoon

Audience at the Poetry afternoon

Zimbabwean poet Emmanuel reciting his poems

Festival directors Lizelle and Stefanie with Liban Jama, one of the short filmmakers in our annual competition

Festival directors Lizelle and Stefanie introducing the films in the annual Short Film Competition

Participants at the Painting on Film Workshop

Kenyan filmmaker Allan Mwaniki at the Painting on Film Workshop

Stefanie’s art at the Painting on Film Workshop

Chris Daniels of the Painting on Film Workshop demonstrating for participants

Allan and his youngest fan!

Isabel Mendez interviewing Bawren Tavaziva after “Dance Got Me”

Bawren

Bawren’s dance workshop at Dancebase

Bawren stretching for the workshop

Getting ready to dance…

Young animators at work

Jim Stirk explaining to the kids what they can do

Animation by Keiran

Lizelle interviewing Reabetswe Moeti after her film “Passion Gap”

Reabetswe and her mother Ephy.

Reabetswe and filmmaker Adam Barnett

Reabetswe illustrating the passion gap

Dougie Hudson and Baobab Gateway

Dougie

Closing day – festival directors and board of advisors member David Murphy

Directors Lizelle and Stefanie at the closing film

David doing a speech at the closing film

Directors receive pretty flowers from Kari Ann

ECA student design –Noir!/AiM closing party at The Bongo Club

ECA student design –Noir!/AiM closing party at The Bongo Club

ECA student design –Noir!/AiM closing party at The Bongo Club

ECA students and Anna Freemantle – Noir!/AiM closing party at The Bongo Club

Nkwo Onwuka’s designs and models at Noir!/AiM closing party at The Bongo Club

Supermodel and muse extraordinaire Anna Freemantle

Noir!/AiM models

Noir!/AiM model – design by Nkwo

Noir!/AiM model – design by Nkwo

Noir!/AiM model – design by Nkwo and Johari necklace

Noir!/AiM models having a party backstage

Vee Shanky – a muse as well! Bongayi’s dress!

Kari Ann and Stefanie

Noir!/AiM closing party in full swing

Isabel, Stefanie and Lizelle

That’s a wrap!

Africa in Motion 2009

Photos from Africa in Motion 2009 by our photographer Ola Gruszczynska from 3Faeries Photography. See more of her work on www.flickr.com/photos/3faeries/sets. (All pictures by Ola unless otherwise indicated)

Drummers and dancers entertained the audience outside Filmhouse on the opening night of AiM09

Packed audience at the opening screening of My Secret Sky

Festival co-directors Stefanie Van de Peer and Lizelle Bisschoff on the opening night

The drummers and dancers set the scene for the opening screening on the stage in cinema 1

After the opening screening everyone was invited to a reception in the Filmhouse café bar

The wine for the opening reception was kindly sponsored my Meerkat Wines from South Africa

Delicious African snacks were provided by The African Cooking Pot

Energetic dancing at the opening reception

Audiences loved the dancing and drumming at the opening reception

Safia Ali Kparah, who organised the opening night dresses for the AiM organisers, and Kari Ann Shiff, a member of AiM's organising committee

AiM organisers and friends at the opening night reception

Jen Wood, who organised the opening night, and festival director Lizelle Bisschoff

AiM postcards and badges which were distributed during the festival

African map in Filmhouse foyer, which indicated where the films screened are from

Panel members at the AiM09 symposium


Piotr Cieplack and John Masterson at the AiM symposium / photo by Michael Marten

Cara Moyer at AiM symposium / photo Michael Marten

Symposium / photo by Michael Marten

Tobias Klein at symposium / photo by Michael Marten

Dr. Albert Oikelome at AiM symposium / photo by Michael Marten

Amy Schwartzott at AiM symposium / photo by Michael Marten

Afternoon panel at AiM symposium / photo by Michael Marten

Plenary Speaker, Dr. Jaqueline Maingard from University of Bristol / photo by Michael Marten

Stefanie Van de Peer at the symposium / photo by Michael Marten

Esdon Frost, director of NOTICE TO QUIT

Esdon Frost with Kari Ann Shiff and Lizelle Bisschoff

Ingrid Sinclair, director of FLAME

Ulla Mahaka, actress; Ingrid Sinclair, director; Simon Bright, producer - all from the film FLAME, with festival director Lizelle Bisschoff

Actress Ulla Mahaka, who plays the role of Liberty in the film FLAME

Tanzanian director Furaha Piniel

Furaha was interviewed by Tom Molony from the Centre of African Studies at Edinburgh Uni after the screening of his film "Mwalimu: The Legacy of Julius Kambarage Nyerere"

Furaha with some of the people who made his visit to AiM possible

Painting by Jonathan Freemantle, part of the festival's exhibition entitled 'A Truth in Black and White'

Photograph by Ezra Mabengeza, part of the festival's exhibition entitled 'A Truth in Black and White'

Some of the beautiful West African jewellery sold during the festival

UN S.E.R. Prize


All the recipients at the Prize giving ceremony

Stef on the way to the Bern ceremony

Moragh and Stef with Steffi, the arts and culture prize giver

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