Curating Africa in the Age of Film Festivals

ISBN-13: 9781137404138 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 270 str.

Lindiwe Dovey

Opis

Curating Africa in the Age of Film Festivals offers the first scholarly exploration of the vital yet controversial role played by film festivals in curating particular versions of Africa, African film, African filmmakers, and African audiences. Drawing on

Recenzje

"Dovey's book provides a crucial intervention by incorporating the responses of actual audiences, instead of the audiences constructed by film texts or assumed by scholars. ... Essential reading for all film scholars, Curating Africa in the Age of Film Festivals enriches our understanding of African cinema and the event of the film festival and opens up exciting areas for future research." (Carmela Garritano, Research in African Literatures, Vol. 47 (3), 2016)

Spis treści

Introduction 1. Early Curatorial Practices, European Colonialism, and the Rise of 'A-list' Film Festivals 2. Afri-Cannes? African Film and Filmmakers at the World's Most Prestigious Film Festival 3. 'Where is Africa?' at the 2010 International Film Festival of Rotterdam 4. African Film Festivals in Africa: Curating 'African Audiences' for 'African Films' 5. Moving Africa: African Film Festivals Outside of Africa 6. The Rise of 'International' Film Festivals in Africa 7. Festive Excitement and (Dis)sensus Communis In Action at Two Film Festivals in Africa Conclusion

O autorze

Lindiwe Dovey is Senior Lecturer in African Film and Performance Arts at the University of London, UK.