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| Location | Galway, Ireland |
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| Founded | 2008 |
| Festival date | late May / early June |
| Language | African languages, French, English |
| Website | galwayafricanfilmfestival |
Galway African Film Festival (GAFF) was an annual African film festival which took place annually in Galway in Ireland in late May / early June. It was typically scheduled to coincide with Africa Day, and aimed to "showcase the quality and diversity [..] of African films".[1] The festival was organised by the Galway One World Centre in collaboration with the Huston School of Film & Digital Media and the Galway Film Society. Venues for screenings of films included the Town Hall Theatre, Huston School of Film & Digital Media, and Nuns Island Theatre. Previous festivals were supported by Irish Aid, Galway City Arts Office, Galway City Council and the Galway Advertiser.[2][3] There was no festival in 2020.[4]
History[edit]
The Galway African Film Festival was established in 2008.[5]
Previous festival programmes included films from several genres of African cinema, including documentaries, children's films, shorts, classic and contemporary films.[citation needed] Guests at the festival previously included Keith Shiri (Africa at the Pictures, London),[citation needed] Tandeka Matatu (producer, Jerusalema)[6] and Andrew Webber (editor, Mirror Boy).[citation needed]
Films shown in 2010 included The Figurine Araromire (Nigeria), Mascarades (France/Algeria) and A Sting in a Tale (Ghana),[7] while in 2011, the festival's programme included Benda Bilili (Congo), Microphone (Egypt) and The Atlete (Ethiopia).[8] In 2012, showings included Viva Riva, an award-winning Congolese drama, two Egyptian films about the Arab Spring of 2011 and an Ethiopian / UK co-production, Town of Runners.[9]
The 11th Galway African Film festival was held over three days in June 2018.[10] The 2019 festival programme included showings of the documentaries Finding Fela and Anbessa.[11]
There was no event in 2020.[4]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Africa at the movies". nigeriafilms.com. 2010. Archived from the original on 23 May 2010.
- ^ Andrews, Kernan (13 May 2014). "Galway African Film Festival". Galway Advertiser.
- ^ "Hard decisions in approving arts grants to ninety-three groups". Galway Advertiser. 10 March 2016.
- ^ a b "We're really really sorry but for personal reasons we will not be able to organise the African Film Festival for 2020". Galway African Film Festival Facebook profile. 23 January 2020 – via facebook.com.
- ^ "About Us". Galway African Film Festival. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ "What's on in Galway". Galway Advertiser. 4 June 2009.
- ^ Andrews, Kernan (20 May 2010). "Africa at the movies". Galway Advertiser. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
- ^ O'Hare, John (12 May 2011). "Fourth Annual Galway African Film Festival to take place in May". Galway Advertiser. Advertiser.ie. p. 9. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
- ^ Andrews, Kernan (2012). "Galway African Film Festival". Galway Advertiser.
- ^ "Africa Day 2018". irishaid.ie. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ "Festival 2019". Galway African Film Festival. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
External links[edit]
- Official site (archived 2020)
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