JOHANNESBURG - Africa on Screen, the annual African film festival has called for entries from Africa for the 2010 edition of the festival.The event will showcase a host of African films during the week of 24 – 30 June 2010 at the Museum Africa in Newtown, Johannesburg. The deadline for submissions is 14 May 2010.
The 2010 festival plans to offer an expanded programme based in Newtown, Johannesburg, with other possible spin-offs in other cities and other African countries.
A ten-day programme of workshops and facilitated screenings and discussions will be hosted at Museum Africa, free to the public. Many of the workshops content will be developed in line with the themes coming out of the films that are screened.
Africa on Screen will also embark on a major community outreach project that will see in excess of 500 students and / or community groups being given the opportunity to attend screenings at cinemas and at Museum Africa.
Lara Preston, from Africa on Screen commented: “The workshops will be an important component of the community outreach programme with communities being invited and included in these events”.
A host of soccer films from across the continent will be screened Museum Africa for free and a number of facilitated discussions will also accompany these films.
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