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• - A very short interview from 1993.
  
• - A resource for independent South African film-makers.
  
• - Scholarly paper by Mbye Cham originally published in African Studies Quarterly 2(1).
  
• - Keyan G Tomaselli, May 1998.
  
• - A festival celebrating African Cinema in London. 10-24 June 2001.
  
• - Distributors of films that focus on the human experience of black people in Africa, the Caribbean, North and South America and Europe.
  
• - Links to resources about Flame, the controversial film about the role of women in the Zimbabwe war of liberation.
  
• - Largest film festival in Africa.
  
• - News coverage of the Festival Panafricain du Cinéma et de la Télévision de Ouagadougou.
  
• - Film and film-making in Africa: reviews, criticism and theory. Papers by Kedmon Hungwe, Martin Mhando and Kimani Gecau, focussing on Zimbabwe and Central Africa.
  
• - Notes by William P. Coleman, April 1998.
  
• - International journal of the moving image in Africa, yearbook/directory, quarterly magazine, newsflash by post, fax or email.
  
• - Special issue of West Africa Review devoted to commentaries and responses to the film series, Wonders Of The African World, produced by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
  
• - History of South African cinema, 1895-1990. (Keyan Tomaselli, 1997).
  
• - H-Net discussion list dealing with African Literature and Cinema. Includes book reviews and searchable archives.
  
• - Keyan Tomaselli, 1993. Originally published in Critical Arts 7(1-2).
  
• - Martin Mhando, 2000. An approach to African cinema from a cultural studies perspective, emphasising the deconstructive criticism viewpoint.
  
• - Features works that present African Diaspora life and culture. Based in New York City.
  
• - Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF) is an NGO supporting the arts and culture of the Dhow Region. Now preparing for next Festival of the Dhow Countries - ZIFF '2000 taking place from June 30th to July 9th 2000.
  
• - Film festival photo-essay.
  
• - Edwin Hees, 1993. Originally published in Critical Arts 7(1-2).
  
• - Interview with Tayo Odunlami. The News (Lagos).
  
• - Rebecca Gearhart. Interviews with filmmaker Salem Mekuria and film critic Sheila Petty. Originally published in African Studies Quarterly 2(1).
  
• - Assists the training of African writers to develop professional standard film and television screenplays. The ASDF uses an integrative approach that unifies the creative process with marketing and distribution activities. Based in Zimbabwe.
  
• - Keyan Tomaselli, 1993. Originally published in Critical Arts 7(1-2).
  
• - Sithengi is the only annual film and television market on the African continent.
  
• - Mama Africa - six short films by African women, each from a different country and perspective.
  
• - David Kerr, 1993. Originally published in Critical Arts 7(1-2).
  
• - An annotated guide to films and videos about Africa south of the Sahara.
  
• - Jay Savage (1989 Honours project).
  
• - Award-winning film portraying the events of January 1999 in Freetown, capital of Sierra Leone.
  
• - A thematic exploration by Martin P Botha.
  
• - Paper by Edwin Hees, 1995.
  
• - Flame (1996), director Ingrid Sinclair. First film to focus on the role of women & the struggles for the independence & liberation of Zimbabwe.
  
• - N. Frank Ukadike, 1993. Originally published in Critical Arts 7(1-2).
  
• - Archives (Feb 96 to Feb 99) of the African Cinema Conference mailing list.
  
• - Introduction to African cinema by Elizabeth Heath.
  
• - Francoise Pfaff (1996). Originally published in Cineaste 22(4).
  
• - Guidance on interpretation of pre- and post-colonial film. (Keyan G Tomaselli, 1998)
  
• - Describes the making of two documentaries: Exodus, following the plight of African people attempting to reach the West; and Walking on Ashes, filmed in Uganda, which attempts to make sense of the one-party state.