Dictionary of African filmmakers / Roy Armes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Armes, Roy.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion picture producers and directors--Africa--Biography--Dictionaries.

Motion picture producers and directors.

Motion picture producers and directors--Africa--Credits.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (417 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Compiled by eminent Africanist film scholar Roy Armes, Dictionary of African Filmmakers is an inclusive, comprehensive treatment of films and filmmaking on the African continent. The dictionary covers African feature filmmaking from the first locally produced films to today's thriving film industry, listing 5,415 films made by 1,253 filmmakers in 37 countries. Part 1 includes information on filmmakers and provides date and place of birth, training or film experience, other creative activities, and a li

Contents:

Cover; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; Introduction: Mapping the Field-Feature Filmmaking in Africa; Part 1; African Feature Filmmakers; Part 2; Feature Film Chronologies; Part 3; Index of Film Titles; BIBLIOGRAPHY

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [393]-397).

ISBN:

1-281-95871-9

9786611958718

0-253-00042-4

OCLC:

312831976