Directory of World Cinema : Africa / edited by Blandine Stefanson, Sheila Petty.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Stefanson, Blandine, editor.

Petty, Sheila, editor.

Series:

Directory of world cinema ; v. 30.

Directory of world cinema ; v. 30

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures--History--Periodicals.

Motion pictures.

Africa--Periodicals.

Africa.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (424 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bristol, [England] : Intellect, 2014.

Summary:

Blandine Stefanson taught French literature and cinema at the University of Adelaide until 2002 and is now researching postcolonial cultures in West Africa and New Caledonia.

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Films of the Year; A Screaming Man; The Pirogue; Eighteen Days; Directors; Abderrahmane Sissako; Osvalde Lewat; Darrell Roodt; Francois Verster; Modes of Production; What is African Cinema? The Industries of African Cinema; French Funding and African Francophone Cinema; Bongo Movies: A Modern African Film Industry in Tanzania; Aesthetics; Scoring African Cinema; Locations: Authentic or Substituted; Festival Focus; Fespaco Film Festival; African Film Festivals Around the World; Drama; Essay; Reviews; Documentary; Essay; Reviews

ComedyEssay; Reviews; Social Issues; Essay; Reviews; Childhood in African Cinema; Essay; Reviews; Literary Adaptation; Essay; Reviews; History and Film; Essay; Reviews; Screening War, Surviving War; Essay; Reviews; Africa Seen by 'Outsiders': Invention, Idea, Method; Essay; Reviews; Surreal; Essay; Reviews; (Home) Video Films from Nigeria and Ghana; Essay; Reviews; Recommended Reading; African Cinema Online; Test Your Knowledge; Notes On Contributors; Filmography; BackCover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781783203925

1783203927

OCLC:

918623278