Comments on: Fespaco 2007 http://www.blacklooks.org/2007/02/fespaco_2007.html black looks Thu, 04 Dec 2008 05:13:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: tumzo http://www.blacklooks.org/2007/02/fespaco_2007.html#comment-100098 tumzo Thu, 08 May 2008 13:56:25 +0000 http://www.blacklooks.org/2007/02/fespaco_2007.html#comment-100098 i watched THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND and guess wat happens in th first 5 minutes of th movie..white doctor tht jst arrived in uganda lays the first ugandan gal he meets...th doctor goes ahead to lay th presidents wife and GUESS WAT th only white lady in th movie manages to completely resist th docs advances and is depicted as being faithful to her husband....,then i watched CATCH THE SUN..a south african movie telling th tales of one mans fight in the stuggle to end apartheid...ANYWAY wat is interesting is th last king of scotland was highly accepted in the many parts of the western world and also sold very higly YET catch th sun received low acceptance nd didnt sale much either..the contrast is that th western world wont accept anything less than wat they beliv they kno abt AFRICA and they'll wont accept..OK then watch BLOOD DIAMONDS it depicts th killing mines of africa and also sales highly....HONESTLY this trend could be deliberate and we AFRICANS MUST work on ways to stop this tendency of bein depicted as th cancerous part of th world...PEACE AND LOVE IN ONE AFRICA i watched THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND and guess wat happens in th first 5 minutes of th movie..white doctor tht jst arrived in uganda lays the first ugandan gal he meets…th doctor goes ahead to lay th presidents wife and GUESS WAT th only white lady in th movie manages to completely resist th docs advances and is depicted as being faithful to her husband….,then i watched CATCH THE SUN..a south african movie telling th tales of one mans fight in the stuggle to end apartheid…ANYWAY wat is interesting is th last king of scotland was highly accepted in the many parts of the western world and also sold very higly YET catch th sun received low acceptance nd didnt sale much either..the contrast is that th western world wont accept anything less than wat they beliv they kno abt AFRICA and they’ll wont accept..OK then watch BLOOD DIAMONDS it depicts th killing mines of africa and also sales highly….HONESTLY this trend could be deliberate and we AFRICANS MUST work on ways to stop this tendency of bein depicted as th cancerous part of th world…PEACE AND LOVE IN ONE AFRICA

]]> By: Annansi Chronicles » Whitaker win one for African film industry http://www.blacklooks.org/2007/02/fespaco_2007.html#comment-12127 Annansi Chronicles » Whitaker win one for African film industry Mon, 26 Feb 2007 16:40:49 +0000 http://www.blacklooks.org/2007/02/fespaco_2007.html#comment-12127 [...] By now you’ve all heard that Forest Whitaker won the Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin. While this is another big boost for Black actors in general, it is more of a validation of African film. Before the awards I was speaking to my partner at the film commission about what the implications of a win like this will be. One thing he emphasized was how more African films will mean more roles for black actors. I think one thing that many people, especially Africans, overlook is the relationship between African-American progress and African progress. While we rarely expound on the connection, Whitaker’s win shows how African stories can provide unlimited opportunities for African-American actors and producers to create award-winning films. While many producers have looked primarily to South Africa and apartheid for strong African stories in the past, Whitaker’s win shows that there are more than enough stories to develop on the continent. That’s why Dreamgirls’ Danny Glover skipped the Oscars to attend the Pan African Film and Television Festival in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Now that the word is out, the goal must be to encourage more African screenplays (preferably from Africans themselves) and get African stories told by African people. While I’m glad Warner Bros. made the effort to make Blood Diamond, I think the studios can now see the benefit of telling African stories from an African’s perspective using African/African-American talent. And while “The Last King of Scotland” wasn’t a blockbuster at the theaters, at this point we see there is a large enough audience interested in seeing a African film that is given the budget both independent and blockbuster Western movies enjoy. ::::: Tags:African identity, blood diamonds, Burkina Fasso, Business, celebrity, Events, Film/Television, Politics, pop culture, Sierra Leone, Travel Uganda [...] […] By now you’ve all heard that Forest Whitaker won the Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin. While this is another big boost for Black actors in general, it is more of a validation of African film. Before the awards I was speaking to my partner at the film commission about what the implications of a win like this will be. One thing he emphasized was how more African films will mean more roles for black actors. I think one thing that many people, especially Africans, overlook is the relationship between African-American progress and African progress. While we rarely expound on the connection, Whitaker’s win shows how African stories can provide unlimited opportunities for African-American actors and producers to create award-winning films. While many producers have looked primarily to South Africa and apartheid for strong African stories in the past, Whitaker’s win shows that there are more than enough stories to develop on the continent. That’s why Dreamgirls’ Danny Glover skipped the Oscars to attend the Pan African Film and Television Festival in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Now that the word is out, the goal must be to encourage more African screenplays (preferably from Africans themselves) and get African stories told by African people. While I’m glad Warner Bros. made the effort to make Blood Diamond, I think the studios can now see the benefit of telling African stories from an African’s perspective using African/African-American talent. And while “The Last King of Scotland” wasn’t a blockbuster at the theaters, at this point we see there is a large enough audience interested in seeing a African film that is given the budget both independent and blockbuster Western movies enjoy. ::::: Tags:African identity, blood diamonds, Burkina Fasso, Business, celebrity, Events, Film/Television, Politics, pop culture, Sierra Leone, Travel Uganda […]

]]> By: annie Moore http://www.blacklooks.org/2007/02/fespaco_2007.html#comment-11760 annie Moore Mon, 26 Feb 2007 06:01:26 +0000 http://www.blacklooks.org/2007/02/fespaco_2007.html#comment-11760 I had no idea why it was so hard to get the films. It saddens me greatly. What can we do, as individuals, (or within Universities, African-American Studies Programs) to try to get these films known to larger publics? I had no idea why it was so hard to get the films. It saddens me greatly. What can we do, as individuals, (or within Universities, African-American Studies Programs) to try to get these films known to larger publics?

]]> By: Georgia/Caribbean Free Radio http://www.blacklooks.org/2007/02/fespaco_2007.html#comment-11146 Georgia/Caribbean Free Radio Fri, 23 Feb 2007 20:07:08 +0000 http://www.blacklooks.org/2007/02/fespaco_2007.html#comment-11146 Thanks for this, Sokari. I've always dreamed of attending FESPACO. One day I'll get there.... Thanks for this, Sokari.

I’ve always dreamed of attending FESPACO. One day I’ll get there….

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