Six African Directors Invited to International Film Festivals

The directors have been asked to present their African Metropolis short film project in a European and a U.S. premiere. The compilation of six short fiction films shows the face of a modern and cosmopolitan continent. The films are meant to challenge clich s.

Big city films from African big cities are just what we have been waiting for. It is about time we move on from pre-colonial nostalgia. The best would be if this project could work as a model for the future, Gertjan Zuilhof, International Programmer and Peter van Hoof, Head of the Short Film Programme at IFFR said in a statement.

The films are set in Lagos, Abijan, Dakar, Johannesburg, Cairo and Nairobi and feature the work of directors Folasakin Iwajomo, Philippe Lac te, Marie KA, Vincent Moloi, Ahmed Ghoneimy and Jim Chuchu respectively.

South African filmmaker Vincent Moloi said of the opportunity, There is anxious excitement about the screening at Rotterdam. My first international film festival experience was Rotterdam few years back. Its a good feeling to back this time to show a film. Its like coming of age.

The project is an initiative of the Goethe-Institute South Africa and South African Executive Producer, Steven Markovitz, with support from Guaranty Trust Bank and the Hubert Bals Fund of International Film Festival Rotterdam. The films will screen on 26 January 2014 at the IFFR and at the Santa Barbara festival in February.

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