From the African Film Festival of Cordoba:
How does this assertion fit with the presence of Nollywood and or emerging theatre chains like Cinemart?
via Shadow and ActThe need for an independent net of distribution and for an alternative funding
Ousmane William M’ Baye, director of the documentary film Président Dia (2012, 54’), has provoked the very engaged audience and speakers at FCAT Espacio Profesional, by stating – ‘There are many African filmmakers, but there are no African cinemas’. M’Baye was referring to the presence of worldwide acclaimed filmmakers, that are usually framed as ‘African’, but the lack of exhibition of African cinemas in the continent. In the end, African films are screened elsewhere in European film festivals.
This statement has very much entailed with Barlet’s reflection on the digital era, where Africans can easily create their own films, as ‘the image has always been a key aspect for communications in Africa’. However, there is not a learning process on this image and thus, the resulting images can be highly problematic and misrepresentative of Africa’.
How does this assertion fit with the presence of Nollywood and or emerging theatre chains like Cinemart?