Introduction to African Film Heritage in Yugoslav Cinema – Culture

« Programs of this type are of great importance, because they are intended to expand the film, but also cultural and social and Hollywood creation, with certain exceptions. In the new century, there is a more sensitive frame of film authors, which is a positive trend that should become something that is meant to become something Creating repertoire, program, festival and the like.

The program « Africa through genres » starts this practice in the coming period in the coming period of more similar film cycles, which, in addition to Africa, also affirms the cinematography of Asia and South America. « The director of the Yugoslav Kinoteka, Yugoslav Pantelić said.

The cycle includes 12 films from the 1960s and 70s of which 4 were restored, and is implemented in cooperation with the Kinoteka from Bologna.

Dunja Kusturica’s curator points out that they are classics of Egyptian, Algerian and Senegal film, as well as filmmakers from Cameroon and Angola, in which are the complex problems of their hopes, disappointment, the search for identity, women’s role in revolution and family.

Namely, in the time of the liberation wars and decolonization, the African cinematography finds its authentic expression in the expensive of existing political structures, facing the colonial past and search for freedom, and with the aim of improving human subine and awakening of national consciousness, Dunja Kusturica evaluates.

Among the Egyptian classics, the authors are presented to Egyptian Neorealism and participants are the Cannes and Venetian Festival, Jusef Shahin, Henry Barakat and Shadi Abdel Salam whose film was produced by Roberto Roselini.

From Algeria you will have the opportunity to see Western Tevfa Fares as well as the two films of Muhammad, among other things, the famous « chronicle year of fire » was rewarded by golden palm in Cannes, it is the only Arabic film with such a high recognition.

Usman Sembene, which called the Father of African SubsaHaric Cinematography, has given two significant films, « blackkin from … » and « mandate » who talk about the neocolonial period, about the reality and losing illusions after the so-called liberation.

« Another child » is the first feature film ever taken in Cameroon, a love story of an authentic African environment.

And « Sambazanga », Angoli Film French director Sare Maldoror on the exemption process from the Portugon Colonizer from the Vizua woman.

Their restoration is part of the African Fimly Heritage project – the initiative created by the World Cinema Project Foundation, a Panachian Association of Film Creators and UNESCOs, in cooperation with the cinema of Bologna.