Cinekambiya International Film Festival (CIFF) is an annual film festival held in The Gambia. The festival was founded by Prince Bubacarr Aminata Sankanu in 2015 and has since had three editions. It is supported by the German cultural organisation FilmInitiativ Köln.
History
editCinekambiya International Film Festival was founded in 2015 as a festival for films made in indigenous languages not always considered in more mainstream festivals in the West. As many African filmmakers cannot afford to visit festivals on other continents, CIFF was designed to provide an alternative for them to expose their works to domestic and international audiences. The festival is organised by Sanxaari, the production company of Prince Bubacarr Aminata Sankanu.[1]
The first edition of the festival took place from 26 December 2015 to 3 January 2016. The grand patron of this inaugural edition was Isatou Touray, and the theme was "African Cinema and Gender Valuation". It took place in the Global Hands Development Hub, Manduar, West Coast Region. Following this edition, FilmInitiativ Köln, a German cultural organisation focused on African cinema, pledged its support to future editions of the festival.
The second edition of the festival had the theme "The Youth Factor", and was also the inaugural festival for the Pan African Screen Awards (PASA).[2] It took place from 20 May 2016 to 26 May 2016.[3] The third edition of the festival had the theme "Film and the Rights to Truth in Transitional Justice" and took place from 25 December 2017 to 30 December 2017.[4] The third edition was opened by a screening of Sankanu's production, Bleeding Blade. Over 20 Gambian-made films were screened during the festival, as well as productions from Togo, Germany, and Iraq.[5]
Editions
edit| Edition | Date | Theme | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | 26 December 2015 – 3 January 2016 | African Cinema and Gender Valuation | Isatou Touray as patron. |
| Second | 20 May 2016 – 26 May 2016 | The Youth Factor | Pan African Screen Awards attached. |
| Third | 25 December 2017 – 30 December 2017 | Film and the Rights to Truth in Transitional Justice | Premiere of Bleeding Blade. |
Pan African Screen Awards
editThe Pan African Screen Awards (PASA) were founded in 2008 by Sankanu, and the ceremony took place for the first time during the 2008 Out of Africa Film Festival in Germany. France-based Nigerian director Newton Aduaka won the main prize for his 2007 film Ezra on the Sierra Leone Civil War. In 2016, the awards were attached to CIFF as a result of Sankanu's involvement in both. In 2016, PASA had 17 categories.[6] They were as follows:
- Best Male Actor
- Best Female Actor
- Best Comedian, Stage and Screen
- Best Director
- Best Cinematographer
- Best Scriptwriter/Playwright
- Best Feature Film
- Best Documentary
- Best Creative Group
- Best Production/Post Production Services
- Best Institutional Patron of the Arts
- Best Patron of the Arts
- Best Medium for Arts, Culture and Entertainment
- Best Reporter/Writer on Arts, Culture and Entertainment
- Best Television Content
- Best Celebrity Humanitarian Action
- Life Achievement Award
References
edit- ^ "About The Festival". Cinekambiya International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 28 December 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ^ "The Gambia's Cinekambiya International Film Festival gets support of Germany's Filminitiativ Koeln". Gainako. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ^ "Mariama Khan's THE JOURNEY UP THE HILL to be premiered at Cinekambiya International Film Festival". What's On Gambia. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ^ "3rd CineKambiya International Film Festival (CIFF)". MSDG Project. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ^ "Third CineKambiya International Film Festival (CIFF) focuses on film and the rights to truth in transitional justice". What's On Gambia. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ^ "Pan African Screen Awards". Cinekambiya International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
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