26 February, 2018 - 06:04
2018 marked the first year a short film from Rwanda competed at the prestigious Berlin International Film Festival - and it won! Samuel Ishimwe's Imfura took home the Silver Bear Jury Prize in the short film category, one of nine awards given at this year's festival to African-linked films.
This weekend's awards went to:
Imfura - Berlinale Shorts: Silver Bear Jury Prize
Gisa, a young man, travels to the village of his mother, who disappeared in the genocide. He wants to comprehend, to remember, but is instead forced to choose a side in a fight over an inheritance, a shell of a house. Berlin's programme says, The film's hybrid form, its fusion of documentary and staged material, gives it a great sense of immediacy. Trailer: https://vimeo.com/255358801
Burkina Brandenburg Komplex - Berlin Short Film Nominee for the European Film Awards
Directed by German Ulu Braun, Burkina Brandenburg Komplex is set in a presumably African village, inhabited by Germans, and describes a geographical construction that makes use of our' medial and collective image of Africa and puts it to the test, according to Berlin's programme. Trailer: https://vimeo.com/249933765
Styx - Ecumenical Jury: Panorama Prize Winner; Label Europa Cinemas; the Heiner Carow Prize; & 2nd Place, Panorama Audience Award: Fiction Film
Directed by Austria's Wolfgang Fischer, Styx follows a German woman on a solo yacht trip who encounters a sinking boat of refugees off the coast of Mauritania. Kenyan teen actor Gedion Wekesa Odour shines as one of the refugees: Variety called his performance superb and The Hollywood Reporter praised him as a find. The Ecumenical Jury citation said Styx discovers the biblical story of the Good Samaritan in the challenge the EU faces in the arrival of desperate immigrants from Africa. It is a film of high artistic quality, which tells a tale of suspense, and confronts us with the ethical dilemma that individuals and nations must face when we are asked, Who is my neighbour?' Excerpt: https://youtu.be/GEcqBhhiTcA
Fortuna - Generation 14Plus: Youth Jury Crystal Bear & the International Jury Grand Prix
Directed by Switzerland's Germinal Roaux, Fortuna is the story of a 14-year-old Ethiopian refugee (Kidist Siyum Beza) who has found shelter with Catholic friars in Switzerland. The International Jury praised its sincere performances and sublime black and white cinematography, adding, This film transcends religious and political dogma in a beautifully realized tale of purity and survival as seen through the eyes of a strong-willed Ethiopian girl.
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Supa Modo - Generation 14Plus: Children's Jury Special Mention
Directed by Kenyan Likarion Wainaina, Supa Modo is the story of a terminally-ill girl who dreams of being a superhero, and how her village helps her achieve that dream. The children's jury citation praised the film as touching and gripping, adding that it shows the resourcefulness of the girl and the humanity and the strong willpower of the entire village in their efforts to make the last months of her life something special. Its produced by One Fine Day Films and Ginger Ink, the team behind Kati Kati, Nairobi Half Life, Something Necessary, Soul Boy, and Veve. Trailer: https://vimeo.com/256094409
18 African-linked projects screened at Berlin this year: the winners and
7 Days in Entebbe, a Ugandan-set feature film by Brazil's Jose Padilha
Afrique, La pens e en mouvement Part I, a documentary by Cameroon's Jean-Pierre Bekolo
Before I Forget, a short film by Egypt's Mariam Mekiwi
Besida, a short film by Nigeria's Chuko Esiri
Circleen, Coco and the Wild Rhinoceros, an African-set animation by Denmark's Jannik Hastrup
High Fantasy, a feature film from South Africa's Jenna Bass
Jahilya, a feature film by Morocco's Hicham Lasri
Kinshasa Makambo, a documentary by the DRC's Dieudo Hamadi
Liberty, a Danish TV series set in Tanzania and shot in South Africa
Shaihu Umar, a 1976 feature film by Nigeria's Adamu Halilu
Tahia Ya Didou, a 1971 feature film by Algeria's Mohamed Zinet
We Live In Silence, a short film by Zimbabwe's Kudzanai Chiurai
What Comes Around, an Egyptian-set documentary by Reem Saleh
This was more than four times as many African-linked films as were at Sundance in January and, encouragingly, two-thirds of them were directed by Africans.
Africa has a proud history at Berlin, with over 50 films, documentaries and short films linked to the continent having won, dating back to 1952. You can explore all these winners at https://africa.film/berlin-international-film-festival-winners-from-africa/.
Its been a great start to 2018 for African-linked films: And Breathe Normally won Best Direction at Sundance for its story of a struggling Icelandic mother and an asylum seeker from Guinea-Bissau; Black Panther is currently the highest-grossing film of the year; and next Sunday, two African-linked films will be competing for Oscars: the Kenyan-set Watu Wote, by German filmmaker Katja Benrath, in the Live Action Short Film category and Revolting Rhymes, animated in South Africa by Triggerfish Animation and Germany by Magic Light Pictures, in the Animated Short Film category.
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