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The Cinemas of Africa festival celebrates female productions. In addition, Angola – Lausanne: cinemas africa festival montbenon
The 19th edition offers 59 films from 23 African countries from August 14 to 17. Moreover, A particular emphasis is placed on directors and the 50 years of Angolan independence.
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The projections will take place at lausanne: cinemas africa festival montbenon the Casino de Montbenon (pretext image).
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The Festival Cinemas d’Afrique Lausanne (Fcal) returns from August 14 to 17 in the Vaudoise capital. Meanwhile, No less than 59 films from 23 African countries will be screened on this occasion at the Casino de Montbenon. Moreover, The 19the Edition of the event will put a particular emphasis on female cinematographic productions. For example, will also offer a spotlight on Angola, which this year celebrates the 50th anniversary of its independence.
The lausanne: cinemas africa festival montbenon Cuvée 2025 “is thus announced as a space for meetings. Moreover, memory and creation, where cinema becomes not only an art, but also a necessary speaking in a world in transformation”, promise the organizers in a press release.
Thus, the opening day will be devoted to short films Made and produced mainly by women. This will be the case of “key to the ground” of the Algerian director Allia Louiza Belamri. the “interrogation” of Togolese Angela Aquereburu Rabatel.
Contemporary African Cinema
The Panorama. the main section of the festival, will offer 42 works produced since 2023 and testifying to the richness of contemporary African cinema. Among these “All the Colors of the World Are Between Black. White” of the Nigerian Babatunde Apalowo, which explores the prohibited love in a country where homosexuality is illegal.
“Red children” by Tunisian Lotfi Achour tell the story of young shepherds attacked by jihadists in Tunisia. while the dramatic “Timpi Tampa” comedy by Senegalese Adama Bineta Sow denounces the symbolic violence linked to the pigmentation of the skin.
A dozen short. feature films will be projected as part of a special focus dedicated to Angola, including the documentary “Para La Dos Meus Passos” by Kamy Lara, on the emergence of a dance company. An exceptional concert by singer Bonga, described as “living icon of Lusophone music”, will take place on Saturday August 16.
Young audience workshop in Lausanne
For the second time. a retrospective will be devoted to “great films of African cinema” recently restored. The festival will also offer a young audience program with three short films lausanne: cinemas africa festival montbenon followed by a sound effects workshop. (upon registration) as well as round tables with filmmakers.
In addition to films, concerts and DJ sets will vibrate the Cinemas of Africa festival. The Chadian Caleb Rimtobaye will thus make the public discover the “Electro Blues Saharan”. a “sensory experience which upsets the codes and invites to dance the Africa of tomorrow”, while “Petit Bizet” will take its audience in a “musical journey from Congo to Tanzania”.
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