Africa-Press – Angola. The German Afrika Film Festival Köln, which started yesterday, paints cinema with the colors of Angola. In commemoration of the festival’s 30 years, the Angolan director, Fradique, will be the godfather of this edition, which includes the screening of national films such as ‘Nossa Senhora da Loja do Chinês’, the presence of directors Ery Claver and Kamy Lara and a performance by singer Aline Frazão.
Created in 1992, the festival started as a small selection of West African films shown at Filmpalette, the smallest cinema in the German city of Cologne, becoming 30 years later the biggest event in the German film industry with contemporary content from all regions. of Africa and the diaspora.
“The Future – Visions of Africa” is the focus of this edition, a theme conceived in the classic programming of the festival that presents the visionary founders of independent African cinemas, as a starting point that intends to reflect the current cinematographic production in Africa and thoughts about the future of the cultural, both on the continent and in its diaspora. In addition to the festival’s sponsor, Angola will be present with the screening of five films that fall into the ‘Focus Angola’ and ‘African Shorts’ categories, with discussion tables following the screenings.
At the festival, the Angolan films ‘Nossa Senhora da Loja do Chinês’ by Ery Claver, ‘Elinga Teatro 1988/2018’ by Paulo Azevedo, ‘Vou Mudar a Cozinha’ by Ondjaki, ‘Moça by Denis Miala’ and ‘Nzinga Ngola’ will be screened. ‘ of Collective Realization, all included in the category ‘Focus Angola’ and ‘African Shorts’, and the Debate Tables will have as guests the directors Fradique, Ery Claver and Kamy Lara, the last two invited by the festival’s organization.
Angola will also be present at the closing celebrations of the festival through a concert by singer Aline Frazão, who will present her latest album ‘Uma Música Angolana’, on the 25th of September.
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