Curating Africa in the Age of Film Festivals

by Dovey, Lindiwe

• ISBN13: 9781137404138
• ISBN10: 1137404132
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2015-03-12
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

Curating Africa in the Age of Film Festivals offers the first scholarly exploration of the vital yet controversial role played by film festivals in curating particular versions of Africa, African film, African filmmakers, and African audiences. Drawing on fifteen years of Dovey's work and field research, it takes us on a festive, historical tour, analyzing the curation of Africans at the world fairs, the contemporary curation of African film and African filmmakers at film festivals, and the proliferation of international film festivals across Africa today. Emphasizing the live potential of festivals, the book reveals the complex ways that festivals are co-authored by their organizers and participants, and makes a case for the subjective and contextual nature of aesthetic judgment.

Author Biography

Lindiwe Dovey is Senior Lecturer in African Film and Performance Arts at the University of London, UK.

Table of Contents

Introduction

1. Early Curatorial Practices, European Colonialism, and the Rise of 'A-list' Film Festivals

2. Afri-Cannes? African Film and Filmmakers at the World's Most Prestigious Film Festival

3. 'Where is Africa?' at the 2010 International Film Festival of Rotterdam

4. African Film Festivals in Africa: Curating 'African Audiences' for 'African Films'

5. Moving Africa: African Film Festivals Outside of Africa

6. The Rise of 'International' Film Festivals in Africa

7. Festive Excitement and (Dis)sensus Communis In Action at Two Film Festivals in Africa

Conclusion