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Young African filmmakers listen to master Gerima Click here to see more photos by Egyptian photographer Hasan Amin The Luxor African Film Festival (LAFF) concluded its second edition Sunday March 24th 2013 in the historic Luxor city in Egypt. The festival ran in several venues in the city. It was characterized by workshops on filmmaking presented by Egyptian filmmakers under the guidance of Tunisian filmmaker Mr. Reda Elbahi. A fourth workshop was conducted by world-renowned Ethiopian master filmmaker Haile Gerima (maker of Teza , Sankofa etc.) Here is what LAFF organizers had to say about Gerima's contribution: ".. Haile Gerima's Workshop in Luxor is a big African and international occurrence. Youth of Africa will get an opportunity to gather and get to know more about each other; to discover their imaginations, perceptions and common issues and problems. As a result, a new generation of filmmakers will appear in our mother continent Africa. Accordin...

Former Ottomans, Pharaohs Court Black Mama 2012 must be a landmark year for African cinema! Soon after the Istanbul Modern screening of African films in January, The first edition of the Luxor African Film Festival (AFF) took place on Feb. 18th – 28th, 2012 in Luxor, Egypt. Both festivities had in common a private and independent nature; away from beaurocracies of governments! They both shared the declared goals of seeking alternative film screening platforms and building of capacities and networking. The Istanbul Modern is a movie theater that is part of the İstanbul Museum of Modern Art , Turkey’s first private museum which was founded in 2004, and has become a multipurpose cultural center on the shores of the Bosphorus. Just in case you are visiting Turkey, screenings are free of charge for museum visitors and members! The Egyptian festival of Luxor has made sure steps toward becoming a major festival in Africa in terms of the large number of African ...