From April 17th to April 24th, Montrealers got a taste of Africa on screen. The cinematheque quebecoise was the most gracious host for the viewing, and festivities of the 32nd edition of the Vues d’Afrique. Below are the spearheads of the African festival: Gerard Le Chêne and Geraldine Le Chêne:
The opening night was graced by the Tunisian Consulate, where the screening of Les frontières du Ciel by Fares Naanaa got a standing ovation followed by a reception filled with Tunisian food, music and dancing.
Canadian painter and producer Martine Chartrand was also honored at the opening night (center):
We were also introduced to the Dramatik and Aissatou Ba, the Spokespersons for the festival.
Throughout the week, we were spectators of 88 films from 33 countries from Africa to the Caribbean. One of the highlights of the six days was the Thursday night performance by Dramatik, who rocked the house and gave tribute to the late pop star Prince.
The Sunday night closing of Vues d’Afrique culminated with an award ceremony, where the films were judged by a jury panel, and where others got special mentions in categories:
Fiction
Documentary
A Portrait of us
Africa Connection
Human Rights
Sustainable Development
For a complete list of the prizes given on April 24th, consult list below:
As the festival closed, we look forward to next year’s 33rd edition & look forward to the extraordinary films, series and documentaries, from our home:
Africa
For a list of my personal daily choices, take a look at the archived section of www.slayeditnewyork.com.
Blogged by: @petronajoseph_
The 32nd edition of Vues d’Afrique was brought to you by:
Sources:
http://www.vuesdafrique.com/index.php/fr/
Photos Credit:
Lou Scramble
Joachim Raginel
Yanissa GP
