African Cinema: Politics and Culture
Bloomington: Indiana University Press (1992), ix, 192 pp.
Contains illustrations, bibliogr. pp. 178-184, index
Series: Blacks in the Diaspora
ISBN 0-253-31704-5
Signature commbox: 100:50-General 1992
"Drawing on political science, economics, history, and cultural studies, Diawara provides an insider's account of the development and current status of African cinema. He discusses such issues as film production and distribution, and film aesthetics from the colonial period to the present." (Publisher description)
1 Anglophone African production, 1
2 Zairian production, 12
3 France's contribution to the development of film production in Africa, 21
4 The artist as the leader of the revolution: the history of the Federation Panafricaine des Cineastes, 35
5 The situation of national and international film production in Francophone Africa, 51
6 Film production in Lusophone Africa: toward the Kuxa Kenema in Mozambique, 88
7 Fim distribution and exhibition in Francophone Africa, 104
8 The present situation of the film industry in Anglophone Africa, 116
9 African cinema and festivals: FESPACO, 128
10 African cinema today, 140
2 Zairian production, 12
3 France's contribution to the development of film production in Africa, 21
4 The artist as the leader of the revolution: the history of the Federation Panafricaine des Cineastes, 35
5 The situation of national and international film production in Francophone Africa, 51
6 Film production in Lusophone Africa: toward the Kuxa Kenema in Mozambique, 88
7 Fim distribution and exhibition in Francophone Africa, 104
8 The present situation of the film industry in Anglophone Africa, 116
9 African cinema and festivals: FESPACO, 128
10 African cinema today, 140
