![]() “The Academy’s grant recognizes SIFF’s tremendous initiative in fostering and presenting film from and about Africa,” says SIFF Festival Director and Chief Curator Carl Spence. FilmWatch grants support curated screening programs at North America-based film festivals, film societies, and other film-related organizations. ![]() The grant would allow SIFF to really broaden and deepen its search across the continent, to find films that would later screen/premiere at the festival – 67 films from 37 countries, including 6 World premieres, 17 North American premieres, and 3 US premieres since 2013 – curated by SIFF programmers Dustin Kaspar and Justine Barda, many of the titles covered on this blog like "The African Cypher" (South Africa), "Coming Forth by Day" (Egypt), "Comrade President" (Zimbabwe), "Fanie Fourie’s Lobola" (South Africa), "Last Flight To Abuja" (Nigeria), and several others.įor the 2016 Festival (slated for May 19 – June 12), SIFF will receive a FilmWatch grant from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences totaling $25,000, so that it can continue its groundbreaking African Pictures program. In 2012, SIFF (the Seattle International Film Festival) was the recipient of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences multi-year grant for its African Pictures program – a total of $150,000 over a three-year period – funds that would go towards showcasing the burgeoning and diverse brands of cinema that are emerging across continental Africa. ![]()
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