Dictionary of African Filmmakers.

By: Armes, RoyMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2008Copyright date: ©2008Description: 1 online resource (417 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780253000422Subject(s): Motion picture producers and directors -- Africa -- Biography -- Dictionaries | Motion picture producers and directors -- Africa -- CreditsGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Dictionary of African FilmmakersDDC classification: 791.43023/309226 | B LOC classification: PN1998.2 -- .A758 2008ebOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
Cover -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Introduction: Mapping the Field-Feature Filmmaking in Africa -- Part 1 -- African Feature Filmmakers -- Part 2 -- Feature Film Chronologies -- Part 3 -- Index of Film Titles -- BIBLIOGRAPHY.
Summary: Compiled by eminent Africanist film scholar Roy Armes, Dictionary of African Filmmakers is an inclusive, comprehensive treatment of films and filmmaking on the African continent. The dictionary covers African feature filmmaking from the first locally produced films to today's thriving film industry, listing 5,415 films made by 1,253 filmmakers in 37 countries. Part 1 includes information on filmmakers and provides date and place of birth, training or film experience, other creative activities, and a list of feature films produced. Part 2 presents a national chronology, filmography, and bibliography for each country producing feature films. Part 3 indexes film titles and provides translations into English or French where appropriate. This book is an essential reference tool for anyone who wants to know more about the vibrant and exciting world of African film.
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Cover -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Introduction: Mapping the Field-Feature Filmmaking in Africa -- Part 1 -- African Feature Filmmakers -- Part 2 -- Feature Film Chronologies -- Part 3 -- Index of Film Titles -- BIBLIOGRAPHY.

Compiled by eminent Africanist film scholar Roy Armes, Dictionary of African Filmmakers is an inclusive, comprehensive treatment of films and filmmaking on the African continent. The dictionary covers African feature filmmaking from the first locally produced films to today's thriving film industry, listing 5,415 films made by 1,253 filmmakers in 37 countries. Part 1 includes information on filmmakers and provides date and place of birth, training or film experience, other creative activities, and a list of feature films produced. Part 2 presents a national chronology, filmography, and bibliography for each country producing feature films. Part 3 indexes film titles and provides translations into English or French where appropriate. This book is an essential reference tool for anyone who wants to know more about the vibrant and exciting world of African film.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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