Cinema of Eritrea explained

The history of cinema in Eritrea dates back to the country's colonial rule under the Kingdom of Italy.^{[1] [2]} In connection with the growth of Italian cinema in the 1930s, so too did the rise of cinema occur in Asmara, Eritrea. In 1937, Asmara's Opera was converted into a dual-use theatre and cinema. By the following year, Asmara had a total of nine movie theatres.

The Italian missionary film was first introduced in a 1922 work produced in the country by Capuchin monks collaborating with the colonial government.^[3] Despite the country's independence, film screenings in Eritrea are mostly still confined to English and Italian language movies.

Films like were produced in Eritrea and shown the culture and differences between the Eritrean people. Directed by Giuliano Tomei, it was told through a viewpoint of Domenico Meccoli.^{[4] [5]}

European influence continues to this day, such as "European Film Weeks", which have been held annually for the last 15 years.^[6] Almost 100% of the films produced in Eritrea fall under the "Fiction" category.^[7]

See also

• Arab cinema
• Cinema Impero, a movie theater in Asmara
• Ines Pellegrini, an Italian actress of Eritrean descent
• White Hotel, a documentary film shot in Eritrea

Further reading

• Web site: Abraham . Tedros . Eritrean Film Production: Its Challenges and Prospects Part I . Shaebia . People's Front for Democracy and Justice . 24 November 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110112005848/http://www.shaebia.org/artman/publish/article_5877.shtml . 12 January 2011 . en . 8 July 2009 . dead.
• Darley . Gillian . The modernist marvels of Eritrea . Apollo Magazine . 23 November 2019 . 19 November 2019 . en.
• News: Old German caves, Poland silver mines make UN heritage list . 23 November 2019 . Fox News . Associated Press . 9 July 2017 . en.
• Plastow . Jane . Theatre of Conflict in the Eritrean Independence Struggle . New Theatre Quarterly . 15 January 2009 . 13 . 50 . 144–154 . 10.1017/S0266464X00011003 . Cambridge University Press . en.
• Sherman . Richard . The Rise Of Eritrean Nationalism . Northeast African Studies . 1980 . 2/3 . 3/1 . 121–129 . en . 0740-9133 . 43660060.

Notes and References

1. Plastow . Jane . Teatro Asmara: understanding Eritrean drama through a study of the national theatre . Journal of African Cultural Studies . 29 June 2016 . 29 . 3 . 311–330 . 10.1080/13696815.2016.1201759 . 163365452 . en.
2. Indira . Mannar . Lakshmi . P. Vijaya . Global Television and Eritrean Society . Indian Journal of Media Studies . 2012 . 6 . 1&2 . 24 November 2019 . . Tirupati . en . 0972-9348 . Researchgate.net.
3. Book: Piredda . Maria Francesca . Bayman . Louis . Rigoletto . Sergio . Popular Italian Cinema . 2013 . Palgrave Macmillan . 978-0-230-30016-3 . 214–215 . en . Cinema and Popular Preaching: the Italian Missionary Film and Fiamme.
4. Book: Baratieri . Daniela . Memories and Silences Haunted by Fascism: Italian Colonialism, MCMXXX-MCMLX . 2010 . Peter Lang . 978-3-03911-802-1 . 100–101 . 8 January 2021 . en.
5. Book: Chiti . Roberto . Poppi . Roberto . Dizionario del cinema italiano: Dal 1945 al 1959 . 1991 . Gremese Editore . 978-88-7605-548-5 . it.
6. Web site: 15th European Film Week 2019 in Eritrea . 24 September 2020 . EEAS – European Commission . id.
7. Web site: 27 November 2016 . Eritrea . 24 September 2020 . uis.unesco.org.