Ecrans d'Afrique explained

Ecrans d'Afrique Magazine
Editor:Clement Tapsoba, Alessandra Speciale, Francoise Pfaff
Frequency:Quarterly
Category:Film magazine
Founded:1992
Finaldate:1998
Country:Burkina Faso
Website:Ecrans d'Afrique
Issn:1240-2001
Oclc:28329902

Ecrans d'Afrique: Revue Internationale de Cinema Television et Video (also known as African Screen), founded by African filmmakers in Burkina Faso in 1992 during a period of intense worldwide interest and commentary on African T.V. and film, explored all aspects of African film production. It, along with its many contemporaries, sought to ameliorate an intellectual climate which suffered from a dearth of commentary on African film.[1] A corollary of the journal's efforts was to improve worldwide exposure and access to African films - it was linked to the Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO), the continent's leading film festival, from its inception.[1] Ecrans d'Afrique has also been lauded for its wide gaze covering the whole of the African diaspora and for its excellent coverage of Caribbean film developments.

The magazine was published by Fédération panafricaine des cinéastes (Pan African Federation of Filmmakers or FEPACI) on a quarterly basis.[2] It ceased publication in 1998.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ecrans d'Afrique. Chimurenga Library. 28 January 2016.
  2. Book: Françoise Pfaff. Focus on African Films. 28 January 2016. 2004. Indiana University Press. 978-0-253-21668-7. 276.
  3. Web site: Magazines from Burkina Faso. Movie Mags. 28 January 2016. 11 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170111081645/http://www.moviemags.com/magsall_c.php?country=Burkina%20Faso. dead.