Francophonie Festival 2015
Short Films in Competition at the Accra Francophone Film Festival, 20^th – 28^th March 2015

The annual Accra Francophone Film Festival is a 10-day celebration of Ghanaian, African and International Film Makers from the French-Speaking World. This film festival was created in 2013, as part of the Francophonie Festival which takes place every March across the globe.The 3^rd edition of this film festival will take place from 20^th - 28th March, 2015 with films being screened at the National Film and Television Institute (NAFTI), the Executive Theatre at TV3, the School of Performing Arts at the University of Ghana, Legon, the Nubuke Foundation, Alliance Française (Accra), and Alliance Française (Kumasi).The Accra Francophone Film Festival is hosted by Institut Français du Ghana.

As part of the festival’s goals of fostering a strong film industry in Ghana, filmmakers in Ghana were invited to submit their films for a short film contest in the categories of fiction, animation and documentary. The following films have been shortlisted for competition, and the winner will be announced on the 28^th of March at an event to be held at Alliance Française, Accra.  

FICTION
Director	Film Title
Joseph AKWASI	Ermm
Asantewaa PREMPEH	A Sweet Song
Gene ADU	#Guilty
Michael ARMOO	Thorns
William Kodjo AGBETI	Gaxorzorzor
Peter SEDUFIA	After Party
Peter SEDUFIA	The Traveller
Pascal AKA	The Banku Chronicles
Fiona Worlanyo ANSAH	Dear Valentine
ANIMATION
Bismack ARYEE	Across The Bridge
Delanyo SABBLAH	Okpo Hunter
Louis APPIAH	Nazir Meets Ebola
Mark KWATENG	Panga
Abel SALOMON	Kasemor (Study)
Rachel ANKRAH	H.O.P.E Animation
Francis BROWN	Agorkoli Animation (Historical)
DOCUMENTARY
Samuel BOATENG	Eti Koro ntu agyina (One Head does not take counsel)
Lawrence AGBETISSE	Kadi (Lantern)
David A. MASTERWILLE	Trying To Live
William KODJO AGBETI	Komabu­Za
Emmanuel MENSAH AGYAPONG	Waffle

 

The Cultural Attachée for Institut Français du Ghana at the French Embassy, Mrs Stéphanie Soléansky says, “I am delighted that for this 3^rd edition of the Accra Francophone Film Festival we have had such a wide and diverse selection of films for the judges to choose from. This points to the growth in the Ghanaian film industry, and I am delighted that Institut Francais is in a position to showcase these burgeoning filmmakers.”

The winners of the short film competition will win a variety of prizes including tickets and accommodation to participate in internationally renowned film festivals. All the short films selected for competition will also be screened at the Accra Francophone Film Festival.

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About Institut Francais

Institut Français is the new French cultural agency responsible for promoting France’s external cultural activities, whether this is in the form of artistic exchanges or promoting the French language, knowledge and ideas. It is inclusive of a network of nearly 100 local offices or Institutes throughout the world.

Institut Français du Ghana, together with the network of Alliance Française in Ghana, develops and supports projects to promote French culture and foster Ghanaian contemporary artistic creation and artistic exchanges with French artists.  Its missions are also to help the professionalization of the different artistic sectors and to promote Ghanaian artists in France and in pan-African artistic events.