AS OLD AS MY TONGUE, THE MYTH & LIFE OF BI KIDUDE wins international award at Festival du Film Insulaire
Each year since 2000, the French Island of Groix in Brittany has hosted the ‘Festival du Film Insulaire’, a competitive documentary event showcasing films from islands around the world.
The Lucien Kimité prize is awarded each year to the “most human” documentary in competition.
We are very proud to announce that our début feature documentary As Old As My Tongue won this year’s award. With members of the production team currently scattered far and wide from Japan to Zanzibar and Cumbria to Cork, we invited our Zanzibari translation expert, Said el Gheithy of the Centre for Africa Language Learning to attend the festival.
As Old As My Tongue has now screened in more than 50 venues in 22 countries, winning 4 main awards and 4 further ‘best of the festival’ selections from juries and audiences. DVD to launch at end of October.
ScreenStation [UK] is currently putting the finishing touches to a limited edition DVD of the film to be released in the UK on October 27th. They are pleased to have been invited to the UK’s biggest African film festival in Edinburgh and also selected as part of the festival’s UK wide touring programme during November and December.
Confirmed dates so farEdinburgh Film House: October 28th ( plus Q&A and DVD launch party
Glasgow Film Theatre: October 29th
plus
Q&A Newcastle Star & Shadow Cinema: December 11th
The UK release will be followed by a US and North America launch at the New York African Diaspora Film Festival in December.
European launch is set for Cannes in January and last but not least, we return to Zanzibar for an African version at Sauti za Busara music festival in February 2009.
Links to more information
www.asoldasmytongue.net (has a trailer, synopsis and pictures from the film)
(Has up to date screening information and more)
(the latest news from the UK’s biggest African film festival)
Busara Promotions,
Sauti za Busara festival and more on music of East Africa
Full list of As Old As My Tongue Awards to date
Full list of As Old As My Tongue Awards to date
WINNER: ‘Most Human’ Documentary FilmFESTIVAL DU FILM INSULAIRE. Ile de Groix, France, 2008
WINNER: Best International Documentary FilmZUMA International Film Festival. Abuja, Nigeria, 2008
WINNER: Best Documentary FilmIMAGES INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL. Harare, Zimbabwe, 2007
WINNER: Best International Documentary FilmWIFF (Womens International Film Festival) Miami, USA, 2007 JURY SPECIAL MENTIONVUES D’AFRIQUE PANAFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL.
Montréal, Canada, 2008 Best of the Festival SelectionAFRICALA FILM FESTIVAL.
Mexico City, Mexico, 2007 Best of the Festival SelectionPANAFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL DU CANNES. Cannes,
France, 2007 Audience Award SelectionMOFFOM (Music on Film, Film on Music) Prague, Czech Republic, 2006
Sasa huyu Bi Kidude mwenyewe anafaidikaje, huwa anapata vijipesa kidogo, kwani mnyonge mnyongeni lakini chake kidogo mpeni.
ReplyDeleteMdau,
Gatwick
LONDON.
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