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Cinema Africa is an annual film festival that takes place in Bayreuth Germany and is curated by Prof. Dr. Ute Fendler, the Chair of Romance & Comparative Literature at the University of Bayreuth. In November of 2021, Cinema Africa was presented at Bayreuth's Cineplex and saw screenings of "Maudit!", " Sac la mort", " Mayfair", "Binti" and " The Comeback - A Tale of Irrelevance". Each film was represented by a special guest answering questions of the audience after the movie was shown. The honorary guests also sat down with researchers of the Cluster to talk in-depth about their respective projects. This playlist contains the recording of these interviews.

In the german city of Bayreuth, during the winter of 2021, the 13th edition of the CINEMA AFRICA film festival took place. Despite the ongoing pandemic, the team of the Africa Multiple Cluster of Excellence and a group of filmmakers from different corners of the globe were able to showcase five films, that truly showcased the artistic diversity of modern day African filmmaking. With a regional focus on the Indian Ocean, last year's films took us from Tanzania and South Africa to La Réunion and Mauritius, creating a space for stories once overlooked and untold. During the filmmakers' short stay in Bayreuth, we, the Cluster of Excellence, were able to sit down with each filmmaker to talk about her/his respective works. In this video Interview Prof. Dr. Ute Fendler and Mr. Thierry Boudjekeu talk with French filmmaker Emmanuel Parraud about his two showcased films: Maudit! and Sac la Mort. Amongst other things, the filmmaker talks about making films in Creole. You can find Mr Parraud on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emmanuelparraud/ CINEMA AFRICA 2021 Trailer: https://youtu.be/ic2xULGVZ5A Cinema Africa Interviews: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDlHB4qY36Wi8VczSMvmrDs1zFXoRRh0- Thanks for Watching!

In the german city of Bayreuth, during the winter of 2021, the 13th edition of the CINEMA AFRICA film festival took place. Despite the ongoing pandemic, the team of the Africa Multiple Cluster of Excellence and a group of filmmakers from different corners of the globe were able to showcase five films, that truly showcased the artistic diversity of modern day African filmmaking. With a regional focus on the Indian Ocean, last year's films took us from Tanzania and South Africa to La Réunion and Mauritius, creating a space for stories once overlooked and untold. During the filmmakers' short stay in Bayreuth, we, the Cluster of Excellence, were able to sit down with each filmmaker to talk about her/his respective works. In this video Interview Prof. Dr. Clarissa Vierke talks with Tanzanian filmmaker and producer Seko Shamte about her film, Binti (now on worldwide on Netflix!!). Amongst other things, the filmmaker recalls how audiences connected to the film in many different ways. Seko Shamte is on Instagram under: https://www.instagram.com/seko_shamte/ CINEMA AFRICA 2021 Trailer: https://youtu.be/ic2xULGVZ5A Cinema Africa Interviews: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDlHB4qY36Wi8VczSMvmrDs1zFXoRRh0- Thanks for Watching!

In the german city of Bayreuth, during the winter of 2021, the 13th edition of the CINEMA AFRICA film festival took place. Despite the ongoing pandemic, the team of the Africa Multiple Cluster of Excellence and a group of filmmakers from different corners of the globe were able to showcase five films, that truly showcased the artistic diversity of modern day African filmmaking. With a regional focus on the Indian Ocean, last year's films took us from Tanzania and South Africa to La Réunion and Mauritius, creating a space for stories once overlooked and untold. During the filmmakers' short stay in Bayreuth, we, the Cluster of Excellence, were able to sit down with each filmmaker to talk about her/his respective works. In this video Interview Prof. Dr. Ute Fendler and Mr. Adebanjo Baderin talk with Mauritius filmmaker Sharvan Anenden about his film, The Comeback. Amongst other things, the filmmaker chronicles his creative process and the challenges faced in incorperating Bollywoodian aspects in his film. CINEMA AFRICA 2021 Trailer: https://youtu.be/ic2xULGVZ5A Cinema Africa Interviews: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDlHB4qY36Wi8VczSMvmrDs1zFXoRRh0- Thanks for Watching!

In the german city of Bayreuth, during the winter of 2021, the 13th edition of the CINEMA AFRICA film festival took place. Despite the ongoing pandemic, the team of the Africa Multiple Cluster of Excellence and a group of filmmakers from different corners of the globe were able to showcase five films, that truly showcased the artistic diversity of modern day African filmmaking. With a regional focus on the Indian Ocean, last year's films took us from Tanzania and South Africa to La Réunion and Mauritius, creating a space for stories once overlooked and untold. During the filmmakers' short stay in Bayreuth, we, the Cluster of Excellence, were able to sit down with each filmmaker to talk about her/his respective works. In this video Interview Ms. Marie Tsogo and Mr. Duncan Tarrant talk with South African filmmaker Sara Blecher about her film, Mayfair. Amongst other things, the filmmaker talks about the South African Thriller and her reimagination of it. CINEMA AFRICA 2021 Trailer: https://youtu.be/ic2xULGVZ5A Cinema Africa Interviews: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDlHB4qY36Wi8VczSMvmrDs1zFXoRRh0- Thanks for Watching!

Only one week separates us from Cinema Africa 2021 now! We invite you to celebrate contemporary African Cinema with us at Cineplex Bayreuth and to explore the diverse artistry of African Filmmaking! Don't miss this year's exciting lineup: Sac La Mort (2017) by Emmanuel Parraud - 14.11 at 19:15h Maudit! (2020) by Emmanuel Parraud - 14.11 at 21:15 Mayfair (2018) by Sara Blecher - 15.11 at 20:00h The Comback (2019) by Sharvan Anenden - 16.11 at 20:00h Binti (2021) by Seko Shamte - 17.11 at 20:00h For more information about the festival and the films, check out our website or visit the Cineplex Bayreuth website. Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/tricky License code: PY1SGTO28FDWVHC1

Cinema Africa is an annual film festival that takes place in Bayreuth Germany and is curated by Prof. Dr. Ute Fendler, the Chair of Romance & Comparative Literature at the University of Bayreuth. In January of 2023, Cinema Africa was presented at Bayreuth's Cineplex and saw screenings of "Tug of War", "Borga", "Saloum", "Bandskins" and "Gravité". Each film was represented by a special guest answering questions of the audience after the movie was shown. The honorary guests also sat down with researchers of the Cluster to talk in-depth about their respective projects. This playlist contains the recording of these interviews.

As part of the Cinema Africa festival 2023, director and screenwriter Cédric Ido was a guest of the Africa Multiple Cluster of Excellence in Bayreuth. In this interview, he talks with Dr. Maroua El Nag-gare and Jelena Mijajlovic about his film “La Gravité” which he presented at the film festival. The movie is about two brothers living in a ghetto eager to do anything for their freedom. When an unprecedented alignment of planets seemingly impacts earth’s gravity and upsets the balance in the ghetto, they find themselves in an unceasing fight between old and new generations.

Duncan Tarrant interviews the leading actor Gudrun Columbus Mwanyika of the film "Tug of War" that was presented at the 2023 Cinema Africa film festival in Bayreuth. Apart from being an actor Gudrun Columbus Mwanyika from Tanzania is also a producer and filmmaker. During the film festival he represented the movie "Vuta N‘Kuvute" (Tug of War) - a feature-length fiction based on Adam Shafis award-winning Swahili novel. The story explores a forbidden romance between star-crossed lovers against the backdrop of 1950s colonial Zanzibar. Young Indian-Zanzibari Yasmin flees from her arranged marriage and meets Dengé, a young revolutionary. Cinema Africa 2023 in Bayreuth was organised by the Africa Multiple Cluster of Excellence at the University of Bayreuth and curated by Prof. Dr. Ute Fendler.

Filmmaker and producer Paméla Diop was guest of the Africa Multiple Cluster of Excellence as part of the film festival Cinema Africa 2023 in Bayreuth. She presented her movie "Saloum" a Western type thriller set in the Senegalese region of the the same name. In this interview Paméla Diop talks with Marie Tsogo and Thierry Boudjekeu about making "Saloum" in particular and the process of African filmmaking in a more general sense.

This playlist brings together all interviews recorded at the Cinema Africa 2024/25 Film Festival in Bayreuth. Featuring conversations with filmmakers, producers, and creatives from across the African continent and diaspora, the videos offer insight into the films presented, artistic processes, and the political, cultural, and historical contexts shaping contemporary African cinema. The interviews were conducted during the festival and reflect its commitment to dialogue, exchange, and the visibility of diverse cinematic voices.

This playlist brings together all interviews recorded at the Cinema Africa 2025/26 Film Festival in Bayreuth. Featuring conversations with filmmakers, producers, and creatives from across the African continent and diaspora, the videos offer insight into the films presented, artistic processes, and the political, cultural, and historical contexts shaping contemporary African cinema. The interviews were conducted during the festival and reflect its commitment to dialogue, exchange, and the visibility of diverse cinematic voices.

In this interview, Gilbert Shang-Ndi and Marie Nadège Tsogo speak with filmmaker Dani Kouyaté about his award-winning film Katanga – The Dance of the Scorpions, presented at the Cinema Africa Bayreuth Film Festival in 2026. Kouyaté discusses adapting Shakespeare’s Macbeth into a dreamlike political tale set in the fictional kingdom of Ganzurgu, exploring power, prophecy, and ambition through an African lens. The film, performed in Mooré with English subtitles, won the FESPACO Yennenga Golden Stallion in 2025.

Samuel Abiola Robinson was our guest for the November edition of the Cinema Africa film festival 2024/25. The Nigerian actor stars in the movie "Dilli Dark" that was presented on 11.11.2024 in Cineplex Bayreuth. Before Robinson was present for the screening and subsequent discussion, he sat with the festival's organiser Prof. Dr. Ute Fendler for an interview talking about his career, life in New Delhi and forthcoming projects.

In this interview, director Mo Harawe discusses his debut feature film "The Village Next to Paradise", presented at the Cinema Africa Festival 2024–2025 in Bayreuth. In conversation with Prof. Dr. Ute Fendler, organiser and curator of the festival, Harawe reflects on the film’s portrayal of family life in a rural Somali village shaped by economic hardship, environmental pressures and the lingering effects of conflict. He also discusses his approach to storytelling, his use of non-professional actors, and his intention to foreground everyday experiences beyond dominant narratives. The interview was recorded as part of the 16th edition of the Cinema Africa Festival, organised by the Africa Multiple Cluster of Excellence at the University of Bayreuth.

Mohamed Kordofani's critically acclaimed movie "Goodbye Julia" is his first feature film. As part of the 16th edition of Cinema Africa Kordofani came to Bayreuth to present his film to the Bayreuth public. Maryam Shojaei and Bakheit Nur had the chance to sit down with him and ask him a few questions on his career, his film and the political background that frames this extraordinary work of art.

In his interview, director Sana Na N’Hada discusses his film Nome, presented at the Cinema Africa Festival 2024–2025 in Bayreuth. The conversation, conducted by festival organiser Prof. Dr. Ute Fendler and doctoral researcher Marie Tsogo, explores the film’s engagement with Guinea-Bissau’s struggle for independence, as well as its focus on memory, disillusionment and the complexities of post-revolutionary experience. N’Hada also reflects on his use of archival material and the personal and historical dimensions that shape the film. The interview was recorded as part of the 16th edition of the Cinema Africa Festival, curated by Prof. Dr. Ute Fendler and funded by the Africa Multiple Cluster of Excellence at the University of Bayreuth.

The 12th edition of "Cinema Africa" will be presented by the Africa Multiple Cluster of Excellence between 21 and 24 November 2019. Four excellent films have been chosen for this year's festival - and the directors will be present for discussions after the showings.

Cinema Africa Bayreuth goes into a new round! The first screening took place on 10 November 2025 at Cineplex Bayreuth where a double feature presented two Angolan films "Ar condicionado" and "Our Lady of the Chinese Shop". Ery Claver, who directed the latter and was responsible for cinematography in the former, was present in Bayreuth and answered the questions of the audience. To present two Angolan films to the Bayreuth public could not have come at a better timing as Angola celebrated its 50 anniversary of independence on 11 November 2025. Ery Claver also sat down with Prof. Dr. Ute Fendler, initiator and curator of the Bayreuth film festival, and Adebanjo Oreoluwa Baderin, who is part of the Cinema Africa organisational team to answer their questions on the thoughts that went into making these two special films.