SPONSORS
‘From Africa, With Love’ has been funded by:
And curated by a consortium of UK-based African film festivals.
CAFF 2015 has been sponsored by:
CONTRIBUTORS
And strongly supported by the following contributors:
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Our sincerest thanks to the consortium of UK African Film Festivals, with whom we have put together ‘From Africa, With Love’ this year, including Film Africa, and particularly to Rachael Loughlan; Africa in Motion, and particularly to Justine Atkinson and Lizelle Bischoff; Afrika Eye, and Watch Africa, as well as our season producer, Sarah Dawhson.
Special thanks too Tony Jones and the Cambridge Film Trust, and Lindiwe Dovey, without whom this would not have been possible. The Cambridge African Film Festival 2015 has been mainly supported by Smuts Fund Memorial (University of Cambridge), Trinity College and the Centre of African Studies, University of Cambridge and University of London, as well as the BFI Love Blockbuster Season; and received enormous contributions and support from Your Space, the Cambridge Arts Picturehouse, Cambridge Film Trust, the Festival of Ideas, particularly from Malavika Anderson; Menelik Education, Calabash and very particularly from Jane Carpenter and Bridget Lindley, who will be co-hosting the Closing Party and who have been actively engaged in the success of CAFF throughout the years; the Museum of Archaeology and Antropology, Eko Restaurant, and its manager, Yemi Macaulay; Passion for Motherland, and very particularly from its founder, Lisette Mibo, who will generously put together a vibrant fashion show in our Closing Party, The Cambridge-Africa Programme, King’s College, and very particularly from David Dunne; Emmanuel College, and very particularly from Dr Devon Curtis and Sarah J. Banbery, and the African Society of Cambridge University (ASCU), and very particularly from Nungari Mwangi, and Booking.com, led by Amaiur Armesto.
There are many people who have kindly and generously supported and devoted their time to make this festival happen. We are very grateful to our festival patron Judy Kibinge, all members of the Advisory Board, including the cited Tony Jones and Lindiwe Dovey, as well as Michael Boyd, former director and extremely helpful in co-organising this festival, Dr. Jean Khalfa, Joel Cabrita, Julie MacArthur, Paula Beegan, who generously devoted her time to proofread publications and provide general assistance, Sarah Ping Nie Jones, Theodore Menelik, who will be co-hosting the ‘Dine & View’ and CAFF Closing party ; Angèle Diabang and Modupe Otesanya, as well as the festival organizers of Afrika Eye, Simon Bright and Ingrid Sinclair; Film Africa, Sheila Ruiz, Rachael Loughlan, and the Royal African Society; Africa in Motion, Lizelle Bisschoff and Justine Atkinson; and Watch Africa in Wales, Fadhili Maghhiya.
A big and warm thank you to Marion Berger, curator of the African Film Festival of Cordoba-FCAT, and to Mane Cisneros, director of the African Film Festival of Cordoba-FCAT, as well as Federico Olivieri, and Amaiur Armesto, with whom we have the pleasure to work with in Cambridge this year.
A big thank you to Bill Thompson, thanks to whom the website has been running correctly and on time, to Jenny Thornton, key in broadening the scope of this festival, with excellent organizational skills and a genuine intention to please. This festival would not be the same without you. Big thanks to Sebastiana Etzo, Head of the Media Office, for her dedicated and excellent work; as well as to India Blair, our Head of the Social Media. Special thanks go to Wale Awoyinka, who after volunteering for CAFF 2014 is now the Volunteers Coordinator. We would also like to thank the African Society of Cambridge University (ASCU), and very particularly to Nungari Mwangi and Njoki Wamai for their continuous support and recommendation of Cambridge based speakers. Thanks as well to Keith Gehler, Jack Toye, Madeleine Mullet, from Cambridge Film Trust and Cambridge Arts Picturehouse. Big thanks to Angelica Baschiera and Anna de Mutiis, providing an excellent support from CAS, in SOAS (University of London), continuing with the excellent job carried out by Caitlin Pearson last year.
Special thanks to Suzanne Emerson, from Your Space Apartments Ltd, which offers luxury serviced, self catering apartments in Cambridge’s city centre to visiting business and leisure travelers - Your Space Apartments - the smart hotel alternative. We would also like to thank Yemi, from Eko Restaurant, the first Nigerian restaurant in Cambridge. We are also grateful to Prof Ash Amin, Laura Bentham, Victoria Jones, Prof Harri Englund, Claire Rastogi, India Blair, Caitlin Pearson, Javier Hirschfeld, Pablo Sendra, and all the speakers who will be with us for the discussions: Dr Lindiwe Dovey, Dr Litheko Modisane, Dr Jean Khalfa, Mike Thomas, Robin Steedman, Rainatou Sow, Dr Sharath Srinivasan, Dr Paula Beegan, Njoki Wamai, Dr Maha Abdelrahman, Dr Ros Gray and Estrella Sendra.
A big thank you as well to all volunteers who are running this festival and generously devoting their time to share their love for (African) film.
Most of all, thank you very much to the filmmakers who have agreed to have their films shown at our festival, and to those that are attending the festival.
Estrella Sendra, CAFF Director 2015