New caledonia : call for films - Peoples' film festival 2010

Genre : Calls for papers
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Release/publication date : 2010
Published on : 27/01/2010
http://www.anuuruaboro.com

Deadline for film submissions and entries: may 31st 2010.



Ânûû-rû âboro, or ‘film' in the Paicî language, literally means "a man'sshadow".

Human dignity is often associated with struggles for emancipation and freedom. Since the signing of the Nouméa Accord in May 1998, the Kanak People and the citizens of New Caledonia have been engaged in a decolonisation process, which will lead to full sovereignty if it is so decided. This aspiration for self-respect is shared by other peoples of the world. The anûû-rû âboro festival seeks to echo the commotion in the world and the voices of its peoples by promoting documentary film. Documentaries can be a common language spoken by all the peoples of the world.

Anûû-rû âboro will screen films from Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe and naturally the Pacific. It will address the eyes as well as the ears; it will be an opportunity to talk to one another and to think about the use of technology and the issues and responsibilities involved in filming. Film is as much about ethics as it is about aesthetics.

The next anûû-rû âboro festival will take place in Pwêêdi Wiimîâ (Poindimié) and in the tribus (Kanak villages) of the Northern Province of New Caledonia, where a majority of the population is pro-Independence. Colonisation has focussed most economic activities in the south, mainly in Nouméa. The Northern Province has no cinema. Films are shown in the open air from a mobile ‘bush' cinema (Ciné-brousse). To stage a documentary film festival in a province with no cinema is more than a paradox; it expresses a determination to overcome the imbalances inherited from colonisation.

Anûû-rû âboro wants to offer its guests and participants an original backdrop for screening films, out of doors, in the Kanak village setting, sitting on a mat among local communities. Guests and participants will be able to enjoy meals and accommodation with villagers, in the Kanak tradition of hospitality, with respect and humility, and engage in discussion and exchange after film screenings in a fraternal atmosphere.

Ânûû-rû âboro will be hosted within the Kanak community; it will be ambitious in its programming, and modest and warm in its organisation.

Films

About 20 documentaries in competition will be screened during the ânûû-rû âboro festival. These films will articulate the spirit of freedom and emancipation for peoples, with a special focus on innovatory works produced by the peoples themselves. In addition to the official selection, chosen films by Kanak and Caledonian artists will also be shown.
Two prizes will be awarded: the ânûû-rû âboro festival grand prize, the special Prize of Jury and the cèikî (hope) special prize.
Places

The ânûû-rû âboro festival will be held in Pwêêdi Wiimîâ (Poindimié). Situated by the sea on the east coast, Pwêêdi Wiimîâ has a population of 5 000 spread over two customary districts and twenty-two Kanak villages. The ânûû-rû âboro festival will screen selected films in the media library cinema in the daytime and in the surrounding villages at sunset.
Training
Training in camera work and sound recording is usually restricted to the technical aspects. The purpose is usually to train technicians to find jobs with a television station or an audiovisual production company. This approach may fail to address the cultural, social, ethical and political issues involved in the representation of peoples through images and sound. There are dominant models that it is essential to recognise and criticise because they are biased. The entertainment-oriented and alienating logic of the world media market is not the only possible reasoning. Technical options and choices of format are not neutral either.
The northern province
Situated 20 000 km from France, New Caledonia or Kanaky comprises the main island, (‘Grande Terre') and the Loyalty Islands. It is divided into three provinces - South, North and Islands - two of which are under the control of pro-Independence coalitions. Since May 1988, when the Nouméa Accord was signed, New Caledonia has been involved in a decolonisation and emancipation process characterised by the full recognition of the Kanak identity and the gradual and irreversible transfer of French Government responsibilities until full sovereignty is achieved, if it is so decided.

Of the three provinces, the Northern Province is the most extensive and accounts for 52 % of the country's total land area. The population, a majority of whom are Kanaks, is today close to 45 000. In terms of administrative and customary organisation, the Northern Province has 17 communes and 199 ‘tribus' (Kanak villages), 191 of which form 28 ‘customary districts'. It is also divided into 4 ‘customary areas', each of which has an area council.

The Northern Province Assembly is presently directed by an executive formed of elected members of the UNI-FLNKS group. The President is Paul Neaoutyine.

Organizations

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Partners

  • Arterial network
  • Media, Sports and Entertainment Group (MSE)
  • Gens de la Caraïbe
  • Groupe 30 Afrique
  • Alliance Française VANUATU
  • PACIFIC ARTS ALLIANCE
  • FURTHER ARTS
  • Zimbabwe : Culture Fund Of Zimbabwe Trust
  • RDC : Groupe TACCEMS
  • Rwanda : Positive Production
  • Togo : Kadam Kadam
  • Niger : ONG Culture Art Humanité
  • Collectif 2004 Images
  • Africultures Burkina-Faso
  • Bénincultures / Editions Plurielles
  • Africiné
  • Afrilivres

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