7TH AIFF Addis International Film Festival Overview
As Ethiopia’s established social activist, Initiative Africa will be hosting the 16th edition Addis International Film Festival, staring May 10th to May 14th, 2009, bringing more than 40 local and international documentaries, under the theme of Human Rights and The Global Crisis in their different forms taking place at the Alliance Ethio-Française, Hager Fiker Theater, and Italian Cultural institute in Addis Ababa. The documentaries aim to contribute to current global issues and their impact on various forms of Human Rights.
Through the screening of relevant documentaries and by convening discussions among experts and practitioners, AIFF is focusing on addressing the key drivers of change to engage in exchange of challenges and dilemmas related to the issue of human rights. The 2023 AIFF program will represent a few of the essential issues that have always, and still do, concern us all.
Another essential component of the festival are discussions and live Q&A by Anike Tourse – Director of AMERICA’S FAMILY from United States of America, Ian Volpi – Director of Cine Hidalgo from United States of America.
Opening: May 10th – Italian Cultural Institute
Screening days: May 11th – 13th Alliance Ethio-Française, Hager Fiker Theater, Goethe Institut and Italian Cultural institute
Closing: May 14th Italian Cultural Institut
THE 7TH ADDIS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, TELL ME YOUR STORY AND EXPERIENCE: A ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION at Goethe Institut
Round table discussion among film makers, human right advocators and Ethiopian Human Right NGOs representatives on how to use documentaries as a tool to promote human rights and to create an insight to current Human Rights issue in the world and in Ethiopia Providing a session of what making a film entails, giving young film makers a chance to experience scriptwriting, producing and creating a story line.
THE 7TH ADDIS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, TELL ME YOUR STORY AND EXPERIENCE: A ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION
AIFF is more than a film screening platform; it stands as a catalyst for the contestation of ideas that have the potential to reshape social paradigms and conditions. Today, the festival offers a plethora of diverse perspectives challenging the established norms.
