Meet the 2012 Jury
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Henry CorraHenry Corra is a New York City-based documentary filmmaker. His work is influenced by cinéma vérité filmmakers David and Albert Maysles (Salesman, Grey Gardens, Gimme Shelter) whom he collaborated with from 1981-1994. Since 1994, Corra has had athriving production company. He draws on the talents of some of New Yorkʼs mostinnovative and original filmmakers, editors, artists, musicians and designers. |
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Karim DridiKarim Dridi is a French film director and screenwriter. He has directed ten films since 1987. His film Bye-Bye was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival. |
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Solomon Bekele WeyaSolomon Bekele Weya is the director of one of the Ethiopian Classic films, “Aster”. Based on his original screenplay, “Aster” (35 mm, colour), a feature film produced by the Ethiopian Film Corporation was premiered in Addis Ababa in 1992, and became a big success. Solomon Bekele served as FEPACI Representative in Western Europe from 1974 to 1976. In 1993, he has been elected during the FEPACI congress in Ouagadougou as the Regional Secretary of FEPACI for Eastern Africa and stayed in the position until 1996. |
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Letebele Masemola-JonesAmongst some of her most rewarding work, was her participation in the making of the program South Africa Now in New York, the only magazine program giving a day-by-day account of turbulent political and social events in South Africa in the late 1980’s. |
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Don OmopeDon Dewale Omope is a Film Critic and Editor of the popular African film publication, African Screens Magazine. A ground breaking and unique magazine of its kind, African screens celebrates the African sense of self through cinema. It fills a gap in the market for a rich discourse that brings together a plurality of views, contextualizing African films. With the use of articles, video interviews, photography as well as great design, African Screens brings a different approach to experiencing the African cinematic experience online. Prior to working as a film critic, Don worked in television for many years and still currently does as a producer/Director. Trained at the BBC, Don went on to work as Africa producer for Sir David Frost at Aljazeera News, Don left to set up his own production company Boombox television and produced the award wining television show Afrika Rising, which air in 47 African countries. Don was subsequently appointed as an arts columnist for Nigeria’s largest circulating newspaper the National Mirror in recognition of his depth of thought and analysis of African popular art. Following his deep interests in narratives and visual aesthetics Don is an avid photographer. His pictures have been published in over 15 countries and he was short listed for the International Photo Africa awards in 2010. Don’s images are celebrated for its strong narratives and profound impact and his works have been published in some of the biggest newspapers in the world. Don is a member of the British Film Institute's committee on African cinema and speaks regularly at numerous international events on African films. Don has worked as a critic and member of award jury at many African film festivals around the world. Don graduated with a first class degree in film and television production from Westminster University, and was awarded the AHRC scholarship to pursue a Masters degree in Art journalism at Goldsmith College. |
www.donomope.com |
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Ioana - Frédérique WesthoffIoana-Frédérique Westhoff is a consultant and expert in the development, management and evaluation of projects based in a multicultural environment (media, culture, sustainable development) both in Europe and internationally. She majored in Social Sciences and Cultural Anthropology at the University of Brussels. |