"Cinéma du Métissage"

with Lydie Diakhaté (journalist and producer), Catherine Ruelle (film journalist), Aboubakar Sidiki Sanogo (Carleton University/Ottawa), Teresa Hoefert de Turégano, (Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg), Sylvestre Amoussou (director), Samba Felix Ndiaye (director)

Moderation: Dorothee Wenner

The works of the ‘post independence generation’ of African film-makers are influence by their experiences of living in different cultures. The question of ‘cultural identity’ no longer presents itself solely from an immigrant’s standpoint , but also from that of the homecomer. The panel will be discussing the potential and perspectives of contemporary African cinema as a ‘cinema of dual cultures’.