Assists the training of African writers to develop professional standard film and television screenplays. The ASDF uses an integrative approach that unifies the creative process with marketing and distribution activities. Based in Zimbabwe.

Flame (1996), director Ingrid Sinclair. First film to focus on the role of women & the struggles for the independence & liberation of Zimbabwe.

Archives (Feb 96 to Feb 99) of the African Cinema Conference mailing list.

Scholarly paper by Mbye Cham originally published in African Studies Quarterly 2(1).

International journal of the moving image in Africa, yearbook/directory, quarterly magazine, newsflash by post, fax or email.

Distributors of films that focus on the human experience of black people in Africa, the Caribbean, North and South America and Europe.

A resource for independent South African film-makers.

Annual market, held in conjunction with the Cape Town World Cinema Festival.

Rebecca Gearhart. Interviews with filmmaker Salem Mekuria and film critic Sheila Petty. Originally published in African Studies Quarterly 2(1).

Film and film-making in Africa: reviews, criticism and theory. Papers by Kedmon Hungwe, Martin Mhando and Kimani Gecau, focussing on Zimbabwe and Central Africa.

Francoise Pfaff (1996). Originally published in Cineaste 22(4).

Notes by William P. Coleman, April 1998.

A very short interview from 1993.

Mama Africa - six short films by African women, each from a different country and perspective.

Martin Mhando, 2000. An approach to African cinema from a cultural studies perspective, emphasising the deconstructive criticism viewpoint.

Annotated directory of links to web resources.

Award-winning film portraying the events of January 1999 in Freetown, capital of Sierra Leone.

Describes the making of two documentaries: Exodus, following the plight of African people attempting to reach the West; and Walking on Ashes, filmed in Uganda, which attempts to make sense of the one-party state.

A thematic exploration by Martin P Botha.

Introduction to African cinema by Elizabeth Heath.

H-Net discussion list dealing with African Literature and Cinema. Includes book reviews and searchable archives.

Interview with Tayo Odunlami. The News (Lagos).

Fosters collaborative efforts between writers, filmmakers, screenwriters, governments, financiers and film students who bring African culture, stories or locales to the screen. Based in Los Angeles, USA.

Special issue of West Africa Review devoted to commentaries and responses to the film series, Wonders Of The African World, produced by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Hyperlinked encyclopedia articles provides information and history about African films, directors and filmmakers.