Dutch Drama Dept: There's the change in name and focus, for a start. What had been known as the Haitian Film Festival has now broadened its horizons to include film from Mother Africa and the entire black diaspora, according to Montreal Gazette. In between, 126 films from 25 countries represent the largest and most all-encompassing lineup in the festival's history and turning 6 is a very big birthday for the Montreal International Black Film Festival. When the festival begins tomorrow at the Imperial Cinema, it will do so with The Silent Army, Jean van de Velde's Dutch drama about Africa's child soldiers. It closes Oct. 3 with Skin, a South Africa-U. K. co-production by Anthony Fabian about race in the Eastern Transvaal. Both directors will accompany their films, which have screened to acclaim at the prestigious Cannes and Toronto International Film Festivals, respectively. As
reported in the news.
@t van de velde, eastern transvaal
21.9.10
