The Jean Rouch International Film Festival, one of Europe’s leading events for documentary films focusing on the human and social sciences, will be held for the first time in Tunis, in an off-site edition scheduled for February 22-25, 2024.
This off-site event in Tunis will be organised by the Institut de recherche sur le Maghreb contemporain (IRMC), the Tunisian Cinémathèque and the Association Sentiers, with the support of the Comité du Film Ethnographique of the Jean Rouch International Film Festival.
The main aim of organising this off-site event in Tunis is to promote ethnographic and documentary cinema and the link between art and the humanities in Tunisia, says the IRMC.
The line-up includes screenings and debates on seven selected documentary films, workshops for students of cinema, visual anthropology and social sciences, and a Masterclass open to the public and attended by film-makers.
“As part of a more structured approach, the festival organisers in Paris and the team in Tunisia hope to make
this partnership a lasting one, with the aim of making it a not-to-be-missed film festival in Tunisia and anchoring this event in the cultural landscape of the city of Tunis,” adds the same source.
The Festival’s aim is to showcase the most innovative and relevant trends in ethnographic filmmaking, visual anthropology and to promote dialogue between cultures.
The Festival selects films that document and explore human societies and cultures in their many facets, such as social and cultural diversity, continuity and change, cultural transmission, relationship to the environment.
The IRMC released the list of the 7 selected films, pending publication of the detailed programme. Admission to all sessions and events is free.
Here is the list of the 7 selected films:
Tonratun, the story of Armenia told by women by Inna Mkhitaryan (Armenia, 2022, 84′)
Light upon Light by Christian Suhr (Egypt, Denmark 2022, 78′)
Las y los minuscules by Khristine Gillard (Belgium, 2021, 150′)
Transfariana by Joris Lachaise (Fr
ance, Colombia, 2022, 153′)
Pastorale électrique by Ivan Boccara (Morocco, 2017, 93′)
Maman colonelle by Dieudonné Hamadi (Democratic Republic of Congo, 2016, 72′)
Babylone by Ismaël and Youssef Chebbi, Ala Eddine Slim (Tunisia, 2012, 121′).
Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse
The National Assembly Departmental Committee on Housing, Urban Planning, and Public Works, Monday, held a public participation exercise in Lodwar, to hear views of the residents on the Affordable Housing Bill.
The team paid a courtesy call on Governor Jeremiah Lomorukai, who supported the Bill and urged the National Government, to consider Turkana County in its Affordable Housing Programme.
Governor Lomorukai acknowledged the importance of the housing programme in creating employment opportunities and addressing the housing challenge.
He assured the Committee, chaired by Emurua Dikirr legislator, Johana Ngeno, of the county administration’s readiness to embrace it.
The Committee is in Turkana to conduct public participation on the Affordable Housing Bill, 2023, which is expected to provide a legal framework for the programme’s implementation.
The County Government has earmarked 40 acres of land in Turkana South, Turkana Central, and Turkana West Sub-counties, for construction of housing units.
Governor
Lomorukai expressed optimism that the programme will address pressing housing challenges in Turkana, particularly in educational institutions, such as universities and colleges.
He assured the Committee of the hospitality of the Turkana people and briefed them on efforts to foster peaceful cohesion among the Ateker communities.
The Committee Chair revealed that the National Government, would construct 200 units in every Constituency and stressed that public views collected will shape the programme’s implementation.
Present during the talks were County Secretary, Peter Eripete, Deputy County Secretary, Dr Albert Gamoe, County Executives David Erukudi (Trade) and Peter Akono (Lands), as well as Chief of Staff, Peter Yoromoe.
Source: Kenya News Agency