Africa in Motion film festival continues its aim of bringing the best of African cinema to Scottish audiences.

The main focus of AiM 2007 is a tribute to the late Senegalese director Ousmane Sembene, one of the most important pioneers of African cinema. The Bicentenary of the Abolition of the British Slave Trade will be celebrated by a number of film screenings, and AiM will also have a spotlight on Ghana to mark 50 years of independence from Britain, with the screenin

AiM will also showcase the latest gems of African cinema to Scottish audiences, with screenings of contemporary feature films such as Bamako (Abderrahmane Sissako, Mauritania, 2006) and Africa Paradis (Sylvestre Amoussou, Benin, 2006).
The Africa in Motion team feel very honoured that eight African filmmakers from across the continent will be in attendance during the AiM festival, to host their films, meet with their audiences and encourage live debate and discussion.
"The classic films in the AiM 2007 programme are amongst the greatest works of cinema produced anywhere in the world, and landmarks in African film history”, says film critic and AiM advisor Mark Cousins. “The essential films in the African movie canon are hardly ever programmed together in this way. Africa in Motion is a brilliant overview and a rare treat."
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