John Akomfrah is one of the leading figures of Black British cinema. In 1982, he co-founded the seminal independent film-making workshop, Black Audio Film Collective.
Abdelkrim Bahloul was born in Algeria but has forged a career as a director, writer and actor in France. His innovative first feature film, Le Thé à la menthe/Mint Tea (1984), provided a portrait of a young Algerian migrant adrift in Paris.
Towards Transnationalism? Funding, Policies, Networks
Recorded on: 13 Jan 2007
Parminder Vir, OBE, is responsible for establishing Ingenious World Cinema (IWC) at Ingenious Media Investments, which sources film projects from the new voices of international cinema including India, China, South Africa, Brazil, Argentina and the Diaspora for development, production and distribution.
Festivals and the Discovery, Promotion and Distribution of Diasporic Cinema and the Script Development Initiative BABYLON
Recorded on: 13 Jan 2007
Thierry Lenouvel and Gareth Jones discuss the significant role which the film festival circuit plays for the discovery of films made by migrant and diasporic filmmakers. Having recently founded the film development initiative BABYLON, which seeks to support the work of filmmakers from Europe's minority communities, Gareth Jones and Thierry Lenouvel present the early stages of their exciting and innovative project
‘That’s a world music film for us’: The Distributor’s Perspective
Recorded on: 13 Feb 2007
Eve Gabereau discusses the marketing and distribtution strategy which Soda Pictures adopted for the UK release of Fatih Akin's films Head-On and Crossing the Bridge.
Moving Turkish-German Cinema into the Mainstream? The Producer's Perspective
Recorded on: 13 Jan 2007
Ralph Schwingel is one of founders of Wüste Filmproduktion, one of Germany's most innovative and dynamic small production companies. Together with Stefan Schubert, he has produced numerous award-winning features and documentaries.