Afrika Eye is a film and arts festival founded in 2005 in

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. It is described as 'the South West's biggest annual festival of African film, music and arts and is held at venues across Bristol, including

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, Trinity Centre and

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. The festival includes talks, live music, exhibitions and workshops as well as screenings of features, shorts and documentaries by filmmakers from, or with roots in, Africa.'
Afrika Eye 2022
will take place 7 - 19 November, 2022.

Founders & Organisation

Founders, Simon Bright (director of The King and the People) and Ingrid Sinclair (director of Flame (1996)) created Afrika Eye with the aim of promoting 'the richness and diversity of Africa and its diaspora through film, education and cultural exchange'. Afrika Eye is a non-profit organisation, supported by a number of partners including

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and

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. The festival is currently directed by Annie Menter.

Past festivals

Se
Afrika Eye programmes
for information about previous festivals. Previous artists and guests include: *

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* Aloun Ndombet-Assamba (politician) * Albie Sachs (activist) * Gary Younge (journalist) * Justin Adams (musician)

References

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External links

Official Website for Afrika Eye

Visit Bristol
Film festivals in England Festivals in Bristol