| Abstract: | There are various prescriptive and limiting discourses about what 'African Cinema' is or should be. Because of the vastness of the continent and the heterogeneity of the people inhabiting it (as well as those interested in its culture and history), most of these theories and assertions provide little more than general statements and often omit the importance of national and regional particularity. This article examines the emerging film industry in Rwanda and the potential challenge it can pose to certain paradigms within discourses surrounding 'African Cinema'. It looks at different funding and distribution models, including international, collaborative and independent film projects currently underway in Rwanda. It also looks at the Rwanda Cinema Centre (RCC) and the Rwanda Film Festival as well as the spectatorial processes evoked by the organization and the event. Analyses of two films - Patrick Mureithi's 'Icyizere: Hope' (2008) and Debs Gardner-Paterson's 'We Are All Rwandans' (2008) - are provided to support the article's argument. Bibliogr., notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract] |
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