Speaking today about African Cinema and the Nouvelle Vague at Kino Xenix in Zurich… but wait a minute… Africa is so big! Jean-Pierre Bekolo and I agree, it would be crazy and a lie to generalize and reduce it to a few approximations. Turns out that I can only speak about what I know: Cinema in East Africa, because THE CONTINENT is so diverse and complex. Thank you for the invitation. We definitely need more discussions like that. – Kantarama
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“Pourquoi aller chercher les grandes productions Hollywoodiennes alors qu’il suffit simplement d’une bande de potes, de l’imagination et de l’originalité ?” Coups de Coeur du Vendeur. Tapis Rouge est toujours disponible à la Fnac !! – Kantarama Tapis Rouge @ IMDb
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March 2016, I am teaching a PRODUCING and DIRECTING workshop in Kigali. Ibrahim Ahmed, main actor from the movie Timbuktu, is teaching an ACTING workshop next door. At the end of the week we get the 2 classes together to film a few scenes of the script they came up with in their improv sessions! WOW so much fun, inspiration, creativity and hard work. I could do this again. I am going to do this again! – Kantarama
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Proud to be back for the Second Edition of Mashariki African Film Festival as Marraine of the Festival. The setting looks like a dream (Grand Pension Plaza in Kigali). We had a record number of people attending the Opening Ceremony and screened TIMBUKTU by Abderrahmane Sissako under the stars (an Academy Award Nominee, a Cannes Film Festival Selection, and a winner of 7 Césars). Need I say more? – Kantarama
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October 2015, coming back to New York with a movie in a festival is such an amazing experience! It’s like going home! Many many thanks Chelsea Film Festival! – Kantarama Tapis Rouge @ IMDb
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June 2015, teaching a DIRECTING masterclass (in Portuguese!) in Sao Paulo at Instituto Criar de Cinema y Novas Mídias. The students were really keen to practice different improvisation techniques we used when filming Tapis Rouge. The whole day was a lot of fun. And passion is universal. – Kantarama
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24 hours in Rio. 1st step Corcovado and its amazing view, then lunch in Copacabana, afternoon walk in Santa Theresa, passing by the Escadaria Selarón, early evening drinks in Lapa and then Tapis Rouge screens at the Swiss Consulate. Live music at night in Ipanema. 3 hours of sleep. 12 caipirinhas. I will never forget that day! – Kantarama Tapis Rouge @ IMDb
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