Sorry, I can't help beyond the advise I gave you. Regards,
Isaac On Sep 15, 2017 8:53 PM, "TheAfricanDream Oral.Ofori" <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks a lot, now makes sense... Here is what I have, kindly feel free to > look through whenever you have the time. I merged the mission/vision but I > still might be doing something wrong. > > Two heads or are better than one so feel free to take a punch below: > > {{Infobox film festival > |name=Black Star International Film Festival > |logo=Official_BSIFF_logo.jpg > |founded=2015 > |location=[[Accra]], [[Ghana]] > |founder=[[Juliet Asante]] > |partnerS=[[National Film and Television Institute (NAFTI)]], [[Silverbrid > Group]] > |website=http://www.bsiff.org}} > > The '''Black Star International Film Festival''' ('''BSIFF''')<ref>{{cite > web|url=http://bsiff.org|title=BSIFF official > website|access-date=2017-09-15}}</ref> founded by [[Juliet Asante]] with > support from partners in 2015 is an annual film festival held around August > in [[Accra]], [[Ghana]]. It started in 2016<ref>{{cite web|url= > http://citifmonline.com/2016/02/03/black-star-intern > ational-film-festival-launched-in-accra/|title=BSIFF > launched|access-date=2017-09-15}}</ref> The festival is held between > three to four days, which include various activities about the festival’s > theme<ref>{{cite web | url=https://bsiff.org/program/ | title=BSIFF Theme > | publisher=bsiff.org | accessdate=15 September 2017}}</ref> Typically, > submissions are opened around February for filmmakers all over the world > after which the portal is closed for the jury to judge and decide on the > best films to be screened at the festival. > > All activities for the festival are normally coordinated by the Festival > Producer<ref>{{cite web | url=http://africanwomenincinem > a.blogspot.com/2016/04/black-star-international-film-festival.html | > title=Ellerson Beti, a Black Star International Film Festival Producer | > publisher=africanwomenincinema | accessdate=15 September 2017}}</ref>. The > Producer for the maiden event in 2016 was Jacqueline Nsiah. The 2017 > festival was produced by Sarah Wechselberger.<ref>{{cite web | url= > https://bsiff.org/what-we-do/ | title=Sarah Wechselberger, a Black Star > International Film Festival Producer | publisher=bsiff.org | > accessdate=15 September 2017}}</ref> > > As a non-profit, BSIFF creates global connections through films by helping > to bridge the gap between African cinema and the world. [6] The festival > focuses on the business of film and advocacy in the region. BSIFF works to > create a bridge between filmmakers in Africa and the world and facilitate > the exchange of cultures, the creation of employment, enhancing investments > in the sector, and generally improve the skill sets within the sector in > the region. > > == History of BSIFF == > Actress turned [[Film producer]] - [[Juliet Asante]] - started BSIFF in > 2015 as a major platform to promote the film business in Ghana<ref>{{cite > web | url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5183296/?ref_=nv_sr_1 | title=Juliet > Asante on IMDb | publisher=IMDb.com | accessdate=15 September 2017}}</ref> > and Africa<ref>{{cite web | url=http://thenet.ng/2016/08/f > emi-odugbemis-gidi-blues-goes-to-ghana-uganda/ | title=BSIFF encourages > Africa Film Industry | publisher=thenet.ng | accessdate=15 September > 2017}}</ref> and advocate for its growth within an African > context.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.accraexpat.com/ > events/?type=event&story=3831 | title=BSIFF opportunity for Africa Film > makers | publisher=accraexpat.com | accessdate=15 September 2017}}</ref> > who attend. It also encourages the use of film to change the African > narrative outside the continent. > > BSIFF commenced on August 25 and ended 28 of the same month in > 2016<ref>{{cite web | url=https://bsiff.org/upcoming-activitiesnews/ | > title=BSIFF 2016 | publisher=bsiff.org | accessdate=15 September > 2017}}</ref>, with Gold Coast<ref>{{cite web | url= > http://peacefmonline.com/pages/showbiz/movies/201608/290407.php | > title=Gold Coast film | publisher=peacefmonline.com | accessdate=15 > September 2017}}</ref> – a Ghana/Denmark collaboration, and Gidi Blues – by > Femi Odugbemi<ref>{{cite web | url=http://mediahouse360.net/b > lack-star-international-film-festival-lit-accra-25th-28th-august/ | > title=2016 BSIFF | publisher=mediahouse360.net| accessdate=15 September > 2017}}</ref> as the Opening and Closing Films respectively. Of the over > 3000 submissions that made it to the premier edition, only 40 were selected > to be screened during the festival. The Festival Producer at the time, > Jacqueline Nsiah<ref>{{cite web | url=https://bsiff.org/about | > title=BSIFF Producer Jacqueline Nsiah | publisher=bsiff.org | > accessdate=15 September 2017}}</ref> - was a freelance film festival and > arts & culture consultant. She is the co-director and curator of UHURU > festival in Rio de Janeiro and is currently a Programmer at Film Africa, > London. > > In 2017, Moonlight – Oscar-winning film directed by Barry Jenkins – was > the Opening film, while Amma Asante’s 'A United Kingdom' was the Closing > Film. Sarah Wechselberger<ref>{{cite web | url=https://ameyawdebrah.com/b > lack-star-international-film-festival-opens-accra-expect/ | title=Sarah > Wechselberger | publisher=ameyawdebrah.com | accessdate=15 September > 2017}}</ref> – a festival volunteer in 2016 became the Producer of the 2017 > event. Sarah had previously worked with the native section of the [[Berlin > International Film Festival]] and was part of a German – American > production in the States with [[Jamie Foxx]] (Sleepless Night, 2017), where > she was assisting the director of the film<ref>{{cite web | url= > https://bsiff.org/what-we-do | title=BSIFF Producer assists director of > German-America production | publisher=bsiff.org | accessdate=15 September > 2017}}</ref>. Being a platform for networking and industry business, both > years saw the attendance of film distributors like Linda Nelson from Indie > Rights Movie, and Betty Sulty-Johnson of DIFFA (Distribution Internationale > de Film et Fictions d’Afrique) – a Distribution company specialised in > Selling African TV Content, who attended the festival in 2016, and Kunle > Falodu<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.huffingtonpost. > com/entry/when-the-first-lady-of-ghana-attended-my-party_us_ > 59a2b81ce4b0cb7715bfd682 | title=Kunle Falodu | publisher= > huffingtonpost.com | accessdate=15 September 2017}}</ref>, Vice – > President (Distribution, Africa) of [[Sony Pictures Television]] attending > in 2017. > > In 2017, there were a few additions to the festival: Yaa Asantewa – UNDP > Awards, Talent Market, and Cultural Immersion. The Yaa Asantewa – UNDP > Awards were awarded to films that filmmakers that went deep and told > stories that resonate to promote global good and to ensure that the > sustainable development goals (SDGs) become a reality for all. The Talent > Market, as an addition, is a high-level networking opportunity with the > goal of fostering business, co-production, and cooperation among industry > players. The Cultural Immersion was introduced to focus annually on a > different cultural group and present everything related to its culture – > from dance, music, art, and fashion to traditional food and drinks. These > additions pushed the reach of the work of the festival. > > == BSIFF Today == > The Black Star International Film Festival is the main activity of the > Black Star International Film Institute, which is engaged in other > projects, programs and activities beyond the festival, of which Advocacy is > a major role. The 2017 edition of the festival which started on August 19, > and ended August 21, had about 100 volunteers helping across all sections > of the festival program. These volunteers under the Volunteering Program of > the festival learn, network, and build their resumes while being a part of > the festival. > > BSIFF 2017 was themed ''For the Young at Heart''. A major break was that > senior government officials came on board to promote the > festival<ref>{{cite web | url=http://citifmonline.com/20 > 17/08/18/first-lady-pledges-support-for-black-star-internati > onal-film-festival/ | title=BSIFF gets support from Ghana First Lady | > publisher=citifmonline.com | accessdate=15 September 2017}}</ref>. The > Institute continues to advocate for the growth of the film business in > Ghana and Africa even after festivities are over.<ref>{{cite web | url= > https://amaphiko.redbull.com/tr/projects/black-star-inte > rnational-film-festival | title=Beyond film | publisher= > amaphiko.redbull.com| accessdate=15 September 2017}}</ref> > > ==References== > {{Reflist}} > > [[Category:Film festivals established in 2015]] >
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