The Burundi Film Center (BFC), based in Bujumbura, marked its official fifth anniversary on 1June 2012. According to co-founder and project manager Christopher Redmond, the centre has had some tremendous success over the past five years.
“Its productions have played in over 85 international film festivals, helping our students get further training from festivals and schools all over the world. Some of our students even participated in the short film, Na Wewe, nominated for an Academy Award last year,’ he stresses.
Redmond has also set-up an IndieGoGo page to raise funds to cover some of the centre’s on-the-ground costs for a new class.
The Canadian filmmaker will be going to Bujumbura next week to hold a Kino Kabaret (creating short films in 48 hours) under the same format that he made Ne Pas Reculer, which was recently part of the 2012 Canadian selection at the Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner.
Most importantly, he’ll also be teaching the BFC’s first advanced class on Screenwriting for Feature Films to the top BFC graduates with a goal to produce one of these scripts in 2014. (Report by Martin Chemhere)
For more information, visit www.burundifilmcenter.org.
