Ilaria Chessa is an Italian economist-turned filmmaker in Nigeria. She was the director of ION International Film Festival held in Nigeria (2009). This is the interview made by Ewanfoh Obehi Peter.
Category: culture
SA House queen join Cameroon's Wax for Africa day
Queens of SA House join Cameroon’s Wax to celebrate Africa Day with a live concert.
The Replicant’s Lament
Poetry by Pina Piccolo.
Music: Joshua Tosh – PUSH
This is one of the latest videos by Joshua Tosh.
The Words of Emem, a Nigerian UK-Based Songster
Emem Archibong was born and raised in southern Nigeria until she turned eleven in 1995 and moved with her family to Bradford, United Kingdoms. Raised in a family where music was almost written on a stone, Emem only had to nurture her own version of the trade and now she is getting the reward from her choice
‘Beyond the Postcolonial': new fiction from Africa
African literature has gone through many transitions, from the studied erudition of Chinua Achebe to Ngugi wa Thiogo’s refined and magical anti-government rants. However, a new generation of writers is emerging.
Tarifa Africa Film Festival 11-19 June
Ten African film directors will be pitching their new film projects at the 3rd Africa Produce Co-Production Forum to Spanish film producers and TV commissioning editors including representatives of Al-Jazeera Documentary Channel.
Next meetings in London by Royal African Society
The elections in Nigeria and the book launch of “Southern Africa: Old Treacheries and New Deceits” will be the next two meetings by the Royal African Society in London.
The west is losing it-Dambisa Moyo
In 2010 when the US based Zambian author released her first book, “Dead Aid”, the world was shocked. The feature by Ewanfoh Obehi Peter.
Egyptian revolution in film by Almodovar
The blog Egyptian Chronicles has just published a post about a trailer of a documentary on the Egyptian revolution by Spanish director Marc Almodovar. The blogger says it is a fine documentary although the music is not in tune with the seriousness of the topic.