Dictionary of African filmmakers [[electronic resource] /] / Roy Armes

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910454557003321
• Autore: Armes Roy
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2008
• ISBN: 1-281-95871-9; 9786611958718; 0-253-00042-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (417 p.)
• Disciplina: 791.43023/309226; B
• Soggetti: Motion picture producers and directors - Africa; Motion picture producers and directors - Africa - Credits; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [393]-397).
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; Introduction: Mapping the Field-Feature Filmmaking in Africa; Part 1; African Feature Filmmakers; Part 2; Feature Film Chronologies; Part 3; Index of Film Titles; BIBLIOGRAPHY
• Sommario/riassunto: Compiled by eminent Africanist film scholar Roy Armes, Dictionary of African Filmmakers is an inclusive, comprehensive treatment of films and filmmaking on the African continent. The dictionary covers African feature filmmaking from the first locally produced films to today's thriving film industry, listing 5,415 films made by 1,253 filmmakers in 37 countries. Part 1 includes information on filmmakers and provides date and place of birth, training or film experience, other creative activities, and a li