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Comprehensive cultural policies are
virtually non-existent in Africa. In Mozambique, a pan-African
independent organisation is being set up to enhance the development
of national cultural policies, and their integration into
human development strategies. >>>
With the exhibition 'Cabin Baggage', artists protested against
the reappearance of discrimination after the attacks of September
11 th , 2001 during the World Social Forum in India in January.
The artists came from Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Mali, Cameroon,
the Netherlands, Indonesia and India. The artists' platform
Open Circle in India organized the exhibition in cooperation
with partners from the RAIN Artists' Initiative network. >>>
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Newspapers in Mozambique scarcely print news about
art. Culture is also sporadic on the radio. A group
of journalists therefore decided to promote art in the
media. They discuss one another's work, organize cultural
events, and dream of their own art magazine. They have
already been successful. Noticias, Mozambique's largest
newspaper, recently launched a weekly art section. >>>
During the conference with the theme Claiming Artistic
Freedom, eight artists discussed their personal situations.
HIVOS organized the conference in cooperation with the
Winternachten festival. >>> |
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Press releases regarding the fourth World Social Forum (WSF) devoted only marginal
attention to culture. Nevertheless, the organization had created much room for
artistic expressions. >>>
The function of music as a message vehicle is ancient
in Africa. Tsikaya, a cultural project taking place
in Angola, draws on this notion by recording the musical
works of composers living in rural areas. It aims to
preserve and strengthen traditional music by creating
a digital archive with music, images and data about
the composers, and to stimulate local music production
as a sustainable livelihood. >>>
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Sithengi is an international film
and television market in Cape Town,
South Africa. It strives to offer an
international platform in an African
context for the trade in film and television
productions. >>>
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The Phenix Foundation, an organization that
worked to strengthen the cultural diversity
of the available art, is being disbanded. The
financiers are not satisfied with the results
achieved to date. the Phenix Foundation was
established in October 2001. >>> |
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Toekomstdromen (Future Dreams) is the title
of the thematic selection of work presented during the
festival. This collection includes story excerpts and
poems by some 43 authors. >>>
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This year's Prince Claus Film Grant has been
awarded to Vimukhti Jayasundara from Sri Lanka
for his screenplay The Abandoned Land. >>> |
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