(Fatoumata Culibaly, su traductora Francia Pantoja y Flavio Florencio , director de Africala en la ceremonia de inauguración) 

For the second consecutive year, the Africala Film Festival was held in Caracas as well as in 40 community halls around the country. The initiative was sponsored by the National Cinema Board, and funded by its Cultural Community Project Program. This year we were fortunate to welcome the famous African actress Mali Fatoumata Culibaly. Culibaly is also an active Women’s Rights defender, who works towards ending ablation in Africa. The inauguration of the Festival took place on the 12th of December in the Celarg Theater (part of the Romulo Gallegos Cultural Center) with the screening of “Moolade”, the latest film by director Ousmane Sembene, a founding father of African Cinema, also starring Culibaly.

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(Fotograma Ezra de Newton Aduaka cortesia de Widemanagment))

With the support of the AECID (Spanish Agency for International Cooperation and Development) the first editions of Africala Chile and Africala Brazil were carried out in August and December of 2008, respectively. Santiago and Sao Paulo were the first cities in these two countries to hold the first screenings of the Festival which had a warm reception from audiences. In addition, meetings were held with representatives from the local film communities, with the aim of establishing the Festival as annual event.

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