Film festival

Film festival at refugee camp near Western Sahara amplifies voices of displaced people

October 25, 2022Arts, Culture & Media

Refugees from Western Sahara host a film festival while in exile to attract attention to their plight nearly 50 years after Morocco invaded their land, forcing hundreds of thousands of them to flee.

Summer film festivals play important role for independent film industry

August 15, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

The Disappearance of Two Young Cuban Actors, Stars of ‘Una Noche’

August 15, 2013Conflict & Justice

Tribeca Festival’s Teen Filmmakers

August 14, 2013

Tribeca Festival’s Teen Filmmakers

August 14, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

A Mountain of a Film Festival

August 14, 2013

Since it began in 1976, the annual Banff Festival of Mountain Films has grown from just 10 films viewed in a day, to over 140 entries over a three day extravaganza. The best films are then sent on a continent-wide tour. The current, traveling Banff Festival features two hours of short films, celebrating the mountain […]

Geo answer

August 14, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

For today’s Geo Quiz we were looking for the capital of Burkina Faso. It’s where a major African film festival is under way. The answer is Ouagadougou. The BBC’s Audrey Brown has been covering the film festival all week. She speaks with anchor Lisa Mullins.