Film festival to be held in Accra launched

Accra, May 19, GNA - The fourth edition of the Annual Real Life Documentary Festival scheduled for May 21-24 was on Tuesday launched in Accra. The documentary festival which would tell real African stories by African film makers and producers on people of African descent has attracted 13 participants from countries across the globe. At a media presentation, Professor Awam Amkpa, Coordinator for the festival noted that all the documentaries at the festival would be selected for two awards namely; The Walter Mosley Awards and Afro Pop Prize.

The Walter Mosley Awards which would come with a 5,000 dollars prize and sponsorship from the famous American writer, Walter Mosley would honour the best documentary film in Pan Africanism. The Afro Pop Prize would honour the best documentary which tells stories that reflect lives of the underprivileged in society. The winner would be offered a three-year contract worth up to 8,000 dollars with various television stations in the United States. Professor Amkpa who is a Lecturer at New York University said as part of the festival, the organisers had organised photography exercises for some selected senior high schools in Greater Accra Region and some students at National Film and Television Institute (NAFTI). "This I know would boost their sense for documentary or feature film making and how to come out with good or story telling photographic shots," he said.

Professor Amkpa said high quality films at the festival would be screened at Gama Theatre at TV3, Alliance Francaise, Kwame Nkrumah Circle and Goethe Institute.