The West African Documentary Forum
WORKSHOPS AT NAFTI (part time)
Monday 17
2.30 – 5.30 pm
Workshop 1 — A survey of documentary productions and co-productions in national, regional and Pan-African contexts.
With Femi Odugbemi (producer and director/Nigeria), Christine Choy Professor Film Production, Tisch School of the Arts at NYU.
Tuesday 18
10.00 – 1.00 pm
Workshop 2 in partnership with French Embassy in Ghana and the FEMIS.
With Julien Samani, author and director from France.
Venue: NAFTI TV Studio — 32 KAKRAMADU ST, East Cantoments (near the Goethe Institut). Screening: LA PEAU TROUEE by Julien Samani (56 mins, France, 2004)
Wednesday 19
2.30 – 5.30 pm
Workshop 3 — “Preserving New Productions”.
With Mona Jimenez, Kara Van Malssen, and Ishumael Zinyengere.
Building on the successful training workshops of the previous two years, this half-day session will focus on the special needs of archiving new film and television productions created on media such as mini DV and file-based production formats such as XDCAM, P2, and others. The workshop will be aimed at the filmmakers in attendance at the Festival, as well as the participants of previous archival trainings at the Real Life Documentary Festival.
Venue: NAFTI HOSTEL
Thursday 20
2.30 – 5.30 pm
Workshop 4 in partnership with French Embassy in Ghana and the FEMIS.
With Julien Samani.
Venue: NAFTI HOSTEL
WORKSHOP AT GBC (full time)
Workshop on preservation and archiving (full time)
Preserving Our Audiovisual Heritage: Film and Video Collections
Monday 17 - Tuesday 18
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Venue: Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
2 days workshop for participants of the 5 day 2009 workshop “Preserving Our Audiovisual Heritage: Film and Video Collections.”
With Mona Jimenez and Kara Van Malssen of New York University, Ishumael Zinyengere of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal For Rwanda.
In 2009, 26 archivists, librarians, television editors, and engineers from various organizations including Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), TV3, Metro TV, TV Africa, and Coastal TV, as well as the National Film and Television Institute (NAFTI) and the Information Services Department (ISD) of the Ministry of Information came together for a 5-day workshop on “Preserving Our Audiovisual Heritage: Film and Video Collections,” which covered the basics of archival practice for moving image collections.
This year’s 2-day workshop “Putting Theory into Practice,” will provide the network of audiovisual caretakers that was established during the 2009 training workshop with the opportunity to report on the work they have done over the past year, both successes and obstacles. The group as a whole will discuss continuing preservation and access challenges, and determine what the next steps should be for Ghanaian institutions with audiovisual collections. In addition, specialized training will be provided on fundraising and digitization of legacy video.
With the support of NYU’s Department of Cinema Studies, the Moving Image Archiving and Preservation Program and the Tisch School of the Arts of New York University, NYU’s Office of Global Programs, and Jim Lindner (Media Matters).
