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On 27 April 1994, the first non-racialised democratic elections took place in South Africa, a significant milestone in the dismantling of 300 years of colonisation and oppression. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of what is known as Freedom Day, the ICO has partnered with Cinema Africa! and Maona Art to bring a 4K restoration of Mapantsula to UK cinemas.
In this blog, Mosa Mpetha of Cinema Africa! discusses their aims for the release, the journey to get to this point, and their vision of making Black and African stories more regularly seen on the big screen.
In this blog, the ICO team highlights some of the titles from this year’s Berlin Film Festival that we’re most excited to see reach UK cinemas over the coming year, including new work by Mati Diop, Levan Akin and Jane Schoenbrun.
Making a film is hard enough, but if it doesn't get picked up by a distributor then getting it screened in cinemas and seen by audiences can be an uphill battle. In this blog, documentary filmmaker Luke McManus shares what he learned about DIY distribution from "releasing" his 2022 film North Circular.
In this blog, Fern Conaghan looks at how Leeds International Film Festival has been working to improve representation on-screen and develop relationships with new partners in the community.
The ICO team share their cinematic highlights of 2023. Did we miss your favourite? Let us know on X or Instagram!
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