| LES ENFANTS SORCIERS DE KINSHASA by EMMANUEL REITZ |
Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo. After years of civil war and million of death among the population, people have no more money to feed their entire family.
So they accuse one or more of their children
to be a sorcer and they charge him to be responsible for all the negative things happening in the family.
The kids first go to see the pastor who exorcize them and after that terrible shock, they have to leave home forever. They have no other
choice than go living... |
| News for the New Year! |
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The Annual Program Without Frontiers begins the 2010 cycle with a renewed proposal.
When the first Festival we organized started, on 2002, all films were received on video tapes, and this continued until, one day, the first DVD arrived.
From then on, this format started growing slowly until becoming the first choice for film submission. Simultaneously, with Internet's development and expansion, it became possible to send the films online, which was a practical way, free of cost for the filmmaker.
Today, it's not only possible to send the films through Internet, but also to view them in real time and high quality.
So, without changing neither the nature nor the spirit of our Festivals, we are from now on inviting filmmakers to show their films to the Festival's audience online and, off course, to their colleagues.
The online screening will not be mandatory for participation, since some filmmakers may have previous contracts or legal reasons for non accepting. There is an option... |
