Nigerian Times

The iREPRESENT International Documentary Film Festival is calling for Entries for the 2012 edition. CRITERIA: · Films must reflect the African story or experience. · Films not shot in Standard English language must be subtitled in English. · There is no age limit for filmmakers. · Copyright of films must belong to entrants. · Entries can be submitted in miniDV, DVD, and Blu-ray disc format. · Entries should be accompanied with synopsis of film, duration, and the filmmaker’s profile. · Deadline for submission is March 5, 2012. · Films submitted after the deadline will not be accepted. Please note that the selection of films would be done by a body of jury, and iREPRESENT International Film Forum reserves the right to show a film or not based on the recommendation of the jury. Entries should be submitted to: iREPRESENT International Documentary Film Forum, 13, Oguntona Crescent, Gbagada Phase1, Lagos. For more information, please call 070361...

PINA - Dance, dance, otherwise we are lost - International Trailer from neueroadmovies on Vimeo . A sizeable crowd watched the African premiere of the awesome German documentary film Pina Saturday afternoon at the Silverbird Cinemas in the Silverbird Galleria on Victoria Island in Lagos. It was the special feature of the monthly documentary film screening series of iRep International Documentary Film Festival and the Goethe Institut in Nigeria. The audience of both Nigerians and the international community of mainly Germans and other Europeans was captivated by the hyperbolic renditions and illustrations of the life work of Philippina "Pina" Bausch (27 July 1940 – 30 June 2009), whose untimely death whilst Wim Wenders was still planning the experimental documentary in 3D compelled him to cancel the film production until the other dancers of the famous Tanztheater Wuppertal prevailed on him to complete the film as a memorial tribute to Pina and what a great tribute it has...