The editorial staff of "Ecrans d'Afrique" would like to say a few words
about the debate which was started by Mr. Steve Smith about our
announcement.
"Ecrans d'Afrique" is a quarterly magazine which is bilingual. It was
launched by FEPACI and it is financed by Italian organization COE.
It is published in both French and English because Fepaci is a
pan-African institution which works in those two languages. The
editorial staff has been receiving press articles in both French and
English, and all we do here is get them translated in French when the
original version is English and vice-versa.
Our objective here is to faithfully share some information sent to us
with the reader.
The editorial staff will not make comments on the different arguments on
the translation of our announcement which Mr. Smith used as an excuse to
drop his subscription to "Ecrans d'Afrique". We just want to thank those
who showed their sympathy. Special thanks to Mr. Steve Smith and to
Fespaco; they enabled us to know that so many people are interested in
what we are doing.
To MMe Sandra M. GAYSON.
We will be very happy to publish your articles in any of the rubrics of
the magazine. For instance, we have three under which contributions
from outside the editorial staff come:
1 - In depth analysis and criticism about film, themes and problems linked
to
African and diaspora cinema.
2 - From one glance to another -- Different or opposite views on African
and diaspora cinema in general, or on some films.
3 -Other screens -- News about cinema from the diaspora or any
other cinemas which experience may inspire professionals on the
continent.
Informations about "Ecrans d'Afrique" 1997 subscription:
Annual subscription 1997:
3 issues, including one double issue
Africa: FF 120 Europe:FF 150 Rest of the world: FF 180
Annual subscription 1997 + 1 poster catalogue
Africa: FF 270 Europe: FF 310 Rest of the world: FF 360
Payment by.
- cheque in French francs payable to FEPACI to be returned to:
COE - Via Lazzaroni, 8 -20124 -Milano- Italia
- Bank transfer in french Francs payable to:
FEPACI - Bank account N.200.168450/0 Credito Italiano - Milano- Italy
Regards to everybody,
Clement Tapsoba
Email: taps@fespaco.bf
African screen
Editorial staff in Ouagadougou
01, bp 2524, Ouagadougou, 01
Burkina Faso
Tel: (226) 31 02 58
Fax: (226) 31 18 59
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Well, this exciting exchange has brought in about 5 requests for how to
subscribe to Ecrans d'Africa. I'm responding to most individually as well.
Hopefully also the feedback about the English also will help build the
magazine. We need all the resources we can get in spreading information and
helping build the African film industry. But we need quality. African
cinema can and must produce top quality work. I hope also that many of the
voices of support for the magazine can be called upon to work with them and
improve their English translation quality.
I'll be renewing my subscription, I'll go with the flow and re-up for
another year. So we end up ahead in many ways due to this discussion -
almost a half dozen new subscriptions, a message delivered about quality
translations, and it has been great to see so much interest and action in
the "Afcin" listserver.
cheers,
Steve Smith
scs@dsr.us.net
In-Reply-To: 199708081433.HAA01922@abraham.xc.org