From: Suzanne MacRae <smacrae@comp.uark.edu>
I just got this information on the teaching manual-Indiana UP is the
American agent for BFI:
601 N. Morton St.
Bloomington, Indiana 47404
Tel: (812) 855-7931
OR
contact the BFI Publishing Tel (0171) 255-1444
The British price is 19.19 pounds sterling-credit cards are accepted
Suzanne MacRae, U of Arkansas
On Tue, 4 Aug 1998, owner-african-cinema-conference@xc.org wrote:
> Originally from: <owner-african-cinema-conference@xc.org>
> Originally dated: Tue, 4 Aug 1998 06:23:30 -0700 (PDT)
>
>
> From: "William P. Coleman" <wpc@wpcmath.com>
> Organization: WPCMath http://www.wpcmath.com
>
>
> Steve:
> Thank you for posting this very interesting information.
> I was unable to find anything about it at the BFI Web site
> http://www.bfi.org.uk/home.htm, but I forwarded your posting to
them and
> asked for further details.
> I couldn't find it in Amazon, either by title or ISBN.
> However, I was able to find it either by title or by ISBN at the
website
> http://bookshop.blackwell.co.uk/ for Blackwell's Bookshop in
Oxford,
> England. They seem to be very well set up for international
orders, and I
> have gotten good service from them in the past.
> Thanks again,
> Bill Coleman
>
>
> owner-african-cinema-conference@xc.org wrote:
> > Originally from:
<owner-african-cinema-conference@xc.org>
> > Originally dated: Mon, 3 Aug 1998 08:09:39 -0700
(PDT)
> >
> > I just got in my Teaching African Cinema kit.
There was a posting
> about it
> > ages ago but I can't find it. I know I paid for
it many months
> ago. Anyhow
> > it came the other day and I have to say I think it
is terrific. I
> haven't
> > read it in full yet - that will take me months
probably, but I
> wanted to
> > tell everyone about it as I suspect many others
will want to get
> it too. It
> > is published by the British Film Institute,
written by Roy
> Ashbury, Wendy
> > Helsby and Maureen O'Brien. It was funded by the
Africa 95 and
> European
> > Development Fund, and somehow related to the
projects done by June
> Givanni
> > and Gaylene Gould of the BFI's African and
Caribbean Unit.
> > The book is 124 pages (A4 size ring bound) and
section headings
> are:
> > Context
> > The Development of Film in Africa
> > Brief history
> > African cinema under colonialism
> > Film production in Egypt
> > Black African cinema after Independence
> > Some African film makers
> > Festivals and origanisations
> > Distribution and exhibition
> > Training
> > Finance
> > Censorship
> > Is there an African cinema
> > Going to the cinema in Burkina Faso
> >
> > The Question of Culture
> > Case Studies-Xala, Halfaouine, Borom Sarret, Le
Certificat
> d'Indigence,
> > Denko/For the Son
> >
> > Also there is a 116 minute VHS PAL video that
shows clips and
> complements
> > the book.
> > This is one of those books that I love, but also
hate as it looks
> so good
> > that I have now to find the time to read it.... I
recommend it to
> you all.
> >
> > I assume it is available from the
> > British Film Institute
> > 21 Stephen Street
> > London W1P 2LN, UK
> >
> > It is ISBN # 0-85170-560-X
> > Sorry I can't find anywhere on it a clear address
to buy it from,
> but that
> > is a small failing in what looks like a great
resource. (Note:
> I'm not
> > involved with it at all, and paid my UKP 20 (?)
like anyone else
> would to
> > get a copy.)
> > Cheers,
> > Steve Smith
> > DSR, Inc
> > ssmith@dsr-inc.com
>
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