Legon International Film Event - Ghanaian Cinematic Practice: Achievements, Challenges & Prospects.

Date: 
Tuesday, March 11, 2014 - 16:00 to Friday, March 14, 2014 - 20:00
Venue: 
Wetlands Auditorium , Efua T. Sutherland
BY: DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE ARTS ,SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS
UNIVERSITY OF GHANA, LEGON
Date: 11th – 14th March 2014
 
Tuesday,11th March
4pm – Opening Ceremony to be addressed by Prof. Ernest Aryeetey, (VC, Univ. of Ghana-Legon)
Guest of Honour: Mr. Kwaw Ansah (CEO, Film/TV Africa)
 
5-7pm – Screening of Opening Film Premiere: The Raven on the Jetty (2014) directed by Erik Knudsen.
 
Wednesday,12th March
9am :   Keynote Address: “The Meaning of Independence: Challenges and Opportunities for Ghanaian Film in an Age of Abundance” .
By Prof. Erik Knudsen (School of Arts and Media, Univ of Salford, Manchester, UK)
 
11am –1pm: Roundtable Discussion : History & Development of Cinema in Ghana
 
4-8pm : Film Screenings at various venues on UG Campus.
 
 
Thursday ,13th March
9am –1pm : Plenary Paper Presentations
 
4-8pm : Film Screenings at various venues on UG Campus
 
 
Friday,14th March 
9am –11am :Plenary Paper Presentations
 
11am–1pm: Roundtable Discussion “Putting Ghana on the Cinematic Map of the World: The Way Forward” 
 
4pm – 8pm: Durbar of Creative Artists , Awards & Recognitions 
                       Closing Ceremony , Screening of Closing Film
                       Closing Cocktail.
 
 
Venues: Wetlands Auditorium , Efua T. Sutherland Drama Studio
                 Maison Franchaise , SPA Seminar Room
                  SPA Quadrangle