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Festival coverage

Africa In Motion Film Festival

2009

District 9 is among the films screening
District 9 is among the films screening

Celebrating its fourth edition, the Africa In Motion Film Festival runs at Edinburgh Filmhouse from October 22 to November 1. A number of the films screening will also tour Scotland's Highlands and islands.

This year the festival features 60 films from 22 African countries, including more than 20 UK premieres. There is also a celebration of short film, with a £1,000 prize for the best.

During the opening weekend, the festival is screening films linked to the theme of conflict, trauma and reconciliation in a pan-African context. A number of panel events and discussions will also take place.

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Box office and information

Latest reviews

  • The Athlete
    Review preview for The Athlete

    This is an ambitious and brave project which, if it doesn't quite reach the heights it might, is still a worthwhile watch.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    Biopic/ documentary hybrid about Ethiopian marathon runner Abebe Bikila.
  • Flame
    Review preview for Flame

    Despite its interesting subject matter, a decent script and engaging enough performances from Kunonga and Mahaka, the end result is let down by a rather 'stagey' feel.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    Story of the Zimbabwe War of Liberation as seen through the eyes of to female freedom fighters.
  • Keepers Of Memory
    Review preview for Keepers Of Memory

    What is perhaps most shocking about the footage here, is the number of bodies that were still being found.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    Survivors of the Rwandan genocide talk about living with the aftermath.
  • District 9
    Review preview for District 9

    District 9 actually has some intelligence behind it and expects some in front of it, too.

    Tony Sullivan · 4.5 out of 5
    A government agent joins the cause of ghettoised aliens he has come to evict.
  • The Reckoning: The Battle For The International Criminal Court
    Review preview for The Reckoning: The Battle For The International Criminal Court

    This is no talking heads documentary. Cameras take us into the displacement camps of Uganda, where local survivors talk of their babies beaten to death.

    Val Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A battle of monumental proportions unfolds as International Criminal Court Prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo faces down warlords, genocidal dictators and world superpowers in bringing perpetrators of crimes against humanity to justice.
  • Johnny Mad Dog
    Review preview for Johnny Mad Dog

    The film is a heartfelt cry for someone to stop these children being exploited so cruelly, but offers no easy answers.

    Jeff Robson · 5 out of 5
    As civil war rages in an unnamed African country, the lives of a boy soldier and a young girl fleeing the fighting become intertwined.

Features

  • AiM for diversity
    As the Africa in Motion Film Festival kicks off this week, we look at the line-up with festival co-director Lizelle Bisschoff.