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LATEST NEWS - November 2013 NEW INTERVIEW AND PHOTOS We've added archive Press from Belgian National Theatre, Congolese Beauty contest and NEW interview with ILLMATIK MAGAZINE and more Performance and Photoshoot. ILLMATIK MAGAZINE Interview (in English) http://www.africalives.org/Pages/InterviewIllmatik.aspx ILLMATIK MAGAZINE Interview ( in French) http://www.illmatik.com/mag/mes-films-sont-une-voix-non-censuree-dune-communaute-muselee-mediatiquement/ LATEST NEWS - October 2013 CONGO IN HARLEM 2013 - A Journey through Films Review and comment By Shana Mongwanga The New-York based film series ‘Congo in Harlem’ has become a landmark and a meeting point for Congolese Filmmakers , Activists and people interested in Congo DRC in and outside the USA. Therefore I was particularly thrilled to accept an invitation by Festival Organisers Lynn True and Nelson Walker from True-Walker productions to join a panel on ‘Art and Media in Congo’ at the off-site event at the New-York School of Visual Arts, and attend most of the screenings at the heart of Harlem. http://congoinharlem.org/ .. READ MORE on http://www.africalives.org/Pages/CongoHarlem2013.aspx watch PHOTOS of Congo Harlem 5 Download article in ENGLISH Download article in FRENCH LATEST NEWS - October 2013 New-York - Congo Harlem 5 Film Series : 18 - 27 October 2013 at Maysles Cinema I am absolutely thrilled to be part of the Opening Event of the New-York - Congo Harlem 5 Film Series http://congoinharlem.org/ on 18 - 27 October 2013 at Maysles Cinema http://www.mayslesinstitute.org/cinema/ Congratulations to the Artist and Congo Harlem 5! Thrilled to join in. Let's talk! 'ART AND MEDIA IN CONGO' Abso-Flabbergasted-ly THRILLED TO BE PART OF THAT EVENT - from Lynn True via Congo In Harlem - "I am so excited about this amazing panel we've put together to kick off the 5th Anniversary of Congo In Harlem! Can you believe we're getting all these amazing artist together in one room? Petna Cherie Ndaliko Katondolo, Daniel McCabe, Renzo Martens, Richard Mosse, Shana Mongwanga. Get your tickets now because they'll go fast.. http://congoinharlem.org/Films/off-site-panel-art-and-media-in-congo/ AND http://congoinharlem.org/frontpage/ PLUS: Pictures of the our film ' 2016 = CONGO'S NEW DAWN' Journey https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.578447682202320.1073741826.236220456425046& LATEST NEWS - September 2013 WE ARE BACK! We are very proud to launch our new initiatives: AFRICALIVES! ACTRESS NETWORK to foster talent and promote Actresses of African heritage and strengthening our AFRICALIVES! SHAKEPSPEARE CONNECT via various work and institutions. ALSO we have started our AfricaLives! EARTH Initiative to share information and take action in protecting, preserving and serving our Environment, our Earth. SIGN UP FOR NEWSLETTER AfricaLives! NEWS to connect, collaborate, share info on various events we will be hosting and participating in http://www.africalives.org/Pages/NEWSLETTER.aspx A Preview of the play: CONGO INDEPENDENCE on AfricaLives! THEATRE http://www.africalives.org/Pages/CONGOINDEPENDENCE.aspx AND our projects in development http://www.africalives.org/Pages/PROJECTSINDEVELOPMENTS.aspx MORE on AFRICALIVES! ACTRESS NETWORK: http://www.africalives.org/Pages/ACTRESSNETWORK.aspx AFRICALIVES! SHAKESPEARE NETWORK: http://www.africalives.org/Pages/SHAKESPEARECONNECT.aspx AFRICALIVES! EARTH: http://www.africalives.org/Pages/AFRICALIVESEARTH.aspx Busy New Season for AfricaLives! Keep in touch. THANK YOU FRIENDS! LATEST NEWS - August 2013 Shana Mongwanga interview for BBC World Service regarding rape in Congo (DRC) and British Foreign Secretary - William Hague announcement of a new initiative to send a team 70 experts in conflict-affected countries to support national investigation. The Congolese women's reply is that to end rape in Congo you must acknowledge and end the conflict in Congo first. Watch the interview or https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=vSO0ZPAzLtc Photos: Launch of Common Cause UK-Manchester branch www.commoncauseuk.com LATEST NEWS - May 2013 May 2013 GREAT NEWS! AfricaLives! Productions will present "2016 = CONGO'S NEW DAWN"at CANNES FILM FESTIVAL - Short Film Corner 2013.. Since 2006 we have screen our films on various social issues in Cannes. We are very proud to take the Congolese Women, the Youth and Everyone who demonstrated tirelessly against the 2011 Fraudulent Congolese Elections and to convey their message in Cannes to a worldwide audience. As many students told me at my recent talk at St Andrews University "We never heard of those Congolese demonstrations" WHY? Is there a media blackout on Congo? I guess that's the purpose of our films. There is another narrative on Congo which is not allowed to emerge. PLEASE SUPPORT AND SHARE THE FILM'S JOURNEY. OUR CANNES PAGE:http://registration.cannescourtmetrage.com/filmfiche2.aspx?id=55864573 The film was also short-listed for SUNDANCE LONDON COMPETITION http://competition.sundance-london.com/films/2013/2016-congos-new-dawn/ LATEST NEWS - February 2013 We are thrilled! Our new short film "2016 = CONGO'S NEW DAWN" is short-listed for the SUNDANCE LONDON 2013 - Short Film Competition. Watch a preview: http://competition.sundance-london.com/films/2013/2016-congos-new-dawn/ CONGO (DRC). Fraudulent elections gave President Kabila another 5 year in power.But Women are still killed and raped. Kids are still slaving in the mines to provide “Coltan” for multinationals to develop Computers, Ipad, Ipod, iPhones, DVDs."Can 2016 be Congo's New Dawn? " February 2013 We've added a webpage for Speaking engagement, Panels, Discussions and Forum we are invited to join in our SPEAKER's CORNER -April 2013 - St Andrews University, Scotland coming soon -14 February 2013- London, United Kingdom SPEAKER - "I Dream of Congo - Narratives from the Great Lakes" An evening of discussions and presentations about the situation of Women in Congo DRC, in association with One Billion Rising UK Art Festival and Congo Connect on Thursday, 14 February 2013 in London. 'I Dream of Congo' is a multi-media exhibition of images, words and music created by international photographers, writers, artists, and women and children in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The exhibition will support Women for Women International and V-Day's work in DRC. For details and to RSVP please email us at [email protected]. Source http://www.womenforwomen.org.uk/ -September 2012 - London, United Kingdom BOOK REVIEW - Panel discussion on “ Reporting Africa Differently” and "Radio Congo" (Ben Rawlence) book launch, initiated by the Royal African Society (RAS) and the London African Media Network (LAMN). Read our Book Comment on Ingeta Website Photos of "Radio Congo" Book launch Download Comments - Coming Soon February 2012 - London, United Kingdom CHAIR - Panel discussion on “ by the Royal African Society (RAS) - Discussion transcript- Coming Soon November 2011 - London United Kingdom SPEAKER - WESTMINSTER UNIVERSITY - WOMEN IN FILM IN AFRICA CONFERENCE - Overcoming Social Barriers: “African Women in film, television and video,” The Struggle & Influence of Female Filmmakers Personal experience of finding work, by Shana Mongwanga - Download abstract - coming soon. LATEST NEWS - October 2012 Read Shana Mongwanga's interview in AMINA Magazine From Shana's Facebook "EBONY AND AMINA Magazines have always been my precious companions in surrounding that sometimes made me feel I did not fit. To be featured in it, talking about issues which matters to me (Films, Theatre, Activism) without censorship such as " United Nations Mission in Congo - MONUSCO, has been on site for over ten years. 20,000 Blue helmet at a cost of more than 8 billion dollars. One of the strongest, largest and most expensive mission in the history of the UN! And yet the violence continues, who are they fooling?" CHECK IT OUT AND THE WONDERFUL Amina Photoshoot by Cynthia Kams and Kenyon Agency photographers. Magazine article AMINA number 506 - http://www.amina-mag.com/ Interview by François Bikindou Courtesy of AMINA Magazine NEWS from GB Europe Caribbean Shana Mongwanga "I want to tell true stories " Originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Shana Mongwanga is a writer, playwright, film director and actor in London. Well known for her activism in defense of human rights, she has made several documentaries on the lives of refugees and asylum African political asylum in Britain. Her voice counts and today her art is very much appreciated... read more Interview Amina Magazine LATEST NEWS - October 2012 WATCH A PREVIEW of our new Film "2016 - CONGO'S NEW DAWN" CONGO (DRC). Fraudulent elections gave president Kabila another 5 year in power. But Women are still killed and raped. Kids are still slaving in the mines to provide “Coltan” for multinationals to develop Computers, Ipad, Ipod, iPhones, DVDs. Can 2016 be Congo's New Dawn? LATEST NEWS - September 2012 - AFRICALIVES! Director Shana Mongwanga was one of the Speakers at the Royal African Society's book launch and panel discussion on "RADIO CONGO" - Changing the Headlines: Reporting Africa Differently? Jointly organised with the London Afric a Media Network (LAMN). Speakers: Ben Rawlence, (Author) Shana Mongwanga (filmmaker and activist), and Egon Cossou (Editor, Africa Business Report, BBC World). Chair: Agnes Gitau (Founder, LAMN). "Despite Africa’s increasing economic prosperity and global prominence, media coverage of the continent arguably remains a steady diet of war, rape and disorder. Nowhere has this been more evident than in the stories and narratives we know of the Democratic Republic of Congo. http://www.royalafricansociety.org/events/details/1185-changing-the-headlines-reporting-africa-differently.html PHOTOS BY DAVID MBIYU http://www.demotix.com/news/1464508/radio-congo-book-launch-and-panel-discussion#media-1464465 LATEST NEWS - July 2012 - Our Film news: COMING SOON our new short film "2016 - CONGO'S NEW DAWN" VIA OUR FACEBOOK PAGE: "I can't wait to share the trailer of my new short film : "2016 - CONGO'S NEW DAWN". 2016 will be the year Congo's next Presidential election and....well, let's say some are preparing for it NOW. This film contained political analysis at its sharpest with some of my favourite people, and the funniest lines ever... What's harder than making a film..well, cutting a trailer. COMING SOON! xxx Read more on: coming soon Watch a preview:coming soon LATEST NEWS - February / March 2012 - WE ARE TRANSFERRING AND RE-DESIGNING OUR WEBSITE. Please bear with us. Thank You. LATEST NEWS - October 2011 - AFRICALIVES! FILMS Our film "Congo- A Common Cause - from London to Bukavu" was selected and screened at the CONGO HARLEM 3 Film Festival Series in New York @ the Maysles Institues: http://www.mayslesinstitute.org/cinema/congo.html Watch the VIDEOS of the debates and radio INTERVIEWS of the event. It was a great privilege for our no budget film to be in the company of such films asBlood in the Mobile, Benda Bilili, Kinshasa Symphony, Murder in Kinshasa, Viva Riva! or Papy (Mon Histoire). Congo in Harlem 3 A week of films and events celebrating Congolese culture and raising awareness about the conflict. In partnership with the excellent organisation FRIENDS OF THE CONGO. Please visit and support their work: http://www.friendsofthecongo.org/ Our panel discussion co-Presented by the Panzi Foundation was about "Re-contextualizing Rape" "Congo has been dubbed the "Rape Capital of the World",but why? This panel will explore the complexities that contribute to gender-based violence in Congo, and examine the role of rape in popular understanding of Congo's crisis. Panelists will discuss activist dilemmas in tackling the problem, offer perspectives from the ground, and suggest meaningful ways to make a difference. Panelists: Shana Mongwanga, , Founder and director of AFRICALIVES! Productions Marie-Ange Bunga, Founder of Congo Initiative at Harvard Kennedy School Lee Ann De Reus, President of the Board, Panzi Hospital Foundation We are very grateful to the organisation COMMON CAUSE UK who have made this possible. Please vist and support their work: http://commoncauseuk.com LATEST NEWS - September 2011 - AFRICALIIVES! ART will be exhibiting paintings by ELOKO and screening our latest films on the theme of "Congolese Women - Courage and Resilience" as part of the African and African-Caribbean Design Diaspora 2011 Festival. @ BARGEHOUSE Oxo Tower Wharf Bargehouse Street South Bank London SE1 9PH 9 - 25 September 2011 Monday - Sunday : 11am - 6pm Free Admission Press and Private view on 8 September 6:30pm -9pm RSVP [email protected] African and African-Caribbean Design Diaspora 2011 Festival. www.aacdd.org Join us on facebook http://www.facebook.com/groups/322020144292/ LATEST NEWS - August 2011 - Read our interview for the AFRICAN WOMEN IN CINEMA Study Centre and Blog about the work of AfricaLives!Productions so far and our latest short film "Congo, Common Cause from London to Bukavu". In the Interviews section. The interview by Beti Ellerson., Ph.D. Director of the Center for the Study and Research of African Women in Cinema. (French version below) http://africanwomenincinema.blogspot.com/2011/08/shana-mongwanga-for-common-cause.html LATEST NEWS - July 2011 - "CONGO INDEPENDENCE" Play preview at the Hive Theatre (Old Peanut factory) part of the Hackney Wicked Festival - 29 July 2011- AFRICALIVES! THEATRE took part in the Hackney Wicked Festival in collaboration with the Hive Theatre, with a play preview by Shana Mongwanga. The play relates the early days of the Congolese independence. A retro play based on real stories. we received an overwhelming support and more performances will be scheduled for October 2011. Press support: http://www.afridiziak.com/theatrenews/whatson/july2011/congo-independence.html Join us on facebook http://www.facebook.com/groups/322020144292/ LATEST NEWS - May 2011 - Watch a preview of our new documentary:"CONGO- A Common Cause - from London to Bukavu"which is presented at the Cannes Film Festival, Short film Corner 2011. A no budget film by Congolese Women, about their fight to end the war in the East of DRCongo. SHANA de CARSIGNAC MONGWAGA-ELOKO ARTIST WORK and EXPO MORE ON https://www.saatchiart.com/ELOKO About ELOKO ARTIST SHANA De CARSIGNAC MONGWANGA - ELOKO EXHIBITIONS 2020: Art work honouring Simon Veil part of the HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL COMMEMORATING THE 75th ANNIVERSARY OF THE LIBERATION OF AUSCHWITZ-BIRKENEAU by Richmond Council in ENGLAND. Come, Pause and Remember. FREE From 15 January to 2 February - 9am-3pm at Landmark Arts Center in Teddington 2019: NEW-YORK - USA, Exhibition at the People's Forum for the opening night of CONGO IN HARLEM 11th Film series http://www.congoinharlem.org/cih11-lineup 2014: 'Exhibition by invitation from Commonwealth Secretariat for Human Rights Day - Marlborough House, Blenheim Salon, London - December 2014 - ENGLAND 2014: ' #FORWARD CONGO WOMEN' - Global Summit on Sexual Violence - London - June 2014 - ENGLAND 2013: ' CONGO NEW DAWN=2016 ' AACDD IN ENGLAND 2011: African And African-Caribbean Design Diaspora. ENGLAND Artist ELOKO presented work on the theme of Congolese Women: Courage and Resilience in parallel with and AfricaLives!Films such as 'Congo, A common cause from London to Bukavu' and 'Whatever happens to make Poverty History?' which were the only films screened throughout the Exhibitions which attracted over 20,000 people. The films and paintings resonated with the public who came to bear witness to the strugglle but also the Courage and Resilience of Congolese Women. Pictures of the Exhibitions and the work presented on ELOKO Artist page. https://www.flickr.com/photos/africalives/sets/72157647852479473/ |