Cinema of South Sudan
Cinema of South Sudan | |
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No. of screens | None |
Main distributors | None[1] |
Cinema is a newly developing industry in South Sudan.
History
The history of cinema in what is now South Sudan started during the Anglo-Egyptian colonial period in Sudan. In Juba, as in other parts of the country, mobile cinema shows were announced by loudspeakers on the roof of a Landcruiser driving around town. These movie shows were held in the open, often introduced by short speeches that began at sunset. Audiences sat in front of a white piece of cloth, presenting a programme of American comedies and Westerns, short documentaries made by the mobile Sudanese filmmaking unit for a Sudanese public, and feature films made in India, Kenya, and Britain.[2]
South Sudan gained independence in 2011;
Film festival
In 2016, South Sudan hosted its first
Groups
Several groups in the country seek to promote filmmaking by local filmmakers:
- Woyee Film and Theatre Industry, a filmmaking collective.[6][4]
- The Cinematography and Film Industry Section of the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports.[6]
- Movie and TV Academy, a private school in Juba.[6]
- Nyakuron Cultural Center, the host for the 2016 Juba Film Festival.[9]
See also
References
- ^ "Feature films - Distribution of feature films". UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ Tuttle, Brendan (2022-07-20). "A Night At The Movies". Juba in the Making. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
- ^ Tutton, Mark (12 January 2012). "All the world's a stage as Shakespeare goes to South Sudan". CNN. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ a b Copnall, James; Hegarty, Stephanie (27 December 2011). "Creating a film industry in South Sudan from scratch". BBC World Service. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ "Juba Under the Stars Brings the Magic of Cinema to the World's Youngest Nation, South Sudan". PRNewswire. Washington. Juba Under The Stars. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ^ a b c d e Chemhere, Martin (5 March 2012). "Focus on South Sudan films". Screen Africa Magazine. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ^ Xin, Zhou (8 September 2017). "South Sudan's film industry rises from conflicts". Xinhua. Archived from the original on November 28, 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ a b ""Action!" - South Sudan's Film Industry Takes Off". Internews. 20 October 2015. Archived from the original on 14 October 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ^ a b Gaffey, Conor (7 July 2016). "South Sudan's first-ever film festival is going down a storm". Newsweek. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ^ Quito, Anne. ""We're not all warriors": South Sudanese filmmakers are working to revamp their national image". Quartz Africa. Retrieved 29 November 2019.