Silicon Valley African Film Festival (SVAFF) connecting Communities, Cultures and Continents

Set in beautiful Silicon Valley, California – the high-tech capital of the world, the Silicon Valley African Film Festival (SVAFF) provides audiences a lens to the real Africa.
 
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - Sept. 9, 2014 - PRLog -- Whether you are a film or culture buff, this is the ONE Film Festival you cannot afford to miss! Aptly themed “Africa through African lens”, SVAFF is a weekend showcase of feature films, shorts and animations by Africa's emerging and seasoned filmmakers. The mission of the festival is to promote an understanding and appreciation of Africa and Africans through moving images.

35+ films | 15+ countries | 1 weekend

October 17-19, 2014

Community School of Music and Arts (CSMA)

230 San Antonio Circle

Mountain View, CA 94040

Tickets are now on sale at http://www.svaff.org


Currently in our fifth year, SVAFF presents the finest and fullest event yet! SVAFF has grown in size and popularity and we’re offering more films by African directors, more films on the African experience, and more films with featured African actors who are enjoyed by all audiences.

As the only film festival in Northern California that is exclusively focused on films made by African filmmakers, we have become a Mecca for immigrant Africans, diaspora Africans and friends of Africa in our region. We have also built an impressive African film library that features a rare collection of short and feature length narrative and documentary films on a vast array of subjects. Our school outreach program "Africa in the Classroom Film Series" provides elementary, middle and high schools access to our library for curriculum related films.

2014 Festival highlights include: red carpet opening night reception, parade of flags of the countries in the festival, libation ceremony, African drumming and dance performance, film screenings, post-screening dialogue with filmmakers in attendance, a visual arts exhibit by young Nigerian Canadian artist Kosi Nnebe, performance by Stanford University's award winning acapella group Talisman, theme parties, African marketplace, food, closing and awards ceremony. Our centerpiece event on Saturday, October 18 is the “African Women in Technology" forum. Presented in partnership with African Diaspora Network and Institute of International Education - TechWomen, the forum will feature an illuminating conversation with Africa's next generation of women leaders in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, visiting from 16 countries.

PRESENTING ORGANIZATIONS:

ORIKI THEATER: Oriki Theater is a Silicon Valley based non-profit performing arts company that is dedicated to the promotion of Africa’s culture and heritage through a unique combination of dance, drama, music, poetry, folk stories, chants and the DRUM. From outreach programs in schools to theatrical productions and workshops, Oriki brings to our community a shared experience of Africa, its people and their way of life. http://www.oriki.org

COMMUNITY SCHOOL OF MUSIC AND ARTS (CSMA): Founded in 1968, CSMA is Northern California’s largest non-profit provider of arts education programs and, with a $4.9 million budget and 160-member staff and faculty, it is one of the ten largest community schools in the United States. Located in one of the global capitals of creativity, CSMA is dedicated to instilling, training and nurturing creativity for all stages of life. Headquartered in the award-winning Finn Center in the City of Mountain View, CSMA directly serves over 22,660 people of all ages, skill levels and economic means each year, including 10,660 students in more than 600 classrooms at 32 schools in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties. http://www.arts4all.org

Contact
Chike Nwoffiah
office@svaff.org
415-774-6787
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