The UK's largest screening of films about the lives of people from different cultures across the globe is to be hosted by The University of Manchester this week.
The tenth RAI International Festival of Ethnographic Film will include 45 hours of new films, an international conference and an evening with Oscar-winning director of 'Last King of Scotland' Kevin Macdonald. It will run from 27 June to July 2.
The festival will showcase 70 new films which deal with subjects including life after the foxhunting ban in a small Sussex village, the search of an Australian Aborigine for his roots, pavement dwellers in India and a look at a hospice in Amsterdam.
There will also be a public debate chaired by University co-chancellor Anna Ford between leading anthropologists and TV film makers plus 12 documentaries about ancient and modern China.
The biennial Royal Anthropological Institute sponsored event is this year jointly hosted by the University's Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology and the Centre for Screen Studies.
Director of the Granada Centre and The Festival Professor Paul Henley said: "Anthropology is about respecting and understanding other cultures and this festival is intended expose the public to that ethos.
"So the aim of this festival is to promote cultural diversity and intercultural dialogue through film.
"We aim to bring together not only academic anthropologists and professional film-makers from all over the world, but also members of the public.
"While many of the participants will be from abroad with high-profile international reputations, we are also very keen to encourage local people to take part.
"So to further that, there will be concessionary rates for residents of the Northwest of England and completely free registration for sixth-formers and accompanied school-children.
"But please do visit our website for more details and a programme at www.raifilmfest.org.uk."
He added: "Anyone who comes along will get a chance to see outstanding recent work by documentary makers in the UK and the rest of the world.
"The film screenings will involve more than 70 new documentaries on a broad variety of topics from all over the world.
"The films have been short-listed for a series of Royal Anthropological Institute prizes and there will also be an audience prize awarded on the basis of votes cast during the Festival.
"By anyone's reckoning this is a major event."
NOTES FOR EDITORS
Hosted by the Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology and the Centre for Screen Studies, the tenth RAI Festival incorporates two related events - a series of film screenings from Wednesday 27 June - Saturday 30 June and a conference from Saturday 30 June - Monday 1 July.
Highlights include:
* Oscar-winning film director, of Last King of Scotland Kevin MacDonald in Conversation with eminent anthropologist, writer and fellow film director, Hugh Brody. Wednesday 27 June, 7-9pm
* A public debate chaired by University co-chancellor Anna Ford, in which leading anthropologists will debate the value of 'anthropology' programmes on TV with the film-makers themselves. Thursday 28 June, 7-9pm
* The screening of 12 documentaries about ancient and modern China. Saturday 30 June, 9am-6pm.
* An international conference from Saturday 30 June to Monday 1 July.
Professor Paul Henley is available for comment
For more details contact:
Mike Addelman
Media Relations Officer
Faculty of Humanities
University of Manchester
Tel: 0161 275 0790
Mob: 07717 881567
Michael.addelman@manchester.ac.uk
Source: http://www.manchester.ac.uk/aboutus/news/display/?id=119174
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