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| 2003 CAPE TOWN FILM FESTIVAL
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On the occasion of the 2003 Cape Town World Cinema Festival held from
14 to 23 November, AMADE awarded a jury prize for the Most
Children-Friendly Programme, under the patronage of UNESCO, at the
Children's Programming Awards Ceremony.
The AMADE jury Award was given to "The Legend of the Sky Kingdom" by Director Roger Hawkins (Zimbabwe, 2002, 35 mm 84 min).
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Outline
In any other context, this refreshingly constructed children's
animation would be an excellent tale of four friends battling between
good and evil on their journey to freedom. However, this stop-motion
"junkmation" should be placed within the context of its origin, Zimbabwe.
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The five heroes escape from the oppression of the Evil Emperor and go
in search of the Sky Kingdom. On the way, triumphing over both
emotional and physical barriers to freedom including: the jungle of
confusion, the valley of complacency, the desert of desolation, and the
forest of fear and doubt. Used to sophisticated high-tech animation,
audiences will be charmed by this animation rich with music, textures,
and images that weave old and new African-style legends to great effect.
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About the Cape Town World Film Festival
The Children's Festival was held at the Sithengi Film and Television
Market, which took place 13-16 November 2003, at the Artscape complex
in Cape Town.
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The Cape Town World Cinema Festival aims to showcase African and more
specifically South African films in the context of other "World Cinema"
films. World cinema here encompasses films from South America, Asia and
Africa as well as films from the Black diaspora and a special focus on
films from indigenous peoples i.e. Aborigine, Maori, Native American,
Inuit etc...
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