AFRIKAMERA views itself as a new platform for current African cinema and would like to work against the lacking visibility of Afircan filmmaking in the German capital.

The moviedays AFRIKAMERA will show'the African cinema' as varied, complex and poetic as it is, and thereby counter the prejudices and clichés that cling to a frequently misunderstood continent.

To show the diversity of African cinema, AFRIKAMERA will cooperate with the great African film festivals from Marrakech to Durban.

The film program will be accompanied by panel discussions on the issues'African cinema and cultural diversity','African cinema in Germany' and'African cinema and new technologies'.

The goal of AFRIKAMERA is not only to invigorate enthusiasm for African cinema in the audience at the theatres, it is also to enhance awareness of African Cinema beyond the city perimeter. This will be facilitated through the production of a DVD-collection, where movies without German distribution will be incorporated.