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YAFMA Docu 1 (16:30, M Leuven)

Saturday 20 April, 16:30 
M Leuven, Leopold Vanderkelenstraat 28, 3000 Leuven

A WINGLESS BIRD THAT FLIES
Remy Ryumugabe, Rwanda, 2023, 9 min.
Cast: Dorothee Uwizeyimana, Queen Teta Nyabagabo, Devotha Akimpaye
VO: Kinyarwanda. ST: Engels
In a world where she has been unable to find love and honesty, but only betrayal and obstacles, it is difficult to find words that accurately reflect her life, but she perseveres, hoping for clarity to come.

A wingless bird that flies explores a young mother's introspective journey and deals with universal themes of life and hope.

NEVER STOP SHOUTING
Abdellah Taïa, Marokko, 2023, 10 min.
VO: French. ST: English
The writer and filmmaker Abdellah Taia writes a letter to his gay nephew, Brahim, to help him to get out of fear, to support him, to walk beside him and to love him strongly.

ILLUSION OF DISTANCE
Sapho Wulana, Zuid-Afrika, 2023, 10 min.
Cast: Boeta Allie
VO: English. ST: English
Boeta Allie, an 80-year-old man, goes in search of his childhood friend Isaac Mbenyane, from whom he was separated by forced relocation during Apartheid. The film follows the search for his long-lost friend Isaac.

THE RISE
David Akwara, Ivory Coast, 2023, 15 min.
VO: Engels, Frans. ST: Engels
This pan-African documentary shows the evolution of the application of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement. A historic undertaking that forms one of the 13 projects of Agenda 2063. The agreement has an ambitious scope and covers crucial facets of the African economy, including digital trade and investment protection.

O COLON
Welket Bungué, Brazil, Portugal, Guinea-Bissau, 2023, 4 min.
VO: Portugese. ST: English
A human body moves through nature, through a story about the ecology of relationships and historical heritage. How can we find in the image, the codes that essentially aggregate the relationship between the human-animal-ontological, and nature-essence?

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About YAFMA 

10th edition of YAFMA's short film competition! The annual Guido Huysmans Young African Film Makers Award (YAFMA) supports new African talent. The competition aims to keep its finger on the pulse with stories by young filmmakers from Africa. Guido Huysmans, co-founder of AFF, died in the summer of 2014 after travelling through Africa, where he was looking precisely for these young filmmakers. From more than 2,000 submissions, 20 short films were selected. They will be screened at M Leuven. 

Saturday 20 April 
YAFMA - Fiction Block 1 - 2 pm 
YAFMA - Documentary Block 1 - 16h30

Sunday 21 April 
YAFMA - Fiction Block 2 - 2 p.m.
YAFMA - Documentary Block 2 - 4.30pm

Awards ceremony at the Awards Night on Saturday 27 April, 7.30pm (Cinema ZED). To celebrate YAFMA's 10th edition, the AFF management will present an extra festival award in addition to the jury prizes.






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Saturday 20 April, 16:30 
M Leuven, Leopold Vanderkelenstraat 28, 3000 Leuven

A WINGLESS BIRD THAT FLIES
Remy Ryumugabe, Rwanda, 2023, 9 min.
Cast: Dorothee Uwizeyimana, Queen Teta Nyabagabo, Devotha Akimpaye
VO: Kinyarwanda. ST: Engels
In a world where she has been unable to find love and honesty, but only betrayal and obstacles, it is difficult to find words that accurately reflect her life, but she perseveres, hoping for clarity to come.

A wingless bird that flies explores a young mother's introspective journey and deals with universal themes of life and hope.

NEVER STOP SHOUTING
Abdellah Taïa, Marokko, 2023, 10 min.
VO: French. ST: English
The writer and filmmaker Abdellah Taia writes a letter to his gay nephew, Brahim, to help him to get out of fear, to support him, to walk beside him and to love him strongly.

ILLUSION OF DISTANCE
Sapho Wulana, Zuid-Afrika, 2023, 10 min.
Cast: Boeta Allie
VO: English. ST: English
Boeta Allie, an 80-year-old man, goes in search of his childhood friend Isaac Mbenyane, from whom he was separated by forced relocation during Apartheid. The film follows the search for his long-lost friend Isaac.

THE RISE
David Akwara, Ivory Coast, 2023, 15 min.
VO: Engels, Frans. ST: Engels
This pan-African documentary shows the evolution of the application of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement. A historic undertaking that forms one of the 13 projects of Agenda 2063. The agreement has an ambitious scope and covers crucial facets of the African economy, including digital trade and investment protection.

O COLON
Welket Bungué, Brazil, Portugal, Guinea-Bissau, 2023, 4 min.
VO: Portugese. ST: English
A human body moves through nature, through a story about the ecology of relationships and historical heritage. How can we find in the image, the codes that essentially aggregate the relationship between the human-animal-ontological, and nature-essence?

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About YAFMA 

10th edition of YAFMA's short film competition! The annual Guido Huysmans Young African Film Makers Award (YAFMA) supports new African talent. The competition aims to keep its finger on the pulse with stories by young filmmakers from Africa. Guido Huysmans, co-founder of AFF, died in the summer of 2014 after travelling through Africa, where he was looking precisely for these young filmmakers. From more than 2,000 submissions, 20 short films were selected. They will be screened at M Leuven. 

Saturday 20 April 
YAFMA - Fiction Block 1 - 2 pm 
YAFMA - Documentary Block 1 - 16h30

Sunday 21 April 
YAFMA - Fiction Block 2 - 2 p.m.
YAFMA - Documentary Block 2 - 4.30pm

Awards ceremony at the Awards Night on Saturday 27 April, 7.30pm (Cinema ZED). To celebrate YAFMA's 10th edition, the AFF management will present an extra festival award in addition to the jury prizes.






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Saturday 20 April, 16:30 
M Leuven, Leopold Vanderkelenstraat 28, 3000 Leuven

A WINGLESS BIRD THAT FLIES
Remy Ryumugabe, Rwanda, 2023, 9 min.
Cast: Dorothee Uwizeyimana, Queen Teta Nyabagabo, Devotha Akimpaye
VO: Kinyarwanda. ST: Engels
In a world where she has been unable to find love and honesty, but only betrayal and obstacles, it is difficult to find words that accurately reflect her life, but she perseveres, hoping for clarity to come.

A wingless bird that flies explores a young mother's introspective journey and deals with universal themes of life and hope.

NEVER STOP SHOUTING
Abdellah Taïa, Marokko, 2023, 10 min.
VO: French. ST: English
The writer and filmmaker Abdellah Taia writes a letter to his gay nephew, Brahim, to help him to get out of fear, to support him, to walk beside him and to love him strongly.

ILLUSION OF DISTANCE
Sapho Wulana, Zuid-Afrika, 2023, 10 min.
Cast: Boeta Allie
VO: English. ST: English
Boeta Allie, an 80-year-old man, goes in search of his childhood friend Isaac Mbenyane, from whom he was separated by forced relocation during Apartheid. The film follows the search for his long-lost friend Isaac.

THE RISE
David Akwara, Ivory Coast, 2023, 15 min.
VO: Engels, Frans. ST: Engels
This pan-African documentary shows the evolution of the application of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement. A historic undertaking that forms one of the 13 projects of Agenda 2063. The agreement has an ambitious scope and covers crucial facets of the African economy, including digital trade and investment protection.

O COLON
Welket Bungué, Brazil, Portugal, Guinea-Bissau, 2023, 4 min.
VO: Portugese. ST: English
A human body moves through nature, through a story about the ecology of relationships and historical heritage. How can we find in the image, the codes that essentially aggregate the relationship between the human-animal-ontological, and nature-essence?

---

About YAFMA 

10th edition of YAFMA's short film competition! The annual Guido Huysmans Young African Film Makers Award (YAFMA) supports new African talent. The competition aims to keep its finger on the pulse with stories by young filmmakers from Africa. Guido Huysmans, co-founder of AFF, died in the summer of 2014 after travelling through Africa, where he was looking precisely for these young filmmakers. From more than 2,000 submissions, 20 short films were selected. They will be screened at M Leuven. 

Saturday 20 April 
YAFMA - Fiction Block 1 - 2 pm 
YAFMA - Documentary Block 1 - 16h30

Sunday 21 April 
YAFMA - Fiction Block 2 - 2 p.m.
YAFMA - Documentary Block 2 - 4.30pm

Awards ceremony at the Awards Night on Saturday 27 April, 7.30pm (Cinema ZED). To celebrate YAFMA's 10th edition, the AFF management will present an extra festival award in addition to the jury prizes.






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