Africa Light / Gray ZoneA film by Tino Schwanemann

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- Run time: 13 minutes
- Original title: Africa Light / Gray Zone
- Country of origin: Germany
Genre:
Documentary
Synopsis:

Africa is full of nature’s colors. A colorful experience! The social, political and economical problems of the continent, however, are unsaturated. Neither black nor white, but endless gray.
“Africa Light” – as white local citizens call Namibia. The name suggests romance, the beauty of nature and promises a life without any problems in a country where the difference between rich and poor could hardly be greater. Namibia does not give that impression of it. If you look at its surface it seems like Africa in its most innocent and civilized form. It is a country that is so inviting to dream by its spectacular landscape, stunning scenery and fascinating wildlife. It has a very strong tourism structure and the government gets a lot of money with its magical attraction. But despite its grandiose splendor it is an endless gray zone as well. It oscillates between tradition and modernity, between the cattle in the country and the slums in the city. It shuttles from colonial times, land property reform to minimum wage for everyone. It fluctuates between socialism and cold calculated market economy.(more)
- Director:
  TINO SCHWANEMANN
- Writer(s):
  TINO SCHWANEMANN
- Producer(s):
  STEFANIE PAUL
- Director of Photography:
  FELIX NOVO DE OLIVEIRA & MATHIAS PRAUSE
- Cast and Credits:
  
  Director: TINO SCHWANEMANN
  Creative Producer: STEFANIE PAUL
  Consulting Producer: HOLGER LOCHAU
  Production Coordinator: DIJONGO ZAIRE & CARSTEN MÖHLE
  Cinematographers: FELIX NOVO DE OLIVEIRA & MATHIAS PRAUSE
  Editor: TINO SCHWANEMANN
  Art Director: STEFANIE PAUL
  Composer: STEFFEN GREISIGER
  Conductor: BERND WEFELMEYER
  Orchestra: FILM ORCHESTRA BABELSBERG
  Music Consultant: ULRICH REUTER
  Sound Designer: JAN WEIGEL
  Sound Engineering and Mix: CHRISTIAN OTTOW
  Visual Effects: TINO SCHWANEMANN
  Film material transfer: VCC PERFECT PICTURES & TIMELINE STUDIOS(more)
Prior Festival Screenings:
- Long Island Film Festival 2010
- EcoVision Festival 2010
- Shnit Film Festival 2010
- Ischia Film & Global Fest 2010
- Curtocircuito: Festival Internacional de Curtametraxes 2010
- Sehsuchte Int'l Student Film Festival
- URL of this record:
  http:/ / www.filmfestivalworld.com/ film/ Africa_Light_Gray_Zone/
- Posted March 25, 2010

SEP 23, 2010 01:28AM Stefanie P writes:

Shnit Film Festival 2010

Additional events of The Shnit Filmfestivals 2010 will also take place in Cologne and in Cape Town. Above all, for our film “Africa Light – Gray Zone” this now closes the circle between the film’s subject of matter, its immediate shooting location and its screening venue. We are looking forward for the feedback in Cape Town! Goeiedag, hoe gaan dit, Kaapstad?
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AUG 30, 2010 11:42PM Stefanie P writes:

Screenings from July to October

July:
Ischia Film & Global Fest, Italy;

September:
Long Island Film Festival, New York, USA;
EcoVision Festival, Italy, Brazil & China;

October:
Shnit Film Festival, Switzerland;
German African Movie Night by German Department of State & The German Namibian Association, Berlin, Germany;
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JUN 22, 2010 01:21PM Stefanie P writes:

“Africa Light / Gray Zone” at Ischia Film Festival 2010

An insider’s tip for the summer 2010: about George Clooney, Michael Douglas, Hilary Swank, Anton Corbijn, Sir Ken Adam & Co.

Tino Schwanemann’s short film “Africa Light / Gray Zone” ( official website: www.africa-light.com ) has its Italian Premiere at The Ischia Film Festival, which will take place together with The Ischia Global Fest. The exclusive Mediterranean location is just one of festival's benefits. The honorary committee consists of internationally renown, Oscar winning artists such as Sir Ken Adam (multi-awarded architect and star designer of various James Bond movies, e.g. "Goldfinger" and Stanley Kubrick's "Barry Lyndon", "Doctor Strangelove" etc.), Carlo Rambaldi ("Alien", "E.T.", "King Kong", David Lynch's "Dune”, …), Giuliano Montaldo, Osvaldo Desideri and many great artists more.
During the Ischia Global Fest the Who is Who of International Cinema will show up: Ben Kingsley, Jeremy Irons, Hilary Swank etc. Just to mention some of them. The festival's opening movie will be "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps". Maybe Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones will also be there? One for sure: The Ischia Film Festival is going to be an awesome event of this summer and is supposed to be a real insider's tip, not only for the fans of “Africa Light / Gray Zone”!

Anton Corbijn’s "The American” (starring George Clooney) will be awarded at the Ischia Film Festival 2010. For sure, the director and his main actor will appear at the festival as well. Tino Schwanemann, always being a huge fan of Anton Corbijn's awesome work (e.g. "Control" and various amazing music videos of Depeche Mode, Herbert Groenemeyer, U2, Coldplay, Nirvana etc.), is really curious about Corbijn's opinion on "Africa Light - Gray Zone". As one of eight selected films “Africa Light / Gray Zone” is the only German film in its festival category.
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MAR 29, 2010 07:23AM Stefanie P writes:

Festival Screening in May 2010

Curtocircuito: Festival Internacional de Curtametraxes: http://www.curtocircuito.org/
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