Upcoming Events
July 11-28, 2010
Rwanda Film Festival
Kigali (Rwanda)
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August 27, 2010
Burundi International Film Festival
Bujumbura (Burundi)
September 3-11, 2010
OFF-COURTS
Trouville (France)
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Past Events
April 7, 2010
ImagiNation
Quebec City, Quebec (Canada)
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March 31 , 2010
PechaKucha
Ottawa, Ontario (Canada)
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February 13-18, 2010
Berlin International Film Festival - Training Program
Berlin (Germany)
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June 20, 2009
Citizenship and Immigration Canada - British Columbia and Yukon Region
Vancouver, British Columbia (Canada)
June 20, 2009
UNHCR Burundi (for World Refugee day)
Bujumbura (Burundi)
June 20, 2009
UNHCR Tanzania (for World Refugee day)
Dar es Salaam (Tanzania)
June 19, 2009
Department of Foreign Affairs (for World Refugee day)
Ottawa, Ontario (Canada)
June 12, 2009
Citizenship and Immigration Canada - Youth Network
Ottawa, Ontario (Canada)
June 9, 2009
York University - Refugee Studies Centre
Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
June 8, 2009
Walkerton District Secondary School
Walkerton, Ontario (Canada)
June 4, 2009
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Ottawa, Ontario (Canada)
June 1, 2009
Canadian Association of Forced Migration Conference
Ottawa, Ontario (Canada)
May 28 , 2009
Canadian Council for Refugees Annual Consultations
Quebec City, Quebec (Canada)
April 9-12, 2009
Dawson City International Short Film Festival
Dawson City, Yukon (Canada)
March 2009
Monk Centre of international Stiudies, University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
February 28 - March 7, 2009
FESPACO - Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou
Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)
February 22, 2009
Black History Month Screening
Ottawa, Ontario (Canada)
December 10-16, 2008
Cinecan
Dakar (Senegal)
December 11, 2008
UNHCR Regugee Summit
Geneva (Switzerland)
December 5, 2008
Whistler Film Festival
Whistler, Alberta (Canada)
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October 24, 2008
New Edinburgh Fundraiser
Ottawa, Ontario (Canada)
October 31 - November 1, 2008
Redemptive Film Festival
Virginia Beach, Virginia (USA)
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November 5-8, 2008
Regent Park Film Festival
Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
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October 17, 2008
International Film Festival South Africa
Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa)
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October 8, 2008
Raindance Film Festival
London, England (UK)
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October 3, 2008
Tacoma Film Festival
Tacoma, Washington (USA)
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October 2-5, 2008
Berks Movie Madness Film Festival
Reading, Pennsylvania (USA)
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September 26, 2008
Great Lakes Independent Film Festival
Erie, Pennsylvania (USA)
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September 20-21, 2008
Route 66 Film Festival
Springfield, Illinois (USA)
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September 20, 2008
Independents' Film Festival
Tampa, Florida (USA)
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September 19, 2008
Strasbourg International Film Festival
Strasbourg (France)
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September 17-21, 2008
Temecula Valley International Film and Music Festival
Temecula Valley, California (USA)
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September 5-14, 2008
Salento International Film Festival
Tricase, Lecce (Italy)
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August 24, 2008
London Short Film Showcase
London, Ontario (Canada)
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August 21-24, 2008
LandLocked Film Festival
Iowa City, Iowa (USA)
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August 20-23, 2008
Washougal International Film Festival
Washougal, Washington (USA)
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August 15, 2008
YoungCuts Film Festival
Montreal, Quebec (Canada)
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August 7-9, 2008
Bayou City Inspirational Film Festival
Houston, Texas (USA)
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July 29, 2008
Woods Hole Film Festival
Woods Hole, Massachusetts (USA)
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July 16 & 17, 2008
The Inigo Film Festival
Sydney (Australia)
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July 9 & 10, 2008
Long Island International Film Expo
Bellmore, New York (USA)
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July 5, 2008
Flickerings Film Festival
Bushnell, Illinois (USA)
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June 19-20, 2008
Planet Ant Film Festival
Austin, Texas (USA)
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June 16, 2008
Salt Lake City Film Center "New Face of Africa"
Salt lake City, Utah (USA)
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June 7, 2008
Hollywood Black Film Festival
Beverly Hills, California (USA)
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June 6, 2008
Timbal Fest
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA)
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May 21, 2008
Connecticut Film Festival
Danbury, Connecticut (USA)
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May 6, 2008
Carleton University
Ottawa, Ontario (Canada)
BFC co-founder Christopher Redmond is one of the invited guest speaks at
Carleton University’s “Document This! How Filmmakers are Spreading Awareness
on Human Rights Issues” enrichment mini-course program. Click here for details
April 26, 2008
Fallbrook Film Festival
Fallbrook, California (USA)
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April 23, 2008
Rincon International Film Festival
Rincon (Puerto Rico)
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April 12, 2008
Vues d'Afrique Pan African Film Festival
Montreal, Quebec (Canada)
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April 4, 2008
ReelWorld Film Festival
Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
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March 29, 2008
Foundations Festival
Montreal, Quebec (Canada)
March 22, 2008
Dawson City International Short Film Festival
Dawson City, Yukon (Canada)
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February 1, 2008
Doc Shop 5 - National Film Board of Canada
Montreal, Quebec (Canada)
The National Film Board of Canada invites Christopher Redmond to speak to university students taking the 2008 Doc Shop program about his experiences in Burundi. BFC photographer Bridget Farr and BFC teaching assistant Sabrina Guerrieri are also on hand to take questions from the audience. Redmond and Guerrieri are 2006 Doc Shop alumni.
December 1, 2007
Citizenshift Presents: Five Short Films
Montreal, Quebec (Canada)
CitizenShift, a division of the National Film Board of Canada, hosts a screening of the BFC films at the NFB Cinématheque in downtown Montreal, QC.
November 25, 2007
ARTSPARK - National Gallery of Canada
Ottawa, Ontario (Canada)
The National Gallery of Canada exhibits the Burundi Film Center films and selects photographs during their Snap Judgments: New Positions in Contemporary African Photography exhibit.
September 19, 2007
BFC Benefit Screening - Canadian Film Institute
Ottawa, Ontario (Canada)
The Burundi Film Center holds a benefit screening with the Canadian Film Institute for an exclusive North American premiere. Traditional Burundian drummers and dancers opened the event while the Burundian Embassy provided food for one more taste of Burundian culture. A silent auction featured a collection of Bridget Farr’s photos from Burundi to raise money for the Burundi Film Center. Co-Founder Raymond Kalisa flew in from Africa to attend the screening with co-founding partner Christopher Redmond and BFC trainers Sabrina Guerrieri and Bridget Farr. click for photos
July 22-25, 2007
Amani Great Lakes Film Festival
Kigali, Rwanda (Africa)