BFC Timeline

2008

May

May 8, 2008 Radio Canada International airs interview with BFC co-founder Christopher Redmond
May 6, 2008 Carleton University invites BFC co-founder to give presentation

April

Apr. 26, 2008 Fallbrook Film Festival premieres BFC films to U.S. audience
Apr. 23, 2008 Rincon International Film Festival in Puerto Rico screens BFC films
Apr. 12, 2008 Vue D'Afrique Pan African Film Festival presents BFC films
Apr. 4, 2008 ReelWorld Film Festival provides Toronto premiere for BFC films
Apr. 2, 2008 Toronto Star "Ignored African nation grabs spotlight"

March

Mar. 29, 2008 BFC project highlighted at Foundations festival in Montreal
Mar. 22, 2008 Dawson City International Short Film Festival screens BFC film

February

Feb. 11, 2008 BFC photo book available to all supporters donating $75 or more
Feb. 1, 2008 The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) in Montreal invites BFC team to speak about project

January

Jan. 25, 2008 CIDA gets a private screening of the BFC films

2007

December

Dec. 13, 2007 Artmatters "Healing Rwanda and Burundi through Theatre and Film"
Dec. 1, 2007 Montreal premiere of BFC films at NFB Cinematheque
Dec. 1, 2007 Montreal Gazette “Films paint vivid picture of everyday Africa”

November

Nov. 25, 2007 National Gallery of Canada screenes BFC films
Nov. 15 , 2007 Forum Magazine “EXT. Streets of Bujumbura – DAY” (blog excerpts)

October

Oct. 12, 2007 Centretown News “Canadians spread media literacy message in Burundi”
Oct. 1 , 2007 FilmCAN, issue 11 “Conquering Kong” (blog excerpts)

September

Sept. 22, 2007 The Charlatan “Carleton grad co-founds Burundi film school”
Sept. 20, 2007 Rogers Television “daytime”
Sept. 19, 2007 CTV News “CJOH Evening News”
Sept. 19, 2007 BFC Benefit screening in Ottawa a huge success
Sept. 10, 2007 The World Next Door "Five Short Films About Burundi"

August

August 27, 2007 CBC radio “Ottawa filmmakers teach in Burundi”,
Aug. 22, 2007 Ottawa Citizen “Lights, Camera, Action in Burundi”

June

June 6, 2007 Ottawa Citizen “Burundi Film Centre”