Guido Huysmans, the director of the Afrika Film Festival. He collaborated in the publishing of the book.

He adds that there are many opportunities for gifted and emerging filmmakers to make films in their mother-tongue.

Among the film festival’s highlights are two short movies made during the training of three young Rwandan talents by the Swedish Institute with the support of the Gothenburg film fund in November-December 2007.

Yet the RCC also focuses on specific target groups, for example giving much attention to family and children entertainment through cinema and animated films.

Therefore it organizes Carte Blanche Children, a program for children during the festival to help and encourage children aged below 14 to understand various issues.
“This special component of the festival includes discussion between children and experienced and engaged filmmakers,” says Eric Kabera.

As films, television or video in general are important tools in people’s entertainment and mass education, RCC believes that, like in other professions, women can make a difference in the way films communicate issues to the community.

In this context, RCC is committed to promote cinema created by and for women. In a festival mood, women showcase their artworks to their fellows during the Women Panorama of Hillywood, aimed at encouraging women to write, shoot, direct, animate, produce and edit films.

Eric Kabera says that getting women interested and involving them in the film industry will also very much contribute in instilling the spirit of alliance and building self-confidence amongst women.