TEDxLakeComo - Franco Sacchi - on Nollywood, the new and subversive popular African cinema

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Channel: TEDx Talks · 2010 · Science & Technology

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É un regista indipendente. This is Nollywood il suo documentario sulla nascente industria cinematografica Africana, ha vinto il premio del pubblico al Festival Internazionale di Abuja (Nigeria) ed é andato in onda in Sud Africa (SABC-1), in Inghilterra (SKY-ARTS) e numerosi altri networks in Europa ed in America. Waiting for Armageddon il suo film piu' recente, esplora il fondamentalismo cristiano in America ed ha avuto una distribuzione nei cinema negli USA con un notevole successo di critica. Independent filmmaker. His documentary, Nollywood that portrays the emerging African film industry won the audience award at the Abuja International Film Festival, and was broadcast in South African (SABC-1), in The UK (SKY-ARTS) and numerous other networks in Europe and America. Waiting for Armageddon his most recent film explores American Christian fundamentalism and was positively reviewed during its theatrical distribution. What is TEDx? In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together  to share a TED-like experience. At our TEDxLakeComo event, TEDTalks  video and live speakers have been combined to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events, including ours, are self-organized  ( subject to certain rules and regulations ).

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