Okon, Patrick E. (2016) Short Film and Video Producers and Film Policy Developments in Anglophone Sub-Saharan Africa. Universal Journal of Communication Network, 4 (1). pp. 1-14.
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Abstract
This article examines the interventionist role of independent short film producers and alternative film foundations in film policy developments of Anglophone Sub-Saharan Africa. The work is broadly located within the framework of the debates about ‘shapers’ of film policy developments and covers only the last two decades (1990-2010). Empirical data are drawn from three countries: South Africa, Ghana and Nigeria. The data are based on a study I conducted between 2011 and 2014. The study deploys mixed methods approach (oral interviews, participant observation, documentary studies, and questionnaire) in a qualitative way, to enable data triangulation and comparative analysis. Jürgen Habermas and David Sholle’s distinctive configurations of the public spheres concepts are used to aid interpretation and analysis. The overall ambition is to critically articulate and interpret the socio-political dynamics of film policymaking, reconceptualise film policy along an ‘ethical-political’ framework to align with the vision of alternative cultural producers, as well as ascertain the degree and platform of participation of short filmmakers in policymaking processes. The paper argues in favour of greater academic and public recognition of the crucial role of low-budget film producers as policy activists.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Access, participation, reform, film policy, independent short filmmakers, alternative film foundations |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Social Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Dr. P. E. Okon |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Aug 2017 21:36 |
| Last Modified: | 25 Aug 2017 21:36 |
| URI: | http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/8739 |
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