Fountainhead Tanz Theatre08 mei 2009 – 14:26

XXIV. Black International Cinema Berlin
Germany & USA 2009
May 7-10

Rathaus Schöneberg (city hall)
John-F.-Kennedy-Platz
10825 Berlin-Schöneberg

"A COMPLEXION CHANGE – International & Intercultural Diplomacy"

A tribute to:

Chancellor Willy Brandt
"The future will not be mastered by those who dwell on the past."

Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
"Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable... Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals."

President John F. Kennedy
"We must never forget that art is not a form of propaganda; it is a form of truth."

President Barack Hussein Obama
"Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek."

produced & directed by
FOUNTAINHEAD® TANZ THEATRE
THE COLLEGIUM - FORUM & TELEVISION PROGRAM BERLIN
in association with
CULTURAL ZEPHYR e.V.

in cooperation with
Commissioner for Integration, District Tempelhof-Schöneberg, Berlin

From May 7-10, 2009 Fountainhead® Tanz Theatre under the direction of Prof. Donald Muldrow Griffith and Prof. Gayle McKinney Griffith, present the interdisciplinary and intercultural film/video festival Black International Cinema Berlin for the 24th year. For the first time, the festival will guest at the Rathaus Schöneberg (city hall) and be presented in cooperation with the Commissioner for Integration of the district Tempelhof-Schöneberg, Berlin, Gabriele Gün Tank.

Under the theme "A COMPLEXION CHANGE - International & Intercultural Diplomacy”, films from Africa, the African Diaspora and films with an intercultural perspective are the focus.
Approximately 60 productions will be screened, among them cinematic works from Cape Verde, Benin, France, USA, Iran, India, Togo, Senegal, Belgium, Germany, United Kingdom, Colombia, Spain, Nicaragua, Switzerland and Madagascar. In addition, film discussions, performances and seminars will be conducted.

German Commission for UNESCO, Bonn
Our festival is supported as an ideal project by the German Commission for UNESCO, Bonn. As a result we received the following letter of acknowledgement from Christine M. Merkel, Head of the Division for Culture and Memory of the World.
"A COMPLEXION CHANGE 2009-2011 is an International Media Project with a very contemporary and innovative approach. It aims at contributing to the strengthening of international understanding, peace and friendship among peoples. It promotes intercultural dialogue in the spirit of the ideals and aims of UNESCO.
The German Commission for UNESCO appreciates this initiative. We kindly ask you to assist Prof. Donald Muldrow Griffith and the Fountainhead® Tanz Theatre / Black International Cinema Berlin / The Collegium – Forum & Television Program Berlin & Cultural Zephyr e.V. as well as all other co-organizers and project participants in realizing this project. We are convinced that this idea can offer inspiring experience to many people in the region."

Railbookers
"Since it was founded in 1986, the Black International Cinema festival in Berlin has developed into one of the most highly regarded film events in Europe and movie fans will have the chance to experience it for themselves between May 7th and 10th.
Produced and directed by the Fountainhead® Tanz Theatre, the extravaganza is an interdisciplinary and intercultural celebration of the contribution made by black actors and directors in the world of film.
The focus of the festival is to present works of a cultural, artistic and political nature coinciding with the general social, economic and educational interests of people from Africa.
Open to all filmmakers and visitors, the event provides a platform for the impact of cinema from the African Diaspora and people with an interest in intercultural relations.
The Fountainhead® organization is committed to fighting religious, ethnic and gender persecution and seeks to battle discrimination through dialogue and understanding.
By using art, theatre, dance, music and seminars, the foundation believes that prejudice against disadvantaged groups can be challenged and stronger links within society can be forged.
Visitors will be treated to powerful and thought-provoking examples of cinema from the past and present."

Information:
Tel.: 030-782 16 21/75 46 09 46 oder Fax: 786 34 66.
http://www.blackinternationalcinema.de/BIC09/bic_09.htm
http://www.blackinternationalcinema.de
http://www.black-international-cinema.com
http://www.fountainhead-tanz-theatre.de
e-mail: bicdance@aol.com

Mottos
"I may not make it if I try, but I damn sure won´t if I don´t..." - Oscar Brown Jr.
"Mankind will either find a way or make one." - C.P. Snow
"Whatever you do..., be cool!" - Joseph Louis Turner
"Yes, I can...!" - Sammy Davis Jr.
"Yes, We can...!" - Barack Obama
FOUNTAINHEAD® TANZ THEATRE
e LETTER, Berlin/Germany
May 2009

www.fountainhead-tanz-theatre.de
www.blackinternationalcinema.de
www.black-international-cinema.com

Please send replies to / Bitte senden Sie Antworten an
bicdance@aol.com

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XXIV. Black International Cinema Berlin
MAY 7 - 10, 2009
Intercultural/Interdisciplinary film/video, dance, theatre,
music & seminar presentations Berlin/Germany & USA

A COMPLEXION CHANGE
International & Intercultural Diplomacy

A tribute to

Chancellor Willy Brandt
"The future will not be mastered by those who dwell on the past."

Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
"Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable... Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals."

President John F. Kennedy
"We must never forget that art is not a form of propaganda; it is a form of truth."

President Barack Hussein Obama
"Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek."

produced & directed by
Fountainhead Tanz Theatre
THE COLLEGIUM - Forum & Television Program Berlin
in association with
Cultural Zephyr e.V.

in cooperation with/in Kooperation mit

Commissioner for Integration, District Tempelhof-Schöneberg, Berlin
der Integrationsbeauftragten des Bezirks Tempelhof-Schöneberg, Berlin

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Venue/Veranstaltungsort
RATHAUS SCHÖNEBERG (city hall)
John-F.-Kennedy-Platz
10825 Berlin/Germany

Festival Presentations:
Kinosaal (Cinema) & Bibliothek (Library)
Admission Free / Eintritt frei

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FESTIVAL PROGRAM EXCERPTS
AUSSCHNITT AUS DEM FESTIVALPROGRAMM

For the complete film & seminar program,
please consult the festival website:
http://www.black-international-cinema.com/BIC09/bic_09.htm

or download the festival flyer
festival flyer (pdf)

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THURSDAY, MAY 7
4.30 pm / 16.30 Uhr

OPENING CEREMONY
Spoken Word
Friends, Neighbors, Music Bibliothek (Library)

Presenters:
Yamil Borges - Berlin/USA
Prof. Donald Muldrow Griffith - Berlin/USA
Mark Headley - Berlin/Barbados
MFA Kera - Berlin/Madagascar
Astrid Koki - Berlin/Cameroon
Marion Kramer - Berlin/USA
Harry Louiserre - Berlin/Guadeloupe
Ranya Orfaly - Berlin/Lebanon
Yvette Robertson - Berlin/USA
Mike Russell - Berlin/USA
Gabriele Gün Tank - Commissioner Integration, Tempelhof-Schöneberg, Berlin
Sir Charles Williamson - Berlin/USA
Terrence Williamson - Embassy of the United States of America, Berlin

Catering: Barbara Saltmann, Ya-Man - Jamaica/Berlin

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THURSDAY, MAY 7
8.00 pm / 20.00 Uhr

PRINCE OF BROADWAY
Director: Sean Baker, Narrative, Color, 100 min. USA 2008 English
SEMINAR PRESENTATION Kinosaal (Cinema)
Males and Society
Presenters: Yamil Borges, MFA Kera, Astrid Koki, Harry Louiserre, Yvette Robertson, Mike Russell

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FRIDAY, MAY 8
5.45 pm / 17.45 Uhr

IN PRISON MY WHOLE LIFE - Mumia Abu-Jamal
Director: Marc Evans, Documentary, Color, 93 min. USA 2008 English
SEMINAR PRESENTATION Kinosaal (Cinema)
Mumia and the World
Presenters: Siera and guests

8.30 pm / 20.30 Uhr
PROSE & POETRY / PROSA & POESIE Bibliothek (Library)
Presenters: Rolf Gänsrich, Friedo, Martin Miersch, Elisabeth Quast, Arndt Bethke
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SATURDAY, MAY 9
8.30 pm / 20.30 Uhr

SEMINAR PRESENTATION Bibliothek (Library)
International Film Forum Presentation
Moderator: Prof. Donald Muldrow Griffith
Financing International Joint Ventures in the Movie Business
Presenter: Walter F. W. Binder, Syn Media International

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For complete film & seminar program,
please consult the festival website:
http://www.black-international-cinema.com/BIC09/bic_09.htm

or download the festival flyer
festival flyer (pdf)

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THE COLLEGIUM TELEVISION PROGRAM BERLIN
produced & directed by/produziert und geleitet von
Fountainhead® Tanz Theatre/Black International Cinema Berlin/Cultural Zephyr e.V.

Offener Kanal Berlin (OKB), Open Channel Berlin
Voltastr. 5, 13355 Berlin-Wedding

* LIVE * LIVE * LIVE * LIVE * LIVE * LIVE *

MAY 17
9-10pm / 21-22 Uhr
Offener Kanal Berlin (OKB), Open Channel Berlin

State of Affairs
Dada Post
Howard McCalebb - Curator
Lou Andrea Savoir - Curator

Arts Calendar
Reading
Norbert Lang

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SPECIAL EDITION / SONDERSENDUNG

May 22
10.00 am - 2.00 pm
10.00 - 14.00 Uhr

A Dedication to
President Barack Hussein Obama

Welcome to A Complexion Change

"Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek."
President Barack Hussein Obama

"Es wird keine Veränderung geben, wenn wir auf jemand anderen oder eine andere Zeit warten. Wir sind diejenigen, auf die wir gewartet haben. Wir sind die Veränderung, nach der wir streben."
President Barack Hussein Obama

Films, Discussions, Interviews, Music, Readings

OPEN CHANNEL BERLIN / OFFENER KANAL BERLIN
For further information & visual impressions,
please visit THE COLLEGIUM website.
http://www.fountainhead-tanz-theatre.de/col-e.html

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BLACK INTERNATIONAL CINEMA BERLIN
Production & Direction: Fountainhead® Tanz Theatre

Signatory to the Arts Festivals'
Declaration on Intercultural Dialogue

http://www.interculturaldialogue2008.eu/405.0.html?&tx_ttnews[tt_news]
=487&tx_ttnews[backPid]=333&cHash=a84ea34108

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AACHRONYM
A Blog regarding Global African Arts with a focus on art-equity and cultural patrimony issues.
Notable Person: Prof. Donald Muldrow Griffith / Fountainhead® Tanz Theatre
http://aachronym.blogspot.com/2007/11/notable-person-prof-donald.html

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Fountainhead® at fest21.com
http://www.fest21.com/blog/fountainhead

Fountainhead® at MEDIAWAVE FESTIVAL, Hungary
http://www.mediawavefestival.hu/index.php?nyelv=eng&modul=filmek&kod=300...

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THE COLLEGIUM TELEVISION PROGRAM BERLIN
produced & directed by/produziert und geleitet von
Fountainhead® Tanz Theatre/Black International Cinema Berlin/Cultural Zephyr e.V.

Sunday 9-10 pm / 21-22 Uhr
Offener Kanal Berlin (OKB), Open Channel Berlin

THE COLLEGIUM TRAILER
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQOIc5EqqGw

THE COLLEGIUM Television Program is televised in Berlin, Magdeburg, Wolfsburg, Dessau and additional cities.
THE COLLEGIUM Fernsehmagazin wird in Berlin, Magdeburg, Wolfsburg, Dessau und weiteren Städten ausgestrahlt.

produced & directed by/produziert und geleitet von
Fountainhead® Tanz Theatre/Black International Cinema Berlin/ Cultural Zephyr e.V.

BERLIN
Every Sunday/jeden Sonntag
9.00-10.00 pm
21.00-22.00 Uhr
Offener Kanal Berlin
Voltastr. 5
13355 Berlin-Wedding

presenting / präsentiert wird

Cinema / State of Affairs / Arts Calendar
Filme / Diskussion / Kunstkalender

for program information, please contact:
Programminformationen bitte unter:

0049 (0)30-782 16 21
0049 (0)30-75 46 09 46

THE COLLEGIUM MAGDEBURG
Offener Kanal Magdeburg (www.ok-magdeburg.de)
First Thursday in every month
Jeden ersten Donnerstag im Monat
6.00 - 7.00 pm
18.00 - 19.00 Uhr

THE COLLEGIUM WOLFSBURG
TV 38 (www.tv38.de)
25.06.09 - 18.00h/6.00pm
26.06.09 - 9.00h/9.00am & 15.00h/3.00pm

THE COLLEGIUM DESSAU
Offener Kanal Dessau (www.ok-dessau.de)

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FOUNTAINHEAD® TANZ THEATRE
BLACK INTERNATIONAL CINEMA BERLIN
THE COLLEGIUM - FORUM & TELEVISION PROGRAM BERLIN
CULTURAL ZEPHYR e.V.

MISSION STATEMENT
We are an international, intercultural community of persons engaged in achieving increasing understanding and cooperation between individuals and groups in support of democratic procedures and the elimination of violence, religious, ethnic and gender persecution, youth exploitation, homophobia and racial hatred through the process of art, education, culture and dialogue.

Wir sind eine internationale, interkulturelle Gemeinschaft von Menschen mit dem Engagement für ein besseres Verständnis und wachsende Kooperation zwischen Individuen und Gruppen, mit Unterstützung des demokratischen Prozesses und der Beseitigung von Gewalt, Verfolgung aufgrund religiöser, ethnischer und geschlechtlicher Zugehörigkeit, Kindes- und Jugendmissbrauch, Homosexuellen-Feindlichkeit und von Rassenhass, durch die Mittel der Kunst, der Bildung, der Kultur und des Dialogs.

Nous sommes une communauté internationale et interculturelle de personnes engagées à promouvoir la compréhension et la coopération croissantes entre les individus et les groupes, à lappui des outils démocratiques et à travers lélimination de la violence, de la persécution religieuse, ethnique et sexuelle, de lexploitation de la jeunesse, de lhomophobie et de la haine raciale par le processus de lart, de léducation, de la culture et du dialogue.

MOTTOS
"I may not make it if I try, but I damn sure wont if I dont..." - Oscar Brown Jr.
"Mankind will either find a way or make one." - C.P. Snow
"Whatever you do..., be cool!" - Joseph Louis Turner
"Yes, I can...!" - Sammy Davis Jr.
"Yes, We can...!" - Barack Obama

Copyright: Fountainhead® Tanz Theatre/Cultural Zephyr e.V., May 2009