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Universal Journal of Communications and Network(CEASE PUBLICATION) Vol. 4(1), pp. 1 - 14
DOI: 10.13189/ujcn.2016.040101
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Short Film and Video Producers and Film Policy Developments in Anglophone Sub-Saharan Africa
Patrick Edem Okon *
Department of Mass Communication, Covenant University, Nigeria
ABSTRACT
This paper 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 鈥榮hapers' 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 method approach (oral interviews, participant observation, documentary studies, and questionnaire) in a qualitative way, to enable data triangulation and comparative analysis. J眉rgen Habermas and David Sholle's configurations of the public spheres concept are used to aid interpretation and analysis. The overall ambition is to critically articulate and interpret the sociopolitical dynamics of film policymaking, reconceptualize film policy along an 鈥榚thical-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 the film 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.
KEYWORDS
Access, Participation, Reform, Film Policy, Independent Short Filmmakers, and Alternative Film Foundations
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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Patrick Edem Okon , "Short Film and Video Producers and Film Policy Developments in Anglophone Sub-Saharan Africa," Universal Journal of Communications and Network(CEASE PUBLICATION), Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 1 - 14, 2016. DOI: 10.13189/ujcn.2016.040101.
(b). APA Format:
Patrick Edem Okon (2016). Short Film and Video Producers and Film Policy Developments in Anglophone Sub-Saharan Africa. Universal Journal of Communications and Network(CEASE PUBLICATION), 4(1), 1 - 14. DOI: 10.13189/ujcn.2016.040101.