Cabo Verde International Film Festival

The Cabo Verde International Film Festival (CVIFF) is a film festival in Cape Verde first established in 2010.[1][2]

As of September 2018^[update], about 200 films have been screened at the festival.[3] While CVIFF has received entries from other nations, most films screened are from the host country.[1]

Management

Suely Neves in 2016

CVIFF's executive producer is Suely Neves. A graduate of University of Massachusetts Amherst,[4] she wrote her graduate thesis for SIT Graduate Institute on Cape Verde's deportation policies.[5][6] She has been a project officer at the International Organization for Migration and 3x3 basketball coordinator.[4][7]

History

The film festival first premiered in October 2010 in Espargos, Sal. While originally conceived in 2008, the idea of a film festival had to be postponed due to the financial crisis.[2] The first event had a total of five films screened which Neves has said was a positive start for the newly organized event. At the time, CVIFF was unable to secure sponsorships from businesses or cultural organizations, which would remain a problem for at least the next three years.[2]

In 2014, it was reported that Hollywood filmmaker Mike Costa would be participating in that year's CVIFF as a panelist and jury member.[8] The year prior the festival partnered with the African-American Film Critics Association to increase American presence there.[9][10]

References

1. Matos, João (14 October 2017). "Sucesso do Festival Internacional de Cinema de Cabo Verde". RFI (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 November 2019.
2. "Cinema em Cabo Verde: A ambição de fazer um festival". SAPO Muzika (in Portuguese). 4 April 2013. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
3. "Selecionados os 16 filmes para a 9ª edição Festival Internacional de Cinema de Cabo Verde". SAPO Muzika (in Portuguese). 12 September 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2019.^[permanent dead link‍]
4. van Stokkum, Linde-Kee (June 2015). More Mobility for Development! (PDF) (Report). Foundation Max van der Stoel. pp. 14–15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
5. McInerney, Katherine (5 March 2008). "Cape Verdean deportees import U.S. problems". Dorchester Reporter. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
6. Neves, Suely Ramos (27 November 2007). Connecting The Dots: What Is The Current Process For Reintegrating Cape Verdean Immigrants Deported From The United States? (PDF). Capstone Collection (Thesis). Retrieved 27 November 2019 – via Core.ac.uk. alternate url
7. "Cape Verde eye exposure at FIBA 3x3 Africa Cup Qualifier in Benin". FIBA.basketball. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
8. "The 2014 Cabo Verde Int'l Film Festival Draws Hollywood Insider Mike Costa". The Network Journal. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
9. Brown, Ann (25 October 2013). "Cabo Verde International Film Fest A Hit With New U.S. Partnership". Moguldom. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
10. "African American Film Critics Association Partners with Cabo Verde International Film Festival". Shadow & Act. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2019.^[permanent dead link‍]

External links

• Official website
• Cabo Verde International Film Festival on Facebook

Further reading

• Santos, Odair (19 October 2014). "Terminou festival de cinema de S. Maria em Cabo Verde". RFI (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 November 2019.
• "Sal: 10ª edição do Cabo Verde International Film Festival acontece de 15 a 19 de Outubro – Inforpress". Inforpress (in European Portuguese). Praia. 19 August 2019.
• "Abertas inscrições para 9ª edição do Festival Internacional de Cinema". SAPO Muzika (in Portuguese). 17 August 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2019.