Ethiopia’s Hub Fashion Week Starts April 25
Clairvoyant and In the Bag, announced on Monday that Hub of Africa Fashion Week, will take place between 25 and 27 April 2012.
Cinema: Tunisian Stories
I read about this film in African Women in Cinema and thought that my readers would appreciate this. Tunisian Stories is a film written by Nada Mezni Hafaiedh, based off of her documentary Singularity.
Cinema: Black Women’s International Film Festival Accepting Film Submissions
The Black Women’s Film International Film Festival will be held in San Francisco, California July 20 and 21, 2012. The organization is currently seeking films with the following criteria:
Literature: African American Classics with a Graphic Twist
I came across this today on Facebook and thought that with was a great idea. African-American Classics presents comics adaptations of great stories and poems by America’s earliest black authors, illustrated by contemporary black artists.
Holiday Countdown: Nelson George on Black Cinema 2011
Happy Holidays from Sugarcane Magazine and myself.I saw this on the New York Times and wanted to share this with my film fanatics.
Caine Prize Opens Call for Entries
Submission to the coveted Cain Prize 2012 are now being accepted through January 31, 2012. The Prize is awarded to a short story by an African writer published in English, whether in Africa or elsewhere.
Call for entries – Africa video art (deadline 31/01/2012) : ARTchSO Video 2012
ARTchSO association aims at promoting video art in the urban environment through its concept of Show Window : screening video artworks in the windows of shops and stores so that the artworks can reach a wide general public.
Musica: Sphinx Competition Takes Place February 8th -12th 2012
The Sphinx Competition presented by DTE Energy Foundation is held every year in Ann Arbor and Detroit, Michigan. The competition is open to all Junior High, High School, and College age Black and Latino string players residing in the U.S.
Vaya con Dios: Cesaria Evora August 27, 1941 – December 17, 2011
Sugarcane Magazine sends it’s condolences to the family, friends label and fans of the iconic ” Barefoot Diva” Cesaria Evora. Ms.
