The organisers are delighted to announce an exclusive preview of Jerusalema, a blockbuster action-movie from South Africa which will be introduced in person by the producer,Tendeka Matatu. Read More...

The official 2009 Galway African film festival programme is available for download here. An poster for the event is available here.

A selection of photographs from the launch party is available here.

Galway, 18 May, 2009 - A launch party for the second annual Galway African Film Festival will be held on Monday, 18 May, from 5.30pm to 7pm, at the Galway Town Hall Theatre.

This year the African Film Festival will showcase films from all regions of Africa, and include the acclaimed Return to Goree (Youssou N'Dour traces the history of jazz), From a Whisper (Winner of five African Film Academy Awards) and Jerusalema, a blockbuster action-movie from South Africa.

The launch will be officiated by Paul Osikoya, a Green Party candidate for the local elections. Mr Osikoya, originally a Lagos based accountant, is an economics doctoral student at the National University of Ireland, Galway. Mr Osikoya has also been actively involved with community groups in Galway, including the Galway One World Centre, one of the organisers of the film festival.
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