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Haiti - Culture : Two Haitian films in competition at the 23rd biennial FESPACO 2013 23/02/2013 11:22:56 In addition, the Haitian filmmaker Arnold Antonin, holder the Prix Paul Robeson of Best Film of the African Diaspora FESPACO in 2007, 2009 and 2011, was part of the jury that selected the finalists in the category Diaspora alongside of Beti Ellerson of the United States of America, Tanya Valette Dominican Republic, Asha Lovelace from Trinidad & Tobago and Carlos Aguilar of Panama. Note that the film "Les amours d’un zombi" (The Loves of a Zombie) of Arnold Antonin, was the third film of the director to be awarded in the history of the festival, after "Le président a t-il le Sida ?" (The president does AIDS ?), and "Jacques Roumain, la passion d’un pays" (Jacques Roumain, the passion of a country). Let us recall also that in 2011, the Haitian filmmaker Raoul Peck had received a special mention for his film "Molock Tropical", filmed in the walls of the Citadelle Laferrière (Northern Haiti). 101 films (on nearly 700 registered) from 35 countries were selected for the FESPACO 2013, in the categories of feature films, shorts, documentaries and diaspora. HL/ HaitiLibre
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