🎬 Alliance Française de Blantyre Film Day

A full day of film workshops and European cinema screenings

📅 Saturday, 12 September 2026 📍 Alliance Française de Blantyre 📝 Workshops 🍽️ Lunch Provided 🎟️ RSVP Required

⏰ Event Schedule

09:00 – 09:30
📝 Registration
Check-in for workshop participants
30 min
09:30 – 10:15
🎬 Workshop: Screenplay Writing
Guest Speaker: Shemu Joya – Malawian Award-Winning Filmmaker
45 min
10:15 – 10:45
☕ Health Break
30-minute break
30 min
10:45 – 11:30
🎬 Workshop: Nobody is coming to make your film
Guest Speaker: Adam Antoine – Malawian Filmmaker and Fixer
45 min
11:30 – 12:00
💬 Discussions & Networking
Connect with fellow filmmakers and enthusiasts
30 min
12:00 – 12:30
🍽️ Lunch Break
Lunch will be provided for all participants
30 min
12:30 – 14:00
🎬 Banel & Adama
France, Mali, Senegal • Drama • 87 min
90 min
14:00 – 14:15
☕ Intermission
15-minute break
15 min
14:15 – 14:35
🎬 Maybe Elephants
Canada, Norway • Animation, Short • 17 min
20 min
14:35 – 14:45
☕ Intermission
10-minute break
10 min
14:45 – 16:05
🎬 A Boat In The Garden
France, Luxembourg • Animation, Drama, Family • 75 min
80 min
16:05 – 16:15
☕ Intermission
10-minute break
10 min
16:15 – 17:45
🎬 A New Kind Of Wilderness
Norway • Documentary • 84 min
90 min
17:45 – 18:15
☕ Extended Intermission
30-minute break
30 min
18:15 – 18:30
🎬 Amina
Malawi • Short • 15 min
15 min
18:30 – 18:45
☕ Intermission
15-minute break
15 min
18:45 – 20:45
🎬 Monsieur Aznavour
France • Biography, Music, Drama • 113 min
120 min
🇲🇼 Malawi Censorship Ratings: U Universal – Suitable for all ages A Parental Guidance AA 14 years and above

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