Guido Convents is a Belgian film historian specialising in colonial and non-western cinema.

He has published seven books on Africa Cinema. He works as a journalist for the World Catholic Associatioin for Communication (SIGNIS) in Brussels. Since 1996 he has been president of the Afrika Filmfestival in Leuven (Belgium). 

Guido Convents

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Name
Guido Convents
Title
Journalist
Expertise
African film
Country
Belgium
City
Kessel-Lo
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Film culture in Mozambique (1896-2010)

  • Culture
  • Journalism & Media

MAPUTO - Much to his surprise, the film journalist and historian Guido Convents was told by Portuguese journalists in 2006 that there was and is no film culture or film production of any significance in Mozambique. Also in the Belgian film world, no one seemed to have an idea of what should be understood by film in Mozambique.

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