The Afro-Asian Film Festival (AAFF) was an International film festival which was held in Tashkent , Cairo , and Jakarta during 1958, 1960, and 1964 respectively. The first Afro-Asian Film Festival took place in Tashkent, Uzbekistan in 1958. A total of 14 Asian and African countries participated, along with eight other Soviet Asian nations.
4-660: Afro-Asian cinematic exchange took off during the 1955 Afro-Asian Conference in Bandung, Indonesia. During that time large number of film industries in Japan, India, and Egypt took over other national cinemas in the region. Most of the African territories remained had no independent regional film industries. The official festival communique was announced in accordance with the "principles of the Bandung Conference" and "under
8-415: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about an African film festival is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Afro-Asian People%27s Solidarity Organisation The Afro-Asian People's Solidarity Organisation ( AAPSO ) is an international non-governmental organization dedicated to the ideals of national liberation and Third World solidarity. The organization
12-785: Is based in Egypt and has around 26-50 staff. The AAPSO was founded as the Solidarity Council of the Afro-Asian Countries at a conference held in Cairo December 1957 to January 1958. The name was changed to its present form at the second conference held in Conakry , Guinea in April 1960. The AAPSO has 90 national committees. The Soviet Afro-Asian Solidarity Committee was a charter member. Observer status
16-635: The sign of peace and friendship among peoples". The second edition was held in Cairo in 1960, it was organised by the ministry of culture in the framework of the Afro-Asian People's Solidarity Organisation (AAPSO) and was the first ever international film festival in the city. After two more editions in Cairo and Jakarta the Afro-Asian festival officially ended in 1964 due to political differences. This article about an Asian film festival
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