BASA Film
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BASA Film, the Afghanistan Cinema Club started its activities under the name of CACA-KABUL at the beginning of the Transitional Government, and has been doing its best to promote cultural development in Afghan
society. BASA tries to open new ways to support individual artists and filmmakers for a better environment to create modern, quality art and cultural products. In March 2008 CACA Kabul
changed its name to BASA (Bashgahe Cinema), meaning Afghanistan Cinema Club. BASA is registered with the Ministry of Information and Culture and AISA. In February 2010, BASA (Bashgahe Cinema), which translates into Afghanistan Cinema Club, became an official member of IFFS (International Federation of Film Societies).
BASA co/produces documentary and narrative films, launches film training courses, organizes public screenings for special audiences, supports foreign production teams inside Afghanistan, encourages and supports women's handicrafts, sends artist's works to international festivals, and organizes large cultural events such as film festivals in Kabul city.
Film projects produced by BASA have been internationally screened and received awards in many prestigious film festivals around the world. Among other projects, the documentaries Pamir Territory (2003), Drought in Hazarajat (2003), and The End of the Earth (2001) are internationally awarded films. The most recent BASA production is 25 Percent (2007), a documentary film on female members of the Afghan parliament and their difficulties and struggles gaining recognition and women rights and freedom in the male-dominant environment of the Wolesi Jirga. This movie was screened for members of the British, Norwegian and Swedish parliaments.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
society. BASA tries to open new ways to support individual artists and filmmakers for a better environment to create modern, quality art and cultural products. In March 2008 CACA Kabul
Kabul
Kabul , spelt Caubul in some classic literatures, is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. It is also the capital of the Kabul Province, located in the eastern section of Afghanistan...
changed its name to BASA (Bashgahe Cinema), meaning Afghanistan Cinema Club. BASA is registered with the Ministry of Information and Culture and AISA. In February 2010, BASA (Bashgahe Cinema), which translates into Afghanistan Cinema Club, became an official member of IFFS (International Federation of Film Societies).
BASA co/produces documentary and narrative films, launches film training courses, organizes public screenings for special audiences, supports foreign production teams inside Afghanistan, encourages and supports women's handicrafts, sends artist's works to international festivals, and organizes large cultural events such as film festivals in Kabul city.
Film projects produced by BASA have been internationally screened and received awards in many prestigious film festivals around the world. Among other projects, the documentaries Pamir Territory (2003), Drought in Hazarajat (2003), and The End of the Earth (2001) are internationally awarded films. The most recent BASA production is 25 Percent (2007), a documentary film on female members of the Afghan parliament and their difficulties and struggles gaining recognition and women rights and freedom in the male-dominant environment of the Wolesi Jirga. This movie was screened for members of the British, Norwegian and Swedish parliaments.
Projects
- Organizing the Second Take Film Festival in Kabul for more info Afghanistan Cinema Club
- Organizer of Kabul Film Festival for more Info see here
- Publishing of monthly art magazine "theme"
- In 1/9/09 BASA TV commercials with professionals which had experiences in Vietnam, Singapore, Iran and Pakistan.