http://africa.oneworld.net/article/archive/578 en_GB_uk http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85981 New currents in narrative forms are the special focus of the London African Film Festival 2009: "We are showcasing debuts by a wide range of dynamic, young film-making talent and the most creative of TV/film practitioners to celebrate the energy that young Africans from all corners of the continent have brought to drama as they embrace the digital age." http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85971 As Index on Censorship and English Pen launch Free Speech is Not For Sale, a damning report on English libel laws, John Kampfner highlights the pressing need for reform. http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/164009/1/578 iceandfire has joined forces with the Wellcome Trust to explore the links between human rights and the hotly contested MMR debate, posing the question, ‘What duties does an individual have to their community?’ http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85955 British Prime Minister Gordon Brown jhas been asked to undertake an investigation into the death of Afghan journalist Sultan Munadi, the New York Times reporter killed during a British military operation that rescued reporter Stephen Farrell from Taliban captors. http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/163984/1/578 An MP calls on Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg to take part in a televised debate on climate change that all national TV stations must broadcast. http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/163929/1/578 A president says that Western nations should not use the word dictator or criticise African states about human rights as that was neo-colonialist... radio stations closed in Uganda... the Indian media is accused of ingoring environmental issues... Tamil writer’s 20-year sentence condemned... two journalists murdered... - the latest Commonwealth Journalists Association newsletter shows the pressure faced by journalists around the world, day in and day out. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85911 More and more campaign groups are using films to promote their causes, and many documentaries have broken out of their specialist markets and into the mainstream. Now a report, Honest Truths: Documentary Filmmakers on Ethical Challenges in Their Work, has put the spotlight on the ethics of the filmmakers. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85902 The 3rd Native Spirit Festival is a season of films, talks and performances promoting the Cultures of Indigenous people. http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/163911/1/578 For many Western campaigners, the collapse of apartheid was a highlight – perhaps the highlight - of their political lives. “Separate development” was so disgusting and the enemy so obdurate that success was particularly sweet. http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/163860/1/578 When campaigners despair of success they need only recall the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa to renew their belief and optimism. But as the Behind the Rainbow declares at the end of the documentary, “South Africa is no longer the world’s greatest fairytale.” http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/163859/1/578 A former South African army captain who moved to Rhodesia in 1974 and is now one of Zimbabwe’s last white farmers, Michael Campbell is not the obvious choice as the sympathetic subject of a documentary. http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/163844/1/578 Some fascinating documentaries feature in the Russian Film Festival, including a profile of the Dalai Lama and six films capturing the surreal side of the Russian provinces and providing a window into contemporary life beyond Moscow. http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/163705/1/578 Five provocative short films on the themes of War + Peace, Gender + Power and HIV + Stigma will be screened on 7 October by Ctrl.Alt.Shift, the experimental youth initiative politicising a new generation of activists for social justice. http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/163633/1/578 It's said to be the most reproduced image in the history of photography, and it makes an excellent documentary, says Daniel Nelson. http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/163612/1/578 Eight filmmaking teams out of 100 applications have been selected to pitch their films and outreach campaigns to an invited audience in London next week, in order to amplify the impact of their social-issue documentary projects.