"Africa time" or African time is a colloquial term used to describe a perceived cultural tendency, in some parts of Africa, toward a more relaxed attitude to time. This is sometimes used in a negative sense, about tardiness in appointments, meetings and events. The term is also sometimes used to describe the more leisurely, relaxed and less rigorously scheduled lifestyle found in these countries, especially as opposed to the more hectic, clock-bound pace of daily life in Western countries.
The concept has become a key self-criticism in modern Africa. According to one Ghanaian writer,
In October 2007, an Ivorian campaign against African time, backed by President Laurent Gbagbo, received international media attention when an event called "Punctuality Night" was held in Abidjan to recognize business people and government workers for regularly being on time. The slogan of the campaign is "'African time' is killing Africa - let's fight it." Reuters reported that "organizers hope to heighten awareness of how missed appointments, meetings or even late buses cut productivity in a region where languid tardiness is the norm." It was remarked that this year's winner, legal adviser Narcisse Aka--who received a $60,000 villa in recognition of his punctuality--"is so unusually good at being punctual that his colleagues call him 'Mr White Man's Time'".
The concept has become a key self-criticism in modern Africa. According to one Ghanaian writer,
In October 2007, an Ivorian campaign against African time, backed by President Laurent Gbagbo, received international media attention when an event called "Punctuality Night" was held in Abidjan to recognize business people and government workers for regularly being on time. The slogan of the campaign is "'African time' is killing Africa - let's fight it." Reuters reported that "organizers hope to heighten awareness of how missed appointments, meetings or even late buses cut productivity in a region where languid tardiness is the norm." It was remarked that this year's winner, legal adviser Narcisse Aka--who received a $60,000 villa in recognition of his punctuality--"is so unusually good at being punctual that his colleagues call him 'Mr White Man's Time'".
Run by the , the $100 Film Festival, originally the Calgary Independent Film Festival runs each March in Calgary.
Created in 1991 by the CSIF shortly after the Canada Council, the Alberta Foundation for the Arts and the Calgary Region Art Foundation started funding arts-based filmmaking in the Calgary area, the $100 film festival has always encouraged local film projects, and exhibition of indigenous film.
The festival showcases the work of local and regional independent artists working with traditional film. Spanning 3 days, it showcases the work of local, national and international filmmakers. The festival started as a challenge for filmmakers to make a low budget movie (with Super 8 film) for under $100. In later years, the CSIF changed the rules to allow filmmakers to work with 16 mm film and increased the budget. However, the $100 Film Festival still works to embody the spirit of low-budget film making and has become a popular event in Calgary.
The 16th Annual $100 Film Festival will be hosted on March 13- 15, 2008, 7pm at the Plaza Theatre 1133 Kensington Rd NW
Created in 1991 by the CSIF shortly after the Canada Council, the Alberta Foundation for the Arts and the Calgary Region Art Foundation started funding arts-based filmmaking in the Calgary area, the $100 film festival has always encouraged local film projects, and exhibition of indigenous film.
The festival showcases the work of local and regional independent artists working with traditional film. Spanning 3 days, it showcases the work of local, national and international filmmakers. The festival started as a challenge for filmmakers to make a low budget movie (with Super 8 film) for under $100. In later years, the CSIF changed the rules to allow filmmakers to work with 16 mm film and increased the budget. However, the $100 Film Festival still works to embody the spirit of low-budget film making and has become a popular event in Calgary.
The 16th Annual $100 Film Festival will be hosted on March 13- 15, 2008, 7pm at the Plaza Theatre 1133 Kensington Rd NW
thumb|right|250px|Scene from Get Polson featuring Simon Chapman and Jason Glover (2006).
Get Polson is a satirical short film made by Simon Chapman in 2006. Chapman developed the idea when his first short film, Hot Topic (2006), was not shortlisted for the finals of the short film competition Tropfest. The film is about two disgruntled film makers (one of whom is played by Chapman) who do not reach the Tropfest finals and decide to get even by "getting" Tropfest founder John Polson. After several abortive and humorous attempts the film ends with a surprising and unexpected development.
The IU Student Section (sometimes referred to as the Crimson Crew or Sampsonites) is the student section at Indiana University's NCAA men's games. IU students are currently allotted 7,800 of 17,456 seats (45%), creating the largest student section in the country. During the 2007-2008 season 9,200 IU students purchased season tickets. IU students are known for being some of the loudest and most passionate basketball fans in the country. The IU student section has gained notoriety from other basketball coaches, including Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski who called Assembly Hall the loudest road venue he had been in.
The IU student section is often at odds with the school's athletic department over various issues. These include the increasing prices of ticktes, the widespread disersion of student seats rather than a single block, the distance and poor quality of many student seats, the rotation of students to different seats each game at random, offensive chants by the student section, and the lack of coordination between the administration and the students for events like "white outs". While the athletic department and school administration often state their sympathy for student complaints, they usually counter by pointing out the large number of seats made available to students and admit that little is likely to change while games are played at Assembly Hall.
As of January 16th, 2008, the section has become officially known as "The Hall Monitors." Following pressure put on by the members of the Facebook group "Take Back Assembly Hall," the IU athletic department has decided to work together with the group to create a better atmosphere for students, which may include a general admission student section beginning in the 2008-2009 season.
The IU student section is often at odds with the school's athletic department over various issues. These include the increasing prices of ticktes, the widespread disersion of student seats rather than a single block, the distance and poor quality of many student seats, the rotation of students to different seats each game at random, offensive chants by the student section, and the lack of coordination between the administration and the students for events like "white outs". While the athletic department and school administration often state their sympathy for student complaints, they usually counter by pointing out the large number of seats made available to students and admit that little is likely to change while games are played at Assembly Hall.
As of January 16th, 2008, the section has become officially known as "The Hall Monitors." Following pressure put on by the members of the Facebook group "Take Back Assembly Hall," the IU athletic department has decided to work together with the group to create a better atmosphere for students, which may include a general admission student section beginning in the 2008-2009 season.