From Thursday, October 29 to Sunday, November 1, Rotterdam

The Architecture Film Festival Rotterdam (AFFR) offers four days to enjoy architecture in film. Here are the world's best movies, recent documentaries and most stunning animations that depict the city and architecture in a special way. The screenings will be introduced by filmmakers and designers, debated with experts and the world premieres will be celebrated. The fifth edition of the Architecture Film Festival Rotterdam takes place from October 29 to November 1.

The 60 films that AFFR screens are rarely or never seen before in the Netherlands. The program is extremely varied - from documentaries to tearjerker, from short to long, from premiere film to cult classic. Stories take place against the spectacular backdrop of a megacity Shanghai, the landscape of Iceland, the always sunny Palm Springs or cities in distress as Havana and Asmara. With new biographies of world famous architects and lesser known creative self builders. But a documentary about the new Vinex neighborhood in the Haarlemmermeer and a portrait of the Rotterdam Kop van Zuid area are also included in the program.

Special guests

Improved Project Performance, Claims World Bank - Improved Project Performance, Claims World Bank - The number of projects "at risk" in Mozambique that are financed by the World Bank has fallen from three in December 2007 to just one in September 2008, according to the World Bank's director for Mozambique, Michael Baxter. [AA Network News] [AA Mozambique]

Thousands Still Stuck in Refugee Camps - Thousands Still Stuck in Refugee Camps - The Waki Commission on post-election violence was on Wednesday putting final touches to its report as it emerged that over 80,000 people who were affected were still languishing in camps around the country. [All Africa : Kenya] [AA Kenya]

Ministry Launches Competition On World Habitat Day - Luanda, 09/21 (Angop) - The Minister of Urbanisation and Environment, Diekumpuna Sita José, announced Saturday in Luanda, the creation of a competition called "Minua Universities 2008 Award" in matters of urbanism and architecture.
The minister who was speaking to press said that the prize aims at supporting the academic works and publicly recognizing the works developed in the Angolan universities and faculties.
In the ambit of competition, he refereed that there will be prizes in categories of urban planning, housing and social services.
read more [AA Angola]

Angola Prepares for World Habitat Day - Luanda - Luanda City has been chosen by the United Nations to host on October 6 the central act in commemoration of the World Habitat Day, celebrated annually every first Monday of October.
In a press conference delivered Saturday, the Urbanisation and Environment minister, Diekumpuna Sita José, said that top officials from the United Nations have been invited, such as the Under Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of the United
Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT), Anna Kajumulo Tibaijuka.
read more [AA Angola]