Source: http://ethsat.com/esat-radio-hule-addis-sat-jan-31-2015/
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 By Tambay A. Obenson | Shadow and Act (indiewire.com) – An unexpectedly peculiar film, and I love what I see here, if only for that reason. But there’s more than enough in it to make me want to see the entire film. It’s not exactly a regular occurrence that I come across post-apocalyptic, sci-fi romance films, starring Ethiopians. Miguel Llansó’s “Crumbs,” a Spanish-Ethiopian co-production which made its world premiere on Tuesday (Jan 27) at the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR), will have its market premiere at the European Film Market (EFM) in Berlin next week, where it’ll be shopped by Warsaw-based sales company, New Europe Film Sales. Directed by Spaniard Llansó, who actually lives in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), “Crumbs” stars Daniel Tadesse, and tells a story of diminutive superhero Gagano (played by Tadesse), a junk collector, who embarks on a “surreal epic journey” that’s set against “post-apocalyptic Ethiopian landscapes,” says the press description. He’s had enough of collecting “valuable crumbs of a decayed civilization,” when a spaceship that has been hovering high in the sky for years, starts showing signs of activity, and Gagano has to overcome his fears – which includes a witch, Santa Claus and second-generation Nazis – to find out that the world isn’t quite what he thought it was. Intrigued? I am. It reads like something I’d make. The director/actor pair (Llansó and Tadesse) have worked together before, on the award-winning 2013 short film “Chigger Ale,” about, wait for it… “Hitler´s Ethiopian clone.” It enjoyed a successful international film festival run, but I haven’t seen it, so can’t offer any useful commentary on the work, and what one can expect from “Crumbs,” which is their first feature film collaboration. Jan Naszewski of New Europe Film Sales (the company that’s repping the film at the EFM) describes Llansó as a filmmaker with “a very distinctive voice… and we want to nurture it.” […] President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi of Egypt cuts short Ethiopia visit after 45 killed in Sinai Peninsula
 Dr.Tewodros Adhanom, Foreign minister of Ethiopia welcomes President Sisi at Bole International Airport Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has cut short a visit to Ethiopia for an African Union summit, following a wave of deadly attacks in the Sinai Peninsula claimed by a group that pledges allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). The president’s office said in a statement that Sisi, who was scheduled to address the summit, would head back to Cairo after the opening session on Friday morning. His decision comes as two children were killed in clashes between the army and fighters in Sinai hours after at least 45 people, mostly soldiers, died in violence there, security officials said. Fighters fired a barrage of rockets and set off a car bomb in a series of attacks in North Sinai province in some of the worst anti-government violence in months, according to security officials. Ansar Beit al-Maqdis that now calls itself the Sinai Province, said it was retaliating against a government crackdown on supporters of former President Mohamed Morsi. It claimed responsibility for the attacks that struck the provincial capital of El-Arish, the nearby town of Sheik Zuwayid and the town of Rafah bordering the Gaza Strip. The armed group claimed via a Twitter account that it “executed extensive, simultaneous attacks in the cities of El-Arish, Sheikh Zuweid and Rafah”. A military base, a nearby police headquarters, a residential complex for army and police officers and an army checkpoint were targeted in El-Arish in the biggest such attack since October. “Terrorist elements have attacked several police and army headquarters and facilities using explosive-laden vehicles and rockets,” the military said. Security officials said fighters first fired rockets at the El-Arish police headquarters and the military base, which was followed by the car bomb. Rocket barrage Minutes later a barrage of rockets struck the nearby housing complex. In a separate attack, an officer was killed when a rocket struck an army checkpoint in the town of Rafah, on the border with Gaza. Overall, officials said at least 62 people were wounded in the attacks in North Sinai. In a separate incident a police officer was killed when struck by a bomb in the canal city of Suez. The El-Arish attack was the deadliest since an October 24 assault, which was also near El-Arish, when fighters killed 30 soldiers and wounded scores more. That attack prompted the authorities to build a buffer zone along the Gaza border to prevent fighters infiltrating from the Palestinian territory. Armed groups have regularly attacked security forces in the Sinai Peninsula since President Morsi was toppled by then army chief and now President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in July 2013. Source: Al Jazeera […] Wael Ghonim: Inside the Egyptian revolution […] ESAT News January 28, 2015 Ethiopian Air Force pilots that defected last month flying a helicopter: Major Samuel Gidey, Lieutenant Bilelegn Desalegn and technician Tesgabirhan Gidey, have said to ESAT that they are in good condition. Speaking from the third country that they are now, they have said that they are prepared to contribute to the freedom struggle in Ethiopia. They said they had been waiting for the date they would be assigned together and when the right time came, they defected according to their plans. Flying as low as 10 meters to hide from being tracked by radars, the pilots said they had run out of fuel when they reached in their destination. The nepotism, racism, favourism and maladministration within the Air Force forced them to take such a decision and most members of the Air Force are ready to run away from the Air Force when they get a chance the crew told ESAT. The crew members have promised to hold an interview with ESAT after completing some issues. Separately, ESAT’s journalists, who had stayed in Eritrea on a reportorial mission for the past three weeks, have spoken with various air force pilots that had defected from the Force during different times. Pilots of Su-27 and MiG-23 aircrafts are now struggling along with opposition forces based in Eritrea. ESAT’s interview with the pilots will be aired in the coming days. […] Ethiopia’s Federal Court passed a judgment which gives Ministry of Trade (MoT) the authority to form a caretaker board. […] Ethiopia’s Federal Auditor General conducted a study which revealed 14 major hotels are making use of inappropriate cash register software that is not compatible with Ethiopian Revenue and Customs Authority’s (ERCA) server. […] |
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