Cinema of Sudan refers to both the history and present of the making or screening of films in cinemas or film festivals, as well as to the persons involved in this form of audiovisual culture of the Sudan and its history from the late nineteenth century onwards. It began with cinematography during the British colonial presence in 1897 and developed along with advances in film technology during the twentieth century.
Picture and caption regarding the open air cinema Coliseum in Khartoum, Sudan, 1935
Logo of Sudan Cinema Co Ltd., c. 1940
Gadalla Gubara and his daughter Sara Gubara in the film "Viva Sara" (1984)
Alsafia Cinema in Khartoum North, 2013
Photography in Sudan refers to both historical as well as to contemporary photographs taken in the cultural history of today's Republic of the Sudan. This includes the former territory of present-day South Sudan, as well as what was once Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, and some of the oldest photographs from the 1860s, taken during the Turkish-Egyptian rule (Turkiyya). As in other countries, the growing importance of photography for mass media like newspapers, as well as for amateur photographers has led to a wider photographic documentation and use of photographs in Sudan during the 20th century and beyond. In the 21st century, photography in Sudan has undergone important changes, mainly due to digital photography and distribution through social media and the Internet.
Sudanese soldiers in the Anglo-Egyptian army (unknown photographer, 1899)
Nicola Leontides, the Greek consul in Sudan, photograph by French diplomat Louis Pierre Vossion, 1882
Emir Mahmoud as a prisoner of war, by Francis Gregson, 1898
Photographic kite trolley aerial camera, 1912/13, unknown photographer