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Winners Announced for BFI and Chanel Filmmaker Awards
On Thursday 29 September 2022, Oscar-winning actor and BFI fellow Tilda Swinton announced the four winners of the BFI and Chanel Filmmaker Awards. Receiving a prize of GBP 20,000 each, the winners include Baff Akoto, Kathryn Ferguson, Sam Firth and…
Netflix opens scholarship programme for West and Central Africa
Today, 23 August 2022, Netflix has opened applications for their Creative Equity Scholarship Fund (CESF) for West and Central Africa. The Sub-Saharan branch of the programme was initially announced by the streaming platform January 2022. USD 1 million dollars has…
META cinema forum Africa launches 2022 Ghana event
The National Film Authority of Ghana have partnered with the UAE-based Great Minds Group to produce the META Cinema Forum Africa- the largest gathering of cinema investors in Africa. Taking place 21-22 November 2022, Ghana will host local and global…
Winners revealed for The AICP Awards 2022
The winners have been unveiled for The AICP Awards 2022. Judging was led by the respective chairpersons for each main category: Mal Ward - Partner/Managing Director of Arts & Sciences, Chairperson of the AICP Show; Scott Donaton - SVP/Head of…
USD350 million film studio will be developed in Ghana
A major new film studio and production house is being built in Ghana. The construction will be located across approximately 321 acres, creating one of the first major studios of its kind in Africa. Entrepreneur Nana Dakrabo I – also…
Showmax announces first Ghanaian original series ENO
South African streaming service Showmax has revealed its first original series from Ghana. ENO is helmed by award-winning filmmakers Shirley Frimpong-Manso and Ken Attoh as director and producer respectively. The project stars Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice winner Gloria Osei-Sarfo (The Perfect…
Shortlist of African filmmakers announced for Netflix and UNESCO competition
21 shortlisted candidates have been revealed for Netflix and UNESCO's short film competition African Folktales, Reimagined. The nominees cover 13 countries across Sub-Saharan Africa. An extra candidate was included in the original list of 20 as result of the high…
Suffolk Sets the Scene for Netflix’s The Dig
© Larry Horricks / Netflix 2021 The Dig recounts one of Britain's greatest archaeological discoveries. On location filming around Suffolk in 2019 set the scene for the historic unearthing of the first complete intact ship burial…
Michaela Coel pays homage to London in new series I May Destroy You
I May Destroy You is the latest hit drama to air on the BBC. Writer, co-director and executive producer Michaela Coel (Chewing Gum, Black Earth Rising) says that London is both the teller of the story, and the essence of…
Location Scouting in Montenegro: a small country with large location potential
As we approached Tivat Airport from the air, the birds-eye view of fjord-like Kotor Bay, fringed with rugged mountains, was a fitting introduction to Montenegro's extreme landscapes. On solid ground we were greeted by our guide Igor Mitric who explained…

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