SwahiliSeko Shamte Seko Shamte is a Tanzanian film director, writer and producer. She is one of the few Tanzanian filmmakers who are working hard to change the narrative of Tanzania’s film industry which has often been described as ‘weak’ owing to the country’s ‘not so rich local film history’. Please follow and like us:
Hamadi Mwapachu Hamadi Mwapachu is a Tanzanian film director, actor and scriptwriter. He graduated from the London International School of Acting and decided to go back to his home county, Tanzania, and make films as an actor, scriptwriter and director. He started off his filmmaking career as an actor and high concept horror writer. He…
Isaac Nabwana Nabwana Isaac Godfrey Geoffrey or Isaac Nabwana or simply Nabwana IGG, is a renowned film director in Uganda. In Uganda’s film industry, he is nicknamed Uganda’s Tarantino, for the gratuitous violence in his films. Isaac Nabwana, a self-taught filmmaker, created a ‘film village’ in his home area, Wakaliga, a slum found in Kampala,…
Introduce yourself and tell us about your acting journey My name’s Duncan Murunyu Mungai, also known as Sir. Runyu, an actor based in Nairobi, Kenya. My first love is acting. I also have interest in script writing, directing as well as producing. I am also a TV Host on Wirekererie; an urban music show…
The Slum Film Festival is accepting submissions for its 2018 edition. The submission call opened on 1st January 2018 and will close on 1st May 2018 ahead of the film festival which is scheduled to take place later this year. The actual date is yet to be communicated. Every year, the film festival has a…
Hot Docs: Blue Ice Group Documentary Fund This is a $1,000,000 million documentary fund whose aim is to enable more African documentary filmmakers to tell their own stories. It seeks to bring forth a new generation of the African documentary community and grow the existing community of African documentary filmmaker. The fund provides both early…
Miller/ Packan Documentary Film Fund The Miller/ Packan Documentary Film Fund by the Rogovy Foundation offers grants to international filmmakers for feature-length films that are non-fiction and address social issues. The documentaries must ‘Educate, Inspire and Enrich’ for them to be eligible for this funding. The fund supports filmmaking in advanced development (up to $10,000),…
Don’t believe Kenya’s got talent? Well that’s because you’ve not yet watched SUPA MODO. They say the greatest thing art can make you do is feel. Well SUPA MODO is about to premiere and hit the cinemas and it will make you do just that. You will feel many things through this film. Be ready…
1. SA Eco Film Festival The South African Eco Film Festival or SA Eco Film Festival is an African film festival that takes place in Cape Town and Johannesburg, South Africa. Now on its 5th edition, the festival takes place annually and showcases short films, feature films and documentaries from South Africa and across the…
1. Slum Film Festival – Kenya The Slum Film Festival is an African film festival that takes place annually in Nairobi, Kenya. The festival was founded in 2011, with the aim of celebrating African films by filmmakers working and living in slums around Africa and beyond. It also tells stories from the slums about people…
