Ethiopia’s female filmmakers make an impact

Screen Daily By Tiffany Pritchard Ethiopian delegation at Cannes 2014 was led by women. As the Ethiopian film industry grows, Ethiopian Film Initiative (EFI) founder (and Swedish filmmaker) Ragnhild Ek says there is also a rise in the number of female filmmakers in the African country. She refers in part to the carefully selected group

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5 Young Ethiopian Filmmakers Selected For Emerging Talent Initiatives At Cannes & Monaco

IndiWire I recall when we first reported on this initiative, in 2012. Three filmmakers were selected that inaugural year: Henok Mebratu, Olisarali Olibui Tongolu and Yidnekachew Shumete, whose feature film Nishan, screened Stateside at both the Pan African Film Festival

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5 Young Ethiopian Filmmakers Selected For Emerging Talent Initiatives At Cannes & Monaco

IndiWire I recall when we first reported on this initiative, in 2012. Three filmmakers were selected that inaugural year: Henok Mebratu, Olisarali Olibui Tongolu and Yidnekachew Shumete, whose feature film Nishan, screened Stateside at both the Pan African Film Festival

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