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By Irene Gaitirira Published June 19, 2018 Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF) has released the list of contenders for its inaugural Best TV Series Award. RELATED:Children’s Video Channel Invites Subscribers On the list of 20 TV Series in competition are…
By Halima Abdi Published June 9, 2018 Kenya’s film sector is a sparkling place where many talents bloom and many important films have been shot; from the Oscar-winning OUT OF AFRICA to Netflix’s SENSE 8 and continues to contribute to…
By Iminza Keboge Published June 5, 2018 A channel that broadcasts videos made by children for children and everyone has been launched in Nairobi, Kenya. On the channel, by Lola Kenya Children’s Screen audiovisual media platform, are short videos made…
By Iminza Keboge Published June 1, 2018 A documentary film festival in its 20th year has to raise ZAR700 000 over the next week or get closed. Encounters South African International Documentary Festival that opened in Cape Town and Johannesburg…
By Iminza Keboge Published May 29, 2018 Nineteen young moviemakers from 13 African countries have been selected for skills-development training at South Africa’s Durban International Film Festival (DIFF). The five-day 11th annual Talents Durban, that comprises movie shows, panel discussions,…
By Iminza Keboge Published May 23, 2018 The largest award for literature for children and youth in the world shall be presented on May 28, 2018. The winner of the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA), Jacqueline Woodson of the United…
By Iminza Keboge Published May 21, 2018 A writing contest for young women invites original works of poetry in the Somali language. The annual BBC News Somali Young Female Poet of the Year Award, that began in 2017 as part…
By Carlos Ncube Published May 18, 2018 The Black Entertainment Television (BET) Awards have nominated five African for the 2018 edition of the ceremony. The five have been nominated for the Best International Act Award and include South African rapper…
By Irene Gaitirira Published May 13, 2018 A United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based carrier has launched direct air links to the Congo-Kinshasa. Flydubai flies to the Congolese capital, Kinshasa, with stop overs in Entebbe, Uganda.This brings to 13 the African destinations…
By Abdi Ali Published April 30, 2018 A new television documentary whose aim is to deliver what is described as ‘original and high-impact investigations from across Africa’ has been launched. Africa Eye, the new documentary strand from British Broadcasting Corporation…