Joker leads the Bafta film nominations with 11, but there is criticism that the acting nominees are all white. Joker is followed by Martin Scorsese's The Irishman and Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon A Time... In Hollywood, which have 10 nominations each.
As with a lot of industries in Nigeria, there are not a lot of women who are filmmakers in the Nollywood space. This means that when there are a few women making a mark in their industry, they should be celebrated. The women on this list are not only producers, but they also wear or have at some point, worn a lot of caps in the media space.
Read more… http://thenet.ng/7-powerful-women-of-nollywood-filmmakers-edition/
The judging panel of the Sixth Alexandria Short Film Festival that will be held form Jan. 26-31 has been announced. The judging panel will be observing the feature and documentary films during the activities of the sixth edition of the festival.
Read more… https://www.akhbarelyaom.com/en/135584/6th-alexandria-short-film-festival-judging-panel-revealed
Hollywood star Ntare Mwine has given Ugandan filmmakers a shot in the arm by introducing a short film competition where the winner will take home USD 1,000 (approximately Shs 3.7 million). Read more… http://edge.ug/2020/01/05/hollywood-actor-opens-film-competition-for-uganda-filmmakers/