African Screens:Celebrating The African Sense of Self Through Cinema

Interview by 'Seun Johnson,Jamati Entourage Nigeria | February 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment

Don omope From his passion for telling stories through cinema, Donald Dewale Omope, an accredited NUJ journalist, skilled photographer and filmmaker has co-established a first of it’s kind platform to celebrate the African Identity. As he points out in this interview with Jamati Entourage ‘Seun Johnson, his African Screens, an online film publication creates a forum for articulating ( in a robust discourse) the plurality of views. This platform facilitates a better understanding of Africans via cinema while garnering respect for African stories and her peoples.

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Kenyan film, ‘Pumzi’, at the Sundance Festival

Written by Shirlene Alusa-Brown | January 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment

Wanuri Kahiu, director of the award-winning movie, From A Whisper, has once again come up with a winning film–a sci-fi short film, ‘Pumzi (‘air’ or ‘breathe‘ in Kiswahili).

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Kalasha Film and Television Awards

Written by Shirlene Alusa-Brown | May 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment

The Kalasha awards are in their first year and already have some heavy hitters on their nominee role. The brainchild of the Kenyan Film Commission (KFC), they are dedicated to recognizing the growing industry that is blossoming and thriving.

Jamati Announces Sponsorship of Film Night for Passport to Africa Week

Written by Elias Mageto | May 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Washington, D.C., May 6, 2009: Jamati.com is pleased to continue its partnership with Passport to Africa, which this year will include the sponsorship of a Film Night on Wednesday, May 20, 2009. The Jamati Film Section will introduce one of the most acclaimed African films of the year, “From A Whisper,” to a diverse Washington DC audience.

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Wanuri Kahiu Wins Big in African Academy Awards

Written by Shirlene Alusa-Brown | April 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Wanuri Kahiu is a mild-mannered young lady with a charming spirit. Her movies show her understanding of the audience she is trying to reach and her ability to draw them into the story she is telling. A graduate of the University of Warwick, UK where she earned a BSc degree in Management Science in 2001, she went on to enroll in the Masters of Fine Arts program in Directing in the School of Film and Television at the University of California, Los Angeles where she received the Motion Pictures of America Associates Award and the Hollywood Foreign Press Award for distinguished director.