{"id":14514,"date":"2022-03-15T14:57:30","date_gmt":"2022-03-15T12:57:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=14514"},"modified":"2022-03-15T14:57:31","modified_gmt":"2022-03-15T12:57:31","slug":"winners-of-the-netflix-unesco-african-folktales-reimagined-short-film-competition-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2022\/03\/15\/winners-of-the-netflix-unesco-african-folktales-reimagined-short-film-competition-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"Winners Of The Netflix & UNESCO ‘African Folktales, Reimagined’ Short Film Competition Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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After launching a groundbreaking competition to find some of Sub-Saharan Africa\u2019s up and coming filmmakers, entitled\u00a0 \u2018African Folktales, Reimagined\u2019 <\/a>Netflix and UNESCO can now announce the six winners. Each winner\u00a0 will receive US$25,000 plus a production budget of US$75,000 to create short films through a local production company and under the guidance of Netflix-appointed supervising producer and industry mentors from across the continent. Staying true to the competition\u2019s aim of showcasing Africa\u2019s rich cultural heritage, the short films will feature reimagined African folktales presented in multiple African languages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The winners are:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Name<\/strong><\/td>Country<\/strong><\/td>Mentor<\/strong><\/td>Film Title<\/strong><\/td>Language<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Gcobisa Yako<\/td>South Africa<\/td> Bongiwe Selane<\/td>Uma Mlambo<\/em><\/td>Xhosa<\/td><\/tr>
Korede Azeez<\/td>Nigeria<\/td>Jenna Bass<\/td>Adieu Salut<\/em><\/td>Hausa & Fulfulde (Fula)<\/td><\/tr>
 Loukman Ali<\/td>Uganda<\/td>Pape Boye<\/td>Katera of the Punishment Island<\/em><\/td>English & Runyankole<\/td><\/tr>
Mohamed Echkouna<\/td>Mauritania<\/td>Femi Odugbemi<\/td>The Enmity Djinn<\/em><\/td>Hassaniya Arabic & French<\/td><\/tr>
Voline Ogutu<\/td>Kenya<\/td>Leila Afua Djansi<\/td>Anyango and the Ogre<\/em><\/td>English, KiSwahili & Luo<\/td><\/tr>
Walter Mzengi<\/td>Tanzania<\/td>Tosh Gitonga<\/td>Katope<\/em><\/td>KiSwahili & ciGogo<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The final six filmmakers – you can watch them here<\/a> –\u00a0 will now go into the development phase of their projects, before starting production on the short films that will eventually premiere on Netflix as part of \u2018An Anthology of African Folktales\u2019 later this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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