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'Involve me' children and youth short film festival

'Involve me' children and youth short film festival

Whiz kids will be hosting the ‘Involve Me’ Children and Youth short film-festival on Saturday 31 July 2010, 9:30am at Alem Cinema in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

'Melak' New Ethiopian Film

'Melak' New Ethiopian Film

Melak is a new Amharic Feature Film that has recently been released in cinemas around Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It is a film that has began to grab audience's attention all over the country because of its original story idea and unique production style.

Ethiopian Filmmaker Yared Shumete named Grand Finalist for Africa

Ethiopian Filmmaker Yared Shumete named Grand Finalist for Africa

Ethiopian Filmmaker Yared Shumete Desalegne was named the Grand Finalist for Africa in the global Democracy Video Challenge competition sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, YouTube and many other partners.

'Images That Matter' Film Festival Opened in Addis Ababa

'Images That Matter' Film Festival Opened in Addis Ababa

With glamour rivaling a Hollywood premiere, the first Images that Matter film festival opened Monday June 14, 2010 at the National Theatre.

Ethiopian Filmmakers return from Cannes film festival

Ethiopian Filmmakers return from Cannes film festival

EMERGING ETHIOPIAN FILMMAKERS AMAZE CANNES & CONQUER MONTE CARLO Ethiopian Film Initiative & International Emerging Film Talent Association Provide Opportunity For Filmmakers Visit

Ethiopian Filmmaker Zelalem Woldemariam wins at the Tarifa African film festival

Ethiopian Filmmaker Zelalem Woldemariam wins at the Tarifa African film festival

Lezare Wins Best Short Film Youth Jury Award at the Tarifa African Film Festival.

Ethiopian Wins Prestigious Rolex Award

Ethiopian Wins Prestigious Rolex Award

Bruktawit Tigabu, co-creator of “Tsehai Loves Learning,” selected as winner of Rolex Awards for Enterprise Young Laureate Programme. Claims title of ‘Young Laureate’ and $50,000 prize.

Workshop Ended with Four Short Documentaries

Workshop Ended with Four Short Documentaries

A group of eighteen Ethiopian film-makers have completed four socially responsible documentary films to promote tolerance and mutual understanding.

International Filmmakers

Information for international filmmakers regarding filming permits and visa requirements for Ethiopia is available under the Resources page of our web site or click on the link below.

Film Commissioners Workshop

A two day workshop focusing on documentary film commissioning on the environment will be held on September 7 & 8, 2010 at Kaleb Hotel, organized by the Ethiopian Film Initiative with the sponsorship of Heinrich Boel Foundation(HBF) .
Please send an email to ethiopianfilminitiative@gmail.com to attend.

Film Festival in Ethiopia


Check out the various film festival happening through out the year in Addis Ababa and the dates of each festival.Read More...


Media training on HIV/Aids

A media training on HIV/Aids will be held on September 6th, 2010 in Addis Ababa.  
The event is intended to give journalists and media representatives some background information on the recent World Aids Conference in Vienna.

Please send an email to carolafrentzen@yahoo.de to attend the training.

Cinema Schedules

Check out cinema schedules for Ethiopian movies in Addis Ababa right here. Click on image to view cinema information and movie schedule.
Edna Mall Alem Cinema Sebastopole Agona Cinema

For information about other cinemas, Click here
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Call for Submission

The following Film festivals and Awards are requesting filmmakers to submit their work for evaluation.
The Rwanda film festival is dedicated in bringing a true cinema experience to the communities in the hills of Rwanda, the best of the local filmmakers and to create a film week in an event always remembered. Click here

MAISHA(meaning "life" in Kiswahili) provides new screenwriters and film directors from East Africa (Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda) and South Asia (India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh) with access to the professional training and production resources necessary to articulate their visions

Members can discuss and share ideas on different aspects of filmmaking. Moderated by Leelai Demoz. Forum

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