Ethiopian Filmmakers

Mesfin Getachew

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"Mesfin Getachew is one of the well known script writer in Ethiopia and has written many scripts for Radio, Television, Film, and Theater. He had participated as one of the lead script writer in the population Media Center (PMC) research based entertainment education radio serial dramas entitles Yeken Kignt (Tune of the Day), Menta menged ( the cross road) , Maleda, Seberat (Broken), Mieraf , Yezemen Chigngoch, Yeledet Tewaf (a birth day candle)and many more. These Radio dramas are the first of their kind in Ethiopia and are designed to address social issues such as Reproductive Health, Family Planning, HIV/AIDS and other social problems. It has been considered, on a number of international forums, as one of the most successful radio serial dramas, in Africa and has been able to win recognition both locally and abroad and has been able to gain commendable coverage in different local international media."

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Solomon Alemu Feleke

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"Solomon Alemu Feleke is one of the most gifted film makers in Ethiopia. He discovered his talent while he was working for Addis Ababa city mass Media Agency some ten years back. Since then he has been engaged in different artistic activities ranging from acting for the raio and television to directing and producing his own film. As a beginner he used to play different roles in TV plays produced by the then Addis Ababa Culture and Information Bureau. During those times he mainly focused in acting and this undoubtedly give him an opportunity to closely study all the nuts and bolts of TV and Film production. In later years he gradually begin writing for the television and his pieces were broad cast over the Addis Ababa TV station (channel 2). His untapped creative energy began to flow when he wrote his first TV serial, Shoferu/ The driver."

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Semagngeta Aychiluhem

"Experienced Film Producer and Director with a demonstrated history of working in the entertainment industry. Skilled in Editing, Fixing, and Cinematography."

Bereket Werede

Ethiopian Film Writer, Editor, and Director.
Known for the short film Zuwarah (2016)

Watch Zuwarah here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EW-s3fOhAGo

Henok Ayele

"He studied drawing, painting, sculpture at the Fine Art Study Center in Assella, from 1996 to 2001, and he also obtained Diploma in Photography in 2002 from M.V.A.T.C Addis Ababa
Today Henok lives and works from Addis Ababe, Ethiopia"

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