UNESCO has made Africa its priority. With regard to culture, this includes significant support for creative film industry. In 2021, the Organization published the first report dedicated to the trends, challenges and growth opportunities of the sector
The stories were selected from the pack coming from filmmakers, Korede Azeez (Nigeria), Voline Ogutu (Kenya), Mohamed Echkouna (Mauritania), Walter Mzengi (Tanzania), Gcobisa Yako (South.
This week, a new anthology of films called "African Folktales, Reimagined" premiered on Netflix. The series of short films was done in partnership with UNESCO as an effort to support more emerging filmmakers from Africa.
The global premiere of the Netflix and UNESCO African Folktales Reimagined anthology launched on Wednesday, 29 March 2023 at a star-studded event at KICC.