Meet the Alumni
„Mehal Sefari“ fictional, 105 min.
‚Those who are stuck in the middle will be shot by two bullets‘
„The last tears of the deceased“ fictional, 110 min.
„The inaugural DW Akademie Film Development Fund is a strong initiative that has provided me with the financial resources to advance the development of my feature film. This type of initiative is of tremendous importance to the Ethiopian independent film ecosystem.“
„Children of Arfan Qallo, wake up!“, non-fictional, 90 min.
“For the first time, there was this general feeling among Oromo’s that Oromo music was as good as anyone’s music, which simultaneously created a tide of anger for being denied the opportunity so far.”
„The fund gave me the freedom to further develop my project.“
„Sweet Annoyance“, fictional, 100 min.
„Sweet Annoyance portrays the chaotic dance of a young woman with her expanding city as she struggles to form harmony among the different shades of herself.“
Tanzania 2022
“It is rare that a fund gets to support the development phase of a film without rushing filmmakers into production. It means a lot that as a writer, I get a breathing chance to develop an exciting new story with the help of the mentorship program.“
„I am a social worker by profession and a film maker by ambition, this opportunity is an important step in my career since DW Akademie Film Development Fund helps me towards my mission in re-defining our narrative focusing on producing films for development agendas.“
“I’m a believer in inspiring Africans though the strong African film narratives .“
„Lets celebrate our heroes by narrating their stories in our own! For a while the hunter told the story, but now the lion gets to tell the tale!“
„Being given the opportunity to actually invest time and focusing solely on the development phase of a film project is not common for us, but, it is vital in order for writers & creaters to introduce professionalism into their work. I dare say that, years from now, the Tanzania film industry will be in a better shape thanks to the DW Akademie Film Development Fund.“
Uganda 2022
„The DW Akademie Film Development Fund will enable me to focus on this project for several months, and with the guidance of a mentor I’ll hopefully tell a story that will inspire us to rethink the future of governance.“
„This is going to be my first feature film and I believe that, I will be able to do proper pre-production for this film having mentors by my side which will anable ME to meet possible sponsors and distributors for the production and post production stage of this film.”
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„DW Akademie opening this opportunity to develop African stories particularly Ugandan ones not only blesses me as a person but a light at the end of the tunnel to the young and upcoming young film makers it a sign of hope that theirs will once be told also with knowledge and guidance and finance.“
„I am humbled and excited to embark on this new creative journey with the DW Akademie Film Development Fund. Here’s to leveling up to bigger and better problems.“