Was a huge pleasure and a privilege to design and deliver a screenwriting masterclass for this ground-breaking event. Met some hugely taented writers. (Why am I helping my competition??? Because they’re so talented, that’s why!)
In 2010, the African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) convened the first African Women in Film Forum (AWIFF) in partnership with the Lufudo Academy of Performing Arts in Nigeria led by Joke Silva, acclaimed Nollywood actress. This initial AWIFF focused on the theme ‘Nollywood: Women and the Dynamics of Representation’.
Three years later the AWIFF is being convened in Accra, Ghana, with a broad range of partners including Alliance Française (Accra), Brand Woman Africa, Institut Français du Ghana, National Film and Television Institute (NAFTI), and the Lufudo Academy of Performing Arts (LAPA). The theme for this year is ‘Creating compelling social justice content for film and television’… Read more
Resources: Notes from Scriptwriting Masterclass by Ade Solanke
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