AFRICA TALENT FOR NETFLIX

NETFLIX has launched a project with the UN’s cultural body yesterday to hunt out young filmmakers from sub-Saharan Africa and explore traditional folktales from the region. African Folktales, Reimagined teams the US streaming giant with Unesco to find six young directors to make a short film to be aired on Netflix next year. Each director will get a $75 000 budget for the film and $25 000 for themselves. The US company has provided scholarships and pandemic relief funds in South Africa and Nigeria. |