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Cinema Of Tanzania
Tanzania's film industry, also known as Swahiliwood or Bongo movie (a portmanteau of Swahili, Tanzania's official language, and Hollywood) and Bongowood, was established around 2001. Films produced with low budgets, short schedules and camcorders are referred to colloquially as "bongo films" and are mass-released in DVD format. In 2011, bongo films were produced on a regular basis, but only a few higher quality Tanzanian feature films have been released in cinemas. Most Tanzanian film production studios are based in Dar es Salaam. Before Tanzania's independence in 1961, some foreign movies were filmed in Tanganyika and Zanzibar. The Zanzibar International Film Festival hosts films, workshops, exhibitions, Dhow races, music and performing arts, as well as panoramas of women, children and villages. The company movies are Steps Intertainment & Mzimuni Theatre Art History Tanzanians inherited parts of their cinematic culture from British colonialists, including the production o ...
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A Film Crew In Tanzania
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Double J (movie)
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Sebastian Mwanangulo
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Jimmy Mponda
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Lucy Komba
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Vincent Kigosi
Vincent Kigosi (Ray) (born 16 May 1980) is a Tanzanian actor, producer and director. Kigosi is based in Dar-es-Salaam. Kigosi, most known as Ray, started his career 2000 in television soap opera / series and then started to appear in different movies up to now. He has his own company of film production together with his fellow actor Blandina chagula (Johari) the company called Rj Company. Filmography *''Sikitiko Langu'' (With Steven Kanumba, Nuru Nasoro, Blandina Chagula) * ''Dangerous Desire'' (With Steven Kanumba, Nuru Nasoro and Blandina Chagula) *Johari (Steven Kanumba, Blandina Chagula) * Peace of mind ( with Irene Uwoya, Jacob Steven, Blandina Chagula) * wicked love ( with Aunty Ezekiel and Blandina Chagula) * waves of sorrow ( with Rose Ndauka, Yobnesh Yusuph and Slim Omary) * Oprah ( with Steven Kanumba, Irene Uwoya) * Off side ( with Steven Kanumba, Jacob Steven and Irene Uwoya) * Woman of principles ( with Elizabeth Michael and Nargis Mohamed) *family disaster ( with ...
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Wema Sepetu
Wema Abraham Sepetu (born 28 September 1990) is a Tanzanian actress and beauty contestant who won the Miss Tanzania contest in 2006 Miss Tanzania. She represented Tanzania in Miss World 2006, which was held in Poland. She later became an actress in Tanzania. Early life and education She hails from the diplomatic family of the Late Abraham Sepetu. She is the last born in a family of four children. She obtained her primary, secondary, and high school education at Academic International School in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, and she later joined Limkokwing University of Creative Technology in Malaysia to pursue an international business course which she did for one year and then dropped out to continue with acting. Miss Tanzania 2006 and Miss World 2006 After winning the title of Miss Tanzania in 2006, Wema traveled to Warsaw, Poland to compete in the Miss World 2006. Career Acting *She was introduced into the movie industry by the late Steven Kanumba during their dating, she made ...
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