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Mashariki African Film Festival
Mashariki Africa Film Festival (MAFF) is a Rwandan-based film event that highlights and awards films by Africans and African diaspora. The first edition of the festival was in 2015. The event did not hold annually to contain the spread of COVID-19. 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 * 2020 The festival did not hold in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 2022 In 2022, Mashariki African Film Festival was held from 26th November 2022 to 02nd December 2022. References Film festivals in Rwanda {{Film-festival-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiktok (film)
''Tiktok'' is a 2015 Ugandan silent short film written and directed by Usama Mukwaya. The movie features single actor Patriq Nkakalukanyi as Sam. It is Usama's first film under his film company O Studios Entertainment and is his first film as a writer, director and producer. The film premiered at the inaugural Mashariki African Film Festival and received a nomination for best short film. Plot After being appointed to a new job, Sam (protagonist) begins his much-anticipated first day at work. He arrives, but this time around with precautions to manage his previously disorganized self. He drafts a new set of guidelines to help him improve and break out of his bad past habits, only to realize that some of the guidelines at work are against him. When he finally maneuvers through the preparation tasks, towards exiting the house, he notices that neighbors have been waiting for him on the door to join them to go for church service. He now realizes he had woken up on a wrong day, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Usama Mukwaya
Usama () "Osam" Nyanzi Mukwaya (born 12 December 1989) is a Ugandan screenwriter, film director, producer, actor and former television host. His major films include ''Bala Bala Sese'', directed by Lukyamuzi Bashir with which Mukwaya is credited as the film's writer and producer. The film was nominated at the 12th Africa Movie Academy Awards for Best Film in an African Language. He launched his filmmaking career with the short film ''Hello'' that won overall best film in the 2010 MNFPAC Students Awards. His directorial debut is ''Love Faces'' which was released in January 2018. From 2018-2022, Usama served as chief content officer for Stream Afrique, a subscription-based streaming platform which offers online streaming of majorly African content. He is a 2019 recipient of LéO Africa Institute's Young Emerging Leaders Project Fellowship. Early life and background Born in Mulago Hospital, Kampala, Uganda, Mukwaya has ancestry from Ganda, Ankole and Rwanda. He is the son of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Françoise Ellong
Françoise Ellong (born 8 February 1988) is a Cameroonian film director and writer. Biography Ellong was born in Douala, Cameroon in 1988. At the age of 11, she moved to Brunoy to live with an uncle, and she wrote her first story. Ellong participated in a contest for young French-speaking writers in 2002. As a result of the contest, she developed an interest in screenwriting. In 2006, her first short film, ''Les Colocs'', was released. Ellong directed her first feature film, ''W.A.K.A'', in 2013. It was written by Séraphin Kakouang, based on an original story by Ellong. ''W.A.K.A'' received the Special Jury Prize at the Festival du Cinéma Africain de Khouribga The Festival du Cinéma Africain de Khouribga (FCAK) or African Film Festival in Khouribga is a film festival for African cinema held in Khouribga in Morocco. Established in 1977, it is one of the oldest and most important film festivals in Morocco ..., as well as the Dikalo Award at the International Pan-African Film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moussa Toure
Moussa Toure (born June 19, 1985, in Monrovia, Liberia) is a Liberian footballer, who currently plays for Minnesota Twin Stars. Career Toure appeared in 12 games for the Minnesota Twin Stars of the National Premier Soccer League in 2008, scoring five goals. In 2009, he was capped seven times by the Atlanta Blackhawks of the PDL, netting three goals. He was capped six times in 2010 for the Fort Lauderdale Schulz Academy for the PDL and scored three goals. Toure signed to play with the Atlanta Silverbacks in the North American Soccer League on April 25, 2011. He received his first cap for the Silverbacks was on June 8, 2011, when he was subbed for Lucas Paulini in the 87'. Toure was released by Atlanta on November 7, 2011 and returned to the Minnesota Twin Stars Minnesota TwinStars FC was an American soccer team playing in the Minnetonka High School Stadium, Minnetonka, Minnesota, United States. Founded in 1997, the team plays in National Premier Soccer League. Prior to the 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maimouna Doucoure
Mimouna ( he, מימונה, ar, ميمونة, Berber: Mimuna, ⵎⵉⵎⵓⵏⴰ) is a traditional Maghrebi Jewish celebration dinner, that currently takes place in Morocco, Israel, France, Canada, and other places around the world where Jews of Maghrebi heritage live. It is held the day after Passover, marking the return to eating ''hametz'' (leavened bread, etc.), which is forbidden throughout the week of Passover. History Though the practice only began to be recorded in the middle of the 18th century, its derivation and etymology are ancient. Possible derivations for the name ''Mimouna'' are: "Rabbi Maimon ben Yosef" (father of the ''Rambam'' Maimonides). Thus, the Mimouna might mark the date of his birth or death; the Hebrew word "'' emuna''" ( he, אמונה, meaning "faith") or "''ma’amin''" ( he, מאמין, links=no, meaning "I believe"); the Arabic word for "wealth" or "good luck" as on this day, according to '' midrash'', the gold and jewelry of the drowned Eg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
