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ADIFF 2024: Full Programme Announced With Record 80 Submissions
Festival

ADIFF 2024: Full Programme Announced With Record 80 Submissions

This year's Addis International Film Festival has announced its most competitive programme yet.

ETMDb Admin Aug 1, 2024
Yared Zeleke Begins Production on Second Feature in the Simien Mountains
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Yared Zeleke Begins Production on Second Feature in the Simien Mountains

A decade after Lamb premiered at Cannes, Yared Zeleke has begun principal photography on a new feature.

ETMDb Admin Jul 22, 2024
Ethiopian Cinema at Cannes: A Growing Presence on the World Stage
Feature

Ethiopian Cinema at Cannes: A Growing Presence on the World Stage

From Lamb's landmark Un Certain Regard premiere to this year's short film selections.

ETMDb Admin May 18, 2024
Box Office Report: Domestic Ethiopian Films Claim 40% of Addis Screens
Box Office

Box Office Report: Domestic Ethiopian Films Claim 40% of Addis Screens

Ethiopian-produced films are outperforming imports at Addis Ababa multiplexes.

ETMDb Admin Apr 5, 2024
Interview: Tamara Mariam Dawit on Memory, Silence, and Finding Sally
Interview

Interview: Tamara Mariam Dawit on Memory, Silence, and Finding Sally

Director Tamara Mariam Dawit speaks to ETMDb about her process and the impact of her debut documentary.

ETMDb Admin Feb 12, 2024
Teza at 15: How Haile Gerima's Masterpiece Redefined African Cinema
Feature

Teza at 15: How Haile Gerima's Masterpiece Redefined African Cinema

Fifteen years after its Berlin premiere, Teza remains the high-water mark of Ethiopian filmmaking.

ETMDb Admin Jan 15, 2024