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Apr 13 • 5 tweets • 3 min read Twitter logo Read on Twitter
Main selection announcement was made while I was sleeping, here on the West Coast. Two titles on my predictions list made the cut: Baloji's AUGURE (DRC) and Ramata-Toulaye Sy's BANEL & ADAMA (Senegal). Sidebar announcements still to come, so the rest of these might get slots...
New to me selections... GOODBYE JULIA by Sudanese filmmaker Mohamed Kordofani, his feature debut | Un Certain Regard | I'm now told that this is historic as the first Sudanese film to be an official selection in Cannes history. I have not confirmed this yet. But it's likely.
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For Baloji's AUGURE (OMEN) #Cannes #CannesFilmFestival Image
BANEL & ADAMA #Cannes #CannesFilmFestival Image

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Apr 13
#Netflix has dropped a 45-page report on its "Africa adventures" from 2016-2022. I just received it. I'll go through it and share highlights in this thread, so this may take all day... 🤪 Image
Intro statements from Shola Sanni Director of Public Policy, sub-Saharan Africa Netflix; and Dean Garfield VP, Public Policy. In a nutshell, Netflix is excited about the future of its presence in Africa and bringing Africa to the world. ImageImage
$175 million invested over the six-year period; or just about $29 million a year towards both content and "creative ecosystems" in South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria combined; or about $10 million annually to each country. Can't wait to see numbers from Prime Video eventually. Image
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Mar 10
Catching up on EFM panels I missed in Berlin in Feb. Thankful they were taped. Watching "Prime Video: International Content Strategy from Nordics to Nigeria" hoping to learn something about Amazon's Nigeria plans. Wangi Mba-Uzoukwu Head of Nigerian Originals, is on the panel...
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Feb 15
On my way...! ✈️✈️✈️ #Berlinale #EFM #AkorokoAtBerlinale
A two-for-two special... #Berlinale2023 begins. #AkorokoAtBerlinale Image
#Berlinale2023: KILL BOKSOON. Assassin (and single mom) in the twilight years of her career. Secrets and lies abound. Action is JOHN WICK + THE MATRIX, on steroids. Punctuated by lengthy existential chatter, ultimately a last man standing affair. Jeon Do-yeon kills it. Literally. Image
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Jan 19
#Sundance Day 1. Shorts so far. A standout: Crystal Kayiza's "Rest Stop." Beautifully shot tender portrait a Ugandan-American mother and daughter traveling by bus from NY to OK to reunite with family. Will Ferrell is listed as exec producer. I assume it's him #AkorokoAtSundance Image
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Ended #Sundance Day 1 with my first feature film of the festival. But I can't talk about it yet because there's an embargo. I just had to say that for journaling continuity 😏. Overall, it was a solid day of film watching! Until tomorrow, here's some swag... #AkorokoAtSundance Image
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Oct 12, 2022
It's "next week!" As promised, as part of our ongoing fundraising campaign, we're giving away subscriptions to our fave streaming platforms. We've given away subscriptions to Criterion and MUBI. This week, we're giving away TWO annual subscriptions to @kweliTV. Read on...
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