Our Bridport Prize memoir fellowships for 2022 are now available. These offer free entrance to the Bridport Prize competition in any category for underrepresented writers. Click on this link to read more ;https://thebridportprize.submittable.com/submit/230026/bursary-application-form-memoir?utm_campaign=later-linkinbio-africanofilter&utm_content=later-28974401&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkin.bio
Nigerian writer, playwright, and filmmaker, Biyi Bandele passes away at 54
Nigerian writer, playwright, and filmmaker, Biyi Bandele passes away at 54. On Sunday, August 7 in Lagos, 54-year-old Nigerian author, dramatist, and director Biyi Bandele passed tragically abruptly. Bandele was a prominent figure in the Nigerian film business and the director of the Half of a Yellow Sun adaption by […]
Afriff Animation Competition . Win $5000
The #AFRIFF- Africa International Film Festival and the #UnitedStatesMission in #Nigeria @USinNigeria are pleased to announce this unique Animation Competition opportunity for #animators and #animation #filmmakers. This initiative continues the U.S. Mission’s excellent collaboration with AFRIFF in its support of the Nigerian creative industry. Through its Video Maker funding support […]
Nigerian Creative Business Cup 2022
The Creative Business Cup is much more than just a competition; it is a year-round, international initiative that empowers business owners in the creative industries by assisting them in developing their ventures, connecting them with investors and markets around the world, and enhancing their capacity for innovation for the good […]
Emerging African Leaders Mo Ibrahim Foundation Leadership Fellowship Programme 2023 (totally financed to work at AfDB, UNECA, and ITC with an annual stipend of $100,000)
Established in 2011, the Ibrahim Leadership Fellowship Programme serves as a mentor for the next group of exceptional African leaders. click here to read more ; Mo Ibrahim Foundation Leadership Fellowship Programme 2023 for emerging African Leaders (Fully Funded to work at AfDB, UNECA & ITC with an Annual Stipend […]
First Nigerian Amazon Originals, “Gangs of Lagos” and “LOL: Last One Laughing Naija,” are released through Prime Video.
Global streaming service Prime Video is stepping up its investment in Nigeria by debuting its first Amazon Originals from the nation and, for the first time, enabling users to join up in the Naira, the country’s currency. The two originals, the action movie Gangs of Lagos and the unscripted show […]
Opportunities For African Journalists Interested In Reporting On Climate Changes
African journalists interested in reporting on #ClimateChange and its effects on people and their work can apply for the Pulitzer Centre Your Work/Environment grant. Journalists will receive funds of up to $25,000. Print, digital, broadcast TV, radio, and film… Deadline: Ongoing Apply:https://pulitzercenter.org/your-workenvironment Click here to apply; https://www.instagram.com/p/Cgb8twyM2nf/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
Creativity Piooners Fund
Are you an organisation using creativity for social change? You can apply for Creativity Pioneers Fund by moleskine foundation. It offers €5 000 to support running costs and program-related expenses. Applicants can be based anywhere. Deadline: 12 August Apply: https://creativitypioneersfund.ca.optimytool.com/en/ Click here to read more ; https://www.instagram.com/p/Cgt4bkqMWw0/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
Beginning in the summer of 2023, HBO Max and Discovery+ will combine into a single streaming platform.
Is a combined HBO Max-Discovery+ better than the sum of its streaming components? Next year, Warner Bros. Discovery will find out. Click here to read more ; https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/hbo-max-discovery-plus-merger-2023-1235333314/
In a new musical teaser, Lady Gaga confirms her role as Joaquin Phoenix’s counterpart in “Joker 2.”
Lady Gaga announced on social media that she had been cast in “Joker 2” by sharing a musical teaser. Gaga will appear in the sequel alongside Joaquin Phoenix, who will reprise the role of the Joker after winning the Oscar for best actor for his work in the 2019 original […]