Yoseph Baye Tegenge is a 26-year-old Ethiopian filmmaker who’s chasing his film directing dream, and is eager to add a sense of pan-Africanism to the industry.
“I really believe the African entertainment industry had great role in Pan-Africanism. The word ‘pan’ itself is [also] a cinema term, and I can [use] cinema [to] unite Africa,” Tegenge explains.
Victoria Philomena Nakitto is a 24-year-old Ugandan graphic designer and interior decorator with her heart set on becoming the most renowned production designer and scriptwriter in Africa.
When it comes to the elements that make a good film, according to 26-year-old Ugandan freelance filmmaker and photographer Talemwa Pius, it’s all about the relationship that a cast and crew have while on a film set.
“What makes a good film is how organised the entire cast and crew is while working on a certain project in a sense that if everyone does their job in the right way, while in sync with the rest of the crew, then you can’t help it but to make a good film,” Pius explains.
If given the chance to create a TV show, 24-year old Kenyan filmmaker Sally Ngoiri’s show would focus on the empowerment of women.
“I believe every woman deserves to feel good about themselves, and by empowering women a powerful force is created because women are the backbone of society,” Ngoiri explains. It’s no surprise then that the Kiambu-born creative’s favourite novels, The Handmaid’s Tale by Margret Atwood and The Harry Potter series by J.K Rowling, are written by women who are keenly aware of a woman’s role in society.