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Netflix, UNESCO Launch Competition to Find Next Generation of African Filmmakers
Naman Ramachandran Netflix and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) have launched a short film competition on the theme “African Folktales, Reimagined” across Sub-Saharan Africa. Six competition winners will be trained and mentored by industry professionals and provided with a $75,000 production budget through a local production company to create short films that will premiere on Netflix in 2022 as an “Anthology of African folktales.” In addition, each of the six winners will also receive $25,000 in cash.