Tobi Bakre, Nigerian actor and Ini-Abasi Jeffrey, Nigerian film critic and journalist, have been selected as participants in the upcoming Berlinale Talents. They were selected alongside 10 other Africans talents.
The event, which will be held in HAU Hebbel am Ufer, Berlin, Germany, from February 17 to 22, 2024 will “connect the talents with the film industry and the Berlinale audience in numerous talks, workshops, and public discussions under the theme: Common Tongues: Speaking Out in the Language of Cinema.”
According to the press release, “All 202 Talents (116 female, 76 male, 10 diverse) work in the disciplines of acting, cinematography, directing, film distribution, film journalism, production, set and digital set design, screenwriting, sound design, score composition, film editing, world sales, and audience design (meaning curators and cinema owners).”
The 10 other African talents selected on the list are Slim Baccar (Tunisia), Niza Jay (South Africa), Wangechi Ngugi (Kenya), Maisha Maene (DR Congo), Linda Leila Diatta (Nigeria), Aline Amike (Rwandan-born selected for Germany), Chloé Ortolé (Senegal), Advik Beni (South Africa), Morad Mostafa (Egypt), and Fatima Wardy (a Sudanese born and selected from the US).
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