Okayafrica TV: Focus Features Africa First Program.mov
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In 2008 Focus Features launched Africa First, a program geared toward building independent filmmaking in Africa. Each year Africa First grants $10,000 to emerging filmmakers from across the continent to make a short film. As part of the program, the participants are flown to New York City where they are paired up with an established industry professional to develop their scripts. Program Director Kisha Cameron-Dingle invited Okayafrica to join the filmmakers and advisory board on a private tour of the Museum of the Moving Image in Queens, New York.
In 2008 Focus Features launched Africa First, a program geared toward building independent filmmaking in Africa. Each year Africa First grants $10,000 to emerging filmmakers from across the continent to make a short film. As part of the program, the participants are flown to New York City where they are paired up with an established industry professional to develop their scripts. Program Director Kisha Cameron-Dingle invited Okayafrica to join the filmmakers and advisory board on a private tour of the Museum of the Moving Image in Queens, New York.