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No turning back for the Rwandan actress!

No turning back for the Rwandan actress! [caption id="attachment_354" align="alignleft" width="275" caption=" Cleo holds her awards at the 2011 Rwanda Film Festival"][/caption] Cleophas (Cleo) Kabasiita’s face is familiar to all fans of Rwandan Cinema. You may remember her for her lead role in the 2001 movie 100 Days or the 2004 Sometime in April, in which she played Valentine. Sh

Academy of Motion Picture Travels to Rwanda for Cultural Exchange with Filmmakers

Academy of Motion Picture Travels to Rwanda for Cultural Exchange with Filmmakers [caption id="attachment_329" align="alignnone" width="204" caption="Stephanie"][/caption] Eight members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will be traveling to Rwanda for an educational and cultural exchange with Africa Filmmakers, students and the local creative communities on July 17. The delegation arrived in Nairobi on Saturd

Africa United a letter of love

Africa United a letter of love a sensational new film about a gang of five African children who set out to walk thousands of miles to the World Cup venues of South Africa not only projects a different version of Africa but has it has kick-started the birth of a film industry in Rwanda. Alexa Dalby has the details. The film Africa United premiered in Canada at the Toro

Welcome to Rwanda Film Festival 2011

Welcome to Rwanda Film Festival 2011 Rwanda Cinema Centre welcomes you to the 2011 Rwanda Film Festival The Rwanda film festival commonly known as "Hillywood" is back again, a great selection of movies from all over Africa, an amazing program of workshop and forum and Hillywood extravaganza- a country tour that takes true cinema experience to the communities. It's happening starting

Oscar: From Iran and now Rwanda

A group of Hollywood filmmakers traveled to Iran recently on a mission of cultural exchange as part of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ International Outreach Committee. Writes Joseph Njata The journey was colorful, adventurous, surprising, and exotic as any of their famous 1940s “Road” movies, although admittedly their purpo

Rwandan filmmaker shines at Tribeca Film Festival

Rwandan filmmaker shines at Tribeca Film Festival Kivu Ruhorahoza's "Grey Matter" won a warm response at the Tribeca Film Festival, winning both a special jury mention and a best actor prize for star Ramadhan "Shami" Bizimana. Ruhorahoza's first feature film ‘Why He's On Our Radar' was the first ever from a Rwandan filmmaker. Ruhorahoza explained that "Grey Matter" is a movie "about imagin

Hillywood talking Movies

By Ndungutse Apollo Film isthe most effective and efficient way of passing on information to the masses,says Eric Kabera, the President of Rwanda Cinema Center (RCC) while he wasofficially opening a digital film workshop February 15, 2010 in Kigali. TheSwedish Development Agency (SIDA) in conjunction with RCC organized thegroundbreaking workshop.

Hillywood Gates are opening never like before

By Ndungutse Apollo I never knew how amazing and fascinating it is to be in a film industry until I got an opportunity to participate in Hillywood Film making workshops. I have just discovered a university for everyone no matter the corrifications. For instance, guys who work in toilets, sweep the streets, dustbin cleaners are blessed to rub shou

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