WakaCast

01/08/2025

Happy New Month!

Welcome to August 2025.

With love from:

Wakacast -
(Connecting Talents and Creators in Africa)

https://wakacast.com

And

Successful Filmmaker Podcast
(Unlocking The Secrets of Filmmaking)

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13/07/2025

🎬 The Hydra-headed monster called piracy is still on the loose!

Is there a way to fight back?

You spent months crafting a great movie.
Invested energy, peace of mind, goodwill, patience, and more hustling for funds.

Finally, you rolled tape and survived the countless production headaches.
Along with the cast and crew, you endured sleepless nights.
Now, the movie is in the can.

However, a few days after the premiere, you see your film hawked like used clothing items or groceries in the traffic.
"Omo… no bi small thin ooo"!

💔 Welcome to the brutal world of film piracy.

In this episode of The Successful Filmmaker Podcast, we unpack the growing threat of film piracy in Nigeria and developing film industries.

We unravel how piracy is crushing profits, discouraging investors, and threatening the survival of independent filmmakers.
📣 If you're a filmmaker, producer, screenwriter, or investor in the creative economy, it is time to listen up and join the pushback against piracy.

It's time to explore the many options available in the fight back against the hydra-headed monster called piracy.

Let us protect the future of African storytelling.

🎧 Listen to the full episode here 🎧https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxLToFytHUk&t=30s&sttick=0

💬 Please share your experience or thoughts in the comments.

01/07/2025

HAPPY NEW MONTH

It's July 2025.

Wishing you greater success and boundless joy in the days ahead.

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(Connecting Talents and Creators in Africa)

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(Unlocking The Secrets of Filmmaking)

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07/06/2025

Eid Mubarak To All Muslim Faithfuls

From all of us at Wakacast and Successful Filmmaker Podcast -

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(Connecting Talents and Creators in Africa)

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30/03/2025

Eid Mubarak

Wishing you and your family a wonderful Eid celebrations.

From all of us at Wakacast and The Successful Filmmaker Podcast.

Wakacast - Connecting Talents and Creators in Africa.

06/01/2025

Festival of African Literature

CALL FOR ENTRIES: AFRICAN STORYTELLING COMPETITION

Are you a gifted African storyteller with a tale to tell? Do you have a unique voice and perspective to share with the world?

We invite you to submit your entry for the African Storytelling Competition, a flagship event at the CBAAC Festival of African Literature.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:

1. Original composition, specifically for the competition.
2. Maximum duration of 5 minutes.
3. The story should be an authentic African Indigenous tale or align with the theme:

'African Heritage and Renaissance'.

We encourage the use of indigenous sounds and/or instruments to enhance the storytelling experience.

4. Submit your story in digital format (Word or PDF) with a (3) minute audio/video recording of your storytelling.

SUBMISSION PROCESS:

Email your entry to [email protected] with 'AFRICAN STORYTELLING COMPETITION' as the subject. Include your name, contact information, age, and a short bio (max 100 words).

PARTICIPATION

Participation is free and open to all, registration is however compulsory.

Kindly click on the link below to register and be a part of this event:

https://formurl.com/to/FestivalofAfricanLiterature

06/01/2025

Festival of African Literature

Are you a young and emerging African Poet/Spoken Word artist between the ages of 18 and 35?

Are you ready to unleash your creativity and share your African story with the world?

Then, you are invited to submit your entry for the Poetry and Spoken Word Slam to feature at the CBAAC Festival of African Literature

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

1. Poetry Requirements:

-It must be an original composition, specifically for the slam.
- It should not exceed the duration of 5 minutes.
- The Poem/Spoken Word should tell an authentic African Indigenous story/history or in line with the Theme: 'African Heritage and Renaissance'.

Selected entries will be performed live at the slam or a pre-recorded (video) for international participants and others outside Abuja will be on display for virtual participants.

SUBMISSION PROCESS

Poems should be submitted in digital format (Word or PDF) with a (1) minute reel of a previous performance.

- Send your Entry to the Email: [email protected] with "POETRY/SPOKEN WORD SLAM'' as the subject.

- Poets should also include their names, contact information, age, and a short bio (maximum of 100 words) along with the work.

IMPORTANT DATES

Submission Deadline: Wednesday, 15th January, 2025
Successful entries will be notified on or before the 22nd January, 2025.

PARTICIPATION

Participation is free and open to all, registration is however compulsory. Kindly click on the link below to register and be a part of this event:

https://formurl.com/to/FestivalofAfricanLiterature

06/01/2025

Happy New Year!

Best wishes in 2025 and always.

Wakacast.

06/01/2025

Happy New Year!
Best wishes always.

02/07/2024

HAPPY NEW MONTH!

Fly Higher in July.

With love from Wakacast.

Wakacast - Connecting Talents and Creators in Africa

27/06/2024

FILM FESTIVALS

Whether you are a budding or established filmmaker, film festivals can help fast-track your career and provide invaluable benefits.

Click below to learn more.

Whether you are a new or established filmmaker, film festivals are important platforms to fastrack your success.

17/06/2024

EID MUBARAKA

EID MUBARAK

Wishing you a joyous and blessed Eid-Al-Adha.

With love from Wakacast -
Connecting Talents and Creators in Africa.