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"My project Speaking Through Dreams is still seeking funds to make the feature-length documentary version and we also ha...
12/08/2022
Holiday Update

"My project Speaking Through Dreams is still seeking funds to make the feature-length documentary version and we also have some exciting news. I have been commissioned to create a film for BBC Africa Eye which look at the issue of FGM in my country and tell a bit of my personal story. I am very proud of this project, and it motivates me, even more, to want t complete the feature-length version to due justice, spiritually, emotionally and personally for myself and for Fatmata and her family."
Read more:

A project report from Speaking Through Dreams on GlobalGiving

Our friends at One World Media are accepting applications for Global Short Docs Forum! Deadline is December 13th. Click ...
12/05/2022

Our friends at One World Media are accepting applications for Global Short Docs Forum!

Deadline is December 13th.
Click here for more info 👉 https://oneworldmedia.org.uk/global-short-docs/

Final few days to apply for OWM's Global Short Docs Forum! Get your short doc commissioned by major media and have your work seen by a global audience. Alumni have showcased with Al Jazeera, BBC, ARTE and more. Send in an application before 13 Dec 2022 🎉

https://oneworldmedia.org.uk/global-short-docs/

It’s ! This year we are focusing our efforts on raising funds for the Idriss Kpange Filmmaker Fellowship, a film fund an...
11/29/2022

It’s ! This year we are focusing our efforts on raising funds for the Idriss Kpange Filmmaker Fellowship, a film fund and professional development program supporting the production of independent documentaries directed by Sierra Leonean filmmakers. The program will provide filmmakers with funding for their projects, creative labs, one-on-one mentoring, professional development workshops, and networking opportunities.

From now until midnight tonight, Tuesday, November 29, 2022, when you give in support of the WeOwnTV Idriss Kapnage Filmmaker Fellowship (https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/weowntv-filmmaker-fellowship/?rf=project_appeal_8343), your donation will be matched by GlobalGiving during their campaign. The more you give, the more we can get—so there’s no better day to spread the joy of giving. Donate now: WeOwnTV: Idriss Kpange Filmmaker Fellowship

SUPPORT W. AFRICAN FILMMAKERS
Idriss was a dear friend of WeOwnTV and one of Sierra Leone's leading filmmakers. Idriss tragically died on 15 February 2022 at 43 years old and we are launching this fellowship together with the Freetown Media Centre to honor his life and legacy.

We are so proud of what we have accomplished with WeOwnTV filmmaker fellowship, helping amplify the voices of talented African media makers. In the past few years many WeOwnTV fellowship alumni have had their projects broadcast internationally and have been screening in festivals around the world. We are excited to continue this work and plan to make the Idris Kpange Filmmaker Fellowship award available in early 2023 as we continue to work to maintain trust between community members, journalists, creatives, and government officials. Please consider helping WeOwnTV continue this work and celebrate Idriss's legacy through this fellowship program.

With Gratitude,
Banker White and the rest of the team at the WeOwnTV Freetown Media Centre

Another successful screening yesterday 15th November 2022, the Q&A was very much interesting
11/16/2022

Another successful screening yesterday 15th November 2022, the Q&A was very much interesting

Photos from WeOwnTV's post
11/15/2022

Photos from WeOwnTV's post

The Documentary film produced in Sierra Leone, titled Sisterhood was Premiered yesterday 14th November 2022 in the Nethe...
11/15/2022

The Documentary film produced in Sierra Leone, titled Sisterhood was Premiered yesterday 14th November 2022 in the Netherlands, at Tuschinski. The premiere was a huge success It’s now set for another screening again today, 15th November 2022 at PATHE DE MUNT 10. Time: 18:15.

SISTERHOOD; A DOCUMENTARY FILM SHOT IN SIERRA LEONE, PRODUCED BY: FOUAD KARGBO. DON EDKINS. TINY MUNGWE. D. O. P: SCHWAR...
11/10/2022

SISTERHOOD; A DOCUMENTARY FILM SHOT IN SIERRA LEONE, PRODUCED BY: FOUAD KARGBO. DON EDKINS. TINY MUNGWE. D. O. P: SCHWARBU EMILE KAMARA DIRECTED BY M.J Sessy Kamara A Vibrant and richly emotional portrait of spirited twin sisters Husai and Hassi. They have decided to leave Sierra Leone to seek for work in the Middle East. But how can they persuade their Mother that’s a good idea? They engaged with smugglers for visa to travel. SISTERHOOD’S INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE: "IDFA" 2022 AMSTERDAM. THE BIGGEST DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL IN EUROPE Calling on YOU SIERRA LEONEANS And Documentary film lovers in the NETHERLANDS 🇳🇱 to join us at our SCREENINGS ON THE FOLLOWING DATES, TIME AND VENUES; Date: 10th/11/22. TIME-12:45 VENUE: MUNT 12. 14th/11/22 TIME- 20:00 VENUE: TUSCHISKI 4. 15/11/22 TIME-18:15 VENUE: MUNT 10. 20th/11/22. TIME-16:15. VENUE: RIALTO DE Pijp: BOVENZAAL There will be a very interesting Q&A session with the Director M. J Sessy Kamara after each of screenings. Especially on the 14th/11/2022. PEACE✌️

We are so proud of our good friend and talented cameraman Barmmy Boy Mansaray. The New Boats is available on AfriDocs we...
11/09/2022

We are so proud of our good friend and talented cameraman Barmmy Boy Mansaray. The New Boats is available on AfriDocs website. You can watch here: https://www.afridocs.net/watch-now/new-boats/

Tombo village has relied on fishing for centuries but now their livelihood is threatened by the arrival of Asian trawlers who over-fish on their shores. Sullay, the son of a master fisherman tries to carry the family tradition and resist the pull to leave the village and look for work as fish decline. Community organiser, Woodie, reunites wives with their husbands who have left.

Hey Everyone, our friends One World Media just sent us some info about the Global Short Doc Labs (GSDF) - a series of fr...
10/28/2022

Hey Everyone, our friends One World Media just sent us some info about the Global Short Doc Labs (GSDF) - a series of free events for documentary filmmakers on 8-10 November.

"The GSDF Labs will take place 8-9-10 November, online and in specific locations around the world. The workshops feature experts and filmmakers sharing practical tips and insights on documentary storytelling, pitching, and solutions journalism. Events are free and open to all.

The Labs mark the Call for Applications for the Global Short Docs Forum taking place in March 2023. This year, the programme is expanded with a focus on solutions reporting, and 50% of the Forum places will be dedicated to filmmakers working on stories of people responding to social problems.

GSDF connects filmmakers around the world with international media outlets looking for short docs. Selected from a global call, 16 filmmakers take part in an intensive 4-week training programme of online workshops, mentoring, and one-to-one pitch meetings with decision-makers. Alongside potential commissions and co-productions, three projects will be awarded grants up to £3,000 to contribute to their production or post-production. "

Hi Everyone! This is Arthur and I am excited to report that I am in the US. I was selected to be a part of the inaugural...
10/20/2022
Arthur Pratt in Atlanta

Hi Everyone! This is Arthur and I am excited to report that I am in the US. I was selected to be a part of the inaugural International Documentary Association (IDA) Getting Real fellowship. I spent one week in Los Angeles, and am so grateful to the folks from IDA, Rick and Keisha to name a few, who have been such wonderful supporters and hosts to me. While here in the US I am also researching my new documentary Another Chance in Atlanta, GA

Click here to read more:

A project report from WeSurvive: Stories of the Ebola Outbreak on GlobalGiving

The 12-team league marks the return of a women's top flight league in Sierra Leone for the first time since the early 19...
10/19/2022
New dawn for women's football in Sierra Leone

The 12-team league marks the return of a women's top flight league in Sierra Leone for the first time since the early 1990s, when the female game was first launched in the West African country.

The start of Sierra Leone's first ever national women's football league is described as "beautiful history" by President Julius Maada Bio.

You still have time to get your donation of up to $50 matched at 50% for ’s  campaign—but don't delay, matching ends tod...
09/16/2022

You still have time to get your donation of up to $50 matched at 50% for ’s campaign—but don't delay, matching ends today!
Help us support Idriss Kpange Filmmaker Fellowship and celebrate the power of small acts of kindness with a donation today: https://goto.gg/56565

cc: Freetown Media Centre

If there's one thing we've learned from the past couple of years, it's that together, we can accomplish anything.This we...
09/14/2022
Idriss Kpange Filmmaker Fellowship

If there's one thing we've learned from the past couple of years, it's that together, we can accomplish anything.
This week, join us for the campaign. With 50% matching on all donations up to $50, BIG change can come from lots of little acts of kindness.

Please give what you can to support Idriss Kpange Filmmaker Fellowship! https://goto.gg/56565

Idriss Kpange Filmmaker Fellowship: Idriss was one of Sierra Leone's leading filmmakers and worked as a video journalist for Reuters, as well as for local networks. Idriss loved training young filmmakers and co-founded the Opin Yu Yi Human Rights Film Festival in 2012. He was dismayed that there was no professional filmmaking school in Sierra Leone & wanted to share his passion and knowledge. Tragically Idriss died on 15 February 2022 at 43 years old. WeOwnTV is proud to continue his legacy through this fellowship program.

The fellowship will keep Idriss' dreams and legacy alive. The Filmmaker Fellowship is a film fund and professional development program supporting the production of independent documentaries directed by Sierra Leonean filmmakers. The program will provide filmmakers with funding for their projects, creative labs, one-on-one mentoring, professional development workshop

WeOwnTV & the Freetown Media Centre is raising funds for the inaugural Idriss Kpange Filmmaker Fellowship. The fellowship will keep Idriss' dreams and legacy alive. The Filmmaker Fellowship is a film fund and professional development program supporting the production of independent documentaries dir...

Today would have been our friend Idriss Kpange’s 44th birthday. To honour him, we are proud to launch the Idriss Kpange ...
09/06/2022
Idriss Kpange Filmmaker Fellowship

Today would have been our friend Idriss Kpange’s 44th birthday. To honour him, we are proud to launch the Idriss Kpange Filmmaking Fellowship in conjunction with Freetown Media Centre and the Opin Yu Yi Film Festival

Idriss was one of Sierra Leone's leading filmmakers and worked as a video journalist for Reuters, as well as for local networks. Idriss loved training young filmmakers and co-founded the Opin Yu Yi Human Rights Film Festival in 2012.
Tragically Idriss died on 15 February 2022 at 43 years old. WeOwnTV is proud to continue his legacy through this fellowship program.

The Idriss Kpange Filmmaker Fellowship will keep Idriss’ dreams and legacy alive. The Filmmaker Fellowship is a film fund and professional development programme supporting the production of independent documentaries directed by Sierra Leonean filmmakers. The programme will provide filmmakers with funding for their project, creative labs, one-on-one mentoring, professional development workshops and networking opportunities.

You can kindly donate through our GlobalGiving page. Our goal is to raise at least $10,000 which will enable us to support one filmmaker for three years.

WeOwnTV & the Freetown Media Centre is raising funds for the inaugural Idriss Kpange Filmmaker Fellowship. The fellowship will keep Idriss' dreams and legacy alive. The Filmmaker Fellowship is a film fund and professional development program supporting the production of independent documentaries dir...

Join Center on Human Trafficking Research & Outreach  + Willson Center for Humanities and Arts on September 20th for an ...
09/01/2022

Join Center on Human Trafficking Research & Outreach + Willson Center for Humanities and Arts on September 20th for an informative evening of documentaries + discussion of human trafficking in , featuring WeOwnTV's Barmmy Boy Mansaray and David Okech.

Learn more 👉 https://cenhtro.uga.edu/news/barmmy_boy_film_screening_cine_sept_20/

University of Georgia School of Social Work

Happiest of birthdays to Arthur Victor Alexandia Pratt!!! 🎊🎉🍰🥳🎂
08/27/2022

Happiest of birthdays to Arthur Victor Alexandia Pratt!!! 🎊🎉🍰🥳🎂

Are you an African storyteller using film to tackle human rights issues? Movies that Matter is offering grants of up to ...
08/24/2022
Grants - Movies that Matter

Are you an African storyteller using film to tackle human rights issues? Movies that Matter is offering grants of up to €50 000 to fund projects that encourage dialogue and a better understanding of human rights.
Deadline: Sept 4th
Apply:

Since 2007, we supported over 250 projects in 70 different countries for a grant total of 1,5 million euros. With these projects more than a million people were reached. We offer a start-up grant for new human rights film events and an impact grant for existing events that want to increase their imp...

The Speaking through Dreams project has been long in the making but everyday stories keeps unveiling themselves to me wh...
08/09/2022
Summer Update

The Speaking through Dreams project has been long in the making but everyday stories keeps unveiling themselves to me which continues to make me more motivated to tell this story to the best of my abilities.

Sometime last year, 12 years old Marie died in the same way as my beloved Fatmata. It is also shocking to know that is actually the second child of her parents to die in two years in the hands of the same FGM initiation ritual. Read more:

A project report from Speaking Through Dreams on GlobalGiving

On 23 July 2021, a group of women sat expectantly in the audience of the Parliament of Sierra Leone, to witness a decisi...
07/25/2022

On 23 July 2021, a group of women sat expectantly in the audience of the Parliament of Sierra Leone, to witness a decision that changed their lives. It was the day lawmakers voted unanimously to abolish the capital punishment.

“To see the death penalty abolished, I am so happy,” said Mary*, one of the women in the audience.

Others called the decision historic, saying it would help women find the courage to get out of prison as well as happiness for those women who had their death sentences now commuted to life imprisonment. Read more: https://www.ohchr.org/en/stories/2022/07/sierra-leone-un-human-rights-recommendations-help-lead-end-death-penalty

Photos from Purple Field Productions's post
07/14/2022

Photos from Purple Field Productions's post

The President of the Igbo Movie Producers Association of Nigeria (IMPAN), JohnPaul Nwanganga, on Thursday, said Igbo Art...
07/10/2022
Nollywood filmmakers unveil Igbo art, culture, film festival in Enugu

The President of the Igbo Movie Producers Association of Nigeria (IMPAN), JohnPaul Nwanganga, on Thursday, said Igbo Art, Culture and Film Festival would promote the beauty of The organisers say the festival aims to reawaken the consciousness of Ndigbo toward the beauty of their culture, Igbo culture.

He said the festival was also a way to promote Igbo culture and bring the region’s people together.

The organisers say the festival aims to reawaken the consciousness of Ndigbo toward the beauty of their culture.

We are thrilled  special preview screening Thursday 30 June 19:00 BST at the Global Health Film Festival.  thanks to Gen...
06/28/2022
The New Boats (2022)

We are thrilled special preview screening Thursday 30 June 19:00 BST at the Global Health Film Festival. thanks to Generation Africa WeOwnTV

Please see link below.
https://www.globalhealthfilm.org/events/the-new-boats-2022

Illegal fishing by countries from the Far East is forcing fishermen in Sierra Leone to migrate - but some of them are putting up a fierce resistance

Greetings from Zanzibar! The summer has started off with a bang and I am so excited to share updates about WeOwnTv Freet...
06/26/2022
ARTE & Beyond

Greetings from Zanzibar! The summer has started off with a bang and I am so excited to share updates about WeOwnTv Freetown Media Center and fellowship-supported projects. Three years ago I embarked on a journey to tell the story of local fishermen, their daily struggles, and attempt to protect their livelihood and way of life in Tombo - Sierra Leone’s largest artisanal fishing port with over 600 boats Read more:

A project report from WeOwnTV Filmmaker Fellowship on GlobalGiving

Thank you all so much for your generous contributions to WeSurvive. Last Fall we officially delivered the WeSurvive: Sto...
06/22/2022
Thank You!

Thank you all so much for your generous contributions to WeSurvive. Last Fall we officially delivered the WeSurvive: Stories of the Ebola Outbreak collection to Emory University. The University is still planning a public launch of the materials and we will update you when we know more. Until that time we want to express our gratitude to all of you who have supported the work to date. Thank you to everyone at the WeOwnTV Freetown Media Centre, from the translators to the camera crew, the interviewers, and the editorial staff. Read more here:

A project report from WeSurvive: Stories of the Ebola Outbreak on GlobalGiving

Photos from M J Sessy Kamara's post
06/21/2022

Photos from M J Sessy Kamara's post

Three years ago we embark on a journey to tell the story of local fishermen, their daily struggles, and attempt to prote...
06/20/2022
The New Boats (2022)

Three years ago we embark on a journey to tell the story of local fishermen, their daily struggles, and attempt to protect their livelihood and way of life in Tombo - Sierra Leone’s largest artisanal fishing port with over 600 boats.
We are excited that the film is coming soon in film festivals around the world. Many thanks to Generation Africa WeOwnTV

Join us on Thursday 30 June 19:00 BST: special preview screening of The New Boats at the Global Health Film Festival.
Please see link below.
https://www.globalhealthfilm.org/events/the-new-boats-2022

cc: Freetown Media Centre Barmmy Boy Mansaray Banker White

Illegal fishing by countries from the Far East is forcing fishermen in Sierra Leone to migrate - but some of them are putting up a fierce resistance

Photos from M J Sessy Kamara's post
06/08/2022

Photos from M J Sessy Kamara's post

The ocean is the backbone of life in Sierra Leone, with fish accounting for around 80% of the country’s protein intake. ...
06/06/2022
In Sierra Leone, local fishers and foreign trawlers battle for their catch

The ocean is the backbone of life in Sierra Leone, with fish accounting for around 80% of the country’s protein intake. Incomes generated from the sea build houses, are reinvested in businesses, and send the children of fishers and market traders to school.

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — As dawn breaks, the fishing wharf at Tamba Kula in Freetown buzzes with the movement of early-morning commerce. Fishers just back from days spent far out at sea unload their catch from wooden boats, hauling snapper, barracuda and other fish out of icy compartments into car...

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Freetown Media Centre and WeOwnTV film expert and documentary film producer, Bammy Boy Bangura had the opportunity to film Chelsea and German defender, Antonio Rüdiger’s visit in Sierra Leone.
Our Director, Dr. Katrina Keefer's team has made another landmark achievement with the expertise of WeOwnTV in Freetown! Through the technical advancement in the field of photogrammetry and the addition of new assets to the original footage captured, Dr. Keefer's team can now represent the Ruins of Bunce Island as accurately as possible. The photogrammetry is made difficult by the green cover surrounding the Ruins, which is a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Walk With Web is excited to collaborate with Dr. Keefer and WeOwnTV on this extraordinary project!
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A brand new song from the legendary Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars!

In these times of crisis, the band could really use your support. Please show them your love by making a donation to their GoFundMe campaign at https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-sierra-leones-refugee-all-stars

Recorded in Freetown, Sierra Leone and produced by WeOwnTV.
"Goat Smoke Pipe" recorded by WeOwnTV in Freetown, Sierra Leone.

Thank you to everyone that his generously contributed to our ongoing GoFundMe Campaign!
https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-sierra-leones-refugee-all-stars

Happy Holidays to our fans around the world!
Thanks to WeOwnTV for filming Reuben, Jahson and Christopher performing Living Like A Refugee.

Please consider making a contribution to the band's GoFundMe Campaign. Even a small contribution would go a long way during this difficult time.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-sierra-leones-refugee-all-stars
It’s been a brilliant week as we concluded the third Freetown Film Lab with focus on film directing skills for documentary and commercial film-making. Inspiring sessions with Nova Studios and guests from Sudan and UK. Supported by British Council Sierra Leone. WeOwnTV
Please come out my project WeOwnTV and support youth filmmakers in Sierra Leone. 5 days left in the kickstarter campaign!
http://kickstarter.weowntv.org
Hey CCA Community - Want to help me raise some funds for talented young filmmakers in Sierra Leone. I just launched my first crowd sourced funding effort for my WeOwnTV project. www.weowntv.org

Here is the link if you want to send it around and give it some cyber love :)

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/weowntv/picturing-independence-a-positive-revolution
Barmmy Boy of WeOwnTV, renowned production company based in , just received his complimentary copies of our , proudly featuring Sierra Leonean photographers.

Buy yours today on our to support education in Sierra Leone! https://schoolsforsalone.salsalabs.org/sfsmerch/index.html

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It’s been a brilliant week developing the audio-visual and storytelling skills of young filmmakers in short form documentary and commercial film production. Delivery by Freetown Media Centre and Nova Studios (UK).
Supported by British Council Sierra Leone
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If you missed the SURVIVORS discussion last week with filmmakers Arthur Victor Alexandia Pratt & Banker White and special guest Dr. Nicholas Testa about trust, solidarity, and filmmaking during a global health crisis, check out the recording below!

Be sure to watch , NOW STREAMING on POV: https://to.pbs.org/3bkfRmx

Thank you to co-presenter POV!

WeOwnTV Camden International Film Festival

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=737892016950851
Psst. You still have time to watch Survivors on POV and meet us at 7 for a Virtual Q&A with filmmakers Arthur Pratt & Banker White, and special guest, Dr. Nicholas Testa. We'll be discussing Trust, Solidarity, and Filmmaking during Global Health Crises. Registration is free, but be sure to sign up and we will email the link directly to your inbox!

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