FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The Ladima Foundation is excited to announce the 7th edition of The Adiaha Award for Best Documentary by an African Woman. For the first time the award will be run as an online competition hosted by the Ladima Foundation. As in previous years, with the winner still securing a $2,000 cash prize, as well as the opportunity to have their film screened at various international festivals to be announced in the coming weeks.
Open exclusively to African women, living and / or working on the continent, entries are now open on Film Freeway: https://filmfreeway.com/LadimaAdiahaAward
The Adiaha Award for African Female Documentary Filmmakers was launched at the Zanzibar International Film Festival in 2018 and awarded there through 2019. The 2020 through 2024 editions of the Award were presented as part of the Encounters International Documentary Film Festival, South Africa, and has now moved to an online platform. In addition to a cash award, the filmmaker is invited to screen their film at a number of partner festivals throughout Africa and beyond.
Over the years the Adiaha Award has become a prestigious distinction and has seen many of the winners go on to win awards at festivals around the world. Previous winners have included, Zippy Kimundu and Meena Nanji: Our Land, Our Freedom (2024) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sQ16s-EGYI and Cyrielle Raingou: Le Spectre de Boko Haram(2023) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5y4e61TSMk.
Key Information:
- To enter and to find out more information concerning the competition, eligibility, and terms and conditions, visit FilmFreeway.com: https://filmfreeway.com/LadimaAdiahaAward
- Make sure to sign up for our A-list so that you don’t miss out on any important award and selection-related information. To sign up for the A-list, click on the following link: https://ladima.africa/a-list/
- Entries are now open on Film Freeway and close on 10 March 2025.
ABOUT THE LADIMA FOUNDATION
The Ladima Foundation is a not for profit organisation, founded in 2018 and registered in South Africa and Tanzania with the aim of contributing to correcting the major imbalances within the film, TV and content industries.
Through a number of initiatives, The Ladima Foundation supports, trains, and mentors women in a variety of roles within the film, TV, and content spaces.
Through partnerships and collaborations in various countries, as well as through Pan-African networks and interventions, the Ladima Foundation is committed to developing training, networking, and related opportunities for women professionals who demonstrate their seriousness and commitment to their craft.
The Ladima Foundation focuses on a number of key initiatives such as training via the Ladima Academy, recognition through the Adiaha Award in Documentary Film, and networking and community via the Women of Influence Panels and the online database and community of the A-List. www.ladima.africa