Ladima Foundation

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The Ladima Foundation, founded in 2017, is a pan-African non-profit organization aiming to promote women in the TV and film industry. It is based in Cape Town. [1]

The Ladima Foundation was co-founded by Lara Utian-Preston and Edima Otuokon. [2] In 2018 it launched the A-List, a database of women professionals working in the industry across Africa. [1] In 2019 the Foundation announced their advisory board, comprising Biola Alabi, Themba Bhebhe, Catherine Gitahi, Bikiya Graham-Douglas, Charlotte Giese, Nse Ikpe-Etim, Fibby Kioria, Elias Ribeiro, Monica Rorvik and Debra Zimmerman. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Christopher Vourlias, Ladima Foundation Connects African Women With Jobs in Film, Variety, October 12, 2018.
  2. The Ladima Foundation at Berlinale Africa Hub 2019 Archived 2020-11-19 at the Wayback Machine , The Callsheet, February 12, 2019.
  3. Media moves: The Ladima Foundation Announces Advisory Board, The Media Online, August 1, 2019.