Ndiva Women's Film Festival
| Location | Accra, Ghana |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2017 |
| Website | www |
The Ndiva Women's Film Festival (NWFF) is an African film festival for women filmmakers and audiences, established in Accra, Ghana in 2017.[1] The founder and executive director of NWFF is Aseye Tamakloe.[2] The festival distinguishes three categories: film by women, films for women by women and films by men about women.[3]
Editions
2017
The first NWFF, targeted at African women filmmakers and women of African descent, ran from 1–3 November 2017.[2]
2018
The scope of the second NWFF, held 1–3 November 2018, was widened to include women filmmakers worldwide.[4] The opening film was The Life of Esteban by Inés Eshun and the closing film was Potato Potahto by Shirley Frimpong Manso.[5]
2019
The third edition of the NWFF took place on from 28 October to 2 November 2019.[6] This also included a five day workshop in Screen writing and Directing for women screen writers and film directors, panel discussions and an awards ceremony.
2024
In 2024, the NWFF took place from 9 to 11 August at the Goethe Institut in Accra.[7] It featured the following films:
- Shimoni by Angela Wamai (opening film)
- In Our Hearts by Kwame Addae
- Never Again by Mario Dahl
- Miraculous Weapons by Jean Pierre Bekolo
- Battle of our voices by Jennifer Mallman
- Number 1 by Kwesi Appenteng-Mensah
- Lost by Erica Owusu-Ansah
- The Last Shelter by Ousmane Samassekou
- The Gentleman by Asaye Fiagbe
- Postpartum by Henriette Rietz
- Finding Sally by Tamara Dawit
- Das Wunder Von Taipeh by John David Seidler
- Loud Silence by Cecilia Avorkliyah
- Die Unbeugsamen by Torsten Körner
- The Ghost and the House of Truth by Akin Omotose
- The Kids are not Alright by Uche Aguh and Dennis Schmitz
- Ebu by Thompson Lordson
- Chasing Lullaby by Shirley Frimpong-Manso
See also
References
- ^ John Elliot Hagan Ndiva Women’s Film Festival launched, The Finder, 27 June 2017.
- ^ a b Commonwealth endorses Ndiva Women's Film Festival Archived 2018-11-23 at the Wayback Machine, myjoyonline.com, 28 September 2017.
- ^ THE KSM SHOW (27 October 2019). KSM Show- It's all about Ndiva Women’s Film Festival and more with Aseye Tamakloe. Retrieved 26 June 2025 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Ndiva Women's Film Festival - Film Screenings".
- ^ Ellerson, Beti (30 October 2018). "AFRICAN WOMEN IN CINEMA BLOG: Ndiva Women's Film Festival 2018 – Official Selection - Accra, Ghana - 1-3 November". Archived from the original on 3 November 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ "NDIVA Film Festival". BusinessGhana. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
- ^ "Ndiva Women's Film Festival 2024". ndivawff.org. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
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