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steven markovitz

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Producer @bigworldcinema Co-Founder @Electric_south. Co-Founder @encountersdoc

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Joined April 2009
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@Variety21 May 2025
‘My Father’s Shadow’ Producer Funmbi Ogunbanwo Headlines Inaugural African Producers Accelerator Program (EXCLUSIVE) variety.com/2025/film/global…
‘My Father’s Shadow’ Producer Funmbi Ogunbanwo Headlines Inaugural African Producers Accelerator...

‘My Father’s Shadow’ Producer Funmbi Ogunbanwo Headlines Inaugural African Producers Accelerator...

Big World Cinema and Bertha Foundation are launching the African Producers Accelerator, a 12-week program tackling regional industry barriers.

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The 7th most popular country in the world? That is, ranked 7th among countries viewed most positively by the global community. The southernmost tip of Africa, the Republic of South Africa, Mzansi, Southy, Msawawa. The 2025 Perceptions of Democracy Index. 🇿🇦
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@Moshe_Meso5 May 2025
Terrible things are happening in South Africa 🙄
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Wanuri@wanuri20 Nov 2024
RAFIKI film free for 48hours across Africa (except Kenya) to celebrate @BigWorldCinema. Details below to watch!
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Big World Cinema turns 30: Over the past three decades, we've worked with over 150 directors to craft award-winning fiction & documentaries. None of this would have been possible without the collaboration and support of these filmmakers, partners, funders & the audiences.
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Africa Direct wrapped up three seasons last month. The series features 72 films from 57 filmmakers, in 28 African countries. It was a privilege to work with directors & producers from across the continent over and we celebrate their beautiful work! 🌍Link in bio
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Steven Markovitz (critic, South Africa)
Touki Bouki Xala A World Not Ours City of God The Piano Vertigo Belovy The Sound of Insects The White Ribbon The Celebration

ALT Touki Bouki Xala A World Not Ours City of God The Piano Vertigo Belovy The Sound of Insects The White Ribbon The Celebration

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South African media should be more honest and transparent and declare which political party they support. They demand transparency from government but mostly offer little transparency about themselves.
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Kijiweni Productions@KijiweniP4 Aug 2023
French translation of Vuta N’Kuvute will be out Oct2023! We’re thrilled for Mzee Shafi who’s writing will have a second life 25 yrs after publication! And our very own Yasmin on the cover! English translation coming out soon!Hongereni @mkukinanyota @editionsprojectiles #vnv2021
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BALOJI@BALOJI30 Jul 2023
🏆AUGURE WON BEST AFRICAN FILM AT DURBAN🇨🇩🇨🇩 🇫🇷Tres honoré de gagner un prix  sur le continent. Bravo au fabuleux cast et toute l’équipe ❤️‍🔥 Claire Diao @SuduConnexion X Steven Markovitz @BigWorldCinema 🇬🇧Very honored to win on the continent.Bravo to the fabulous cast and crew!
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Oscar-nominated animated documentary FLEE screens on SABC 3 tonight at 9pm (repeats on 22 June at 10pm)
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Six new episodes of @AJafricadirect will start broadcasting weekly from tomorrow, 22:30 GMT on @AJEnglish 🌍 The films will also be available on Youtube
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Congratulations to Mozambique’s 13-year-old ‘helicopter kid’ Luciano from Africa Direct’s “Giant Little Choppers” by @j_j_nota. One of Luciano’s choppers was purchased by a cultural organisation Boa Coisa to be displayed in a park in Maputo, Mozambique.
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BALOJI@BALOJI27 May 2023
🏆New Voice award UCR x Sélection officielle  Thanks to the jury and Cannes selection committee for making us part of this wonderful festival legacy.
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The Colonel’s Stray Dogs screens on SABC 3 at 21:00 🇿🇦 For over 40 years Ashur Shamis was Gadaffi’s enemy No. 1 in exile. His dream of a “free” Libya almost cost him his life. Ashur’s son uncovers a dangerous past and questions the choices his father made. 🎥 Dir. Khalid Shamis
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Congratulations to @gauz04, author of ‘Standing Heavy’ and one of our Africa Direct filmmakers, on being shortlisted for the #InternationalBooker2023 with @TheBookerPrizes.
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‘A fast-paced, poignant and funny take on Franco-African history and its complexities and problems.’ Congratulations to GauZ' and Frank Wynne, author and translator of Standing Heavy, on being shortlisted for the #InternationalBooker2023. thebookerprizes.com/the-book…
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Ingrid Kopp@fromthehip12 Apr 2023
Reminder that we have a very exciting open call right now for XR creators in Africa who want to experiment with photogrammetry and volumetric video. Please spread the word! medium.com/@electric_south/w…
What do African realities look like now and how do we facilitate XR projects from Africa, for…

What do African realities look like now and how do we facilitate XR projects from Africa, for…

Are you an African artist or creative technologist living and working in Africa willing to engage in a new set of digital skills, like…

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Extremely proud to premiere the @UNESCO-@Netflix anthology 'African Folktales, Reimagined' in #Kenya🇰🇪, and to introduce to the world our talented young filmmakers. These stories of #Africa🌍, told by Africans, are now accessible on screens in 190 countries 🎬
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Electric South@electric_south31 Mar 2023
🚨 OPEN CALL 🚨 What do African realities look like now and how do we facilitate XR projects from Africa, for Africa? Are you an African artist or creative technologist living and working in Africa willing to engage in a new set of digital skills?
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African Folktales, Reimagined premiere, Nairobi 🇰🇪 You can stream the films on Netflix in 190 countries now! Congratulations to the 6 filmmakers 💫 @NetflixSA @UNESCO
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