A Film History in Ethiopia, from Grand palace to ETHIOFFEST

A century long history of film in Ethiopia that bridge the gap created for a long period of time in writings of film history in Africa as well as in the world. The history is taken place in Ethiopia, in one of the few countries in the world in which creative arts have prevailed right from the prehistoric era to modern times. The book with the additional fascinating story of Ethiopian international Film Festival (ETHIOFFEST); Addis Ababa's cultural landscape founded to create the desire and vision what film can mean to the future of the creative community in Ethiopia and become an annual cultural event pitched against all odds.

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Yirgashewa Teshome ; is an Ethiopian filmmaker and founding Director of Ethiopian International Film festival (ETHIOFFEST).Yirgashewa is pioneer Ethiopian in creating and developing international partnerships with different film festivals across the world. ETHIOFFEST has now become the only and permanent part of Addis Ababa's cultural landscape.