The signing ceremony for the memorandum of understanding between (Institute of Creative Arts for Progress in Africa) ICAPA Trust, The Pan-African Observatory for audio-visual and cinema (OPAC) and Sisters Working in Film and Television (SWIFT) of South Africa was held recently, in Harare. Tsitsi Dangarembga, the signatory of the memorandum, had this to say:
“This signing ceremony follows meetings between Souad Houssein, founding director of OPAC, Zanele Mthembu, the acting programme manager of SWIFT and myself, in our capacities as representatives of our three organisations. These meetings took place in Harare last year, during the 2023 edition of the International Images Film Festival for Women (IIFF).”
Today marks a historic moment where together, we strive to break barriers and champion equality in storytelling. The Zimbabwe’s Institute of Creative Arts for Progress in Africa (ICAPA) Icapa Trust, Fance's Pan-African Audiovisual and Cinema Observatory (OPAC) and South Africa’s Sisters Working in Film (SWIFT) sign an MOU, paving the way for a transformative collaboration in film and television across Africa. This partnership aims to foster capacity building of African and African-descended women filmmakers through skills development, film promotion and viewing of women friendly films in the region to amplify diverse voices, facilitate joint and individual projects and the establishment of a pioneering International Images Film Festival for Women (IIFF)
As noted in the ICAPA December 2023 newsletter, “the objective of this historic meeting of three organizations led by African women was to draft and sign an agreement to collaborate in the areas of training, women’s film festivals, including African women’s film awards and fundraising.”
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The Standard. “Icapa, OPAC and Swift sign MoU” by Tendai Sauta, June 4, 2024
ICAPA News, 20th edition of IIFF wows Harare, December 12, 2023
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