DIKAMAWOKO  ARTS

is a multi-disciplined arts centre in Blantyre, Malawi was founded in 2010. We work towards the promotion of art and culture amongst talented young people, we champion artists by providing a platform to nurture and develop skills in five different genres of art: Filmmaking, Music, Spoken Word (theatre, poetry and storytelling), Traditional Dance and Creative Writing.

NYASA FILMS INTERNATIONAL, z.ú.,

is a non-profit organization founded 2015 in Prague, the Czech Republic. NFI was created to support film education and self-expression of Malawian artist through cinema and to encourage them in their production activities. NFI prioritizes authentic and impactful expressions. 

AWARDS

“The Designer”, dir.  Chimwemwe Mkwezalamba
           Silicon Valley Film Festival (Best emerging director)

“B’ella”, dir. Tawonga Taddja Nkhonjera
           Africa Movie Academy Awards (nom. Best First Feature Film by a Director, Best Young/Promising Actor)

“Shoe shiner”,  dir. Ernest Chikuni
          Afrika Film Festival  in Leuven (Guido Huysmans Young African Film Makers Award, 2de prijs ex aequo)

Festivals where movies were screened:

International Film Festival Karlovy Vary (Czech Republic)
International Film Festival for Children and Youth in Zlin (Czech Republic)
Africa in Motion Festival (UK)
Zanzibar International Film Festival (Tanzania)
Bergen International Film Festival  (Norway)
Silicon Valley African Film Festival (USA)
Goteborg International Film  Festival (Sweden)
Houston Africa Film Festival (USA)
Luxor African Film Festival (Egypt)
Amakula International Film Festival (Uganda)
Afrika Film Festival (Belgium)

Tutors who joined the project:

Lawrence Luhanga – Cinematography (Lighting), A.A.S in Film/Television Technology, USA
Robert Ridley – Webinars (Just Ask Rob Productions)
Troy Ten Eyck – Editing, A.A.S in Film/Television Technology, USA
Chike Nwoffiah – Webinars and Youtube Videos (Silicon Valley African Film Festival, USA)
Chimwemwe Mkwezalamba – Production and Directing (Multichoice Talent Factory, Zambia)
Tawonga Taddja Nkhonjera – Screenwriting and Directing (Malawi)
Ivan Horak – Sound Techniques and SoundDesign (Czech republic)
Wai Mar Nyut – Directing (Yangon Film School, Myanmar)
Sai Kong Khan – Cinematography (Yangon Film School, Myanmar)

others supporters
Bob Alexander (USA)
Benjame de Francois (Rwanda)
Arjen van der Merwe (Holland)
Zion Gilliam (Zimbabwe)
Kossi Akpi (Togo)
Serena Kulasinghe (Sri Lanka)

We co-operate with the Kwetu Film Institute in Rwanda and Yangon Film School in Myanmar. 

We are proud to support the  Mchire Children’s Centre.