Los Angeles Times

Q&A: Why Ethiopian director Yared Zeleke is generating buzz with ‘Lamb,’ his first film

Reporting from Palm Springs — It is a vision of Ethiopia that the average American might not expect: craggy emerald peaks, picturesque villages, a priest blessing a family for a festive religious ...
Yahoo

Dakota Fanning defends her new film in which she plays a British orphan raised Muslim in Ethiopia

Dakota Fanning wants people to know that just because she is playing a woman raised in Ethiopia in her new film does not mean the role was whitewashed in order for her to play it. Fanning is currently ...
Los Angeles Times

Effective ‘Difret’ looks at abhorrent practice in Ethiopia

The compelling “Difret” is a small film with a lot on its mind. Authentic and affecting, this drama about fighting against the Ethiopian tradition of abducting young girls into marriage is potent ...
Reuters

Film on Ethiopia's brutal past wins African Oscar

OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - A film set in Ethiopia about a bloodthirsty regime under which political dissidents and village children alike were ruthlessly killed has won best movie award at Africa's top ...
Digital Journal

Ethiopian migrant turns perilous journey into film

Zekarias Mesfin spent months making a movie about his dangerous illegal migration from Ethiopia -- and when he arrived at the film's premiere, he was in a coffin carried by six white-gloved ...
CNN

The heartwarming Ethiopian movie of a boy and his lamb

Ethiopia is not a country known for its burgeoning film scene. Even the capital city, Addis Ababa, only boasts 20 cinemas. It’s also not an easy place to make a movie, but that didn’t stop filmmaker ...
Reuters

New Jolie film puts spotlight on Ethiopia's child bride abductions

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - An Ethiopian woman whose terrifying ordeal of kidnap and rape at the hands of her would-be husband inspired Angelina Jolie's new film Difret says she hopes her ...
Variety

‘Difret’ May Raise Profile of Ethiopia’s Filmmakers During Oscar Race

Only one film from sub-Saharan Africa (excluding South Africa) has ever won an Academy Award for foreign-language film. That is “Black and White in Color” back in 1976, directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Oscars: Ethiopia Selects ‘Running Against the Wind’ for International Feature Film Category

Ethiopia has selected Jan Philipp Weyl's 'Running Against the Wind' as its submission for the best international feature film category at the 2020 Oscars. By Nick Holdsworth Ethiopia has selected Jan ...

BFI's Ama Ampadu On Her Eclectic Career & The "Exceptional" Year Of British Filmmaking: "We've Got To Find A Way To Keep This Momentum Going"

British Film Institute, in its often scrutinized role as a supporter of original filmmaking, with breakout titles emerging ...
The Financial Times

Made in Ethiopia film review — absorbing study of Chinese investment in Africa

Simply sign up to the Film myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. In 1984, Band Aid fixed British minds on Ethiopia, then wracked by famine. This week’s anniversary of charity single “Do ...