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Tanzania's film industry, also known as Swahiliwood or Bongo movie (a portmanteau of Swahili, Tanzania's official language, and Hollywood) and Bongowood, [1] was established around 2001. [ 2 ] Films produced with low budgets, short schedules and camcorders are referred to colloquially as "bongo films" and are mass-released in DVD format.
Vincent Kigosi (Ray) (born 16 May 1980) is a Tanzanian actor, producer and director. [2] Kigosi is based in Dar-es-Salaam. [3]Kigosi, most known as Ray, started his career 2000 in television soap opera / series and then started to appear in different movies up to now.
Kana TV (Amharic: ቃና ቲቪ) is an Ethiopian satellite television channel now owned by French-based Canal+. [1] It was co-founded by three Ethiopian entrepreneurs in combination with Moby Media Group and was officially launched on April 4, 2016. [2] Kana TV produces voice-over translation by dubbing foreign content to Amharic.
George Tyson, born George Okumu Otieno (1973–2014) was a Kenyan filmmaker who worked mainly in Tanzania.A 'bongo movie' director, he was "regarded as one of the best commercial directors in the country" [1] and as the "godfather of Bongowood".
Going Bongo is a 2015 American-Tanzanian comedy drama film directed by Dean Matthew Ronalds and produced by Brian Ronalds. The film stars Ernest Napoleon and features Emanuela Galliussi , Nyokabi Gethaiga and Ashley Olds .
The movie was launched on August 31, 2013, at Mlimani City Conference Hall in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, [4] with a performance from Lady Jaydee, Barnaba and Amini.
Chris Prouty noted that Ethiopia and Eritrea as the only country in Africa indifferent to foreign films. The first Ethiopian film au de Menilek was released in 1909 directed by Charles Martel. The first short film is 16mm black-and-white film, produced on the occasion of Empress Zewditu 's coronation day in 1916.
The official trailer for Mapenzi Ya Mungu was released on Proin Promotion YouTube Channel. The film was officially released in October 27, 2014 in DVD and online [2]; The film was screened at the Zanzibar International Film Festival and was nominated to compete for the Zuku Bongo Movies Awards [3]