AfroCreatives WikiProject/Afro Creatives WikiProject +film/en
AfroCreatives WikiProject +film is the inaugural effort of AfroCreatives WikiProject. By mobilizing African film creatives, professionals, and film enthusiasts, ACWP +film aims to measurably enhance information on Wikipedia about the art and industry of African film, including:
- The history of African cinema
- Biographies of notable African creatives and professionals that span the industry
- Notable African movies and television series
- African studios, streaming platforms, awards, festivals, guilds, film schools, and other institutions that form the industry ecosystem
- Developments in animation, AR, VR, and other technologies shaping the African film industry
- Film financing, government policies, skills development, and other key industry issues
FESPACO Edit-a-thon
[edit]Date: Saturday, May 18 - June 17, 2024
AfroCreatives WikiProject is partnering with FESPACO, Africa’s largest film festival, in a continent-wide Edit-a-thon.
In the lead-up to the campaign, participants are encouraged to join online and/or in-person training sessions to learn how to contribute to Wikipedia, or if already familiar with editing Wikipedia, to refresh their skills.
To accommodate as many people as possible, the following is scheduled:
- Two “global” online training sessions in each of 3 languages (English, French, Arabic).
- A series of local online and in-person training sessions led by local Wikipedia organizers around the continent.
In addition to a general training session focused on Wikipedia:
- A training session (in French, Arabic, and English) focused on Wikimedia Commons and Wikidata, two affiliated projects within the Wikimedia family. For participants within the film industry with rights to images, here’s why Wikimedia Commons is especially relevant to you.
Online Wikipedia training sessions
[edit]Registrants can choose from two Wikipedia sessions scheduled in each language. The agendas are the same for each session.
Agenda on How to Contribute to Wikipedia
English
[edit]- Dates: Saturday, 11th May OR Wednesday, 15th May 2024
- Times: 11:00 UTC AND 16:00 UTC
- Links: TBA
French
[edit]- Dates: Saturday, 11th May OR Thursday, 16th May 2024
- Times: 10:00 UTC AND 16:00 UTC
- Links: TBA
Arabic
[edit]- Dates: Thursday, 16th May 2024
- Times: 16:00 UTC
- Links: TBA
Online Wikidata/Wikimedia Commons training sessions
[edit]Agenda on How to Contribute to Wikimedia Commons and Wikidata
- Dates: Saturday, 18th May 2024
- Times: 10:00 UTC (EN), 12:00 UTC (FR) AND 16:00 UTC (AR)
- Links: TBA
- Languages: EN/FR/AR
Local training sessions
[edit]- Date: Starting Friday, 17th May 2024
- Where: Locations across Africa
- Language: Based on local context
Why participate
[edit]- Your contributions will increase African-generated content about the continent’s film sector on Wikipedia and the web.
- You will help create awareness and interest among the general public about the project and create visibility of the African film on Wikipedia and its sister projects.
- You will help build the capacity within the film industry to contribute knowledge to Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects.
- Help propagate the need to create more content about the film industry in Africa that promotes the culture, history, and heritage of our people.
New to editing Wikimedia?
[edit]If you are new to contributing to Wikimedia projects, we strongly encourage you to sign up for training session when you register to participate in the campaign. The sessions, led by experienced Wikimedians, will provide basic and essential editing know-how that will make it easy for you to participate in the campaign.
Watch this space for more information on training sessions that will take place online and in person in cities throughout Africa in May as part of the FESPACO campaign.
Campaign Rules
[edit]Coming soon
FESPACO Edit-a-thon Prizes
[edit]The FESPACO edit-a-thon allows participants many ways to contribute and compete for prizes. In addition to Wikipedia, contributions can be made to Wikidata as well as Wikimedia Commons.
On Wikipedia, contributions to create and expand new articles include copy editing; adding images; adding or editing references, film-related infoboxes, filmography tables, wikilinks, and links to external film databases; and categorizing articles, among other contributions.
The primary contribution on Wikimedia Commons is uploading images, audio, and video. On Wikidata, which is used to store structured data, such as information about people, places, and things, editors focus on making data-related entries and edits.
- The Golden Screen Prize
Awarded to the editor who has contributed the most bytes in the creation and/or expansion of Wikipedia articles about African film and television.
- The Silver Screen Prize
Awarded to the editor who has contributed the second highest amount of bytes in the creation and/or expansion of Wikipedia articles about African film and television.
- The Bronze Screen Prize
Awarded to the editor who has contributed the third highest amount of bytes in the creation and/or expansion of Wikipedia articles about African film and television.
- Newbie Screen Prize
Awarded to a first-time Wikipedia editor who has contributed the most bytes in the creation and/or expansion of Wikipedia articles about African film and television.
- The Tahar Cheriaa Prize
Named after the pioneering Tunisian film critic and founder of the Carthage Film Festival, awarded to the editor who has contributed the most substantive and well-written text-based contributions to new or existing Wikipedia articles on the subject of African film and television.
- Thérèse Sita-Bella Prize
Named after the Cameroonian director and one of Africa’s first female filmmakers, awarded to the editor who has made the most Wikipedia contributions centered on women in African film and television.
- Screen Prize for Translation
Awarded to the editor who has contributed the most quality translations on Wikipedia on the topic of African film and TV.
- Wikimedia Commons Prizes
1st, 2nd, and 3rd prizes awarded to participants who have uploaded the most African film and television-related images/videos/audios to Wikimedia Commons.
- Wikidata Prizes
1st, 2nd, and 3rd prizes awarded to participants who have documented the most African film and television-related entries to Wikidata.
Additional details on the prize awards forthcoming
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AfroCreatives WikiProject +film[edit]AfroCreatives WikiProject +film is the inaugural effort of AfroCreatives WikiProject. By mobilizing African film creatives, professionals and film enthusiasts, the campaign aims to measurably enhance information on Wikipedia about the art and industry of African film, including:
Afro Creatives WikiProject +film is initially focused on the film sectors of Egypt, Nigeria, Rwanda and Senegal. It is launching with a 3-week edit-a-thon campaign to generate a landmark number of contributions on the film industry of these four countries. Why participate?[edit]
New to editing Wikipedia?[edit]If you are new to contributing to Wikipedia, we strongly encourage you to sign-up for a brief 45-minute online training session when you register to participate in the campaign. The sessions, led by experienced Wikipedians, will provide basic and essential editing know-how that will make it easy for you to participate in the campaign. For participants who want some hands-on practice and support, the training session will be followed by a practice edit-a-thon session.
Campaign Rules[edit]
Awards and Prizes[edit]The AfroCreatives WikiProject +film campaign is offering a series of country-specific awards in Egypt, Nigeria, Senegal, and Rwanda, as well as international awards. All campaign participants will receive virtual certificates issued by the Wikimedia Foundation and be eligible to add a campaign userbox to their userpage. Local Awards[edit]
What we're looking for: A high level of quantitative and qualitative contributions such as new articles and stubs, improvement of existing articles, and an innovative range of content additions such as infoboxes, images, audio pronunciations, and Wikidata items, among others.
What we're looking for:
Impressive level of contributions and proficiency with basic editing tasks such as adding wiki links, correcting typos and grammar, adding categories, and creating stubs.
International Awards[edit]
What we're looking for:
This star among stars will have demonstrated overall excellence, an impressive range of edits and content creation, and exceptional levels of contribution.
What we're looking for: The most noteworthy number of edits that improve the quality and structure of articles. In addition to the number of bytes or characters added, contributions counted may include sections, references, categories, “see also” sections, infoboxes, and images, among others.
What we’re looking for: A high level of contribution of newly created articles and stubs.
What we’re looking for: New articles and stubs, as well as expanded text in existing articles. Subjects may include biographies of women in film, female-centered films and storytelling, and other general topics related to women in the film industry. Campaign Rubric/Score Guide[edit]
Register[edit]Select your country to continue.
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