Event:AfroCreatives WikProject+film FESPACO May 2024 Edit-a-thon

Event's Overview

Official Poster

AfroCreatives WikProject+film FESPACO 2024 Edit-a-thon is an initiative of The Africa Narrative (TAN) in partnership with the Wikimedia Foundation to document the African film and television industry across Wikimedia projects while involving African film and television stakeholders through the Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO).

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The AfroCreatives WikiProject aims to support and mobilize creatives and professionals from the African cultural and creative industries, as well as African cultural enthusiasts, to contribute and enhance knowledge on Wikipedia about Africa’s creative economy. AfroCreatives WikiProject +film is the inaugural effort that AfroCreatives WikiProject deals with. By mobilizing African film creatives, professionals, experts, and film enthusiasts, ACWP +film aims to measurably enhance information on Wikipedia about the art and industry of African film, including:

1. The history of African cinema
2. Biographies of notable African creatives and professionals that span the industry
3. Notable African movies and television series
4. African studios, streaming platforms, awards, festivals, guilds, film schools, and other institutions that form the industry ecosystem
5. Developments in animation, AR, VR, and other technologies shaping the African film industry
6. Film financing, government policies, skills development, and other key industry issues

As of 25 May 2024, there are 7,710 articles within the scope of WikiProject AfroCreatives, of which 5 are featured and 16 are good articles. This makes up 0.11% of the articles on Wikipedia, 0.05% of all featured articles and lists, and 0.04% of all good articles. Including non-article pages, such as talk pages, redirects, categories, etcetera, there are 18,422 pages in the project.

Suggested Articles to workon

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_AfroCreatives/Missing_articles_by_country/Tanzania