(BPRW) Top 20 Emerging Filmmakers Shortlisted For Netflix & UNESCO’s African Folktales, Reimagined Competition

Published on February 2, 2022

(Black PR Wire) LAGOS, Nigeria -- Shortlisted candidates from 13 countries across Sub-Saharan Africa; six winners will create short films that will premiere on Netflix (www.Netflix.com). Netflix and UNESCO are excited to announce the 20 shortlisted candi

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