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{{one source|date=January 2018}}}}[[File:A_film_crew_in_Tanzania.jpg|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:A_film_crew_in_Tanzania.jpg|thumb|A film crew in Tanzania]][[File:A_filmmaker_working_in_Tanzania.jpg|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:A_filmmaker_working_in_Tanzania.jpg|thumb|A filmmaker working in Tanzania]]'''Tanzania's film industry''', also known as '''Swahiliwood''' (a [[portmanteau]] of [[Swahili language|Swahili]], Tanzania's official language, and [[Hollywood]]), was established around 2001.<ref name="mfd">{{cite web|url=http://mfditanzania.com/swahiliwood-researching-tanzanias-film-industry/|title=Swahiliwood: Researching Tanzania’s Film Industry - Media for Development International|website=mfditanzania.com}}</ref>
{{one source|date=January 2018}}}}[[File:A film crew in Tanzania.jpg|thumb|A film crew in Tanzania]][[File:A filmmaker working in Tanzania.jpg|thumb|A filmmaker working in Tanzania]]'''Tanzania's film industry''', also known as '''Swahiliwood or Bongo movie''' (a [[portmanteau]] of [[Swahili language|Swahili]], Tanzania's official language, and [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]]) and '''Bongowood''',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theconversation.com/from-nollywood-to-new-nollywood-the-story-of-nigerias-runaway-success-47959|title = From Nollywood to New Nollywood: The story of Nigeria's runaway success}}</ref> was established around 2001.<ref name="mfd">{{cite web|url=http://mfditanzania.com/swahiliwood-researching-tanzanias-film-industry/|title=Swahiliwood: Researching Tanzania's Film Industry - Media for Development International|website=mfditanzania.com}}</ref>


Films produced with low budgets, short schedules and camcorders are referred to colloquially as "bongo films" and are mass-released in DVD format. In 2011, bongo films were produced on a regular basis,<ref name="mfd" /> but only a few higher quality Tanzanian feature films have been released in cinemas.<ref>Voice of America report on Tanzanian film industry</ref>
Films produced with low budgets, short schedules and camcorders are referred to colloquially as "bongo films" and are mass-released in DVD format. In 2011, bongo films were produced on a regular basis,<ref name="mfd" /> but only a few higher quality Tanzanian feature films have been released in cinemas.<ref>Voice of America report on Tanzanian film industry</ref>


Most Tanzanian film production studios are based in [[Dar es Salaam]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/biggest-cities-in-tanzania.html|title=Biggest Cities In Tanzania|publisher=}}</ref>
Most Tanzanian film production studios are based in [[Dar es Salaam]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/biggest-cities-in-tanzania.html|title=Biggest Cities In Tanzania|date=25 April 2017}}</ref>


Before Tanzania's independence in 1961, some foreign movies were filmed in [[Tanganyika]] and [[Zanzibar]]. Tanzania offers opportunities not otherwise available to young African filmmakers.{{cn|date=February 2018}} The Zanzibar International Film Festival hosts films, workshops, exhibitions, Dhow races, music and performing arts, as well as panoramas of women, children and villages.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ziff.or.tz|title=ZIFF 2018 {{!}} Zanzibar International Film Festival|website=www.ziff.or.tz|access-date=2018-04-16}}</ref>
Before Tanzania's independence in 1961, some foreign movies were filmed in [[Tanganyika (territory)|Tanganyika]] and [[Zanzibar]]. The [[Zanzibar International Film Festival]] hosts films, workshops, exhibitions, Dhow races, music and performing arts, as well as panoramas of women, children and villages.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ziff.or.tz|title=ZIFF 2018 {{!}} Zanzibar International Film Festival|website=www.ziff.or.tz|access-date=2018-04-16}}</ref> The company movies are [[Steps Intertainment]] & [[Mzimuni Theatre Art]]


== History ==
== History ==
Tanzanians inherited parts of their cinematic culture from British colonialists, including the production of both commercial films and government-funded instructional films.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=Mwakalinga|first=Mona|date=2013|title=The Political Economy of Cinema (video film) in Tanzania|url=http://repository.udsm.ac.tz:8080/xmlui/bitstream/handle/123456789/141/The%20Political%20Economy%20of%20Cinema%20in%20Tanzania.pdf?sequence=1|journal=African Review|volume=40|pages=203-217|via=}}</ref> After independence, the newly formed government led by the President [[Julius Nyerere|Julius Kambarage Nyerere]] sent home South African film expats, and established the country's own film industry under the Ministry of Community Development.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Mponguliana|first=J.|date=1984|title=The Development of Film in Tanzania|url=|journal=|volume=|pages=|via=University of Dar es Salaam}}</ref> South Africa was plagued by [[apartheid]], and Tanzania and other independent African countries broke ties with them until it ended. Replacing the South African filmmakers were Yugoslavian filmmakers, who started aiding the film industry of Tanzania in 1963, helping establish the industry.<ref name=":0" /> Many of the films created during this time were instructional or educational, made by the government, and distributed across Tanzania.
Tanzanians inherited parts of their cinematic culture from British colonialists, including the production of both commercial films and government-funded instructional films.<ref name="Mwakalinga 2013">{{Cite journal|last=Mwakalinga|first=Mona|date=2013|title=The Political Economy of Cinema (video film) in Tanzania|url=http://repository.udsm.ac.tz:8080/xmlui/bitstream/handle/123456789/141/The%20Political%20Economy%20of%20Cinema%20in%20Tanzania.pdf?sequence=1|journal=African Review|volume=40|pages=203–217}}</ref> After independence, the newly formed government led by the President [[Julius Nyerere|Julius Kambarage Nyerere]] sent home South African film expats, and established the country's own film industry under the Ministry of Community Development.{{fact|date=January 2023}} South Africa was plagued by [[apartheid]], and Tanzania and other independent African countries broke ties with them until it ended. Replacing the South African filmmakers were Yugoslavian filmmakers, who started aiding the film industry of Tanzania in 1963, helping establish the industry.<ref name="Mwakalinga 2013" /> Many of the films created during this time were instructional or educational, made by the government, and distributed across Tanzania.


== Tanzanian films ==
== Tanzanian films ==
In 2001, ''[[Maangamizi: The Ancient One]]'' was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Film. [[Mapenzi Ya Mungu (film)|''Mapenzi Ya Mungu'']] (''God's Love'') was released in 2014 Tanzanian movies list. ''[[Bongoland]]'', a film about a US immigrant from Tanzania, was released in 2003. Other notable films include [[Ni Noma (film)|''Ni Noma'']], released in June 2016.
In 2001, ''[[Maangamizi: The Ancient One]]'' was the first and up to now the last submission of Film from Tanzania for the Academy Awards category Best Foreign Film. [[Mapenzi Ya Mungu (film)|''Mapenzi Ya Mungu'']] (''The Will of God'') was released in 2014 Tanzanian movies list. ''Bongoland'', a film about a US immigrant from Tanzania, was released in 2003. Other notable films include [[Ni Noma (film)|''Ni Noma'']], released in June 2016. Other movies were from Mzimuni Theatre Arts which are [[Misukosuko]] release in [2010], [[Double J (film)|Double J]] ([[Double Jimmy]]) in [2013], [[Part of Job]] [2011] & [[Inspector Seba]] [2008].


Well known artists include [[Steven Kanumba]], [[Elizabeth Michael]], [[Kajala Masanja]], [[Mzee Chillo]], [[Baby Madaha]] and [[Vincent Kigosi]].
Well known artists include [[Steven Kanumba]], [[Blandina Chagula]], [[Elizabeth Michael]], [[Kajala Masanja]], [[Jacqueline Wolper]], [[Mzee Chillo]], [[Nelly Kamwelu]], [[Irene Uwoya]], [[Baby Madaha]], [[Wema Sepetu]], [[Ernest Napoleon]], [[Vincent Kigosi]], [[Lucy Komba]], [[Jimmy Mponda]] [J Plus], [[Sebastian Mwanangulo]] [Seba], & [[Charles Magari.]]


== Foreign films ==
== Foreign films ==
Many foreign films were shot in and around Tanzania prior to independence, including adventure, romance and war movies.
Many foreign films were shot in and around Tanzania prior to independence, including adventure, romance and war movies.


Eight months of footage were required for the U.S. film ''[[Men of Two Worlds]]'' at [[Tanganyika]] in 1943. [[John Wayne]]'s movie ''[[Hatari!]]'' was shot in Tanzania. Nature documentaries have been filmed in Tanzania, including a few parts of ''[[Impressionen unter Wasser]]'' and ''[[The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos]]''. In 1992, Dutch documentary ''[[Isingiro Hospital]]'' was made about a hospital in Tanzania treating [[HIV/AIDS|AIDS]] patients. In 2010, filmmaker Nick Broomfield produced the documentary ''Albino United'', about an [[Albinism|albino]] football team in Tanzania in 2010, and filmed an adaption of the Ronan Bennett's novel ''The Catastrophist'' in the city of Mwanza.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/06/21/zanzibar.cinema.broomfield/index.html|title=Nick Broomfield: Tanzania is the next movie hotspot|last=CNN|first=By Laura Allsop for|access-date=2018-04-16|language=en}}</ref>
Eight months of footage were required for the U.S. film ''[[Men of Two Worlds]]'' at [[Tanganyika (territory)|Tanganyika]] in 1943. [[John Wayne]]'s movie ''[[Hatari!]]'' was shot in Tanzania. Nature documentaries have been filmed in Tanzania, including a few parts of ''[[Impressionen unter Wasser]]'' and ''[[The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos]]''. In 1992, Dutch documentary ''[[Isingiro Hospital]]'' was made about a hospital in Tanzania treating [[HIV/AIDS|AIDS]] patients. In 2010, filmmaker Nick Broomfield produced the documentary ''Albino United'', about an [[Albinism|albino]] football team in Tanzania in 2010, and filmed an adaption of the Ronan Bennett's novel ''The Catastrophist'' in the city of Mwanza.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/06/21/zanzibar.cinema.broomfield/index.html|title=Nick Broomfield: Tanzania is the next movie hotspot|publisher=CNN|first=Laura |last=Allsop |access-date=2018-04-16|language=en}}</ref>


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== References ==
== Other works related to the film industry ==
<p>Ylvis, a Norwegian comedy troupe, did several episodes with the title Swahiliwood for their comedy show ''[[I kveld med YLVIS]]''. A mini-series features a group in Tanzania exploring and developing roles to become Tanzanian film stars.{{Cn|date=May 2018}}</p>
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== External links ==
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* [http://www.imdb.com/list/ls066722656/ imDb's list of "Tanzania in movies" list]
* [https://www.imdb.com/list/ls066722656/ imDb's list of "Tanzania in movies" list]


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A film crew in Tanzania
A filmmaker working in Tanzania

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. In 2011, bongo films were produced on a regular basis,[2] but only a few higher quality Tanzanian feature films have been released in cinemas.[3]

Most Tanzanian film production studios are based in Dar es Salaam.[4]

Before Tanzania's independence in 1961, some foreign movies were filmed in Tanganyika and Zanzibar. The Zanzibar International Film Festival hosts films, workshops, exhibitions, Dhow races, music and performing arts, as well as panoramas of women, children and villages.[5] The company movies are Steps Intertainment & Mzimuni Theatre Art

History

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Tanzanians inherited parts of their cinematic culture from British colonialists, including the production of both commercial films and government-funded instructional films.[6] After independence, the newly formed government led by the President Julius Kambarage Nyerere sent home South African film expats, and established the country's own film industry under the Ministry of Community Development.[citation needed] South Africa was plagued by apartheid, and Tanzania and other independent African countries broke ties with them until it ended. Replacing the South African filmmakers were Yugoslavian filmmakers, who started aiding the film industry of Tanzania in 1963, helping establish the industry.[6] Many of the films created during this time were instructional or educational, made by the government, and distributed across Tanzania.

Tanzanian films

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In 2001, Maangamizi: The Ancient One was the first and up to now the last submission of Film from Tanzania for the Academy Awards category Best Foreign Film. Mapenzi Ya Mungu (The Will of God) was released in 2014 Tanzanian movies list. Bongoland, a film about a US immigrant from Tanzania, was released in 2003. Other notable films include Ni Noma, released in June 2016. Other movies were from Mzimuni Theatre Arts which are Misukosuko release in [2010], Double J (Double Jimmy) in [2013], Part of Job [2011] & Inspector Seba [2008].

Well known artists include Steven Kanumba, Blandina Chagula, Elizabeth Michael, Kajala Masanja, Jacqueline Wolper, Mzee Chillo, Nelly Kamwelu, Irene Uwoya, Baby Madaha, Wema Sepetu, Ernest Napoleon, Vincent Kigosi, Lucy Komba, Jimmy Mponda [J Plus], Sebastian Mwanangulo [Seba], & Charles Magari.

Foreign films

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Many foreign films were shot in and around Tanzania prior to independence, including adventure, romance and war movies.

Eight months of footage were required for the U.S. film Men of Two Worlds at Tanganyika in 1943. John Wayne's movie Hatari! was shot in Tanzania. Nature documentaries have been filmed in Tanzania, including a few parts of Impressionen unter Wasser and The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos. In 1992, Dutch documentary Isingiro Hospital was made about a hospital in Tanzania treating AIDS patients. In 2010, filmmaker Nick Broomfield produced the documentary Albino United, about an albino football team in Tanzania in 2010, and filmed an adaption of the Ronan Bennett's novel The Catastrophist in the city of Mwanza.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "From Nollywood to New Nollywood: The story of Nigeria's runaway success".
  2. ^ a b "Swahiliwood: Researching Tanzania's Film Industry - Media for Development International". mfditanzania.com.
  3. ^ Voice of America report on Tanzanian film industry
  4. ^ "Biggest Cities In Tanzania". 25 April 2017.
  5. ^ "ZIFF 2018 | Zanzibar International Film Festival". www.ziff.or.tz. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
  6. ^ a b Mwakalinga, Mona (2013). "The Political Economy of Cinema (video film) in Tanzania" (PDF). African Review. 40: 203–217.
  7. ^ Allsop, Laura. "Nick Broomfield: Tanzania is the next movie hotspot". CNN. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
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