The Ladima Foundation, founded in 2017, is a pan-African non-profit organization aiming to promote women in the TV and film industry. It is based in Cape Town.[1]
The Ladima Foundation was co-founded by Lara Utian-Preston and Edima Otuokon.[2] In 2018 it launched the A-List, a database of women professionals working in the industry across Africa.[1] In 2019 the Foundation announced their advisory board, comprising Biola Alabi, Themba Bhebhe, Catherine Gitahi, Bikiya Graham-Douglas, Charlotte Giese, Nse Ikpe-Etim, Fibby Kioria, Elias Ribeiro, Monica Rorvik and Debra Zimmerman.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Christopher Vourlias, Ladima Foundation Connects African Women With Jobs in Film, Variety, October 12, 2018.
- ^ The Ladima Foundation at Berlinale Africa Hub 2019, The Callsheet, February 12, 2019.
- ^ Media moves: The Ladima Foundation Announces Advisory Board, The Media Online, August 1, 2019.