Month: December 2022 Posts

MACRA misuses half billion: buys substandard equipment

Dec 30, 2022 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

MACRA boss Suleman (in golf shirt) during the handover ceremony The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) has come under heavy criticism for purchasing production equipment which some experts say are old fashioned and not worth… ...

Malawi to hold first ever film festival

Jul 28, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Sopani Ng’ambi The Film Association of Malawi (FAMA) says the country will have its first ever film festival from November 25 to 26 this year. The event is expected to take place in Lilongwe… ...

Piracy is bad, artists can’t enjoy their labour – Sukali

Feb 20, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

President of the Film Association of Malawi and Film Director Gift Sukali says piracy is bad in all angles considering that when work produced by artists is pirated, the creative professionals don’t get their deserved… ...

FAMA and Don Bosco to train youths in video and filmmaking

Dec 07, 2021 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

As one way of promoting Malawi film industry standards, Film Association of Malawi (FAMA) has signed agreement with Don Bosco Youth Technical College to train 2000 people in different aspects of filmmaking. FAMA and Don… ...

Fatsani movie to be released to general public this month

Dec 02, 2021 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

HD Plus Creations has announced that it will this month release Fatsani - A Tale of Survival movie to the general public this month. This was disclosed yesterday on 1 December, 2021 at Kamuzu International… ...

FAMA, Latitude 13 Hotel seal deal to boost film industry

Aug 13, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Film Association of Malawi (FAMA) and Latitude 13 Hotel have sealed a deal which will see the hotel hosting regular movie nights and providing support for the Malawi Film Festival. The partnership was announced yesterday… ...

Sukali says film industry needs passion, patience

Jul 08, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Malawian multi-award-winning filmmaker and new president of the Film Association of Malawi, Gift Sukali, says the film industry requires passion, patience and collaboration. When asked what advice he would give budding filmmakers, Sukali said: “The… ...

Youths encouraged to venture into business

May 05, 2019 Lyonike Mughogho 0 &

Blantyre Hub under a program called upgrade yourself recently organised a function oriented towards motivating youths to venture into business. Motivators included Gift Sukali, Chimwemwe Manyozo, Charles Lipenga, Tendai Banda, Tendai Munemo and Ulala Kondowe.… ...