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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.
Going Bongo is a 2015 American-Tanzanian comedy drama film directed by Dean Matthew Ronalds and produced by Brian Ronalds. The film stars Ernest Napoleon and features Emanuela Galliussi , Nyokabi Gethaiga and Ashley Olds .
The song is a satire of modern society sung from the perspective of an African tribesman. The tribesman has heard from missionaries that "civilization is fine", but he remains unconvinced: civilized people spend their lives working in cramped and noisy cities and have to deal with such annoyances as landlords, doorbells, and automobile accidents.
George Tyson, born George Okumu Otieno (1973–2014) was a Kenyan filmmaker who worked mainly in Tanzania.A 'bongo movie' director, he was "regarded as one of the best commercial directors in the country" [1] and as the "godfather of Bongowood".
Expresso Bongo is a 1959 British drama musical film directed by Val Guest, shot in uncredited black & white Dyaliscope and starring Laurence Harvey, Cliff Richard, and Yolande Donlan. [2] It was written by Wolf Mankowitz adapted from the stage musical of the same name by Julian More , which was first produced at the Saville Theatre , London, on ...
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Bongo's success can be attributed to its proprietary technology for Live TV and Video On Demand, empowering other platforms like Grameenphone's Bioscopelive.com, Axiata's Robi TV, and Airtel TV. Moreover, the platform's robust data center and satellite down-linking, with support from partners like Jadoo Digital, have enabled seamless content ...
Bongo aired as an individual episode on a 1955 episode of the Walt Disney anthology series with new introductory segments, which used Jiminy Cricket's narration and singing in lieu of Dinah Shore's. The short was released separately in 1989 in the Walt Disney Mini-Classics VHS line.