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Amharic, English, Oromo, Norwegian. The Athlete (Amharic: እትሌቱ, Atletu) is a 2009 Ethiopian drama film directed by Davey Frankel and Rasselas Lakew. The film was selected as the Ethiopian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards, [1] but it did not make the final shortlist. [2] It was the first Ethiopian film ...
The cinema of Ethiopia was introduced in 1897, [2] two years after the first world film was projected on December 25, 1895, in Paris. However, the growth rate critically declined as a result of ongoing sociopolitical instability. Over decades, the Ethiopian film industry has been associated with cultural, religious, and national backgrounds and ...
Amharic. English. Dead Donkeys Fear No Hyenas, is a 2017 Swedish - Ethiopian documentary thriller film directed by Joakim Demmer and co-produced by Margarete Jangård for WG Film, Heino Deckert for ma.ja.de, and John Webster for JW Documentaries. [1] [2] The film revolves around Farmland , the new green gold in Ethiopia where foreign investors ...
Waqo Gutu. General Waqo Gutu Usu (1924 – 3 February 2006) was an Ethiopian revolutionary and leader of one of the earlier Oromo resistance fighter movements; the Bale Revolt, which in the 1960s had fought against the feudalistic system in place in the Ethiopian Empire. He was elected chairman of the United Liberation Forces of Oromia in 2000.
Running time. 90 minutes. Country. Ethiopia. Language. Amharic. Triangle: Going to America is a 2014 Ethiopian action thriller film written and directed by Theodros Teshome. It was nominated in three different categories at the 2015 Africa Movie Academy Awards; Best Film in an African Language, Best Director and Best Film. [1]
Theodros Teshome Kebede (Amharic: ቴዎድሮስ ተሾመ ከበደ; born 7 January 1970) is an Ethiopian filmmaker. Theodros is known for initiating the revival of the Ethiopian film industry in the early 2000s, and for helping to create a boom in film-making in the country. [1] Theodros produces, directs, writes and often acts in his own ...
This is a list of Ethiopian films that are notable and internationally acclaimed. Year Title Director Genre Notes 1965 Who is Hirut's father? Elala Ibsa Drama: 1979:
Ethiopian music is a term that can mean any music of Ethiopian origin, however, often it is applied to a genre, a distinct modal system that is pentatonic, with characteristically long intervals between some notes. The music of the Ethiopian Highlands uses a fundamental modal system called qenet, of which there are four main modes: tezeta, bati ...