On July 10, 2012, Bol (“Speak Up”) swept the 2012 Lux Style Awards in Karachi, Pakistan, winning an award in every film category. The Lux Style Awards, comparable to the Oscars in the United States, are the most prominent film, television and fashion awards in
When individuals across Kenya tune into their local community radio station this week, they’ll find a new show on their dial. Jongo Love – a radio series set in urban Kenya – addresses love, relationships and family planning, and seeks to increase contraceptive prevalence rates
When she accepted the award for “Best Film” at the Asian Film Festival in London in March 2012, Fatima Khan, producer of Bol, said, “I would like to dedicate this award to the youth of Pakistan. They are very talented people who are working relentlessly to promote a very positive image of Pakistan.”
A new study finds that radio and television can effectively promote use of contraceptives, change number of children desired and transmit information on HIV transmission and how to avoid infection. These are the findings of a recent study by Charles Westoff, Dawn Koffman and Caroline
The celebrated HIV drama series, Intersexions, has received a prestigious Peabody Award, adding to the long list of prizes already won by the television show. Co-produced by Curious Pictures and Ants Multimedia, in partnership with Johns Hopkins Health and Education in South Africa (JHHESA) and
In every story you tell, there is a message. Onir (5th International Entertainment Education Conference) The 5th International Entertainment Education conference (EE5), held in New Delhi, India in November 2011, brought together over 300 EE practitioners, government officials, entertainers, researchers and celebrities from around the
With nominations in two categories at the upcoming Africa Movie Academy Awards – Best Short Film and Best Film in an African Language – the critical acclaim for Chumo keeps rolling in. Produced by Media for Development International for the JHU∙CCP-led Communication and Malaria Initiative
The acclaimed television series Intersexions took top honors at the 6th annual South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTA), winning in 11 of the 13 TV drama categories in which it had been nominated. Among the TV Drama SAFTAs it garnered on March 10th were the
In Tanzania, when I think about CCP, I think about the Fataki campaign, Wahapahapa radio drama and malaria initiatives. I don’t think about training for screenwriters and filmmakers,” says Abdu Simba, a Tanzanian script consultant. “But now that’s changed.” This sentiment expressed by Mr. Simba
In February 2012 the Nigerian Urban Reproductive Health Initiative (NURHI) will launch three 26-episode radio drama magazine programs in Kaduna, Abuja, Ilorin and Ibadan to motivate wider acceptance of family planning and to inform Nigerians of the benefits of modern family planning/child spacing. The programs
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