Adanech Admassu
Adanech Admassu (born 30 May 1977) is an Ethiopian filmmaker. The central axes of her work are cooperating with NGO programs in Ethiopia and addressing public health and human rights problems in Ethiopia and across Africa, with a focus on stories of girls and women.
Adanech Admassu
- Name
- Adanech Admassu
- Born
- 30 May 1977
- Birthplace
- Addis Ababa, Socialist Ethiopia
- Education
- City and Guilds of London Institute
- Occupation
- Film director
- Awards
- 24th ONE WORLD MEDIA AWARD 2012
- Nationality
- Ethiopia
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• Name — Adanech Admassu • Born — 30 May 1977 • Birthplace — Addis Ababa, Socialist Ethiopia • Citizenship — Ethiopian • Education — City and Guilds of London Institute • Occupation — Film director • Awards — 24th ONE WORLD MEDIA AWARD 2012 • Years Active — 1977 - present • Organization — * Gem TV (1997–present) • HAFA Film Production PLC (managing director)
Early life
Early life
Adanech Admussu was born and raised in the Mercato community in Addis Ababa, as the eldest child in a Christian family. Her father left the family during her early childhood. At the age of 16, she left school. She took care of her siblings while her mother was sick and later started selling snacks on the street of Mercato to earn wages her family.
Documentaries and documentary dramas
Documentaries and documentary dramas
• Stolen Childhood (2002) • Pillar of the House (2004) • Reaching the Unreachable (2006)
Film maker
Film maker
In 1997 she joined a training program with Gem TV, one of the first film schools in Ethiopia. That program took children from disadvantaged backgrounds to train them to become filmmakers. It is where she first got in touch with film making and was given the chance to have her own voice. She also got opportunities for further educations during the training. She stayed with Gem TV with some other alumni. In 2002 she directed her first documentary, Stolen Childhood, that address the issue of under-aged marriage in Ethiopia by telling the true story of a young girl forced into marriage. The film won her a few awards in Ethiopia and around the world. From then on she has directed or assistant directed documentaries and films related to social justice and social welfare, often in cooperation with NGOs or international campaigns. Her focus has expanded from Ethiopia into other African countries. In 2014 she was selected to attend the Cannes Film Festival through the "From Addis To Cannes" program along with four other Ethiopian filmmakers to access further film-making resources. She was the first of several women filmmakers in Ethiopia who had this opportunity.
Films
Films
• Exploring Employment Potential through Road Works – The ILO experience (2005) • "Calling the Stars"
Awards and recognition
In 2008, her film Stolen Childhood won the Award on Rights and Justice in the 2nd Addis International Film Festival and in 2012 she received the 24th ONE WORLD MEDIA award on behalf of Gem TV for this film. In 2018 her short film "Calling the Stars" was an official selection of short films of the 23rd Zanzibar International Film Festival.
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- 1.Freelance Director. Adanech Admassu Film Director & Fixer in Ethiopia. 2013-08-11.
- 2.Levine, Sydney. "From Addis To Cannes" An Interview With Ethiopian Filmmakers. Medium. 2016-09-29.
- 3.Ethiopia: Local TV station plays it safe. The Africa Report.com. 2012-11-08.
- 4.5 Young Ethiopian Filmmakers Selected To Attend Cannes & Present Films In Monaco. the Ethiopian Film Initiative. May 2014.
- 5.Maddams, Bob. Lights, Camera, Jemuru: Adventures Of A Film-Maker In Ethiopia. Apostrophe Books Ltd. 2012. 978-1-908556-25-7.
- 6.Maddams, Bob. Lights, Camera, Jemuru: Adventures Of A Film-Maker In Ethiopia. Apostrophe Books Ltd. 2012. 978-1-908556-25-7.
- 7.From Ethiopian vendor to film winner. BBC News.
- 8.Barlet, Olivier. Ethiopian Cinema Today: An Interview with Ethiopian Filmmakers Yamrot Nigussie, Hiwot Admasu Getaneh, Hermon Hailay, Adanech Admasu, and Debebe Daniel Negatu. Black Camera. 6. 2. 221–228. 2015-06-05. 1947-4237.
- 9.2012 Winners. One World Media.
- 10.ZIFF 2018 Official Selection. ZIFF 2020.
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