Cinema of Tanzania

Tanzanians inherited parts of their cinematic culture from British colonialists, including the production of both commercial films and government-funded instructional films. After independence, the newly formed government led by the President Julius Kambarage Nyerere sent home South African film expats, and established the country's own film industry under the Ministry of Community Development. South Africa was plagued by apartheid, and Tanzania and other independent African countries broke ties with them until it ended. Replacing the South African filmmakers were Yugoslavian filmmakers, who started aiding the film industry of Tanzania in 1963, helping establish the industry. == Tanzanian films ==

In 2001, Maangamizi: The Ancient One was the first submission of Film from Tanzania for the Academy Awards category Best Foreign Film. Since then, Vuta N'Kuvute (Tug of War) directed by Amil Shivji submitted in 2022 for the Academy Awards. Mapenzi Ya Mungu (The Will of God) was released in 2014 Tanzanian movies list. Bongoland, a film about a US immigrant from Tanzania, was released in 2003. Other notable films include Ni Noma, released in June 2016. Other movies were from Mzimuni Theatre Arts which are Misukosuko release in (2010), Double J (Double Jimmy) in (2013), Part of Job (2011) and Inspector Seba (2008). Well known artists include Steven Kanumba, Blandina Chagula, Elizabeth Michael, Kajala Masanja, Jacqueline Wolper, Mzee Chillo, Nelly Kamwelu, Irene Uwoya, Baby Madaha, Wema Sepetu, Ernest Napoleon, Vincent Kigosi, Lucy Komba, Jimmy Mponda (J Plus), Sebastian Mwanangulo (Seba) and Charles Magari. == Foreign films ==

Many foreign films were shot in and around Tanzania prior to independence, including adventure, romance and war movies. Eight months of footage were required for the U.S. film Men of Two Worlds at Tanganyika in 1943. John Wayne's movie Hatari! was shot in Tanzania. Nature documentaries have been filmed in Tanzania, including a few parts of Impressionen unter Wasser and The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos. In 1992, Dutch documentary Isingiro Hospital was made about a hospital in Tanzania treating AIDS patients. In 2010, filmmaker Nick Broomfield produced the documentary Albino United, about an albino football team in Tanzania in 2010, and filmed an adaption of the Ronan Bennett's novel The Catastrophist in the city of Mwanza. == See also ==