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“Engage children, Promote North-South Collaboration and involve communities” identified as priorities for wildlife filmmakers in Africa

Victoria Wangui2021-11-12T08:41:32+00:00October 15th, 2021|Categories: press resleases|Tags: African filmmaking, African Wildlife, African wildlife filmmaking and storytelling, Dr. Paula Kahumbu, Jackson Wild, Mpala Research Centre, National Geographic, Nature Environment and Wildlife Filmmakers (NEWF), Noel Kok, Ramat Wildlife Society, RED Digital Cinema, storytelling, The BBC Studios Natural History Unit, the Chandaria Foundation, The Othrs, Viewfinders Kenya Limited, Wildlife storytelling, WildlifeDirect, Wildstar Films, World Wildlife Fund for Nature, WWF Africa|

On October 13th and 14th 2021, close to 200 people gathered virtually to discuss how we can accelerate African wildlife filmmaking and storytelling in a two–day event. The Open Space Technology (OST) event attracted participants from over 40 countries in response to the question “Africans at the heart of African wildlife filmmaking and storytelling to conserve Africa’s spectacular wild heritage. How can we make it happen?”.

A Wildlife Holiday On My Wild Africa

Victoria Wangui2021-04-06T09:10:20+00:00December 31st, 2020|Categories: Blog|Tags: African Wildlife, Angolan Giraffe, Citizen TV, Dr. Paula Kahumbu, Elephants, Landscapes, lions, Lions and giants, My Wild Africa, Namib Desert, Namibia, Ostrich, Penguins, Sharks, Sharks the Big Five, Wildlife Warriors, WildlifeDirect, Zebras|

During the holiday season in 2020, WildlifeDirect continued to bring to Kenyan viewers wildlife documentaries into their homes. The films aired every Sunday at 5:30 PM EAT via Citizen TV. The films aired focused on giraffes, the African Penguin - the only penguin species found in the continent, the life journey of elephants in Botswana, wildlife in Namibia, and how predators have formed special skills that allow them to take on everything from a buffalo to a baby elephant.

Experience Africa’s Wildlife On My Wild Africa

Victoria Wangui2021-01-20T05:18:10+00:00November 30th, 2020|Categories: Blog|Tags: African Nostlagia, African Wildlife, Citizen TV, Dr. Paula Kahumbu, Dust and Stripes, Elephants, Kalahari Desert, Landscapes, lions, Lions and giants, My Wild Africa, Namib Desert, Ostrich, Sharks, Sharks the Big Five, Wildlife Warriors, WildlifeDirect, Zebras|

In November, viewers had the pleasure of being taken on a journey through the wilderness of Southern Africa and the Indian and Atlantic Oceans discovering more about desert landscapes, lions interacting with elephants, how zebras and ostriches survive in the desert and the world of sharks. The documentaries showcased the tactics it takes to survive in the harsh deserts of Kalahari and Namib.