Ladima Foundation

The Ladima Foundation, founded in 2017, is a pan-African non-profit organization aiming to promote women in the TV and film industry. It is based in Cape Town.[1]

The Ladima Foundation was co-founded by Lara Utian-Preston and Edima Otuokon.[2] In 2018 it launched the A-List, a database of women professionals working in the industry across Africa.[1] In 2019 the Foundation announced their advisory board, comprising Biola Alabi, Themba Bhebhe, Catherine Gitahi, Bikiya Graham-Douglas, Charlotte Giese, Nse Ikpe-Etim, Fibby Kioria, Elias Ribeiro, Monica Rorvik and Debra Zimmerman.[3]

References
  1. Christopher Vourlias, Ladima Foundation Connects African Women With Jobs in Film, Variety, October 12, 2018.
  2. The Ladima Foundation at Berlinale Africa Hub 2019, The Callsheet, February 12, 2019.
  3. Media moves: The Ladima Foundation Announces Advisory Board, The Media Online, August 1, 2019.
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