Constitution and Establishment of Film Policy
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The 2005 Convention has been introduced to the creative sectors and their stakeholders by creating different briefing and elaboration processes. The first phase of elaboration of the convention was given to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism as well as its stakeholders by introducing the basic text of the convention. There was a question and answer session and the national experts assigned gave the elaboration and explanation.
The second phase was conducted in Adama, Oromia Region after the Ministry of Culture and Tourism composed a National Team where CSOs and Government stakeholders had full representation. The three-day training was categorized into three phases, where the first phase was a detailed introduction to the convention through the monitoring frameworks and areas of monitoring. In this session, the quadrennial periodic reporting of the 2005 Convention was elaborated by introducing the QPR form and did exercises on how to fill the form. The second phase of the workshop was conducted by engaging the participants in brainstorming what to potentially report and also debate on topics selected. The third phase was conducted to elaborate on the International Fund for Creative Diversity and how reported topics can be converted into potential topics for competing for the IFCD.
After the interruption of the drafting process because of COVID-19, the drafting process continued by collectively engaging the CSOs and individually meeting with ministries, public institutions, and local governments. The engagement with government stakeholders involved further elaboration of the 2005 convention, data collection, and laying the groundwork for future engagements and works with the stakeholders.
Ethiopia, reporting for the 2005 Convention QPR for the second time, has gone through exciting transformations and democratization processes. Ethiopia, in the past four years, celebrated a Nobel Peace Prize and the first round filling of the Grand Renaissance Dam, a landmark that is a flagship project for Africa.
The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia’s constitution article 41(9) and Article 91(3) precisely show the government duties and responsibilities to protect, preserve, and support the cultural heritage and arts. The constitution highlights the importance of the diversity of cultural expressions in Ethiopia since 1994. Cognizant of the fact that all policies, measures, and international agreements ratified by Ethiopia are proven to agree with the constitutional pillars, the upper mentioned and other various articles pledged in favor of the cultural expressions have gotten ample opportunities and conducive platform both to be underpinned by policies and dignified.
The introduction of a new Prime Minister in 2018 changed the course of Ethiopia and specifically the interest of the creative sector. The impacts on the creative sector started with revisions of laws that directly impact the existence of the creative sector as an initiation to practice and exist. The beginning of the transformation was visible and practical from the grassroots when the Ministry of Culture and Tourism was restructured and got a new Minister with a team that is progressive. Ethiopia also appointed a new focal person and assigned a whole department that will focus not only on the reporting of the QPR of the 2005 Convention but also lead the integration of the 2005 Convention as a whole.
The first report ignited the interest in seeing the creative sector as an important part of economic and social structure and this created interest from all stakeholders which resulted in the development and ratification of the film policy. This was an important and paramount achievement for the creative sector in general and the film sector in specific.
The COVID-19 pandemic was a sweet and sour intervention for the creative sector. The pandemic exposed the tough existence of the creative sector in all of the world. In Ethiopia, COVID-19 has created a significant economic and social impact on the creative sector. In an effective response to COVID-19, precautions have been taken with a historic participation of artists to control its spread, including temporary closure of cultural institutions and the cancellation of art events. To ensure the quick recovery of the cultural sector and its future resilience, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism has held online discussions with key industry professionals and artists on the economic and social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the creative and cultural sectors.
Considering the scale and complexity of the crisis the creative sector is facing, the Ministry has proposed a strategy to improve existing support mechanisms for the cultural and creative sector. As a result, creative practitioners were supported to enhance their creativity and transform this crisis into an opportunity, allowing them to contribute better to society.
Ethiopia's QPR is the reflection of the transformation and a practical example of how the Government of Ethiopia is giving space for the CSO to take the lead in managing the creative sector. This report is also a sign of deep commitment and resilience by all creative stakeholders through hard and testing times. This report can be stated with confidence that it was CSO led reporting with more than half of reports submitted by the CSOs. This is an interesting achievement and benchmark that can serve as an example to other Parties of the Convention. This is solely reflected in the ambitions for the next four years expressed by the CSOs. This report is compiled to show not only what has been done but also what the future hold for Ethiopia’s Culture and Creative Sector.
Type d'organisation | Organisation | Site web | |
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Organisation de la société civile (OSC)
| Ethiopian Visual Art's Association
| gaklilumen@gmail.com
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Organisation de la société civile (OSC)
| Ethiopian Music Art Association
| dawityifru2001@yahoo.com
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Organisation de la société civile (OSC)
| Ethiopian Women Writers Association
| lamrotbuna@gmail.com
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Organisation de la société civile (OSC)
| Ethiopian Audio Visual Association
| hailaytadesse7@gmail.com
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Organisation de la société civile (OSC)
| Ethiopian Dance Art Association
| melaku81@yahoo.com
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Organisation de la société civile (OSC)
| Selam Ethiopia
| samuel@selam.se
| http://www.selam.se
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Secteur privé
| Gerar – The Creative Hub
| semihadera@gmail.com
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Organisation de la société civile (OSC)
| Ethiopian Theater Art Association
| Kalebwalelgn@mail.com
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Organisation de la société civile (OSC)
| Ethiopian Writers Association
| GezahegnHabtel@gmail.com
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Organisation de la société civile (OSC)
| Ethiopian Filmmakers Association
| desaalegneh@gmail.com
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Organisation de la société civile (OSC)
| Ethiopian Women's Visual Art Association
| Ruthy2423@yahoo.com
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Organisation de la société civile (OSC)
| Ethiopian National Circus Association (ENCA) Consortium
| teklu@ethiopiannationalcircus.org
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Secteur public
| National Archive and Library Agency
| yikunoamlak@gmail.com
| http://www.nala.gov.et
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Secteur public
| Ministry of Women and Children Affairs
| euphgedm@gmail.com
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Secteur public
| Ethiopian National Theater
| Manyazewal2000@yahoo.com
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Secteur public
| Ethiopian Investment Commission
| Chinamohammed11@gmail.com
| http://www.investethiopia.gov.et
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Secteur public
| Ministry of Education
| gasay2020@yahoo.com
| http://www.moe.gov.et
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Secteur public
| Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
| felekejember@gmail.com
| http://www.molsa.gov.et/
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Secteur public
| Addis Ababa University
| todissu@gmail.com
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Secteur public
| Central Statistics Agency
| http://www.aau.edu.et/cpva/academics/ale-school-of-fine-arts-and-design/
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Secteur public
| Ethiopian Ministry of Revenues
| http://www.mor.gov.et/
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Secteur public
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs
| dreamalhabesh@gmail.com
| http://www.mfa.gov.et
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Secteur public
| Federal Urban Job Creation and Food Security Agency
| kibru16m@gmail.com
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Secteur public
| Ethiopian Intellectual Property Office
| wossenmulu@gmail.com
| http://www.eipo.gov.et/
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10,000 USD
55,000 USD (2 million Birr/year)
The evaluation of the performance of Wollo Lalibela Cultural Group under Wollo University is more of a positive aspect. The evaluation concludes that the Cultural Group is strong in promoting cultural expression and diversity through its maintenance of the root culture and using that as a source of content. The Cultural Group also elevates the image of the University and its region as its participation to further support the creative sector and create sustainable income for the creatives.
The drawback of the Cultural Group is the time it is taking to be self-sustainable. In the evaluation, which the University has identified as a weak spot, is making the cultural group sustainable and stand on its own two feet without the support of the University. The University has further discussed finding means to make the Cultural Group sustainable.
The conclusion derived from this engagement is put in two perspectives. The first perspective is creating a knowledge base for the creative sector by integrating culture into higher institutions and opening departments that will be able to create capacity that leads the creative by academicians and practitioners. This will also facilitate the creating of policy documents for creative sectors that will further validate the significant role the creative sector is already playing.
The other perspective is to support the creative sector by creating investment opportunities that will allow stakeholders within and outside the creative sector to participate in the economic development by participating in the sector to not only consume but also produce. By creating economic value to the creative sector that is deeply rooted in the culture, there are immense opportunities that can create high economic value if the creative sector is open for investment.
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Ethiopia Civil Societies Proclamation (Revised) | 901.98 KB |
Flim Policy of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia | 924.96 KB |