Ethiopian filmmaker and producer, Zelalem Woldemariam, directed and produced his first feature film “The 11th Hour” in 2005. The film enjoyed success in Ethiopia and over 8 international film festivals abroad.

In 2009, Zelalem wrote and directed a short film entitled “Lezare”, which went on to win the Best Short Film Youth Jury award at the Tarifa African Film Festival in Spain in May 2010.

Zelalem is also Executive Director of the Images That Matter International Short Film Festival of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and founder and general manager of Zeleman Production, a production company that has produced documentary films, television commercials and radio productions for both local and international NGO’s and businesses.

With the aspiration of enabling filmmakers in Ethiopia to create quality films that will be appreciated all over the world, Zelalem’s future goal is to establish a film school in Ethiopia that gives youth an opportunity to express their ideas and create a change for themselves and their country.

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