21 June 2010

Yared Shumete

2010 Democracy Video Challenge winner for sub-Saharan Africa

Yared Shumete

Yared Shumete was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He began his career in film as an editor for a short movie in 2003, and he has also written short movie scripts.

Shumete founded the Alatinos Filmmakers Association with fellow filmmakers in 2004 and currently serves as its president. The film association educates young filmmakers through weekly training and discussion programs and works to improve the current conditions for filmmaking in Ethiopia.

Shumete says his entry for the 2010 Democracy Video Challenge, Democracy is Fair Play, was inspired by a talk with a friend in which he concluded, “Even if you are not on the top, you are still in the game.”

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