Zambian Filmmakers Grapple with Funding and Industry Challenges.

Zambian Filmmakers Grapple with Funding and Industry Challenges.

LUSAKA Upcoming filmmakers in Zambia are facing challenges including limited funding, inadequate equipment, and a lack of industry knowledge, stakeholders have said. Filmmaker Owa Ray Mwape said one of the major setbacks in the sector is the failure by many entrants to understand filmmaking as a business. “People do not understand that filmmakers go to school to learn,” he said. Mwape, however, noted that access to equipment has improved in rece…