Taboo Defying TV - Latest from OKRE

The?South African Director of a taboo-defying pan-African TV drama series - MTV Shuga - talks about the show that caused a sensation, covering gender-based violence, sexuality and HIV prevention.

We can't get our minds off of this conversation between Thishiwe Ziqubu and Georgia Arnold ! With key insights on how the landscape of African television has changed and why #MTVShuga has had such an incredible, real-world impact on the younger generation, this 'In Conversation' is not to be missed.

Watch it in full...

Wondering which funding projects grab our attention?

Well, wonder no more. Over the course of the next few months, we will be sharing with you all about the projects we have funded so far and why they caught our attention.

Our first project on deck is Max & Millie,?an animated TV series for Deaf and hearing pre-schoolers, currently at treatment stage.

So what made this project eligible for OKRE Funding?

Read our latest article?to find out more…

The OKRE Fund - We love to talk about it!

Did you know the OKRE Fund provides financial support to early-stage imaginative and collaborative entertainment projects in film, television, audio, and games and is open to both individuals and organisations?

We are currently open for submission and interested in one or more of the following areas:?

• Mental health, infectious disease and/ or climate health?
• International development and the communities they seek to support

?Find out more and apply for the OKRE Fund today?

Opportunities:?

We love to share opportunities we have at OKRE -- or those we have come across during our wandering through the halls of the internet -- so here are a couple of things for you...

• We're currently hiring! Join the OKRE team
• Fascinated by science, culture and storytelling? Submit a project for Sandbox Funding!

OKRE bookmarks:

And finally, we leave you with this selection of things our team have been reading, watching and or listening to…

• The Real Science Behind 'The Last of Us' According to a Biologist??(Esquire)
• Why Are So Few Black People in Positions of Power in The Art House Film Sector??(Screen Daily)
• The TV Industry, Mental Health and Racisim with Adeel Amini?(Dear Younger Self Podcast)
• ?Brendan Fraser and Marc Manon Discuss His Performance in The Whale?(WTF Podcast)

...and wish you a fantastic weekend ahead!