One of the most celebrated TV movie to have ever come out of Malawi, “The Last Fishing Boat” came back on Saturday Evening at Jacaranda Cultural Centre in Blantyre.
This day Filmmakers Association
of Malawi (Fama) launched their project called “Malawi Movie Nights” an
initiative aimed at helping filmmakers screen and launch their movies locally.
Speaking
after the movie’s screening the writer and
producer of The Last Fishing Boat Charles Shemu Joyah said that the cinema
culture will be also possible in Malawi.
“In other countries, movies are
watched at cinemas where people go, pay and enjoy the movie together as a group.
Here in Malawi, people watch movies from laptops and they just share for free.
This is what is killing the industry,” he said.
Asked if there is plans to shoot The Last Fishing Part 2 Joyah replied
no.
Meanwhile, Film Association of Malawi (Fama) General
Secretary, James Kitchen said they will be helping local filmmakers screen
their movies as one way of promoting the industry.
“We are delighted that Fama is
embarking on one of its ambitious projects called Malawi Movie Nights. Malawi
needs this to help filmmakers not only to screen their movies, but also make
money,” said Kitcheni.
The Last Fishing Boat was released ten years and it attracted lots of attention the moment it come out both locally and international scene for past years.
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