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Tulanana Bohela

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Tulanana Bohela
EducationUSIU - Kenya 2006-2009
Occupation(s)Tanzanian Entrepreneur, journalist and filmmaker

Tulanana Bohela is a Tanzanian entrepreneur, journalist and filmmaker. Her career spans close to 10 years, reporting in Tanzania and the East African region on TV, radio and digital for BBC Africa and BBC Swahili. She became the digital lead in Tanzania for the BBC World Service.[1][2][3][4][5]

Career

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Tulanana is a journalist, filmmaker,[6][5] co-founder of Ona Stories[7] digital content producer,[8] news media reporter,[4] and immersive media producer.[9] Bohela worked with digital content production and African storytelling. She used media to improve the development of African societies, specifically in technology, business and social enterprises.[10] Tulanana is a conference speaker, often addressing [11] technology.[10] She advocated banning early marriage in Africa by highlighting problems related to the practice.[12][13][14]

Earlier in her career she co-founded Snap Productions[15] and produced two season of 'Mgahawa'[16] on East African Television[17]

Bohela is a virtual reality producer.[13] Most of her work concerns mobile technology and how it changes the way digital contents are created and shared in Africa.[10]

Recognition

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In 2017 Tulanana's OnaStories won the #innovateAFRICA 2017 for the hub's exploration of the intersection of mobile-first content and digital video. She held the first virtual reality (VR) showcase event during Human Innovation Fund Week, which was supported by Kenyan VR production house, Black Rhino. Her first 360 piece, ‘What Could You Do", along with another piece ‘White Melanin’ was showcased at the Sheffield International Documentary festival.[11]

In 2020, Tulanana's OnaStories won and became part of the Aga Khan Media Futures Innovation cohort of 2020/21[18]

  • Ousmane Sembene Award (nominated) Uthando
  • Best Director for Uthando at the South African School for Motion Picture and Live Performance, AFDA, in Johannesburg.[5][19][20][21]

References

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  1. ^ "Sheroes". sheroes.co.tz. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Interview⎢Showcasing VR in Tanzania, by Tulanana Bohela (OnaStories)". 9 September 2018.
  3. ^ "eLearning Africa News Portal – BBC World Service covers eLearning Africa".
  4. ^ a b "Zanzibar votes in re-run election". BBC News.
  5. ^ a b c "TEDxIlala – TED". ted.com.
  6. ^ Affairs, Department of Foreign. "Video: Women in Liberation Event – Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade". dfa.ie.
  7. ^ "OnaStories".
  8. ^ "Dar es Salaam Hub". Global Shapers.
  9. ^ "British Council Film: We're celebrating non-fiction storytelling at Sheffield Doc/Fest". film.britishcouncil.org.
  10. ^ a b c TEDx Talks (29 March 2017). "How mobile video has become Africa's new "talking drums" – Tulanana Bohela – TEDxIlala" – via YouTube.
  11. ^ a b South, Electric (5 September 2018). "Meet the 3rd Annual Electric South AR/VR Lab Creators". AR/VR Journey: Augmented & Virtual Reality Magazine.
  12. ^ "Gambia and Tanzania ban child marriage".
  13. ^ a b II, Gabriel Nwoffiah. "Love". svaff.org.
  14. ^ "Tulanana Bohela Snap Productions TZ – Television Producers – Dar es Salaam". FilmContact.com.
  15. ^ "Tulanana Bohela". slideshare.net.
  16. ^ MGAHAWA EP 19 PREVIEW, retrieved 8 April 2021
  17. ^ "East Africa Television | Together Tunawakilisha". www.eatv.tv. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  18. ^ @akumediafutures (27 November 2020). "Drum rolls" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2023 – via Twitter.
  19. ^ "Short Movies | ZIFF 2019". Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  20. ^ "Sembene Special Mention UTHANDO Dir Tulanana Bohela (TanzaniaSouth Africa) at ZIFF 2015". Flickr. 25 July 2015.
  21. ^ "Ousmane Sembène Award / Zanzibar International Film Festival 2015 (ZIFF) – Support to the East African Integration Process".
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