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Registration

Welcome! You’re just a step away from joining a vibrant community dedicated to elevating and spotlighting African film and television on Wikipedia.

In signing up for the 2025 AfroCreatives WikiProject+film  Edit-a-thon, you’ll:

  • Secure your spot in our online and in-person workshops, designed to equip you with practical skills for editing African  Film and TV content on Wikipedia — whether you’re new to Wikipedia or an experienced editor. 

  • Connect with fellow participants from across Africa, and the diaspora.

  • Gain a chance to win local and international prizes. ​

 

Multiple options to attend a workshop are offered both online and in-person:

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In-Person Workshops

Experienced Wikimedia organizers are hosting events in the below cities. If your city is listed and you would like to participate with your local community, click and register directly with the local Wikimedia chapter.

Accra

Antananarivo 

Brazzaville

Cairo

Conakry

Cotonou

Dakar

Dar es Salaam

Gaborone

Kisangani

Online Wikipedia Workshop

Using the below registration form, there  are three opportunities to attend our online English Wikipedia workshop, Mastering the Essentials of Contributing Film & Television Content to Wikipedia. The workshop is split into two sessions over two days.* Each session is 2h30 minutes (including Q&A). See Agenda

 

Dates:

  • Friday 1st August 11:00 - 13:30 UTC (session 1) AND Saturday 2nd August from 10:00 - 12:30 UTC (session 2)

  • Friday 8th August 16:00 - 18:30 UTC (session 1) AND Saturday 9th August from 16:00 - 18:30 UTC (session 2)

  • Tuesday 12th August 15:00 - 17:30 UTC (session 1) AND Wednesday 13th 15:00 - 17:30 UTC (session 2)

* If you’re already well-versed in Wikipedia’s principles and foundational editing skills, you may prefer to join only for Session 2, which dives into film and TV-specific contribution topics. 

 

Click here if you want to register for an online workshop focused on the Arabic edition of Wikipedia and here for the French edition of Wikipedia.

Kinshasa

Lagos

Lomé

Mahajanga

Nairobi

Niamey

Ouagadougou

Windhoek

Zanzibar

Fields marked with * are required.

Your phone number will be used only for campaign and workshop-related communications.

A Wikimedia username is necessary to register and participate in the campaign. It’s quick and easy to create one. Click here to open a new tab to create an account before returning to this form to complete your registration).

Occupation

If you are not working in a role associated with the Film and TV industry, click "other".

Select the online workshop for English Wikipedia you want to attend. All times are shown in UTC
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