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Morgan Freeman, Lori McCreary Board C.J. Obasi Project From Flix Oven’s New African-Korean Residency (EXCLUSIVE)
May 11, 2026 11:05pm PT Morgan Freeman, Lori McCreary Board C.J. Obasi Project From Flix Oven’s New African-Korean Residency (EXCLUSIVE)

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Flix Oven has launched an African-Korean filmmaker residency program, naming “Mami Wata” director C.J. Obasi as its inaugural fellow, the company revealed at the Cannes Film Market.

The Seoul-based company has partnered with Continental Entertainment, an African-focused representation and production outfit founded by Ozi Menakaya, to bring African filmmakers to Korea for extended script development residencies.

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