WeAreHandHeldMediaGroup.
A company for African media building from the ground up.
WhereItAllBegan.
Hand Held Media Group was founded on a simple observation:
Africa is full of stories but the infrastructure to tell those stories professionally, at scale, and on African terms has always been fragmented.
We set out to change that. Not by doing one thing well, but by building a group of companies that together make great African content not just possible but inevitable.
From studios to equipment to creator platforms to original IP, Hand Held Media Group is the infrastructure behind the stories.
Vision & Mission
Our Vision
To ensure edifying African stories are told authentically, powerfully, and on our own terms.
Our Mission
To build the creative infrastructure that enables African storytellers to produce, own, and share stories that are edifying, authentic, and theirs.
Core Values
What we stand for. Every single day.
These are not aspirational slogans. They are the operating principles behind every decision we make as a group.
Excellence
We hold every frame to the highest standard.
Access
Great equipment and great opportunity should not be gatekept.
Community
The creators we serve are not clients — they are collaborators.
Authenticity
African stories told by Africans, on African terms.
Integrity
We build businesses we are proud to stand behind.