Africa’s film industry is underfunded and underutilized — but recent investment from streamers is boosting production ...
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The former IndieWire staffer and Shadow and Act founder wants to give African cinema the attention it deserves. For a century, “cinema” has been most often used in reference to an industry that almost ...
This year has seen a drop in the number of stories being screened from the continent – African films did not score any nods in the main competition. But the silver lining comes with the names on jury ...
EXCLUSIVE: Ghana’s Black Star International Film Festival (BSIFF) has locked a unique distribution partnership with Majestic Cinemas, the Ivory Coast’s largest cinema chain, to expand the distribution ...
Idris Elba seems to be aiming to become the Tyler Perry of Ghana by building a film studio in the West African country to invest in Ghanaian filmmakers. The British film star visited Ghana recently, ...
A record number of African films are premiering at this year’s Cannes Film Festival — including two titles in the main competition and four more in Un Certain Regard — promising a robust turnout on ...
With Netflix and Amazon cooling on content investments in the region, African filmmakers are forging new models of independence and collaboration: “We’ve had to figure out how to do it on our own.” By ...