African filmmakers, international funders, broadcasters andfestival organisers met in Nairobi last week to explore new ways of financing,producing and distributing African films.The second Docubox ...

When A24 came aboard to distribute Rungano Nyoni’s latest film, “On Becoming a Guinea Fowl,” the director was a little wary. “A24 is such a brand — and brands always frighten me,” she says over Zoom ...

South African horror film 'Hen' has made history as the first African movie to win the top prize at the Neuchâtel ...

EXCLUSIVE: Idris Elba’s 22Summers is teaming with Moses Babatope's Nigerian outfit Nile Media Entertainment Group and Chee ...

Led by Akunna Cook, CEO of Next Narrative Africa, and investment expert Wakiuru Njuguna, managing partner at HEVA Fund, it will prioritize "narrative-shifting content from Africa and its diaspora." By ...

The first-ever edition of AfroBerlin put Africa in the spotlight at the Berlin Film Festival and in one key session asked how festivals, streamers, and the wider industry can — and should — support ...

Twelve films with an African connection were featured in this year’s festival, including stories of Africans from Kenya, Egypt, Eritrea, Cameroon, Sudan, and Angola. Whether immigrating to Europe, ...

Progressing steadily, it has gone from 13 titles released in theatres in 2009 to 24 in 2012, and 2013 could see a fair few more than that. Are overall revenues going up, though? And are producers ...

The Joburg Film Festival returns to the heart of South Africa’s entertainment industry from March 11 – 16, with a seventh edition that organizers say is designed to celebrate “the shared experiences ...

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 ...

African cinema is commanding global attention as films from the continent are securing coveted slots at major international festivals. The latest selections is Nigerian documentary titled, ‘Beyond the ...

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A low-budget movie no one in South Africa is allowed to see has become the most talked-about film of the year. For the first time since apartheid ended in 1994, regulators ...