It's a strange but perhaps fitting paradox of these uncertain times that while African cinema is enjoying greater visibility ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 'How To Ruin Love' is a Netflix Original, created in South Africa by production company Burnt Onions. - Netflix In 2019, South ...

Idris Elba has shared more on his plans to help build the entertainment industry in Africa. The Golden Globe winner has said he planned to build film studios in Ghana and Tanzania. A 2021 UNESCO ...

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 ...

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 ...

Leaders in the African film industry, movie luminaries from the USA, and UNESCO representatives convened with Ethio Arkwood Entertainment Inc. in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 5-6 July, 2024, to discuss ...

Rwandan director Joel Karekezi's "The Mercy of the Jungle" on Saturday scooped best film at Africa's top film festival, following a fierce debate about gender equality and sexual aggression in the ...

Afreximbank has revealed a game-changing $1 billion initiative designed to supercharge Africa’s film and creative sectors. The newly launched Africa Film Fund, powered by the bank’s investment arm, ...

*LOS ANGELES — YouTube, in partnership with The Pan African Film Festival (PAFF) and The Africa Narrative at USC Norman Lear Center, announced the 48 semi-finalists for the I Am Africa Short Film ...

In 2019, South African filmmaker Rethabile Ramaphakela was on the cusp of her big break. After more than a decade in the film sector, the comedy screenwriter, producer and director had scored funding ...