“When we launched the festival last year, we had no idea what to expect, but the reception was overwhelming,” said Wilmetta Toliver-Diallo, African Film Festival organizer and assistant dean in the ...
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 ...
(L-R) 'Mirah,' 'After the Long Rains,' 'Fight Like a Girl,' 'Dynamite' and 'Teacher Don’t Teach Me Nonsense' Film at Lincoln Center/African Film Festival Inc Film at Lincoln Center and African Film ...
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Balufu Bakuba Director, centre du cinema in DRC (extreme right) and Senagal's Germain Coly (centre) take part in a panel discussion on cinema policies in Africa at the first edition of the Timimoun ...
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 ...
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 32nd Pan African Film & Arts Festival Festival, a two-week-long celebration of film, art and culture, will present film screenings, industry panels and social events all centered around the Black ...
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, ...