The Hollywood Reporter

Locarno: Festival’s Open Doors Program Names New Team for African Cinema Initiative

Open Doors, which supports filmmakers from underrepresented communities, will focus on the cinema from the African continent for the next four years. By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau Chief The ...
Yahoo

Ghana Set to Welcome First African Cinema Summit

Ghana’s National Film Authority has forged a partnership with FilmOne Group from Nigeria and Silverbird Cinema from Ghana. The collaboration will host the inaugural African Cinema Summit in Accra, ...

African Filmmaking Talent Thrives on a Global Stage as Market Stumbles and Business Resets With New Models, Challenges

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

Mental Health and Female Empowerment: Two Oscar-Qualified Shorts Pushing the Boundaries of African Cinema

Mo Abudu's 'Her Perfect Life' and 'Iyawo Mi' explore topics rarely discussed in Nigerian cinema. By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau Chief In Her Perfect Life, Onajite Johnson-Ibrahim (played by Pearl ...
Yahoo

Idris Elba on His Dyslexia, His African Cinema Vision and Doing “a Little Bit of Everything”

Idris Elba tackled the power of imagination during a conversation at the inaugural SXSW London on Wednesday, which took place at Truman Brewery in the British capital’s Shoreditch neighborhood. The ...
Deadline.com

Ghana To Host Inaugural Summit On African Cinema

EXCLUSIVE: The National Film Authority of Ghana (NFA) has set what it has described as a new strategic partnership with FilmOne Group (Nigeria) and Silverbird Cinema (Ghana) to host the inaugural ...
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Idris Elba Expands Vision for African Cinema With ‘Dust to Dreams' Drama

Idris Elba's latest directorial effort, Dust to Dreams, is set in a Lagos nightclub looking to launch local singing talent, and was produced by Nigerian mogul Mo Abudu and has a star turn by Seal. But ...
KSAT

Malian filmmaker Souleymane Cissé, a pioneer of African cinema, dies at age 84

Read full article: People waiting more than a year for replacement of damaged mailboxes in NE Bexar County neighborhood Only public school psychologists can perform an IEP assessment, which is ...
The Nation Newspaper

Celebrating African Cinema: AMVCA’s growing influence in global entertainment

The Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA), often compared to the Oscars, has evolved beyond a simple awards ceremony into an influential platform boosting African cinema’s global visibility. As ...
Moviefone

Twenty Years of African Cinema - Where to Watch

Want to watch 'Twenty Years of African Cinema' right from your couch? Here are a few key highlights to round things out about the documentary flick. Twenty Years of African Cinema starring has a Not ...
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Souleymane Cissé, African Cinema Pioneer, Dies at 84

Malian director Souleymane Cissé, the African cinema pioneer who over five decades gained prominence for works infused with deep humanism and political engagement, died on Wednesday. He was 84. News ...