"What I really love about this event is because it brings us as Africans together to recognize each other and celebrate one another. So I think it's really important that we have days like this so ...

Diego Pineda has been a devout storyteller his whole life. He has self-published a fantasy novel and a book of short stories, and is actively working on publishing his second novel. A lifelong fan of ...

South Africa gives filmmakers an incredible variety of scenery, from the streets of Johannesburg and Cape Town to rugged coastlines, mountains, vineyards, and wilderness. Some focus on the country’s ...

Nigerian films, ‘To Adaego With Love’ and ‘The Herd’, will compete against productions from South Africa, Ghana and other African countries for the Best Film award at the 22nd Africa Movie Academy ...

On the northern bank of the Sand River in the Mala-Mala Game Reserve in South Africa, seven magnificent creatures reside in an area the size of Manhattan Island. Tracking them for 24 hours we reveal ...

Netflix began its Africa operations in South Africa in 2016. When the US streaming giant announced it was setting up shop in Nigeria in 2020, many west African film-makers, writers, artists and media ...

Presley Chweneyagae, the South African actor who earned international acclaim for his role in the Oscar-winning film Tsotsi, the first South African movie to win an Oscar, has died. He was 40.

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 ...

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Nigeria’s film industry scored big at this year’s Africa Movie Academy Awards as Lisabi: The Uprising and 3 Cold Dishes bagged multiple nominations across major categories, including Best Film and ...

Africa (Finally) Has Its Cannes Moment With a record number of films in the official lineup, African cinema will be well represented on the Croisette this year, but insiders say top festivals need to ...

The climate crisis impacts everyone, everywhere. But the African continent is feeling its effects the most. It’s the most climate-vulnerable region, despite having contributed the least to historic ...