For Lovers of African Art
5 proudly South African films that rocked the international market by Tinah Zabezolo Cape Town – The South African movie industry in the past few years has been making strides towards becoming a force...
You look at us like insects The following document is a translation of the now infamous exchange which took place between Jean Rouch and Senegalese filmmaker Ousmane Sembène in 1965 by Jamie Berthe. The dialogue...
Non Francophone African film production is relatively limited, except in South Africa. Among the other former British colonies, only Nigeria has built a sizable film industry.The growth of cinema in this country was due...
I had the great pleasure of watching the Late Night Shorts showcase during this year’s Dallas International Film Festival. The segment was a compilation of fantastically eccentric set of films from new talents.Waiting with...
In many ways I think, through books and film, Africans (those who went through colonization especially) have been relatively ambitious in telling their stories through these mediums. Despite the obvious setbacks they faced, none...
I love film festivals! So those in New York are supremely lucky come May when they get the chance to attend the 21st New York African Film festival. Here’s an article on some of...
A brief history lesson extracted just for you from Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience. Check it out and share your 2 cents! According to popular legend, cinema was first introduced to...
Here are the updates on the nominations and presenters for the 2014 Africa Movie Awards! -Come the 2nd of April, The Africa Film Academy will host African filmmakers and celebrities during the 10th Africa...
For those of you out there in St Louis Missouri, better make plans to attend the African Film Festival going down from Friday 28th-30th of March! A great chance to watch a fresh new...
