CinemaNewsAfter Cannes, Somali Film To Contest Europe’s Big Awards by FE Team August 16, 2024 by FE Team August 16, 2024Mo Harawe’s The Village Next to Paradise is one of 29 films eligible for nominations ahead of the European Film Awards. FacebookTwitterEmail
CinemaNewsLocarno’s Open Doors Programme To Focus On African Film by FE Team August 13, 2024 by FE Team August 13, 2024African filmmaking is the next target of Open Doors, a programme hosted by the Locarno Film Festival since 2003. FacebookTwitterEmail
CinemaNewsOscars Committees In Nigeria and Kenya Call For Submissions by FE Team August 12, 2024 by FE Team August 12, 2024Selected films will be in the running for Best International Feature Film. FacebookTwitterEmail
NewsStreamSouth Africa Scores First Prime Video Original by FE Team August 9, 2024 by FE Team August 9, 2024Amazon’s Prime Video has released its first South African Original film. FacebookTwitterEmail
CinemaNewsAfrica At Locarno Film Festival 2024 by FE Team August 8, 2024 by FE Team August 8, 2024Locarno Film Festival, the popular auteur-driven venue, is showing old and new projects by African filmmakers. FacebookTwitterEmail
CinemaNewsNewsAfrican Projects To Receive Sundance Documentary Grants by FE Team August 5, 2024 by FE Team August 5, 2024Among the 28 Sundance documentary grantees are an “Untitled Africa Project” and a project following “LGBTQ+ Yoruba practitioners”. FacebookTwitterEmail
NewsStreamSquid Game Returns For Season 2 In December by FE Team August 1, 2024 by FE Team August 1, 2024The popular South Korean series will return for a second season on Boxing Day. A final season is slated for 2025. FacebookTwitterEmail
NewsNigeria’s Censors Board Responds To Nollywood Hijab Controversy by FE Team July 26, 2024 by FE Team July 26, 2024The controversy began after actress Nancy Isime shared on-set photos in which she’s wearing the garment and toting a gun. FacebookTwitterEmail
NewsNewsStreamShowmax To Stream Nigerian Animation Iyanu in 2025 by FE Team July 25, 2024 by FE Team July 25, 2024The adaptation will feature the vocal talents of Serah Ibrahim, Adesua Etomi, Shaffy Bello, and Blossom Chukwujekwu. FacebookTwitterEmail
CinemaNewsTIFF Files Somali Grammy Winner and Nollywood Newcomer Under Discovery by FE Team July 24, 2024 by FE Team July 24, 2024K’naan and Afolabi Olalekan will join Oscar winners Christopher Nolan and Barry Jenkins as filmmakers selected by TIFF’s Discovery section. FacebookTwitterEmail