Among exhibitors in 2024, Mo Abudu’s EbonyLife Cinemas earned the most money for film production companies across West Africa.
Quadri Adejumo
Cinemagoers in Burkina Faso, Gabon and other French-speaking countries can see The Waiter from January 10. Canada, Ireland, the US, and the UK to follow a week later.
The upcoming film follows the 2018 picture and its sequel, a series released on Netflix in 2021.
Kenya’s How to Build a Library, Sudan’s Khartoum, and other African projects will be screened at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.
Odanga’s new project follows his Kiswahili telenovela Selina and his 2022 debut feature film Nafsi.
Funke Akindele’s holiday movie, Everybody Loves Jenifa, contributed over a billion naira.
To be eligible for the waivers, new investors would have to establish at least five community cinemas.
Africa has Dahomey and The Last Ranger shortlisted for Oscars, ahead of the 2025 ceremony.
Nigeria’s 2025 Oscars submission has yet to receive campaign funds, says director Prince Daniel.
The Durban FilmMart Institute (DFMI) has announced the opening of submissions for the 18th edition of Talents Durban, a talent development programme in partnership with the Berlin International Film Festival. …