Cinema

Tunisia’s The Voice of Hind Rajab will be the sole African flagbearer at the 2026 Oscars.

Five film projects from the continent are showing at the world’s oldest film festival.

Sudanese director Yasir Faiz discusses the making of Bougainvillea, his short film which screened as part of Locarno’s Open Doors 2025.

In Nome, Sana Na N’Hada’s life and times of his eponymous hero is carried along by the magnificent performance of Marcelino Antonio Ingira.

Le Rêve de Dieu is hampered by clumsiness across acting, dialogue, and plotting.

The Open Doors section of the 2025 Locarno Film Festival has announced its winners from across the continent.

Nigerian producer Blessing Uzzi talks about meeting director Dika Ofoma and their 2025 Locarno Open Doors project, Kachifo.

The Lesotho filmmaker was speaking at a Q and A session after his new film “Ancestral Visions of the Future” premiered in Locarno, Switzerland.

Ancestral Visions of the Future marries prose to poetic visuals in frustrating and interesting ways.

Ema Edosio-Deelen’s third feature, “When Nigeria Happens”, was in high demand on day 2 of Locarno Film Festival 2025.