Cinema

Some people just get along nicely. Here are seven African actor-director collaborations from Ghana, South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, and Uganda.

Two Yoruba epics, “Lisabi: The Uprising” and “Seven Doors”, both from Netflix, lead the pack of AMVCA 2025 nominees.

Uzoamaka Aniunoh makes her writing debut with a new feature film, building on her success in The Weekend film.

Prince Daniel, director of “Mai Martaba”, Nigeria’s Oscars 2025 submission, spoke about facing rejection at a Nollywood In Hollywood event.

A new adaptation of the Robert A. Heinlein novel is under development, led by South African director Neill Blomkamp.

The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) is now accepting submissions for its 2025 edition.

Visions du Réel documentary festival will screen 14 feature documentaries as part of its official competition selection, three of which are African coproductions.

Bukunmi Oluwashina and Sharon Ooja are the only Nollywood figures in the Top 10 most searched personalities in Nigeria for 2024.

Ayo Edebiri, Daniel Kaluuya, and Charlize Theron are some of Hollywood’s stars with African parents.

Google says comic actor Leon Schuster was the most searched South African filmmaker on its platform in 2024.