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South African filmmaker Rehad Desai says Netflix and Amazon have no interest in acquiring Africa’s political documentaries.

WHO partners with FESPACO to screen African films, promoting health awareness through the Health for All Film Festival.

The Pan African Film & Arts Festival (PAFF) has announced its list of 2025 winners, which includes projects from South Africa and Kenya.

Nigerian filmmaker Mildred Okwo has raised questions about recent Nollywood box office figures.

At the 2025 Berlinale, Kevin Aubert won a Special Prize for his debut short film; Maja-Ajmia Yde Zellama received a special mention for her debut feature film.

Souleymane Cissé passes on at 84. The Malian filmmaker was the director of Yeelen, the first black African film to compete at the Cannes Film Festival.

Congolese musician Fally Ipupa stars in his first film.

The National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) invites filmmakers to submit applications for funding in various categories for the 2025/2026 financial year.

Abba Makama, Adekunle Gold, and others are making a documentary on Yoruba music titled “The Odyssey”. Here’s what we know.

In April, for the first time ever at the Headies, one of six songs written for a Nigerian film will be named Soundtrack of the Year.