Europe

A list of projects/producers appearing at the European festival, courtesy of the Locarno Open Doors programme, has been announced.

Cannes Jury President Alice Rohrwacher hails ‘My Father’s Shadow’ as a standout film, citing its ‘phantasmagorical, ghost-like’ qualities.

The Nigerian director hosted a private screening of her latest project, When Nigerian Happens, at her Lagos residence.

The Nigerian director is appearing at the French showcase for the second time.

Orwa Nyrabia, outgoing artistic director at IDFA, speaks about African documentaries at the festival and on the Israel/Palestine controversy.

Discover the 7 African films selected for this year’s Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival (CPH DOX) in Denmark.

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

African filmmakers can send applications to Visions Sud Est, a Swiss film production programme for countries with limited production capacity.

The 2025 International Film Festival Rotterdam will screen more than a dozen films from African filmmakers.

”We will bring together starting and more experienced film festival professionals from Africa, Asia, Eastern Europa, Latin America and the Middle East.”