Europe

Anglela Wanjiku Wamai’s Enkop (The Soil) is the sole project from an African filmmaker on the Dutch grant’s list of 12.

The Berlinale Spotlight programme brought a selection of acclaimed films to Accra.

The European Union is collaborating with the Eastern Nigeria International Film Festival (ENIFF) on a filmmaking initiative.

Weeks after getting chosen for IDFA Bertha Fund, Spaceman in Kongo is set to receive Sundance funding.

In December, the film will show in several countries, including South Africa, Nigeria, and Ghana.

The Legend of the Vagabond Queen of Lagos and The Village Next To Paradise are going to Berlin.

African documentaries at the 2024 festival in Amsterdam are not as many as IDFA hoped for, said artistic director Orwa Nyrabia.

Rungano Nyoni’s On Becoming A Guinea Fowl premiered at Cannes and has now won the Swiss festival’s biggest award.

Two African filmmakers from East Africa will have their work supported by the European Work In Progress.

Somalia film The Village Next To Paradise, by Mo Harawe, has received another international honour.