Europe

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.

Chosen out of over 270 projects, “1 Woman 1 Bra” will be heading to Europe for a coveted filmmaking workshop.

The Arsenal in Germany will be screening older projects from a selection of African filmmakers.

A space-themed documentary from the Congo Democratic Republic is one of 13 projects to receive support from the IDFA Bertha Fund.

Documentaries from Kenya, Nigeria, and Senegal are among latest batch of titles announced by the International Documentary Festival Amsterdam.

In 2023, two African filmmakers received support from the Berlinale Talents programme and the fintech company’s partnership.