Led by Akunna Cook, CEO of Next Narrative Africa, and investment expert Wakiuru Njuguna, managing partner at HEVA Fund, it will prioritize "narrative-shifting content from Africa and its diaspora." By ...

With Netflix and Amazon cooling on content investments in the region, African filmmakers are forging new models of independence and collaboration: “We’ve had to figure out how to do it on our own.” By ...

Balufu Bakuba Director, centre du cinema in DRC (extreme right) and Senagal's Germain Coly (centre) take part in a panel discussion on cinema policies in Africa at the first edition of the Timimoun ...

This year has seen a drop in the number of stories being screened from the continent – African films did not score any nods in the main competition. But the silver lining comes with the names on jury ...

African filmmakers can submit nominations for an award. Africa No Filter is accepting nominations for the Africa Narrative Change Film Award. The competition seeks films that show Africa’s ...

IFFR 2023 finally reunited audiences and filmmakers from far and wide for a full edition for the first time in three years after the pandemic. In this year’s programme, 15 films produced in Burkina ...

Taking place on 5 March from 10am to 10.50am, The French Connection: Creativity and Collaboration Between Africa and France will examine how co-productions, commissioning partnerships and cross-border ...

OPB’s Paul Marshall II sat down to talk with co-director Eugénie Jolivett Fontana about the festival. The festival runs through March 7. The following interview has been edited for clarity. Eugénie ...