“The African experience is global,” said Niyi Coker, E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor at UMSL. “This festival allows you to understand the experiences that Africans are having in other countries ...

Former Showmax publicist KEVIN KRIEDEMANN guides us through his best (free) YouTube viewing choices on the continent.

Considered the biggest and important platform of its kind for documentary films on the continent, the Encounters South African International Documentary Festival continues a tradition of spotlighting ...

South African filmmaker John Barker (“Umbrella Men”) will be following the fate of Africa’s soccer squads at this summer’s World Cup, as he preps a documentary that will look at the continent’s ...

PR Newswire LOS ANGELES, Jan. 21, 2026 LOS ANGELES, Jan. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Vision Films Inc. ("Vision") has set February 3, 2026 for the North American Transactional VOD release date for the ...

Josh Mwamunga, co-founder Docubox, Judy Kibinge, Founder and Creative Director Docubox and Peter Mudamba Kitale Film Week Director during a discussion session with filmmakers in the documentary and ...

Does the absence of African films in the main competition at this year’s Cannes Film Festival point to a glass ceiling? Or is ...

The Croisette will host a star-studded movie by Nigerian-born twins, the first film by a Rwandan director in the Official Selection, a landmark co-pro and the latest from a Moroccan auteur.

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Indie distributor ThinkFilm has acquired worldwide rights to the African documentary "War/Dance," which will have its world premiere in competition this month at the ...

The official selection of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival will showcase three African feature films, all part of the Un Certain ...

Does the absence of African films in the main competition at this year's Cannes Film Festival point to a glass ceiling? Or is African cinema still slowly but surely finding its way to the top table?