Gayle Anderson reports on the 2026 Pan African Film & Arts Festival (PAFF), founded in 1992, it began as a cultural response ...

It's a strange but perhaps fitting paradox of these uncertain times that while African cinema is enjoying greater visibility ...

With $50 million to deploy and a first slate of projects set to be unveiled in March, Cook says the smart money should already be looking south.

In July, Senegalese director Hussein Dembel Sow spent two days in Dakar shooting footage of his niece and a local actor for ...

The newly unveiled advisory board, spanning leaders in production, finance, tech and talent management, will select ...

A Black History Month Celebration of Global Black Storytelling LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, February 4, 2026 ...

“When we launched the festival last year, we had no idea what to expect, but the reception was overwhelming,” said Wilmetta Toliver-Diallo, African Film Festival organizer and assistant dean in the ...

African cinema has arrived in Cannes determined to blaze its own trail amid signs of a slowdown in investment across the continent from the world's leading streamers. Leading the way is Akinola Davies ...

Idris Elba has shared more on his plans to help build the entertainment industry in Africa. The Golden Globe winner has said he planned to build film studios in Ghana and Tanzania. A 2021 UNESCO ...

Since 2006 the African Diaspora International Film Festival D.C., (ADIFF D.C.) has provided the D.C. area with an annual festival that highlights Black films from all across the world. This year’s ...

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