Tag: Film Industry

The poignant Kenyan short film Act of Love, screened in Nairobi recently, is on a mission to raise awareness about maternal mental health in Africa, with a special focus on ...

The creative industry is one of the fastest-growing sectors in Nigeria. Today, the Nigerian film industry is rated second place globally in the number of videos produced yearly. It provides ...

Idris Elba, the charismatic British actor with roots in Sierra Leone and Ghana, is expanding his reach beyond Hollywood to the East African coast. Specifically, he is embarking on a ...

South Africa's newly appointed sports, arts, and culture minister, Gayton McKenzie, has expressed concerns about the National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF), an agency funded by his department. He highlighted ...

In Nigeria, the federal government, in a significant move, has disbursed the second batch of the US$ 3.2 million Creative Fund it established in collaboration with Providus Bank in December ...

The Red Sea International Film Festival has disclosed the opening of applications for the "48Hr Film Challenge," which targets young Saudi Arabian talents aspiring to enter the world of filmmaking. ...

Moroccan film, the Kuwaiti film "Amakor," was recently featured at the Dakhla International Film Festival, which concluded on Saturday. Movie stars from Africa and the Arab world were in attendance. ...

The Alexandria Mediterranean Film Festival management, led by film critic El-Amir Abaza, has unveiled details of the second edition of the Egyptian Youth Film Competition. Coinciding with the festival's 40th ...

According to reports reaching the BMA news desk, Ster-Kineko - one of South Africa's large cinema franchises - is slashing jobs and closing cinemas. Last month, Ster-Kinekor announced plans to ...

Two biopics on the Nigerian Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, will grace the silver screen this year. The Man Died, based on the author's book of the same title, brings to ...