https://africanfilmpress.com/articles/clarissa-cannes-review-esiri-brothers-mrs-dalloway-nigerian-privilege African Film Press en 2026-05-20T06:00:00.000Z "Clarissa" (Cannes Review): The Esiri Brothers Bring "Mrs. Dalloway" Into Nigerian Privilege Film, Nigeria, Cannes, Directors' Fortnight, Film Review, Nollywood https://africanfilmpress.com/articles/fcat-2026-23rd-edition-tarifa-tanger African Film Press en 2026-05-19T10:00:00.000Z FCAT 2026: The 23rd Festival de Cine Africano Opens 22 May Across the Strait of Gibraltar Festivals & Markets, FCAT, Tarifa, Tangier, Festivals & Markets, North Africa https://africanfilmpress.com/articles/studiocanal-sun-africa-group-south-africa-distribution-deal African Film Press en 2026-05-19T10:00:00.000Z STUDIOCANAL Signs 3-Year Theatrical Distribution Deal with Sun Africa Group for South Africa Industry, STUDIOCANAL, Sun Africa Group, South Africa, Distribution, Canal+ https://africanfilmpress.com/articles/south-africa-efm-2027-country-in-focus African Film Press en 2026-05-19T09:00:00.000Z South Africa Named EFM 2027 Country in Focus Markets & Festivals, EFM, Berlinale, South Africa, European Film Market, Markets & Festivals https://africanfilmpress.com/articles/cannes-2026-africa-festival-marche-overview African Film Press en 2026-05-12T10:00:00.000Z Cannes 2026: Africa's Festival Selection and Marché Conference Presence Film, Cannes 2026, Marché du Film, Un Certain Regard, Directors Fortnight, Congo Boy https://africanfilmpress.com/articles/congo-boy-trailer-cannes-ucr-2026 African Film Press en 2026-05-12T09:00:00.000Z Trailer: "Congo Boy," Rafiki Fariala's Cannes Un Certain Regard 2026 Selection Film, Congo Boy, Rafiki Fariala, Cannes 2026, Un Certain Regard, Central African Republic https://africanfilmpress.com/articles/cinematheque-afrique-tv5monde-streaming African Film Press en 2026-05-11T12:00:00.000Z 15 Restored African Classics Land on TV5MONDE as France and Kenya Open Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi Film, Cinémathèque Afrique, TV5MONDE, Streaming, Restoration, French Institute https://africanfilmpress.com/articles/camera-d-afrique-nyaff-2k-restoration African Film Press en 2026-05-09T12:00:00.000Z "Caméra d'Afrique" Screens in 2K Restoration at NYAFF Film, Documentary, NYAFF, Férid Boughedir, Restoration, African Film History https://africanfilmpress.com/articles/my-father-and-qaddafi-nyaff-review African Film Press en 2026-05-08T13:00:00.000Z "My Father & Qaddafi" (NYAFF Review): Tracing Dictatorship, Exile, and Memory in Libya Film, Documentary, Libya, North Africa, NYAFF, Venice https://africanfilmpress.com/articles/sica-2026-abidjan-november African Film Press en 2026-05-08T12:00:00.000Z SICA 2026 Sets November Dates as Côte d'Ivoire Pushes Audiovisual Expansion Film, Television, SICA, Côte d'Ivoire, Abidjan, Festivals & Markets, West Africa https://africanfilmpress.com/articles/tilai-4k-restoration-cannes-classics-2026 African Film Press en 2026-05-07T12:00:00.000Z Cannes Classics 2026 to Screen 4K Restoration of Idrissa Ouédraogo's "Tilaï" Film & Television, Burkina Faso, Idrissa Ouédraogo, Tilaï, Cannes Classics, Cannes 2026 https://africanfilmpress.com/articles/africa-streaming-infrastructure-watch-may-2026 African Film Press en 2026-05-07T11:00:00.000Z Africa Streaming & Infrastructure Watch — May Update intelligence, Africa Streaming, Infrastructure Watch, Showmax, Canal+, DStv https://africanfilmpress.com/articles/oscars-99th-rules-festival-pathway African Film Press en 2026-05-01T12:00:00.000Z Oscars Add a Festival-Winner Path for Non-English-Language Films Awards, Oscars, Academy Awards, International Feature Film, Africa, Nigeria https://africanfilmpress.com/articles/durban-filmmart-2026-rescheduled African Film Press en 2026-04-29T04:00:00.000Z Funding Pressures Push Durban FilmMart to Crowded Q4 Calendar industry, Durban FilmMart, DFM, DFMI, African film festivals, industry funding https://africanfilmpress.com/articles/afriff-goes-to-cannes-2026 African Film Press en 2026-04-28T08:00:00.000Z Lagos Heads to Cannes with Five Works-in-Progress Festival, AFRIFF, Cannes 2026, Marché du Film, Nigeria, South Africa https://africanfilmpress.com/articles/cinemawave-africa-bigger-motion-kaze-productions-launch African Film Press en 2026-04-26T05:00:00.000Z Bigger Motion and Kaze Productions Launch CinemaWave Africa Community Screening Initiative Distribution, Distribution, Community Screening, East Africa, Kenya, Rwanda https://africanfilmpress.com/articles/ntare-mwine-memories-of-love-returned-tour-2026 African Film Press en 2026-04-21T16:00:00.000Z Ntare Mwine on the Road With "Memories of Love Returned" Documentary, Uganda, Documentary, Ntare Mwine, Memories of Love Returned, Kampala https://africanfilmpress.com/articles/apart-pola-maneli-spike-lee-tribeca-2026-world-premiere African Film Press en 2026-04-20T12:00:00.000Z "APART" — Animated Short by Pola Maneli, Written by Spike Lee, to World Premiere at Tribeca 2026 Festivals, South 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France, Niger https://africanfilmpress.com/articles/last-taxi-to-kawempe-world-premiere-nyaff-2026 African Film Press en 2026-04-14T12:02:00.000Z Last Taxi to Kawempe: Ugandan-Canadian Film to World Premiere at New York African Film Festival Film & Television, Uganda, NYAFF, New York African Film Festival, Walta Gabriel Busulwa, Kampala https://africanfilmpress.com/articles/thomas-ngijol-festival-ambassador-nollywoodweek-paris-2026 African Film Press en 2026-04-14T12:01:00.000Z Thomas Ngijol Named Festival Ambassador for NollywoodWeek Paris 2026 Festivals, NollywoodWeek, NollywoodWeek Paris, Thomas Ngijol, Untamable, Cameroon https://africanfilmpress.com/articles/cannes-2026-directors-fortnight-clarissa-nigeria-sudan-morocco African Film Press en 2026-04-14T12:00:00.000Z Cannes 2026: "Clarissa," "Nothing Happens After Your Absence," and "À La Recherche De L'Oiseau Gris Aux Rayures Vertes" Head to Directors' Fortnight Festivals, Cannes, Directors' Fortnight, Quinzaine des Cinéastes, Nigeria, Sudan https://africanfilmpress.com/articles/afrotopia-david-mboussou-nyaff-2026 African Film Press en 2026-04-11T12:00:00.000Z Afrotopia: Gabonese Debut Feature Heads to New York African Film Festival Film & Television, Gabon, NYAFF, New York African Film Festival, David Mboussou, Film at Lincoln Center https://africanfilmpress.com/articles/baka-ngwane-the-birth-of-a-nation-eswatini-tv-series African Film Press en 2026-04-11T12:00:00.000Z Baka Ngwane: The Birth of a Nation Premieres on Eswatini TV Film & Television, Eswatini, Eswatini TV, Baka Ngwane, Tribe Studios, Shaft Moropane https://africanfilmpress.com/articles/addis-fikir-ethiopian-anthology-series-abol-tv African Film Press en 2026-04-10T11:00:00.000Z “Addis Fikir”: Ethiopian Anthology Series Earns AMVCA Nominations and INPUT 2026 Selection Television, Ethiopia, Addis Fikir, Abol TV, DStv, AMVCA https://africanfilmpress.com/articles/benimana-marie-clementine-dusabejambo-cannes-2026 African Film Press en 2026-04-10T10:00:00.000Z Behind the Scenes: Marie-Clémentine Dusabejambo's 'Ben’Imana' Heads to Cannes 2026 Festival, Cannes 2026, Un Certain Regard, Rwanda, Marie-Clémentine Dusabejambo, Ben'Imana https://africanfilmpress.com/articles/cannes-2026-african-films-un-certain-regard African Film Press en 2026-04-09T10:00:00.000Z Cannes 2026: Rwanda, Central African Republic, and Morocco Represented in Un Certain Regard Festival, Cannes 2026, Un Certain Regard, Ben'Imana, Congo Boy, La Más Dulce https://africanfilmpress.com/articles/women-in-film-africa-producers-marche-du-film-2026 African Film Press en 2026-04-06T08:00:00.000Z Women in Film Africa to Present Five Producers at Marché du Film 2026 FESTIVALS, Women in Film Africa, Marché du Film, Cannes, Producers Network, festivals https://africanfilmpress.com/articles/nigeria-creative-sector-fund-100-million-2026 African Film Press en 2026-04-04T22:40:48.000Z Nigerian Government Announces Another Creative Sector Fund Industry, Nigeria, Nollywood, funding, policy, creative economy https://africanfilmpress.com/articles/asad-mohamed-diab-zanj-rebellion-trailer African Film Press en 2026-04-04T21:21:35.000Z Trailer: "Asad," Mohamed Diab's Epic About the Largest Slave Revolt in Islamic History FILM, Asad, Mohamed Diab, Mohamed Ramadan, Egypt, Zanj Rebellion https://africanfilmpress.com/articles/andrew-mohsen-artistic-director-el-gouna-film-festival African Film Press en 2026-04-04T00:41:09.000Z Andrew Mohsen Named Artistic Director of Egypt's El Gouna Film Festival FESTIVALS, El Gouna Film Festival, Andrew Mohsen, Egypt, Artistic Director, GFF https://africanfilmpress.com/articles/palmtrees-neon-development-partnership-screenplay-incubator African Film Press en 2026-04-01T20:56:14.000Z palmtrees Announces Development Partnership with NEON for Inaugural Screenplay Incubator INDUSTRY, palmtrees, NEON, Funa Maduka, Screenplay, Incubator https://africanfilmpress.com/articles/manon-bresch-hbo-max-privileges-now-streaming African Film Press en 2026-04-01T11:42:48.000Z Manon Bresch Leads HBO Max French Original "Privilèges," Now Streaming TELEVISION, HBO Max, France, Streaming, Privilèges, Manon Bresch https://africanfilmpress.com/articles/nyaff-33rd-edition-lineup-2026 African Film Press en 2026-03-31T08:00:00.000Z New York African Film Festival Sets 33rd Edition Lineup, May 6–12 at Film at Lincoln Center Festivals, New York African Film Festival, NYAFF, Film at Lincoln Center, festival lineup, African cinema https://africanfilmpress.com/articles/la-fabrique-cinema-2026-cannes-slate African Film Press en 2026-03-31T00:00:00.000Z La Fabrique Cinéma 2026: Full Slate Announced for Cannes Film, La Fabrique, Cannes, Kenya, Nigeria, Morocco https://africanfilmpress.com/articles/stlouis-docs-17th-edition-2026 African Film Press en 2026-03-30T09:00:00.000Z Stlouis'Docs Returns for Its 17th Edition, April 28–May 2, 2026 Film, Stlouis'Docs, documentary, Sénégal, Saint-Louis, Alice Diop https://africanfilmpress.com/articles/gabes-cinema-fen-8th-edition-2026 African Film Press en 2026-03-29T10:50:02.000Z Gabès Cinéma Fen Returns for Its 8th Edition, April 26–May 2, 2026 Film, Gabès Cinéma Fen, Tunisia, Film Festival, Video Art, XR https://africanfilmpress.com/articles/mapping-the-money-africa-film-television-financing African Film Press en 2026-03-29T10:00:00.000Z Where Hollywood Wins, Where It Doesn't: Market Power Across Africa's Largest Film Economies Intelligence, financing, funding, Africa, film, television https://africanfilmpress.com/articles/the-fisherman-kenya-zambia-nigeria-release African Film Press en 2026-03-26T00:00:00.000Z 'The Fisherman' Expands Across Africa: Kenya & Zambia (April 3), Nigeria (May 15) Film, The Fisherman, Zoey Martinson, Ghana, Kenya, Zambia https://africanfilmpress.com/articles/o-pacto-ultimo-desejo-mozambique-premiere African Film Press en 2026-03-25T18:00:00.000Z Mozambican Drama-Thriller 'O Pacto: Último Desejo' Premieres in Maputo 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Africa's 19th Annual SAFTAs Honor the Best of the Country's Screen Industry Film, Television, SAFTAs, South Africa, Awards, NFVF, Tshedza Pictures https://africanfilmpress.com/articles/nnaf-what-africa-meant-first-slate-analysis African Film Press en 2026-03-15T12:02:00.000Z What “Africa” Meant in Next Narrative Africa Fund’s First Slate Film, Film Finance, Next Narrative Africa Fund, Akunna Cook, African Cinema, Nollywood https://africanfilmpress.com/articles/lakantane-la-meduse-vues-afrique-montreal-2026 African Film Press en 2026-03-14T23:34:00.000Z Lakantane, La Méduse Heads to Vues d'Afrique Festival in Montreal Television, Senegal, Benin, Television, Series, Angèle Diabang https://africanfilmpress.com/articles/baxu-maam-incubator-2026-west-african-cohort African Film Press en 2026-03-14T00:46:00.000Z Baxu Maam Incubator Announces Six Producers Selected for Inaugural 2026 West African Cohort Film, West Africa, Producer Training, Incubator, Senegal, Guinea https://africanfilmpress.com/articles/eritrea-inaugural-asmara-film-festival-march-2026 African Film Press en 2026-03-13T18:32:00.000Z Eritrea Announces Inaugural Asmara Film Festival, March 21–29, 2026 Film, Eritrea, Asmara, Film Festival, East Africa, Festivals https://africanfilmpress.com/articles/next-narrative-africa-fund-first-nine-projects-50m-framework African Film Press en 2026-03-12T12:00:00.000Z Next Narrative Africa Fund Announces First Nine Projects, Deploys $50M Framework Film, Next Narrative Africa Fund, Akunna Cook, Film Finance, African Cinema, Fund https://africanfilmpress.com/articles/canal-fy2025-earnings-post-multichoice-acquisition-africa-plan African Film Press en 2026-03-12T00:12:04.000Z Canal+'s FY2025 Earnings Put Its Post-MultiChoice Acquisition Africa Plan Into View Television, Canal+, MultiChoice, Pay-TV, Showmax, Africa https://africanfilmpress.com/articles/namibia-film-week-2026-whats-on-and-whos-talking African Film Press en 2026-03-11T21:31:48.000Z Namibia Film Week 2026: What's On and Who's Talking Film, Namibia Film Week, Namibia Film Commission, NUST, Windhoek, African Cinema https://africanfilmpress.com/articles/ghanaian-activist-ousman-umar-north-to-paradise-heads-to-buyers African Film Press en 2026-03-11T01:00:07.000Z Ghanaian Activist Ousman Umar's "North to Paradise" Heads to Buyers Film, North to Paradise, Ousman Umar, Ghana, Latido Films, Dani Sancho https://africanfilmpress.com/articles/tv5monde-une-femme-a-kosyam-burkinabe-political-series African Film Press en 2026-03-09T20:00:00.000Z TV5MONDE Launches "Une femme à Kosyam," a Burkinabè Political Series Television, Burkina Faso, TV5MONDE, Television, FESPACO, Series https://africanfilmpress.com/articles/realness-institute-new-board-alumni-advisory-council African Film Press en 2026-03-09T12:00:00.000Z Realness Institute Names New Board and Alumni Advisory Council in Sustainability Push Film, Television, Digital Media, Realness Institute, African Cinema, Film 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Film, #JoburgFilmFestival, #JFF2026, #SouthAfricanCinema, #AfricanCinema, #JBX2026 https://africanfilmpress.com/articles/eagles-of-the-republic-trailer-cohen-media-tarik-saleh African Film Press en 2026-02-27T12:00:00.000Z Trailer: "Eagles of the Republic" Lands in U.S. Cinemas April 17 via Cohen Media Group Film, Eagles of the Republic, Tarik Saleh, Cohen Media Group, Political Thriller, Cannes 2025 https://africanfilmpress.com/articles/dao-janus-films-us-rights-berlinale-2026 African Film Press en 2026-02-27T00:00:00.000Z Janus Films Acquires U.S. Rights to "Dao" Following Berlinale Competition Premiere Film, Berlinale2026, European Film Market, African Cinema, Art House Distribution, Alain Gomis https://africanfilmpress.com/articles/fespaco-2027-30th-edition-launch African Film Press en 2026-02-25T00:00:00.000Z FESPACO 2027 Sets 30th Edition Calendar as Market Reform Moves to the Fore Film, Television, Digital Media, FESPACO, Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou, Pan-African Cinema, Film Festival https://africanfilmpress.com/articles/lagos-afriff-goes-to-cannes-2026 African Film Press en 2026-02-25T00:00:00.000Z Lagos Joins Cannes 2026 "Goes to Cannes" Program via AFRIFF Film, AFRIFF, Cannes, Festival de Cannes, Lagos, Goes to Cannes https://africanfilmpress.com/articles/batwing-unmasked-joburg-film-festival African Film Press en 2026-02-24T00:00:00.000Z Batwing Unmasked Documentary Premieres at Joburg Film Festival Film, Batwing, DC Comics, Joburg Film Festival, Warner Bros Discovery, African Superheroes https://africanfilmpress.com/articles/a-prophet-canal-plus-series-trailer African Film Press en 2026-02-23T00:00:00.000Z Canal+ Drops First Trailer for "A Prophet" Film, Production News, Trailers https://africanfilmpress.com/articles/my-fathers-shadow-bafta-outstanding-debut-2026 African Film Press en 2026-02-22T00:00:00.000Z "My Father's Shadow" Wins Outstanding British Debut at the 2026 BAFTAs Film, Awards, Festivals https://africanfilmpress.com/articles/wunmi-mosaku-sinners-bafta-2026 African Film Press en 2026-02-22T00:00:00.000Z Wunmi Mosaku Wins Best Actress in a Supporting Role for "Sinners" at the 2026 BAFTAs Film, Awards, Industry https://africanfilmpress.com/articles/paradise-jeremy-comte-berlinale-panorama-trailer African Film Press en 2026-02-21T00:00:00.000Z Trailer: "Paradise" dir. 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