formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
The producers are taking part in Locarno’s Open Doors Producers programme. Source: “Our cinema should assert its difference”: How a group of African producers are forging their own paths | Features | Screen
Jude Dibia’s Walking With Shadows has a gay character at its heart – a radical act that continues to influence the region’s literary scene. Source: ‘Queer people were living, loving, suffering, surviving – but invisible’: west Africa’s groundbreaking gay novel … Continued
M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo recently allowed the BBC to visit a huge mining site under their control which is vital to the production of the world’s mobile phones – and over its vast expanse not one … Continued
Ivory Coast is hosting an increasing number of local, pan-African and international productions, and is striving to establish itself as a go-to film destination in Africa in the face of longtime dominance by Nigeria’s thriving Nollywood. Source: Abidjan dreams of … Continued
“Especially the younger generation has responded very well,” the 15-year-old who just won a Raindance award tells THR in an interview. “They now feel more empowered.” Source: ‘Nawi’: Michelle Lemuya Ikeny Interview on Kenya Oscar, Child Marriage
Based on the true story of the brutal murder of a teenage shepherd, Lotfi Achour’s sombre film honestly attempts to encompass the unbearable grief suffered by the family. Source: Red Path review – Tunisian drama tells traumatic story of Islamic … Continued