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Tinged with magic but shot in a realistic, albeit still gorgeous, style, Chadian director Mahamat-Saleh Haroun’s Soumsoum, the Night of the Stars is a movie as bewitching as its title. Premiering at the Berlin Film Festival, it’s a coming-of-age tale … Continued
The Center for Women’s Studies hosted the brown bag event “Landscapes of Desire: Queering Spaces in African Film” on Feb. 10. Assistant Professor of Africana and Latin American Studies Cristovão Nwachukwu led the discussion on how the representation of spaces … Continued
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. Source: Next Narrative Africa Fund Founder Akunna Cook on Why Hollywood Needs an … Continued
Media mogul Mo Abudu has dismissed allegations that a group within Nollywood is working with cinema owners to restrict screening opportunities for certain films. Source: Mo Abudu refutes claims of Nollywood ‘Cabal’ controlling cinema screenings – The Nation Newspaper
First published in 2019, the Nigeria Box Office Yearbook has, over seven consecutive editions, established itself as credible, consistent, and authoritative record of box office activity in Nigeria. Source: FilmOne’s 2025 yearbook captures the cultural shifts shaping Nigeria’s cinemas – … Continued
For the Tunisian filmmaker, it was important to incorporate a documentary element into the scripted feature. “It’s not me who wrote the thriller, it’s the reality of war,” she tells Screen. Source: Kaouther Ben Hania on mixing drama and documentary … Continued