One of two African films (a rare occurrence) that screened in competition at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival and won awards, Ly’s explosive feature debut is based on his powerful 2017 short film ...

The 2019 edition of the Africa Movie Academy Awards held on Sunday, October 27, 2019, at the Landmark Events Centre in Lagos. Over 700 films were submitted for screening and nominations.

This inclusion at Cannes of the African Film Heritage Project was an opportunity to present and promote the AFHP with a specific focus on four major films by some of the most important filmmakers in ...

South African filmmakers are telling stories that enable viewers to see themselves as part of the narrative, the narrative that’s challenging the status quo, and competing on global stages. We ...

2019 has been an excellent year for films from Africa and the Middle East, with a higher presence in A-list festivals, and kudos for films such as Mati Diop ’s “Atlantics,” which won the ...

Films submitted to the Oscars also require a commercial release – something not every filmmaker in Africa can afford, especially considering some countries don’t actually have that many theaters.

Experience proudly South African stories with this selection of some of the top-rated South African and African movies available for streaming on Showmax now.

Two deeply personal films from Cameroonian Rosine Mbakam won critical acclaim in the U.S. by grappling with how families maintain traditions in a time of global migration and generational change.

“Pride” This fact-based drama about an underdog African-American swim team in the 1970s deals with racism head-on, showing how the swimmers faced – and stood up to – prejudice in their ...

Ava DuVernay's documentary, "13th" and "Just Mercy," a fact-inspired movie starring Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Foxx, are among the works addressing African American history and experience that ...