South Africa has netted its Oscar contender, choosing Muneera Sallies' music-themed drama The old righteous blues as a contender at the 97th Academy Awards in the Best International Feature Film category. South Africa's National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) announced the choice, which was chosen by the South African Academy Awards selection committee. Sallies' drama … Read more
A new $40 million fund, called the Next Narrative Africa Fund, has been unveiled “to empower content creators in Africa and the diaspora” and fund the development, production and marketing of “projects that challenge and change long-standing narratives about Africa.” It was created by Next Narrative Africa, a media production company that “tells African stories … Read more
“There’s a good chance that the African film industry is about to have its global moment.” That’s the optimistic view shared on Monday about the state of African film and TV programming by Nomsa Philiso, CEO of general entertainment at African pay-TV giant MultiChoice Group, owner of African streamer Showmax, in her keynote speech at … Read more