In 2019, South African filmmaker Rethabile Ramaphakela was on the cusp of her big break. After more than a decade in the film sector, the comedy screenwriter, producer and director had scored funding ...

African film festivals were once quite rare, but in the past decades they’ve been growing in the continent and mushrooming around the world. A recent open access book explores these events through ...

These are comedy films written, directed by or featuring Black people - as in people of African-American, African or Black British descent. Most of the flicks listed had me in stitches and still make ...

For the 36th consecutive year, Portland Community College’s Cascade Festival of African Films has arrived to illuminate Black History Month, using cinema to create new conduits for community ...

“Kneecap,” the wild Irish comedy biopic that took Sundance by storm earlier this year, is heading to Africa. The film, which is Ireland’s submission to the Oscars international film category and many ...

’Love Is Blind: South Africa’ gets a power couple as hosts, while a wedding docu soap, film sequels and returning series are also part of the content mix. By Georg Szalai Global Business Editor New ...

The longest-running festival of African films kicks off this weekend with a screening at the Hollywood Theatre. The week also includes several classical music performances (including one aimed a young ...

Diego Pineda has been a devout storyteller his whole life. He has self-published a fantasy novel and a book of short stories, and is actively working on publishing his second novel. A lifelong fan of ...

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