Afda is proud to celebrate the success of recently graduated alumnus Khaya Dube, whose short film Umxoxiso won the Young Voices Competition at the 2026 Joburg Film Festival.

The $50 million fund founded by former diplomat Akunna Cook unveils nine projects from more than 2,000 submissions as it begins channeling global capital into Africa’s rapidly expanding screen ...

The Next Narrative Africa Fund (NNAF) has unveiled its first slate of development projects, including productions involving ...

Soli Philander, Cape Town’s versatile actor, comedian, and passionate activist, has died from cancer. He bravely fought for ...

Award-winning actress Siphesihle ‘Cee Cee’ Ndaba stepped into a powerful new chapter of her career on Thursday when she premiered her producing debut Lil_ith to a packed audience in Johannesburg.

The partnership between Both Worlds and Freeli Films looks to bring the microdrama trend to Africa's booming mobile market.

Carl Houston Mc Millan set and made his independent film "Kabelo" in the ruggedly beautiful mountain kingdom of Lesotho.

Award-winning Filmmakers Lisa Collins and Mark Schwartzburt Spotlight Pearl Bowser’s Groundbreaking 1970 Retrospective at the ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — This year marks another successful run of the Honolulu African American Film Festival, where select films that “celebrate the Black experience at home and abroad” are presented on ...

The 41st annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival concluded with the U.S. premiere of "Laundry" on Feb. 14.

Johannesburg, 18 February 2026: Two of the most anticipated South African films of the coming year will bookend the upcoming Joburg Film Festival, presented in partnership with MultiChoice Group, a ...

OPB’s Paul Marshall II sat down to talk with co-director Eugénie Jolivett Fontana about the festival. The festival runs through March 7. The following interview has been edited for clarity. Eugénie ...