Promoting Africa
Streaming giant Netflix announced on Monday that it will launch, in 2019, it's first original series made in Africa: Queen Sono Queen Sono is a thrilling story about a kickass female secret agent who fights crime while dealing with crises in her personal life. The series which is set in South Africa, will star Quantico actress Pearl Thusi. The show which…
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How many African horror movies do you know ? Well South Africa has a new one: The Tokoloshe. Film director Jerome Pikwane shared a few thoughts on the movie and the role he played in its creation, and what he thinks of the future of the African film industry. The idea for the film The…
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OAFF stands for Online African Film Festival. This initiative has been started and designed by the organisation Cinewax. From the 15th November until the 15th December, you can watch African movies online, from 15 different countries. More about the Online African Film Festival For more than 3 years, the team of Cinewax has been…
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Cinema releases are not lacking in September. If this month rhymes with return, it's also a time for cultural novelties. Many African and Afro-related films and documentaries are now available in theaters or on DVDs. Of course they all deserve to be seen. Some have nevertheless particularly drawn my attention. Documentary outings Wax in the…
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Kenyans now have the chance to watch Rafiki, the local film that has made waves around the world, but was initially banned in April by Kenya's film classification board, for "promoting lesbianism". Released in April, the Kenyan Film Classification Board banned the movie, as it was considered as promoting lesbianism, which is illegal in Kenya. "The ban didn't stopped Rafiki’s global…
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Netflix announced last Friday that it had acquired world rights to Nollywood actress, Genevieve Nnaji’s comic movie “Lionheart”. "The announcement came just a day before the movie was scheduled to premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), Canada. The comic movie, which is Nnaji’s directorial debut, is the first Netflix original film from Nigeria."…
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African films are increasingly present at renowned festivals. They receive awards and prizes. However, very few of them are then visible and accessible in theaters. Faced with this, the Cinewax association takes things in hand. Cinewax, an association that showcases African cinema The association, born in 2014, has for main objective to make the cinema…
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