Film And Tv

Features, reviews, and essays on film and TV shows from across the African continent

Africa’s Realness Institute Selects Four Screenwriters for AuthenticA Series Lab

The Africa’s Realness Institute has selected four screenwriters for its AuthenticA Series Lab, a six-month screenwriters programme that supports African writers to develop original series concepts set in Africa into market-ready pilot scripts, pitch decks, and bibles. Four screenwriters from Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa and Cameroon will participate in AuthenticA Series Lab, the training programme […]

Seyi Lasisi

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2 weeks ago

Africa’s Realness Institute Selects Four Screenwriters for AuthenticA Series Lab

Kitale Film Week 2027 Postponed to February 2028

The Kitale-based film festival, Kitale Film Week, has announced that its fifth edition, originally planned for February 2027, will now take place in February 2028. Founded by Peter Pages Bwire as a space to curate, screen, and discuss African cinema in Western Kenya, the festival has put the fifth edition on hold while the team […]

Seyi Lasisi

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2 weeks ago

Kitale Film Week 2027 Postponed to February 2028

DFM and MTN One TV Opens Application for its Pitch Session

The Durban FilmMart (DFM) and MTN One TV have launched The MTN One TV Closed Pitch at DFM 2026. This is an opportunity for established African producers and production companies to pitch bold, authentic and commercially viable African film and television projects to MTN One TV. The MTN Group introduced the MTN One TV in […]

Seyi Lasisi

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2 weeks ago

DFM and MTN One TV Opens Application for its Pitch Session

In “Ordinary People,” The Mirage Wears Off Fast

In Ordinary People, Mirage Estate is the upscale neighbourhood where the main characters live. Moses Inwang‘s eight-part Netflix thriller wants you to sit with the gap between what a place looks like and what it hides,  but it almost immediately hands you a title card that breaks the illusion. That tension between an interesting idea […]

Anjola Akinmade

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2 weeks ago

In “Ordinary People,” The Mirage Wears Off Fast

“Ordinary People” : Moses Inwang Believes in Dumbing Things Down

Zap through Nigerian Netflix originals and a pattern quickly emerges. Characters describe what they are doing or feeling. They keep reminding you of what happened moments earlier. They spell out their goals and motivations, just in case you missed anything the first—or second—time around. Not leaving things to chance, these filmmakers, as frustratingly shown in […]

Seyi Lasisi

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3 weeks ago

“Ordinary People” : Moses Inwang Believes in Dumbing Things Down

TIFF 2026: Kaelo Iyizoba’s Homage to Old Nollywood is Spectacular

Seven years ago, Kaelo Iyizoba revealed, in fragments, the kind of filmmaker he wants to be. In 2021, Iyizoba released Boy Meets Girl, an unusual title for the story it tells. The eight-minute short film follows an ordinary day in 15-year-old Musa (Gabriel Dung)’s life. After a pantomime with Girl (Aaliyah Atazamu), who he discovers […]

Seyi Lasisi

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3 weeks ago

TIFF 2026: Kaelo Iyizoba’s Homage to Old Nollywood is Spectacular

DOCUBOX & France in Kenya to Connect East African Short Filmmakers to Global Market

DOCUBOX‘s East African Documentary Film Fund (DOCUBOX EADFF), in partnership with France in Kenya, has announced the East African short film fiction development grant. The intent is to connect East African filmmakers to Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival and Market, the world’s leading short film market. Based in Nairobi, Kenya, DOCUBOX EADFF is an independent, […]

Seyi Lasisi

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3 weeks ago

DOCUBOX & France in Kenya to Connect East African Short Filmmakers to Global Market
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