Film And Tv

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

Five African-Themed Documentaries Selected for the 2026 Sheffield DocFest

Sheffield DocFest, the UK’s leading documentary festival and one of the world’s most influential markets for documentary projects, has announced its 2026 official selection. The selected African documentaries include the Nigerian coming-of-age story Crocodile, the Nigerian-focused political documentary about Moshood Abiola (MKO), and the Nigerian climate-activism documentary Hope is a Word. Additionally, the South African […]

Seyi Lasisi

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2 months ago

Five African-Themed Documentaries Selected for the 2026 Sheffield DocFest

Locarno Film Festival’s Open Doors Announces its Second African Cohort

In 2025, the decades-long Locarno Open Door initiative shifted its focus to the continent. This follows a three-year cycle dedicated to Latin America and the Caribbean. Thus, for its next four editions, the initiative will be a dedicated platform for emerging African voices through its Projects, Producers, and Directors programmes. In 2026, the Fondation Botnar […]

Seyi Lasisi

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2 months ago

Locarno Film Festival’s Open Doors Announces its Second African Cohort

FESPACO Sets New Date, Opens Visual Design Call

The Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) has moved its milestone 30th edition to now run from March 20–27, 2027 — three weeks later than originally announced. The biennial festival in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, will be held under the theme “Cinémas d’Afrique et développement endogène” (“African Cinemas and Endogenous Development”). The 2027 edition […]

Seyi Lasisi

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2 months ago

FESPACO Sets New Date, Opens Visual Design Call

4 Paulin Soumanou Vieyra Films to Watch This Weekend 

On May 11, 2026, the 33rd New York African Film Festival presented the U.S. premiere of the 4K restoration of ‘En résidence surveillée’ (Under House Arrest), which is the first and only feature-length fiction film by pioneering Senegalese filmmaker Paulin Soumanou Vieyra. Originally released in 1981, the satirical film was restored by Vieyra’s children. More […]

Favour Bamijoko

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2 months ago

4 Paulin Soumanou Vieyra Films to Watch This Weekend 

Studiocanal, Sun Africa Group Sign Three-Year South African Theatrical Distribution Deal

Studiocanal, the Paris-based and French film and television studio owned by Canal+ Group, has signed a 3-year theatrical distribution deal with Sun Africa Group for South Africa.  Studiocanal produces, finances, and distributes movies and series from its catalog, across Europe and globally. This three-year theatrical distribution partnership with Sun Africa Group is for the release […]

Seyi Lasisi

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2 months ago

Studiocanal, Sun Africa Group Sign Three-Year South African Theatrical Distribution Deal

BBC Announces Landmark Documentary on Biafran War, “Surviving Biafra”

The BBC World Service has announced a landmark 75-minute documentary on the Biafran War. Directed by award-winning Nigerian filmmaker Meji Alabi, the documentary features eye-witness accounts, highly personal accounts of the time, and previously unseen archive footage from the frontline, presenting differing perspectives from those on both sides of the conflict. Produced by the award-winning […]

Mariam Ahmed

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2 months ago

BBC Announces Landmark Documentary on Biafran War, “Surviving Biafra”
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