Halfway through 2025, African screen ecosystems have seen more activity than ever, but much of the core infrastructure is still under strain.
For the first six months of 2025:
📌 Institutional activity rose: national film funds, co-production agreements, new platforms, early data transparency
📌 Major global players expanded their reach across African markets, but without local participation
📌 African cinematic heritage access remains fragmented despite restoration efforts and tributes
📌 AI tools and foreign infrastructure are increasingly shaping what gets seen, by whom, and how
Akoroko reflects on the first half of the year in African film, TV, and digital media, and whether these shifts will lead to necessary infrastructure, or just more noise, during the second half.
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