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Heading to Cannes? Start your Akoroko experience early. 100 free one-month subscriptions to Akoroko Premium are now available—first come, first read. As part of the lead-up to #PavillonAfriques at the 2025 Marché du Film, Akoroko is giving away 100 free one-month subscriptions to its Premium service: real-time intelligence on African film, TV, and digital media, […]

Today’s Directors’ Fortnight lineup announcement brings the total to six Africa-linked feature films at Cannes 2025—across three of the festival’s six main sections, with ACID verification pending. Akoroko previously tracked African representation at Cannes across ~81 feature-length selections between 1946 and 2024. A comparison with the 2025 tally—including a key chart—is included in today’s analysis. […]

This latest Akoroko Premium report maps the digital availability of every African feature film selected at Cannes between 1946 and 2024. The report includes a live-updating document of all 81 titles, with verified information on streaming platform access, region availability, and direct links where available. A few key findings: – Informal platforms like YouTube and […]

Cannes 2025: The African Films Announced So Far + Early Analysis. Today’s press conference unveiled the first wave of titles for Cannes 2025. Among them, two African debut features in the Un Certain Regard section: 🎬 My Father’s Shadow by Akinola Davies Jnr (Nigeria/UK)🎬 Aisha Can’t Fly Away by Morad Mostafa (Egypt + co-pros) One […]

Ahead of the 2025 Cannes lineup announcement on Thursday, an Akoroko look back across 77 editions and more than 80 African features. This multi-part report draws on nearly eight decades of selections—tracking when, where, and how African films made it into Cannes, and what those patterns suggest. – 2010s + 2020s account for over half […]

The headlines were loud. But the real story sat beneath the surface: — Movement without real momentum— Increased interest without matching infrastructure— Emphasis on visibility, but low on clarity— Funding as both fixation and obstacle This Q1 Akoroko Premium quarterly assessment reads between the lines. Now you can also listen to it (7 minutes). FYI: […]

Global markets dropped sharply yesterday and today after U.S. President Donald Trump announced sweeping new tariffs on imports into the United States. This triggered immediate volatility in trade relationships across Asia, Europe, and, of course, Africa, where the fallout for film, TV, and digital media could be deep. This could lead to a structural shakeup […]

Building a successful streaming platform for Africa requires rethinking so-called Western models entirely. The winning platform will be mobile-first with offline viewing and telco partnerships to address expensive data costs. It must offer flexible pricing (possibly daily/weekly options) and ad-supported tiers that work with local economic realities, while investing heavily in original African content across […]

The newsletter, received by subscribers earlier this week—and includes a clip of Med Hondo in studio—brings attention to a lesser-known part of his career: his work as a French dubbing artist for major Black Hollywood actors like Eddie Murphy and Morgan Freeman. While Hondo is recognized by cinephiles as a trailblazing African filmmaker, he was […]

This is a comprehensive analysis of Funke Akindele’s feature film career that examines her work from her beginnings in Yoruba-language home videos to her record-breaking blockbusters. It breaks down her storytelling approach, production realities, market performance, and business strategy, while situating her impact within Nollywood’s evolution and assessing her long-term sustainability and influence. Readers walk […]