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Haile Gerima’s “Black Lions, Roman Wolves: The Children of Adwa” is a long-awaited, work-in-progress documentary film series by the acclaimed Ethiopian filmmaker. The project is an epic five-part work (totaling roughly 10 hours) that chronicles Ethiopia’s struggle against fascist Italy during the Second Italo-Ethiopian War (1935–1941)​. Gerima has been developing “Black Lions, Roman Wolves” for […]

ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL: Rungano Nyoni—A Surreal Wake, and a Reckoning with Silence. A24 opens “On Becoming a Guinea Fowl” in U.S. theaters on March 7, 2025, bringing Rungano Nyoni’s daring exploration of trauma, silence, and generational conflict to a broader global audience. Check your local listings for screening information. Akoroko Premium subscribers received […]

Juliet Yaa Asantewa Asante, who served over four years as chief of Ghana’s National Film Authority (NFA), revealed in a March 2, 2025, Facebook post, that she had been unexpectedly terminated. Asante said she learned of her replacement through public announcements rather than formal notice. Her candid post detailed challenges during her tenure, including: Her […]

Canal+ has extended its MultiChoice acquisition deadline by six months, pushing the expected closure from April 8 to October 8, 2025. This is because regulators require more time to approve the deal. This update came directly from Canal+’s full-year 2024 earnings report, released on March 4, 2025, and a joint statement from Canal+ and MultiChoice […]

The Oscars are just one way of assessing cinema, shaped by a specific cultural lens. Conventional wisdom suggests Academy recognition brings real-world benefits. But acclaimed African filmmakers—Ousmane Sembène, Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, and many others—built influential careers without it. Still, the way Oscar categories are structured matters—not because an Oscar legitimizes a film, but because arbitrary barriers […]

The 29th Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) wrapped up on March 1, 2025, with an eventful closing night at the Palais des Sports – Ouaga 2000. The ceremony ended a week-long festival that brought together filmmakers, industry professionals, and cinephiles from across Africa and beyond.  Awards as the Centerpiece The heart of the evening was […]

Rushlake Media, the Nairobi-Cologne-based sales outfit, has acquired international distribution rights to “The Dog,” a Kenyan-Swedish crime thriller directed by Swedish-Ugandan filmmaker Baker Karim. The deal was finalized during the European Film Market (EFM) 2025, which ran alongside the Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale), February 13 to 23, 2025. Set in Mombasa, Kenya, “The Dog” […]

The European Film Market (EFM) is one of the key global film and TV markets. Held alongside the Berlinale, it’s a major hub for film sales, financing, and distribution deals from around the world. Subsequently, the EFM 2025 program offers a snapshot of where African films stand in the global market—and the hurdles they continue […]

It’s one of two recent biographical films about Frantz Fanon, this one directed by Jean-Claude Barny, focusing on his time at the Blida-Joinville Psychiatric Hospital in 1950s Algeria, his groundbreaking methods, and his role in the Algerian independence movement. Alexandre Bouyer plays Fanon, with Déborah François as Josie Fanon, Olivier Gourmet as Darmain, and Stanislas […]

StudioCanal CEO Anna Marsh outlined the company’s future plans earlier this month. This came after a strong 2024, where StudioCanal’s titles grossed nearly $300M globally—up 94% year-on-year. By the way, StudioCanal is a subsidiary of Canal+ and functions as its film and television production and distribution arm. It operates alongside Canal+’s core pay-TV and streaming […]