Each year, a name is announced — and the world of cinema holds its breath. Whoever presides over the jury of the Festival de Cannes will not merely be an arbiter of prizes. They will be the face of an edition, the filter of a sensibility, the bearer of a particular gaze on world cinema....

The British actor’s $multi-million studio project transforms Accra into a global film hub—an economic blueprint for central africans nations On March 25, 2025, Idris Elba did not merely visit Ghana. Crowned “son of the Ga soil” by King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, the British-Sierra Leonean actor unveiled a multimillion-dollar, 22-acre film studio at the gates...

As part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Cameroon has donated 500 English-language books to the library of Alfred Saker College in Douala, in a bid to rekindle students’ passion for reading. The donation was made on March 19, 2026, during a visit by a UBA delegation led by...

Pierre Salvadori’s romantic and burlesque comedy, “La Vénus Électrique,” has been selected as the opening film for the 79th Cannes Film Festival. Set in the Roaring Twenties, this highly anticipated film will have its world premiere on May 12, 2026, marking a prestigious milestone in the French director’s extensive career.+4 Synopsis: A Spirited Masquerade The story...