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Cinema

Afreximbank’s $1bn film fund: anatomy of a promise

First announced in Cairo in late 2023, relaunched in Algiers, “launched” in Kigali and finally given a manager in July 2026, Afreximbank’s pan-African film fund still carries the same headline...
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Thuso Mbedu: The Dazzling Rise of a South African Queen Conquering Hollywood

There are trajectories that command admiration, and Thuso Mbedu’s is undeniably of that caliber. In just a few short years, the young South African prodigy has shattered every glass ceiling...
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Mario Van Peebles: The Son of the Fire

How the heir to Black independent cinema’s founding revolution turned an act of cultural insurgency into a durable business model — and why Paris is about to crown him Some...
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The Long Repayment: Denzel Washington and the Discipline of Giving

Two Academy Awards, a Tony, four decades on screen. And, running quietly underneath all of it, a fifty-year debt that one man has spent his adult life paying back in...
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Two Funds for Eleven Countries: The Arithmetic of Central Africa’s Missing Film Industry

A Franco-Congolese actress trained in Paris, directed by France’s leading stage and screen names, has worked for a Central African production exactly once — on a self-financed film whose technical...
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Cannes 2026: Cristian Mungiu Claims a Second Palme d’Or for Fjord, in a Park Chan-wook Era Marked by Tied Awards

Eleven days of cinema, twenty-two films in competition, a jury chaired for the first time in history by a South Korean filmmaker, and, at the end of the red carpet,...
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2026 Caméra d’Or: The Triumph of Ben’Imana

Following Iraq in 2025, Rwanda makes its mark on the Croisette. The Caméra d’Or jury, presided over by Monia Chokri, has crowned Marie Clémentine Dusabejambo’s Ben’Imana, a deeply moving work...
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Eye Haïdara: When the Grand Théâtre Lumière Bowed to a Star

Cannes 2026 — An opening ceremony of rare precision, carried by an actress who turned the 79th Festival stage into her territory of conquest There are nights when cinema stops...
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“Afro-Caribbean cinema doesn’t lack talent — it lacks channels”

Blaise Pascal Tanguy, founder of L’Afrique Fait Son Cinéma and the driving force behind LE CLUB, champions a vision rare in the cultural sector: turning Afro-Caribbean cinema into a structured...
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MICHAEL: The Million-Ticket Coronation

Within days of its global premiere, Antoine Fuqua’s “MICHAEL” has officially crossed the symbolic milestone of one million admissions. Far beyond a box-office triumph, the film has established itself as...
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From Rwanda to the Riviera: Cannes 2026’s World Cinema Reckoning

The 79th Festival de Cannes opens its doors on May 12, and the Croisette is already buzzing. Unveiled on Thursday, April 9 by artistic director Thierry Frémaux and festival president...
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Where Cinema Comes to Judge Itself

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...
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Idris Elba’s Ghana Gambit: Building Hollywood On African Soil

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....
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John Travolta Takes to the Sky as His Own Witness

The unforgettable Vince Vega of Pulp Fiction returns to the Croisette for the most singular of premieres: not in front of the camera, but behind it. With Night Flight to Los Angeles, John...
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