How the African Screen Industries Are Turning to Tech — and Each Other — to Adapt to Market Turbulence: ‘Every Fight Is a New Fight’

With Canal+ announcing plans to shutter African streamer Showmax, local filmmakers are showing their resilience as they adapt ...

Five Takeaways From the Joburg Film Festival and JBX Market: Rebate Woes, the End of the Streaming Wars and Politics in the Spotlight

The eighth edition of the Joburg Film Festival wrapped Sunday, putting a bow on a busy week that saw organizers fielding a record 700 submissions from nearly 100 countries — a testament to their ...

JBX Market Head on How Johannesburg Event Is ‘Helping Shape’ Future of Africa’s Screen Industries

The fourth edition of JBX, or Joburg Xchange, an industry conference running from March 4 – 6 parallel to the Joburg Film Festival, takes place against a backdrop of surging optimism around African ...
CNN

How streaming is revolutionizing Africa’s film industry

EDITOR’S NOTE: Global Perspectives is a CNN editorial and live event series exploring the dynamic economies at the frontlines of global transformation. The first Global Perspectives live event, taking ...
Variety

African Filmmaking Talent Thrives on a Global Stage as Market Stumbles and Business Resets With New Models, Challenges

It’s a strange but perhaps fitting paradox of these uncertain times that while African cinema is enjoying greater visibility than ever before, the market for that output could very well be shrinking.
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Nigerian Historical Epic, ‘Osamede’ To Premiere At Cannes Film Market

Stage Adaptation Joins Ranks Of ‘The Woman King’ ‘Black Panther’ In Bringing African Heritage To Global Audiences Nigerian historical fantasy “OSAMEDE” is set to screen at the 2025 Cannes Film Market ...