Roll Call Africa
Data-driven, framework-based intelligence on how African cinema actually works — distribution economics, audience behaviour, marketing effectiveness.
As Cannes closes and the festival conversation turns to who won what, a quieter and arguably more consequential event takes place in Nairobi this week: the launch of…
Aníkúlápó Season 2 is confirmed on Netflix's 2026 African slate. Kunle Afolayan's pre-colonial Yoruba mythology franchise — which…
At the SAFTAs 19 in March, iThonga swept the telenovela acting categories — Bonko Khoza won Best Actor,…
Since Canal+ completed its R35 billion acquisition of MultiChoice in September 2025, South African producers have been reporting…
The 79th Cannes Film Festival has four African films in its official selection. Three are in Un Certain…
Two new Nigeria-Kenya film co-productions have been announced: Cheta Chukwu's The Child Will Carry You and Ella Chikezie's…
President John Dramani Mahama stood before Parliament in February 2026 and announced that Ghana's government had allocated GH₵20…
Ben'Imana is at Cannes. Rwandans cannot watch it in Rwandan cinemas. My Father's Shadow won the AMVCA and…
At some point on Saturday night, between winning Best Supporting Actress for The Herd and returning to the…
The screenwriter behind My Father's Shadow is the origin point of everything the industry celebrated on Saturday night.…
What the jury's verdict — the most decisive of the night — reveals about the gap between a…
The 79th edition opens tomorrow. Three African films are in Un Certain Regard. A Lagos film with NEON…
