Roll Call Africa
Data-driven, framework-based intelligence on how African cinema actually works — distribution economics, audience behaviour, marketing effectiveness.
My Father's Shadow wins Best Movie. Best Director. Best Writing. Best Score. Best Sound. Five wins from seven nominations. Gingerrr: nine nominations, zero wins. The Herd: nine nominations,…
Showmax closed on April 1, 2026. Amazon exited African originals in 2024. Apple TV is not interested. Disney+…
Cannes opens Tuesday. The red carpet goes out. The jury takes its seats. But Amara Diallo is not…
The 12th edition of the Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards takes place in Lagos on May 9. Gingerrr…
Eyimofe went to Berlin in 2020 and is now in the Criterion Collection. Clarissa goes to the Cannes…
Kikuyu Land — directed by Bea Wangondu and Emmy winner Andrew H. Brown — premiered in the World…
The third and final season of Shaka iLembe premieres in 2026. Africa's most awarded TV series, its most…
Marie-Clémentine Dusabejambo's Ben'Imana is the first Rwandan film in the official Cannes selection. Wanjiru Kamau — writing from…
Olive Nwosu's Lady won a Special Jury Award at Sundance. It screened at Berlinale. HanWay Films is selling…
Canal+ completed its $2 billion acquisition of MultiChoice in September 2025. Showmax died on April 1, 2026. What…
