Roll Call Africa
Theatrical releases, production intelligence, distribution, and the business of African film.
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…
She learned filmmaking in Kigali two decades ago from a then-unknown director named Lee Isaac Chung, who would…
At the SAFTAs 19 in March, iThonga swept the telenovela acting categories — Bonko Khoza won Best Actor,…
The 79th Cannes Film Festival closed on May 23. Cristian Mungiu's Fjord took the Palme d'Or. But the…
Call of My Life opened in Nigerian cinemas on May 15, 2026. Directed by Dammy Twitch in his…
Since Canal+ completed its R35 billion acquisition of MultiChoice in September 2025, South African producers have been reporting…
On May 15, Congo Boy — the directorial debut of Rafiki Fariala, 28, born in South Kivu, DRC,…
Veve was shot in Kenya in 2012 on a one-month training programme, by a 56-person crew from eleven…
On May 16, 2026, Clarissa had its world premiere in the Directors' Fortnight at Cannes. It received a…
The Heart Is a Muscle won the Berlinale Ecumenical Jury Prize, represented South Africa at the Academy Awards,…
Ten years after the original iNumber Number, Donovan Marsh brought Chili and Shoes back with a Netflix budget…
