Roll Call Africa
Theatrical releases, production intelligence, distribution, and the business of African film.
The 79th Cannes Film Festival is in its second day. The Directors' Fortnight opened yesterday. Clarissa — Lagos, 35mm, Sophie Okonedo, Ayo Edebiri, David Oyelowo, Mrs Dalloway transposed…
Gingerrr received nine AMVCA nominations and zero wins. The critical community has been divided about it all year.…
Alexx Ekubo died on May 12, 2026. He was 40. He had been fighting stage 4 liver cancer…
Cairo 678 changed how Egypt talked about sexual violence. Clash confined a film's entire moral universe to the…
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…
My Father's Shadow wins Best Movie. Best Director. Best Writing. Best Score. Best Sound. Five wins from seven…
The 12th AMVCA takes place tonight. The nominations told us what the industry values enough to recognise. The…
The 25th Tribeca Festival runs June 3–14, 2026. Seven African titles are in the lineup — Nigeria and…
Showmax closed on April 1, 2026. Amazon exited African originals in 2024. Apple TV is not interested. Disney+…
