Roll Call Africa
Theatrical releases, production intelligence, distribution, and the business of African film.
Kikuyu Land — directed by Bea Wangondu and Emmy winner Andrew H. Brown — premiered in the World Cinema Documentary Competition at Sundance 2026. Last year it was…
The film opens with a woman finding her uncle's corpse on a Zambian road at 2am. She is…
Shot in black and white. Spoken entirely in Mooré. Burkina Faso's first Étalon d'Or in twenty-eight years. Dani…
The Venice jury took twenty-three minutes to say what a film score says in seconds: this is something…
The third and final season of Shaka iLembe premieres in 2026. Africa's most awarded TV series, its most…
Rev. Dr. Chris Hesse is 93 years old. His eyesight is failing. For decades he has been the…
Rafiki Fariala's Congo Boy is in Cannes Un Certain Regard 2026. His previous documentary was the first Central…
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…
