Roll Call Africa
Theatrical releases, production intelligence, distribution, and the business of African film.
The two African films that won prizes at Cannes 2026 were Ben'Imana, about the aftermath of the Rwandan genocide, and Congo Boy, about a teenager surviving a militia…
Surviving Biafra — directed by Meji Alabi, releasing on BBC iPlayer and YouTube this month — traces the…
As Cannes closes and the festival conversation turns to who won what, a quieter and arguably more consequential…
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…
