Organisers of widely considered to be Africa’s most important film event and the most prestigious film award in Africa, Africa Movie Academy Awards, popularly known as AMAA May 13, 2017 announced the nominations for the 13 edition. The award is aimed at honouring and promoting excellence in the African movie industry as well as uniting … Read more
Queen of Katwe, a film about a young Ugandan girl’s rise from unimaginable squalor to global stardom looks poised to do well when it opens in theatres globally on September 30. That the production revitalises hope that nothing is beyond achievement if one is firmly focused on changing his or her material conditions is bound … Read more
Leila Djansi’s latest film, ‘Like Cotton Twines’, continues to blaze the festival trail after a sold-out world premiere at the Los Angeles film festival in June. Following that, the film is an official selection to the Urban World Film Festival alongside the much anticipated ‘Queen of Katwe’ which stars, Lupita N’yongo. Visionary filmmaker Ava Duvernay … Read more