The third edition of JBX, or Joburg Xchange, an industry confab running from March 12 – 14 parallel to the Joburg Film Festival, looks to spotlight Africa’s role in shaping the future of film, ...

As we close out 2025, South Africa’s film and television industry finds itself in a strange, uneasy place. Not collapsing, ...

In 2019, South African filmmaker Rethabile Ramaphakela was on the cusp of her big break. After more than a decade in the film sector, the comedy screenwriter, producer and director had scored funding ...

With Netflix and Amazon cooling on content investments in the region, African filmmakers are forging new models of independence and collaboration: “We’ve had to figure out how to do it on our own.” By ...

Pan-African film and television training institution the MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF) has opened applications for its 2026 intake.All African graduates who aspire to become directors, filmmakers, ...

When Chioma Ude founded the Africa International Film Festival in 2010, her mission was clear: Create a hub for the African filmmaking community that would connect new and existing African talent with ...

Wunpini Fatimata Mohammed does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations ...

Wandile Molebatsi, deputy chairperson of the Independent Producers Organisation (IPO), has stated that the continuous ...