Elechi Amada said that “An African writer who really wants to interpret the African scene has to write in three dimensions at once. There is the private life, the social life, and what you may call the supernatural.” which is the basis of all his stories. Born near Port Harcourt Nigeria, Elechi Amadi graduated with a degree in Physics and mathematics from the University of Ibadan which other great writers such John Pepper Clark, Christopher Okigbo, Chinua Achebe and Wole Soyinko attended. He became a science teacher and later on joined the Nigerian army. The Concubine was his first book ..read more

The African animation, VFX, and Video games industries have the potential to become a growth engine for the continent. We are witnessing the growth of various African animation firms and animators working on appealing stories and content, using the continent’s vast storytelling potential. Several African animation studios distribute their work via online platforms such as YouTube, which has millions of users both on the continent and around the world. By launching original locally produced content on Netflix, African companies are breaking new ground. Several local content projects have been ..read more

Africa was predominantly represented by Western filmmakers throughout the colonial era. Western filmmakers depicted black Africans as “exoticized,” “submissive workers,” or “savage or cannibalistic” in the first decades of the twentieth century. See, for example, 1909’s Kings of the Cannibal Islands, 1913’s Voodoo Vengeance, and Congorilla (1914). (1932). Films from the colonial era portrayed Africa as strange and devoid of history and culture. Jungle epics based on Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Tarzan character, as well as the adventure film The African Queen (1951), and many adaptations of H. Rider ..read more

This Is Not a Burial, It’s a Resurrection is a 2019 Mosotho dramatization movie coordinated by Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese and co-created by Cait Pansegrouw and Elias Ribeiro. The film stars Mary Twala Mhlongo, with Jerry Mofokeng Wa, Makhaola Ndebele, Tseko Monaheng and Siphiwe Nzima-Ntskhe in supporting roles. It was selected as the Lesotho entry for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. It was the first time Lesotho had made a submission in the category. The film received positive reviews from criti ..read more

Ahmed Rachedi (born 1938) is an Algerian film director and screenwriter. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture for the film Z (1969), which he helped produce. His 1971 film L’Opium et le Bâton was entered into the 7th Moscow International Film Festival. His 1981 film Ali in Wonderland won a Special Prize at the 12th Moscow International Film Festival. L’Opium et le Bâton (1971) Ali in Wonderland (1981) C’était la guerre (1993, co-directed with Maurice Failevic) The post A ..read more

Chronicle of the Years of Fire ( French: Chronique des Années de Braise; these names both mean “Chronicle of the Years of Embers”) is a 1975 Algerian drama historical film directed by Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina. It depicts the Algerian War of Independence as seen through the eyes of a peasant. The film won the Palme d’Or prize at the 1975 Cannes Film Festival. It was also selected as the Algerian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 48th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. Yorgo Voyag ..read more

The Battle of Algiers (Italian: La battaglia di Algeri) is a 1966 war film co-written and directed by Gillo Pontecorvo. It is based on events undertaken by rebels during the Algerian War (1954–1962) against the French government in North Africa, the most prominent being the eponymous Battle of Algiers, the capital of Algeria. It was shot on location in a Roberto Rossellini-inspired newsreel style: in black and white with documentary-type editing to add to its sense of historical authenticity, with mostly non-professional actors ..read more

Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina born in M’sila in 1934 is an Algerian film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his 1975 film Chronicle of the Years of Fire. He is one of the most prominent figures in contemporary Arabic cinema. Born in 1934 at M’Sila, Algeria, Lakhdar began his studies in his native country. He first became interested in the world of cinema at the Lycée Carnot in Cannes, France. After beginning studies of agriculture and law at French universities, he deserted the French Army in 1958 and joined the anti-French A ..read more

During the period of French colonization, motion pictures were transcendently a misleading publicity instrument for the French pioneer state. Albeit shot in Algeria and saw by the neighborhood populace, by far most of “Algerian” film in this period was made by Europeans. The frontier promulgation films themselves for the most part portrayed a characteristically picture of peaceful life in the settlement, frequently zeroing in on a part of nearby culture that the organization looked to change,such as polygamy. One illustration of such a film is Albert Durec’s 1928 Le Désir. Well known French fi ..read more

    Zézé Gamboa is a director, writer, cinematographer and producer from Luanda, Angola. He received his degree in sound engineering in Paris and began directing films. He also served as jurist to quite a few international film festivals. His documentary, Mopiopio, Sopro de Angola (Mopiopio, Breath of Angola) (1991), was honored with awards at Milan African Film Festivals and FESPACO(Pan-African film and television festival). Dissidence (1998), his  documentary presents a modern history of Angola through a look at dissidents from two belligerent parties.  Zézé Ga ..read more