“Rafiki” is second Kenyan film at Cannes Film Festival 2018
Wanuri Kahiu’s latest movie Rafiki is set to make its worldwide premier at the Cannes Film Festival 2018. It will be the second film...
Zulu Love Letter
Language and Memory
How can we talk about apartheid?
South African writers, artists and filmmakers grappling with this question have produced some incredibly engaging and thought-provoking...
A Snapshot of the NBO Film Festival 2019
The NBO Film Festival 2019, the third edition, ran in venues around Nairobi, Kenya from June 6-16, 2019.
The NBO Film Festival first showed up...
Dear Mandela
Nelson Mandela’s iconic international status is undeniable and irrefutable; more so in South Africa where – as activist Mnikelo testifies – ‘He is like...
Soul Boy Film Africa 2012
In a directorial collaboration with Tom Tykwer, the woman behind Run Lola Run, Perfume: The Story of a Murderer as well as the upcoming...
Films of Raoul Peck at BFI Southbank
We are proud to continue our support for the BFI’s African Odysseys film strand, in their new season celebrating the films of Haitian director,...