African Filmmakers
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Directors Jason Jacobs and Devon Delmar push creative boundaries with Variations on a Theme
A poetic, genre-blurring film, Variations on a Theme excavates ancestral grief, memory and forgotten histories in a Northern Cape community still waiting for justice
From Land Politics to Friendship: ARIFF’s Films Mirror a Changing Continent
The Africa Rising International Film Festival returns with a story-first programme celebrating emerging filmmakers, bold narratives, and the dynamic future of African cinema
The bioscope is back: Soweto film Market & film festival are reclaiming township cinema culture
Thapelo Motloung breaks down building a filmmaking ecosystem in Soweto through SIFF and Soweto Film Marke
In Akin Omotoso’s Marked, crime becomes the only cure
Akin Omotoso’s Marked blends heart-pounding heist thrills with heartbreaking social critique in a story about motherhood, survival and a failing healthcare system
Noem my skollie, noem my skrywer
Kwanele Sosibo speaks to John W Fredericks about how ‘Noem My Skollie’ came together.
Trigger warnings are essential and shouldn’t be overlooked in film screenings
A film about unpunished rape, shown without advance warning, may well leave the audience traumatised.
Goodbye cinema, hello web
African filmmakers are turning to internet and mobile platforms to get their work in front of viewers and festival organisers.