All Africa articles – Page 2
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NewsNetflix Africa slate includes Mo Abudu-produced series ‘Baby Farm’, feature ‘House of Ga’a’
The slate includes two series and one feature, all from women filmmakers.
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NewsGhana outlines 20% tax rebate for film productions
In addition there may be an enhanced commitment to inward investment, including exemptions on import duties for film production equipment and on port taxes.
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Reviews‘Dahomey’: Berlin Review
The repatriation of stolen treasures to Benin provokes this agile, cerebral documentary by Mati Diop
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NewsSenegalese feature ‘Demba’ acquired for sales ahead of Berlinale debut (exclusive)
The film follows a widower who reconnects with his estranged son.
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FeaturesEight films from the Middle East and Africa to tempt festival directors in 2024
Which films could follow last year’s ‘Banel & Adama’?
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NewsDoha Film Institute unveils 44 projects in latest funding round, including ‘Naseem, Fight With Grace’
Three UK co-production features among the 44 titles.
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NewsTribeca award-winning documentary ‘Q’ lands MENA distribution (exclusive)
Jude Chehab’s feature directorial debut explores a secretive religious sect in Syria.
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NewsCannes drama ‘Goodbye Julia’ records box office success in Gulf
Mohamed Kordofani’s Sudanese title previously opened strongly in Egypt.
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NewsRed Sea Competition title ‘Six Feet Over’ secures sales representation (exclusive)
The Algerian-French drama had its world premiere in Montpellier in October.
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News‘Goodbye Julia’ producers ready Sudanese drama ‘Specters Of AlHoot’
The film will be based on the true story of a massacre at a military camp in 1998.
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NewsMorocco’s ‘The Mother of All Lies’ wins historic top prize at Marrakech
Further winners included Kamal Lazraq’s ‘Hounds’ and Lina Soualem’s ‘Bye Bye Tiberius’.
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NewsMartin Scorsese forced to pull out of Marrakech’s Atlas Workshops for “personal reasons”
The ‘Killers Of The Flower Moon’ director has to stay in New York.
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NewsRed Sea’s Souk Project Market selects 26 projects competing for $360,000 prizes
Industry speakers at festival include ‘Quo Vadis, Aida?’ director Jasmila Zbanic, former Marvel exec Karim Zreik.
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NewsZambia, Zimbabwe producers among 15 selected for Creative Producer Indaba scheme (exclusive)
Realness Institute collaborating with Brazil’s Projeto Paradiso on this year’s cohort.
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NewsAfrican AuthenticA Series Lab participants include Ladj Ly school graduate (exclusive)
Four African screenwriters have been chosen for the second edition of the scheme.
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NewsVenice Final Cut 2023 includes project from Oscar-nominated director Scandar Copti
The programme supports work-in-progress films from Africa and the Middle East
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NewsRealness screenwriters residency participants include Cannes, Sundance filmmakers (exclusive)
Five screenwriters will take part in the six-week programme.
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NewsRealness selects nine African women for Locarno-linked industry development academy (exclusive)
The Locarno Southern Africa Industry Academy will run during FAME Week Africa in September.
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NewsYousry Nasrallah to receive Cairo Film Festival honorary award
Egyptian director has made films including Cannes 2012 Competition title ‘After the Battle’.
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NewsGlobal Screen boards Emily Atef’s Kenya-set AIDS drama ‘Mercy’ (exclusive)
UK-France-Germany co-production depicts the AIDS pandemic at the end of 1990s.