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It's probably better to shoot one's first fiction film in a time of no conflict. That wasn't Yasir Faiz's fate, as the Sudanese filmmaker told Film Efiko during an interview at the Locarno Film Festival. More at the link below: filmefiko.com/business/yasir…

It's probably better to shoot one's first fiction film in a time of no conflict. That wasn't Yasir Faiz's fate, as the Sudanese filmmaker told Film Efiko during an interview at the Locarno Film Festival. More at the link below:

filmefiko.com/business/yasir…
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Tomorrow, Prime Video will release "Say Who Die", a project featuring Oiza x Meyi, twin sisters with a famous mother and several viral videos. The film is written by Lani Aisida and directed by Paul Utomi. See more at the link below. lnkd.in/dkPxGjmz

Tomorrow, Prime Video will release "Say Who Die", a project featuring Oiza x Meyi, twin sisters with a famous mother and several viral videos. The film is written by Lani Aisida and directed by Paul Utomi. 

See more at the link below. 

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The world's oldest film festival, the Venice Film Festival, will play host to 5 projects from Africa, including 4 co-productions. One of the festival's jury members is also from the continent. More details at the link below: filmefiko.com/cinema/africa-…

The world's oldest film festival, the Venice Film Festival, will play host to 5 projects from Africa, including 4 co-productions. One of the festival's jury members is also from the continent. 

More details at the link below:

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Asia's biggest film festival, the Busan Film Festival in South Korea, is screening Nigeria's history-making Cannes feature, "My Father's Shadow", later this month. The film will be eligible for an audience award. See more: filmefiko.com/news/my-father…

Asia's biggest film festival, the Busan Film Festival in South Korea, is screening Nigeria's history-making Cannes feature, "My Father's Shadow", later this month. The film will be eligible for an audience award. 

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A Nigeria-UK coproduction (Olive Nwosu's "Lady") and a Kenyan documentary (co-director Bea Wangondu's "Kikuyu Land") are the two projects from Africa vying for awards at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival in the US. #Sundance2026

A Nigeria-UK coproduction (Olive Nwosu's "Lady") and a Kenyan documentary (co-director Bea Wangondu's "Kikuyu Land") are the two projects from Africa vying for awards at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival in the US. 

#Sundance2026
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Antoine Fuqua—the American director behind "Training Day" and the "Equalizer" movies—will premiere a documentary based on the life of South African leader Nelson Mandela at the Sundance Film Festival next year. #Sundance2026 #FilmEfiko

Antoine Fuqua—the American director behind "Training Day" and the "Equalizer" movies—will premiere a documentary based on the life of South African leader Nelson Mandela at the Sundance Film Festival next year. 

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First images from "Kikuyu Land", the sole Kenyan project competing at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. #Sundance #Sundance2026

First images from "Kikuyu Land", the sole Kenyan project competing at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. #Sundance #Sundance2026
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Nigeria’s “My Father Shadow” will not be at the Oscars 2026 ceremony. Tunisia’s “The Voice Of Hind Rajab”, which covers a true story set in Gaza, is the only African project vying for the Best International Feature Film award. More at the link: filmefiko.com/cinema/oscars-…

Nigeria’s “My Father Shadow” will not be at the Oscars 2026 ceremony. Tunisia’s “The Voice Of Hind Rajab”, which covers a true story set in Gaza, is the only African project vying for the Best International Feature Film award. 

More at the link: filmefiko.com/cinema/oscars-…
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"The typical Toyin Abraham flick has a number of easily identifiable features: loudness, crassness, incoherence, and loud crass incoherence. But with Oversabi Aunty, she's improved and made the best film of her career." Read our review of Oversabi Aunty at the link in our bio.

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"Crocodile", a documentary co-directed by Nigeria's Kaduna-based collective The Critics, is among a selection of films to be screened as part of the 2026 Berlin Film Festival. The festival takes place next month in Germany. The Critics #Berlinale #Berlinale2026

"Crocodile", a documentary co-directed by Nigeria's Kaduna-based collective The Critics, is among a selection of films to be screened as part of the 2026 Berlin Film Festival. 

The festival takes place next month in Germany. <a href="/thecritics001/">The Critics</a> 

#Berlinale #Berlinale2026
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Three projects from Africa have been selected by the Cannes sidebar Directors’ Fortnight. While the sole feature from the continent is Clarissa by the Esiri brothers, two other projects, from Sudan and Morocco, have been programmed in the short and medium-length segment.

Three projects from Africa have been selected by the Cannes sidebar Directors’ Fortnight. 

While the sole feature from the continent is Clarissa by the Esiri brothers, two other projects, from Sudan and Morocco, have been programmed in the short and medium-length segment.
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After 2020's critically acclaimed Eyimofe showed up in Berlin, the Esiri brothers are taking their latest, Clarissa, to Cannes.

After 2020's critically acclaimed Eyimofe showed up in Berlin, the Esiri brothers are taking their latest, Clarissa, to Cannes.
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Cannes' Un Certain Regard jury for 2026 includes one African filmmaker: Senegal's Angele Diabang. Details at the Film Efiko website.

Cannes' Un Certain Regard jury for 2026 includes one African filmmaker: Senegal's Angele Diabang. Details at the Film Efiko website.