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Adapting African folklore for modern animated series requires more than transferring old stories into a new visual format. It calls for careful listening,…

African television series are reaching audiences through more routes than at any previous point in the continent’s screen history. Broadcast networks remain…

A first feature film rarely comes together through a single cheque. Most African filmmakers assemble a financing package from development grants, production…

Dialogue carries more than plot. It reveals where a character comes from, what they value, whom they trust, and how they position themselves within family,…

For Australian players, PayID has become a familiar way to move money between participating bank accounts. It uses a mobile number, email address or another…

A convincing location can define the identity of a film. A Nairobi street, a Kampala neighborhood, a Zanzibar shoreline, or a rural landscape near Kigali may…

Nigeria’s screen industry has long been associated with Nollywood’s fast-moving live-action production model. A new generation of creators is expanding that…

A sustainable production crew is built long before the first day on set. It depends on clear responsibilities, realistic scheduling, fair compensation, safe…

African cinema increasingly depends on partnerships that cross borders. Producers combine funding, locations, crews, languages, technical facilities, and…

The image of Africa on screen is changing because African cinematographers are changing who controls the frame. Directors of photography, commonly called DPs,…