Qubeka is a Peabody Award-winning filmmaker, whose films have screened at Toronto, Rotterdam, London, and Pusan, among other festivals, and earned good reviews everywhere from Guardian to Variety, Globe and Mail to The Hollywood Reporter. His films include Of Good Report, which won seven SAFTAs, including Best Film and Best Director; South African Oscar entry Sew The Winter To My …

As the #RoadToAFRIMA2022 swings in full gear, the official jury for the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) have arrived Lagos, Thursday, for an 8-day adjudication which would herald the list of nominees for this year’s edition. The AFRIMA jury is composed of a 13-member panel, with two jurors representing each of the five regions; as well as two other jurors …

Binge-watch all 10 episodes of the reality series, plus an explosive 3-part reunion Reality fans buckle up: the Ghanaian queens have arrived in full swing on Showmax. Expect drama and chaos in the first reality show of its kind in Ghana. All 10 episodes of the Ghananian reality show, GH Queens, are now available to stream on Showmax, including a …

TikTok is determined to bring together the worlds of auteur cinema and short-form mobile video. On Thursday, TikTok unveils that it has become an official sponsor of the San Sebastian Film Festival, Spain’s leading cinema event, which celebrates its 70th anniversary this year, running Sept. 16-24. The move follows TikTok’s sponsorship of the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, the first time …

The International Committee of the All African Music Awards (AFRIMA) is reminding all artistes, music professionals and other relevant stakeholders within Africa and across the diaspora to submit their entries for the 2022 AFRIMA edition, before the portal closes on August 5, 2022. According to the AFRIMA Juror, representing Diaspora Northern America, Hadja Kobele Keita, speaking from Washington DC, United …

It’s official: Beyonce has a release on the slate, it’s called Renaissance, and it’s due to drop next month. The BeyHive has been buzzing ever since Beyonce scrubbed her social channels last Friday (June 10), including Twitter, Instagram and TikTok. Fans were certain that the new music drought was about to end, based on prior history. There was fire behind …

For centuries, African arts and culture have been exported to the world, often without due credit or payment of any kind. Today, the continent’s creatives – filmmakers and photographers, DJs and designers – are increasingly banding together to fight for copyright protections, fair compensation, and international recognition. These were some of the main themes of a roundtable discussion on Thursday, …

The African Union Commission, in partnership with the International Committee of All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) has formally unveiled the calendar of events for the 2022 annual edition of the awards ceremony. The unveiling event took place at a world press conference on Thursday May 26, 2022 at the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Media personnel and the general …

Popular Nollywood actress Ini Dima-Okojie is known for her head turning fashion statements on the red carpet. Naturally, we were anticipating her look to the premiere of Netflix’s Original movie Blood Sisters and she did not disappoint. The theme of the premiere was Red & Fugitive, and Ini showed us that if she is ever on the run, she’ll do …

After a rigorous selection process, the Realness Institute, in partnership with Netflix – the world’s leading streaming entertainment, is excited to announce the twelve participants selected for the 2022 Episodic Lab (EPL) and Development Executive Traineeship (DET). Realness Institute is a non-profit organisation which aims to empower Africans to tell their stories from an unapologetically African point of view. Each …