The Venice International Film Festival will be held from August 28 – September 7, 2024. By Hope Ibiale The organisers of the 81st Venice International Film Festival have announced its lineup. Among the selection are two African films from Egyptian and Tunisian filmmakers, Khaled Mansour and Mehdi M. Barsaoui.  Their films, Seeking Haven for Mr.…

Both African representatives were drawn into tough groups in a 5×5 basketball competition.  By Tuka Letura  Since the inception of Men’s basketball at the Summer Olympics, no African side has advanced past the preliminary or group stages. Angola and Nigeria have been the most consistent representatives for Africa over the past seven tournaments. Angola competed…

“My vision is to change global societal and health outcomes through storytelling – Itegboje Daniel.   By Seyi Lasisi The first time I encountered Itegboje Daniel was when I watched his documentary at the annual iRep International Documentary Film Festival held in Lagos four months ago. Daniel’s award-winning film, On Your Own (aptly abbreviated as OYO),…

With this win, he became the 12th poet to win the poetry prize.  By Hope Ibiale Nigerian poet, Michael Imossan, has been announced as the winner of the 2024 Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poetry, for his poetry collection, All That Refuses to Die. Imossan will be awarded a $1,000 cash prize and his…

Some of the winners include Babatunde Apalowo, Amilcar Patel, Rumbi Katedza, Alice Abah, and many others.  By Hope Ibiale The organisers of the 15th edition of the Durban FilmMart (DFM) have announced the winners of the 2024 DFM Awards. The film event successfully brought together 1,460 film professionals and filmmakers from 58 countries across the…