The first Arab woman nominated for two Oscars, Kaouther Ben Hania is a visionary and a feminist.
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Artículos sobre African cinema
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An emotional roller coaster, the film tracks the pop star’s political battle up close and personal.
There’s a big difference between how Hollywood audiences view Black Panther and how African audiences do.
High action and outspoken politics meet digital-first thinking and a global hit is made.
Despite harsh laws, a growing number of African countries are representing queer life in their cinema.
The director will receive the Carrosse d'Or, awarded to cinema pioneers, at the Cannes Film Festival on 17 May.
On at Cape Town Pride, Melanie Chait’s documentary is about her life partner Nancy Diuguid.
A pioneer of cinema, his films established a truly African cinema for Africans.
Born 100 years ago this year, Africa’s most legendary filmmaker - and a prolific novelist -remains relevant through his beautifully crafted political works.
Hollywood undermines Africa’s struggles, creating a false impression of the continent to please western viewers.
Woven throughout the backstories of these characters is the loss of loved ones, lack of resources and the desperation to get out of economic hardship.
Her celebration of black life, black beauty and black humanity through her films and music was subversive.
The 1988 murder of the exiled ANC leader has never been solved – but by raising awareness and targeting core viewers, the film aims to help change that.
The rise of the black romantic comedy in South Africa dovetailed perfectly with the advent of streaming services - creating a box office phenomenon.
A tide of ‘the feels’ buoyed the underdog documentary to an Oscar win – but the local industry will need to focus on where international gains are most needed.
Depictions of Indian life in cinema and soap operas have found particular affinity with communities in Northern Ghana.
Lesotho’s first-ever entry at the Oscars is a powerful story based on true-to-life events in which a village is to be forcibly evicted to make way for a new dam.
It wasn’t just the film Rafiki - a joyful lesbian love story - but also the experience of going to watch it after it was unbanned that created a new kind of freedom.
The artist’s body of work, through its very public focus on queer masculinity, offers alternative ways of thinking about what being a man is.
Micro-budgets, alternative distribution and collaboration have been fast-tracked by the coronavirus crisis.
Principales colaboradores
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Senior Lecturer, Stellenbosch University
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Senior lecturer in Screen Production and Film and Television Studies, University of Cape Town
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Professor, Communication and Media Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Professor of French and Postcolonial Studies, University of Strathclyde
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Research Fellow in Theatre, Film and Television Studies, University of Glasgow
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Lecturer in Cultural Competency, King's College London
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Lecturer, Course Convenor and Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Cape Town
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Research fellow, Royal Holloway University of London
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Lecturer, Tshwane University of Technology
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Post Doctoral Researcher, Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick
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Artist in Residency, University of Pretoria
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Reader in Screen Studies, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Associate Curator Arts of Africa, Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Queen's University, Ontario
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Senior Fellow in Department of School of Media and Film, University of Winchester
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Lecturer, University of Nigeria
