Changing the narrative on Africa.
In The Fisherman, a retired Ghanaian fisherman navigates a rapidly changing world, where tradition meets technology and experience collides with ambition. Guided by a mystical talking fish, he embarks on a journey full of humor, heart, and unexpected insights.
Zimbabwe is repositioning film as an economic sector, using tax incentives to attract film productions while building capacity to retain more value locally. The shift mirrors a broader continental push to move beyond filming locations toward full production ecosystems.
Zambia’s luxury fashion brand, Nkanda Yatu, consistently presents traditional aesthetics with modern silhouettes in its high-end clothing. The company’s focus on cultural expression and business sustainability offers a model for aspiring Zambian brands to compete in the global fashion marketplace and contribute to the local economy.
Set during Nigeria’s controversial 1993 annulled presidential election, a new film, My Father’s Shadow, follows a father navigating Lagos with his sons as civil unrest simmers. The film turns political rupture into a family memory by grounding history in domestic life rather than spectacle.
The legendary Afrobeat creator, Fela Kuti, became the first African artist to receive the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. While South African star, Tyla won Best African Music Performance again as female artists continue to dominate the category for the third consecutive year.
The Congolese historical thriller, Rumba Royale, is receiving overwhelming praise from the actors who say they were marked by the unique experience that the film represented. Released during the 2025 festive season, the film spotlights the history and significance of rumba music during the DRC’s struggle for independence, placing the story at the heart of Congolese identity.
Ibrahim “Snoopy” Ahmed is among the four Sudanese filmmakers who came together to make “Khartoum” (2025), which became the first Sudanese film to premiere at both Sundance and Berlinale, where it won the Berlinale Peace Prize. He tells bird about his mission to use his camera to shine a spotlight on those who, like him, have been displaced from home, and about how he found refuge and community in his current city of residence, Nairobi.
At a music festival in Copenhagen, thousands of kilometres from Nairobi, Kenyan artist Elsy Wameyo found herself smiling as a familiar Luo greeting cut through the noise of the crowd and landed squarely on stage.
The thatch throws a soft, familiar shadow. A woven fence creaks in the salty wind. Inside a cleared yard in Kilifi, twelve drummers set skins into place like clockmakers fitting gears, a pair of elders sits cross legged on the grass and sunlight angles through palm fronds onto a scattering of wooden shakers and carved flutes.
While most film executives chase deals in big cities, film enthusiast Peter Pages Bwire is betting on the Kenyan countryside. Through Kitale Film Week and the Kitale Film Institute, he’s building a model where creative industries drive urban transformation and power a grassroots movement for African storytelling and education.