'Moonlight' Success Stirs Hope for African Cinema
The low-budget film, Moonlight, has fueled expectations for the continent's own film industry, as the biggest cinema festival FESPACO gets underway in Burkina Faso. Moonlight won Best Picture at this year's Oscars.
Moonlight movie.
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Africa:
Fespaco 2017 to Focus On Training, Audio-Visuals
East African, 18 February 2017
The 25th edition of the Pan-African Film and TV Festival of Ouagadougou (Fespaco) will be held from February 25-March 4, under the theme "Training, Cinema and Audio-Visual Trades." Read more »
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Ethiopia:
The 89th Academy Awards
Addis Fortune, 25 February 2017
On the last Sunday of February every year, the Oscars, the Holy Grail of a filmmaker's career, are held. There are of course many other awards ceremonies around the world. There is… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Winning Academy Awards - a Valid Dream for Nollywood
Vanguard, 25 February 2017
It didn't shock me last year when the Academy Awards became the target of a boycott based on critics' perception that its all-white nominee list - for the second straight year -… Read more »