Film Independent, the non-profit arts organization that produces the Spirit Awards, announced the producers selected for its 18th annual Producing Lab. This five-week intensive program prepares Creative Producers for the ever-changing film landscape, both creatively…
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Egypt filmmakers defy taboos of conservative society
Filmmakers in Egypt are defying a largely conservative society with television series and movies that deal with modern relationships between men and women and the empowerment of the young. In its heyday between the 1950s…
Fashion follows film in speaking out against sexual abuse
In the wake of revelations about disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, American model Cameron Russell took to Instagram to share her followers’ experiences of sexual abuse in the fashion industry, posting dozens of anonymous stories…
Redford and Fonda keep sexual spark alive, 50 years on
Half a century after they simmered with youthful sexuality in “Barefoot in the Park”, screen legends Jane Fonda and Robert Redford have teamed up again in a tale of love and sex in later life….
Submit your film to 2017 Africa Movie Academy Awards
The Africa Movie Academy Awards, popularly known as AMAA and The AMA Awards, are presented annually to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry. If you’re a filmmaker and haven’t submitted your film, good…
Call for Kenyan entries – RomAfrica Film International Festival
The 2nd Edition of the RomAfrica Film Festival is looking for films and documentaries from Kenya. Kenyan film makers are invited to present to the Kenya Film Commission films and documentaries that can showcase Kenya’s cultural…
Nollywood film premieres… 35,000 feet above Africa
It had everything you’d find at a film premiere: the red carpet, the stars, the photographers and the celebrity interviews. But Nollywood film “The CEO” had something else — an Airbus A340-300. The film, directed…
#Cannes2016: The films in competition
The world’s most important — and most glamorous — film festival opens in Cannes on the French Riviera on Wednesday. These are the 21 films competing for its top prize, the Palme d’Or: The Last…
Cop comedy ‘Ride Along’ finally dethrones ‘Star Wars’ atop box office
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” was finally dethroned from its weeks-long grip atop the North American box office, shoved aside by cop comedy “Ride Along 2” and Oscar favorite “The Revenant.” “Ride Along 2” raked…
#Gadgets: KODAK launches Super 8 film camera
Film has generated huge buzz in Hollywood recently as the chosen medium for award-winning movie directors and blockbuster movies. Now the Kodak Super 8 Revival Initiative is being applauded by the industry’s top directors,…