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Here’s a practical playbook filmmakers can steal from proven low-budget successes around the world, on how to make a powerful film on a …

Filmmakers, editors, animators, producers — what upgraded your craft this year?

From script development to pitch decks, casting notes, and marketing, here are practical ways filmmakers can use ChatGPT to speed up workflows and elevate storytelling in 2026.

From lead acting to breakthrough directing — here are the African stars and films that claimed top honours at the 2025 Gotham Awards.

The contemporary Kenyan drama Act of Love — directed by Shelly Gitonga — has been selected to screen at the upcoming Kenya Cinema Week in London, marking a notable step for Kenyan cinema on the global stage.

At the 2025 AI-Driven Smartphone Film Competition in Nairobi, Kenya, 85 phone-shot films entered. Winners proved you don’t need a big budget

South Africa’s creative landscape just got a serious upgrade. Two new film- and theatre-based learning institutions are emerging this year — promising not just craft training, but a fresh infrastructure for the next generation of storytellers.

Africa is not suffering from a shortage of sequels — it’s suffering from the wrong sequels.

The DJI Osmo Action 6 is rewriting the rules — and if you’re filming, vlogging or chasing high-motion moments in Africa (or anywhere)….

From flat villains to authentic dialogue, African fan communities are reshaping storytelling. Here are 9 insights every film and TV writer..

Cinematographers are the ones who make our stories look like cinema. They sculpt light, choose lenses, and quietly translate script into mood.