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7 Trailer Moments That Instantly Sell a Film
A great trailer doesn’t convince. It converts. Across markets, platforms, and genres, audience behavior data shows the same truth.
Dec 22, 20252 min read


Teach Me in 60 Seconds: What a Producer Actually Does
A producer isn’t just a title in the opening credits. They’re the reason the film moves from idea to screen.
Dec 22, 20251 min read


Kenyan Film World Mourns Appie Matere — Trailblazing Producer Behind Kona, Killer Necklace Has Died
Appie Matere, a respected Kenyan film and television producer known for landmark projects like Kona and award-winning films, has passed away
Dec 21, 20252 min read


Nollywood’s December Box Office Battle Is Back — And the Stars Are Out in Full Force
Funke Akindele, Toyin Abraham and Ini Edo are going head-to-head this December, turning Nollywood’s holiday box office into a star-powered..
Dec 21, 20251 min read


How to Make a Powerful Film on a Tight Budget: A Practical Playbook for Emerging Filmmakers
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 …
Dec 13, 20252 min read


Musola Cathrine Kaseketi: A Quiet Force Shaping Zambia’s Film Narrative
Musola Cathrine Kaseketi is Zambia’s first professional female film director. Her films like Suwi, Dreams of Forgotten Youth and Broken …
Dec 13, 20252 min read


POLL: What Was Your Most Game-Changing Creative Tool of 2025?
Filmmakers, editors, animators, producers — what upgraded your craft this year?
Dec 12, 20250 min read


50 Cent Speaks Out: Why He Produced “The Reckoning” — And What He Wants the World to See
Netflix’s four-part documentary Sean Combs: The Reckoning landed on December 2, 2025, and Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson wasted no time making …
Dec 5, 20252 min read


Senegalese Cinema Shines at SOTIGUI Awards 2025
At the 2025 SOTIGUI Awards ceremony held in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Senegalese cinema took home several of the event’s most prestigious honours — a sweeping victory that underscores West Africa’s growing strength on the continent’s screen.
Dec 5, 20251 min read


“Half the Screen Is Offline”: Why Africa’s Creators Are Losing the Global Race
Almost half of African content producers say their internet simply isn’t keeping up and that digital drag is silently strangling the …
Nov 23, 20252 min read
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