By Khalifa Hemed Published November 18, 2017 A dream-like experimental movie about a fisherman whose search for identity is questioned by a wise older man has won the Best Short Film award at the 12th annual Africa in Motion (AiM)…
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Collection of film training, interviews and workshop videos.
By Dorcas Wanjau Published September 29, 2017 When Nairobi’s premier critical movie gathering convened for the 101st session on September 25, 2017, its focus was on animation but it ended up exposing the shame that masquerades as university training of…
By Khalifa Hemed Published September 14, 2017 Movies from six African countries have been shortlisted for competition in Scotland in October 2017. The 12th annual Africa in Motion (AiM) Film Festival that shall run in Edinburgh and Glasgow from October…
By Iminza Keboge Published August 22, 2017 An international survey has revealed what is termed as 100 greatest comedies of all time. The poll by BBC Culture that saw films from United States of America’s Hollywood, India’s Bollywood, Nigeria’s Nollywood…
By Victor Juma Published August 15, 2017 If you are interested in contemporary black African ways of life as depicted in movies, you shall find Short(s) of Africa, a compilation of 13 short fictional, documentary, animated and experimental movies, quite…
By Iminza Keboge Published July 15, 2017 A documentary film that examines what is perceived as ‘accelerating gains of the crusade to control pregnant women and the fallout that is creating a public health crisis, turning pregnant women into criminals…
By Iminza Keboge and Boera Bisieri Published June 28, 2017 What is a Kenyan story and how do we tell it well in film? Is it an African thing that your films have little dialogue? What is TORTURE about? Why…
By Irene Gaitirira Published June 17, 2017 A Subscription Video on Demand (SVoD) service for emerging markets is bringing its service to sub-Saharan Africa. Known as iflix, the SVoD service provider says it is about to launch a service that…
By Irene Gaitirira Published June 13, 2017 Some of the work of a group of moviemaking university students that describes itself as ‘a bunch of overpaid and underworked post teens with a lot of food in our time’ shall be…
By Iminza Keboge Published June 9, 2017 She hangs upside down, spitting blood, moaning pitifully as if in excruciating pain, begging for mercy, several fresh cuts oozing with blood visible on her face. She is one of the many nameless…