"Crocodile", a documentary co-directed by Nigeria's Kaduna-based collective The Critics, is among a selection of films to be screened as part of the 2026 Berlin Film Festival. The festival takes place next month in Germany. @thecritics001 #Berlinale #Berlinale2026

"The typical Toyin Abraham flick has a number of easily identifiable features: loudness, crassness, incoherence, and loud crass incoherence. But with Oversabi Aunty, she's improved and made the best film of her career." Read our review of Oversabi Aunty at the link in our bio.

Nigeria’s ���My Father Shadow” will not be at the Oscars 2026 ceremony. Tunisia’s “The Voice Of Hind Rajab”, which covers a true story set in Gaza, is the only African project vying for the Best International Feature Film award. More at the link: https://t.co/SBItuYlMP3

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Our review of "Wizkid: Long Live Lagos", the Wizkid documentary from HBO is live. #FilmEfiko #WizkidLongLiveLagos

First images from "Kikuyu Land", the sole Kenyan project competing at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. #Sundance #Sundance2026

Antoine Fuqua—the American director behind "Training Day" and the "Equalizer" movies—will premiere a documentary based on the life of South African leader Nelson Mandela at the Sundance Film Festival next year. #Sundance2026 #FilmEfiko

A Nigeria-UK coproduction (Olive Nwosu's "Lady") and a Kenyan documentary (co-director Bea Wangondu's "Kikuyu Land") are the two projects from Africa vying for awards at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival in the US. #Sundance2026

Asia's biggest film festival, the Busan Film Festival in South Korea, is screening Nigeria's history-making Cannes feature, "My Father's Shadow", later this month. The film will be eligible for an audience award. See more: https://t.co/HbjER5MWYS

The world's oldest film festival, the Venice Film Festival, will play host to 5 projects from Africa, including 4 co-productions. One of the festival's jury members is also from the continent. More details at the link below: https://t.co/Zo99wiwKKq

Tomorrow, Prime Video will release "Say Who Die", a project featuring Oiza x Meyi, twin sisters with a famous mother and several viral videos. The film is written by Lani Aisida and directed by Paul Utomi. See more at the link below. https://t.co/IfDXma1o7R

It's probably better to shoot one's first fiction film in a time of no conflict. That wasn't Yasir Faiz's fate, as the Sudanese filmmaker told Film Efiko during an interview at the Locarno Film Festival. More at the link below: https://t.co/HCirXZMGzl

Our coverage of the Locarno Film Festival Africa-focused Open Doors section continues with a review of Nome, the latest project from Guinea Bissau's Sana Na N'Hada. Our critic cpraises the film's script and central performance. Read more at the link: https://t.co/LzOlN91tvl

Zimbabwe project, Black Snake, has emerged winner of over $31,000 at Locarno's Open Doors Awards 2025. Nigerian project, Kachifo, came in second with $25,000. Other winners in Switzerland include Rwanda, Angola, & Burkina Faso. Details at link below. https://t.co/35adVVBwXK

From a perch in Switzerland during the Locarno Open Doors programme, Nigerian producer Blessing Uzzi talks about Kachifo, her love and reincarnation project with Dika Ofoma. Full interview at the link below. https://t.co/N7Lr5tG0Ab

At a Q and A session following a screening of his latest work in Switzerland, Lesotho filmmaker Lemohang Mosese said he is not particularly interested in making people want to come visit Africa. For more details, see the link below. https://t.co/WW4qvrEjVK