The 2010 African Movie Academy Awards: Winners, Re-Cap, Dresses!
The Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) may be the biggest awards fest on a huge continent, heralding a coming golden age in African cinema. But in only their sixth year they’re still a big, crazy party — without the usual filter of press fluff and PR sheen.
While festival organizers promised that this year (unlike last) the...
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Who is this woman that created Africa's first science fiction film? Who stands up for the environment and created a big budget look for her short film on a shoe-string budget? Wanuri Kahiu isn't just hot, she's a cinematic force to be reckoned with.
Why are white dolls with blonde hair popular in Africa?
Hand-painted advertisement for a hair parlor in My White Baby
Akosua Adoma Owusu, 26, is one of a new set of young filmmakers presenting their work at this year’s New York African...
Ramsey Nouah, the “Lover Boy” of Nollywood, is so famous he cannot walk through Brooklyn without attracting a crowd. And the latest film he's starred in -- The Figurine (Araromire) may just be his best. After all, the masterpiece of director Kunle...
