The 10th edition of the International Pan-African film festival in Cannes, France goes from April 17-21. If you’re lucky…
Tag: Cannes
Cannes is a Country
Another May, another champagne drenched Cannes festival. Soaked in the Riviera sun, there were a few interesting films s…
‘We’ve always been migrating’
Bentley Brown, director of the exciting new film ‘Faisal Goes West’, spoke with me about migration, building…
The Top 10 African films of 2011
2011 was a good year for African cinema. In various cinema seats and at home, I’ve been intrigued and moved, horrified a…
Interview with director Oliver Hermanus
This year’s edition of The Durban International Film Festival in South Africa was a pure cinematic treat. I attend…
The first Afrikaans film at Cannes
Finally a teaser for the film “Skoonheid,” by Cape Town director, Oliver Hermanus, is now online. Billed as …
Oliver Hermanus at Cannes
“Skoonheid,” the new film by South African director Oliver Hermanus will be screened in the Un Certain Regar…