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February 15, 2026
Mahamat-Saleh Haroun on Berlin Golden Bear Contender ‘Soumsoum’ and Why It’s His ‘Duty’ to Bring His Native Chad to the Big Screen
Since arriving on the world cinema stage with the deeply personal docudrama “Bye Bye Africa” (1999), Chadian auteur Mahamat-Saleh Haroun has been at the forefront of a generation of filmmakers who ...
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February 14, 2026
‘Lady’s’ Nigerian Stars Slam ‘Dehumanizing’ Trump Travel Ban, Praise ‘Sisterhood’ Behind Sundance Prizewinner and Berlin Player
It’s a high-stakes gambit to assemble a cast of relative newcomers for a first feature film — especially when that film is set against the sprawling, kinetic, unpredictable backdrop of the Nigerian...
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February 13, 2026
African Filmmaking Talent Thrives on a Global Stage as Market Stumbles and Business Resets With New Models, Challenges
It’s a strange but perhaps fitting paradox of these uncertain times that while African cinema is enjoying greater visibility than ever before, the market for that output could very well be shrinkin...
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