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A Black Film Wire Review | Bridgerton Season 4 (Part 1) Back to the opulence, the drama, the dizzying romance, and all the brilliant things we love about the world of Bridgerton. Netflix/Liam Daniel/Netflix It’s been a long week. I’m inundated with work, and I basically scrambled through everything due today just to make room for one thing: hearing Lady Whistledown’s sturdy voice remind me why we fell for Bridgerton in the first place, six years ago, when Shondaland dropped S

A Black Film Wire Deep Dive Netflix/Liam Daniel  Four days ago, Cape Town was buzzing. The South African premiere of Bridgerton Season 4 at the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa was an Afrocouture masquerade that brought African fashion to the forefront of one of the world's biggest shows. Zozibini Tunzi  wore a custom Georges Malelu masterpiece made entirely of cowrie shells. Katlego Lebogang  incorporated cowrie beads into her afro hairstyle. Nigerian actress Idia Ais

Review: Olive Nwosu's Sundance 2026 debut Lady explores sisterhood and sex work in Lagos with spirited ambition but uneven execution. Jerry Chiemeke reports Image Credit: Sundance Nigerian-born filmmaker Olive Nwosu 's feature debut Lady  (2026) announces itself with ambition as it wafts on an intriguing backdrop: an inverted view of the Lagos lagoon, two childhood friends perched on a dilapidated shack, and the shadow of trauma that will reverberate through the film's 92-min

Twenty-four years after Halle Berry's historic Oscars win, Black women remain trapped in a ‘supporting role win hole’.  By Sahndra Fon Dufe On March 24, 2002, Halle Berry  became the first Black woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress. In her tearful acceptance speech for Monster's Ball , she declared the moment was "for every nameless, faceless woman of color that now has a chance because this door tonight has been opened." Twenty-four years later, the door remains o

How Black actors are shaping the conversation in this Awards season.  By Sahndra Fon Dufe The 2026 Actor Awards nominations arrived with a record-breaking seven nods for One Battle After Another , but the real story extends beyond any single film's dominance. Black actors secured five individual nominations across the film categories (two in the TV category), distributed across leading, supporting, and ensemble categories in ways that reveal progress, but also persistent patt

From Halle Berry in "Crime 101" to Netflix’s "Yoh! Bestie," explore the top Black film and TV releases across Hollywood, Nollywood, and South Africa this February.  By Sahndra Fon Dufe Cover Image: The Kayode Kasum directed Love And New Notes dropping on February 13. Image: Black Film Wire February has traditionally been Hollywood's dumping ground; the month studios release films they don't believe can compete in summer or awards season. But that narrative is shifting. In 202

Looking for film funding or festival entries? Explore the January 2026 Black Film Wire guide to resources for filmmakers across the global Black diaspora. 2026 is heating up to be an exciting year for film and TV. For budding and established black talent, this also represents multiple opportunities to upskill, exhibit work on larger stages, and secure funding for passion projects. It is to this end that Black Film Wire  has put together an extensive list of available opportun

AFFC Storytellers Film Lab Cohort III is now accepting applications from emerging female filmmakers in Nairobi. 6-week program, apply by February 2. The African Female Filmmakers Collective  (AFFC) has announced an open call for its highly anticipated Storytellers Film Lab Cohort III , a transformative opportunity designed specifically for emerging women filmmakers based in Nairobi, Kenya. This intensive six-week program offers hands-on training, professional mentorship, and

2026 Oscars: Black talent shines as Sinners and One Battle After Another lead with a record-breaking 16 and 13 nominations, respectively. Tunisia’s Voice of Hind Rajab becomes Africa’s sole representative. Full list below.  The nominations for all categories at the 98th Academy Awards have been announced in a ceremony hosted by actors Danielle Brooks and Lewis Pullman. Ryan Coogle r’s Sinners   broke the record for the most ever nominations for a single film at the Oscars wit

As we draw the curtains on AFCON 2026, here are five moments that have made life after the finals feel cinematic.  We’re more than halfway to a week since Senegal won the 2026 African Cup of Nations. To say the competition was anything short of a cinematic masterpiece  would be distorting the truth. Protagonists, villains, plot twists, colourful costumes, and ensemble performances all combined, culminating in one of the most interesting male football finals in recent history.

An MLK Day tribute, through a cinematic lens Left: David Oyelowo as Martin Luther King, Jr. in Selma. Right:  MLK delivers a speech on October 16, 1965, in New York City, New York. Photo illustration by Slate. Photo by Atsushi Nishijima/Paramount Pictures; Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Every January, we recite the words of Martin Luther King Jr., his thunderous sermons, his moral clarity, his unwavering belief that justice could be bent toward love. We replay th

BEbonyLife Films partners with Genesis, Nile, and Silverbird for the 2026 release of "The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives." See the star-studded cast here.   EbonyLife Films  has partnered with Genesis Group, Nile Group , and Silverbird Group , for the December 2026 release of the big-screen adaptation of Lola Shoneyin ’s critically acclaimed novel, The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives .  According to Deadline , the film will be directed by Daniel Orahi  with screenplay by

The Nigerian studio behind ‘The Men's Club’ has put out a call for a male and female role in a new TV Series. Apply by 26 January, 2026.   Filmmaker and Founder of Urban Vision 360 Tola Odunsi  has put out a casting call for two lead roles in an upcoming TV series.  The announcement, made via social media  yesterday, states that interested actors and actresses should be between 25 and 35 years old, and preferably be relatively new faces. They are to send a profile, social med

Black Film Wire is now accepting essays and pitches on Black film and TV. Join our team of contributors and help shape the narrative of African and Diaspora cinema.   We are pleased to announce that the Black Film Wire has begun accepting essays and pitch submissions on Black Film and TV in a variety of categories. We’re seeking passionate, sharp writers with a love for storytelling and a deep interest in the African, diasporan, and Black film industries. Per our Founder and

2026 Golden Globes: Teyana Taylor's Best Supporting Female Actor win and Sinners’ Best Original Score and Cinematic and Box Office Achievement were the night's only Black wins.  In a surprising turn of events, the 83rd Annual Golden Globes  Award Ceremony, which held on Sunday, January 11, 2026, ended with only three wins for nominated Black talent: Teyana Taylor  who won Best Supporting Female Actor for her role in One Battle After Another  and Ryan Coogler’s   Sinners   whi

Three African films have made the Oscars 2026 Best Picture eligibility list: The Voice of Hind Rajab (Tunisia), On Becoming a Guinea Fowl (Zambia) and Don't Let's Go To the Dogs Tonight (South Africa). The Voice of Hind Rajab, Source: Cairo Scenes   Three African films: The Voice of Hind Rajab (Tunisia), On Becoming a Guinea Fowl  (Zambia), and Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight  (South Africa); have made the Oscars ’ 201-film eligibility list for the Best Picture category, a

2026 Golden Globes predictions for Black talent: Michael B. Jordan, Ryan Coogler, Tramell Tillman, Ayo Edebiri, and more compete. Who will win on January 11? Golden Globes. Source: Golden Globes The 83rd Annual Golden Globes will be held on Sunday, January 11. Put that way, it might look like just another film and TV award ceremony. Except, of course, it isn’t. We’re talking about one of the most prestigious trophies in cinema. And in an award season as competitive as this ha

For Black Film Wire The Producers Guild of America has officially announced key nominations and honorees for the 37th Annual Producers Guild Awards , recognising outstanding producing achievement across documentary, innovation, film, television and emerging media. This year’s slate reflects a wide range of storytelling approaches from socially driven documentaries to technology-forward experiences and underscoring the central role producers play in bringing ambitious work to

Leading Nigerian studio Bluhouse has put out a call for an Igbo-speaking female role. Deadline is January 11. BLUHOUSE Studios, the production house behind films like Freedom Way   (2024) , A Quiet Monday   (2023)  , the Zikoko Life Anthology  Series (2025), and Indie pictures like Obi is A Boy   (2025)   and Kachifo (Till the Morning Come) , has put out a casting call for a female role.  Applicants, between 25 and 35 years, are required to send in a monologue in Igbo as seen

One African nation makes the cut. As the Oscars narrow their International Feature Film race, Tunisia stands alone  on the global shortlist. Here’s why The Voice of Hind Rajab matters, and what this moment signals for African cinema on the world’s biggest awards stage. The Voice of Hind Rajab (Tunisia), Tunisia’s Official Entry for the 98th Academy Awards® for Best International Feature Film, T he only African film in the running for the Oscar Nominations - January 2026 The A