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Next Narrative Africa Fund Opens Call for Africa-Focused Film & TV
Apply Now: $40M Next Narrative Africa Fund Opens Call for Film & TV Script Grants Attention filmmakers, screenwriters, and visionaries:...

BFW Staff
Jul 102 min read


Two Powerful Spaces Black Men in LA Should Show Up For This Men’s Mental Health Month
By Sahndra Fon Dufe | Black Film Wire June is Men’s Mental Health Month—and for Black men especially, this moment carries layered...

Sahndra Fon Dufe
Jun 42 min read


Audition Alert: NextGen Films Initiative Launches Casting Call for ‘Bwari Blue’
Something BIG is coming to Nollywood and it’s got its eye on the next generation. The NextGen Films Initiative , founded by filmmaker...

Oluwaseun Mary Temitope
May 221 min read


Red Sea Souk Project Market 2025 Now Open for Submissions: A Golden Gateway for Emerging Filmmakers from the Arab World, Africa, and Asia
2024 Projects FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA – [Date] – The Red Sea Souk Project Market has officially opened submissions...

BFW Staff
May 202 min read


🎬 ATLANTA CASTING: MTV NOW CASTING NON-UNION TALENT – $100/8HRS!
Source: @chrisbivins on Instagram Lights, Camera, Action, Atlanta! If you’ve been looking for your on-screen break, this might just be...

BFW Staff
May 201 min read


Learn 3D Animation & Post-Production for Free—Thanks to Del-York and Mastercard Foundation
Free $6,000 Animation & Post-Production Training for African Women – Apply Now! Image: Lagos University Nigerian creatives, What if we...

BFW Staff
May 152 min read


Tyler Perry Just Launched a Game-Changing Film Grant for Emerging Creatives—Here’s How to Apply!
Tyler Perry Launches Dream Collective to Empower Emerging Filmmakers Amid Industry DEI Cutbacks Tyler Perry Studios Inside the Tyler...

Sahndra Fon Dufe
Mar 273 min read


Triggerfish and UNESCO Are Amplifying African Women’s Voices in Animation
Triggerfish, Africa’s trailblazing animation studio, has joined forces with UNESCO to launch an empowering initiative that’s set to...

BFW Staff
Jan 13 min read


DEAR AFRICAN CREATORS: Discover the Magic of Drama Television with Netflix and Stage 32, Taught by Leila Cohan (Emmy-nominated writer/producer) of BRIDGERTON, THE FIRST WIVES CLUB, THE PERFECT COUPLE
DEAR AFRICAN CREATORS: Discover the Magic of Drama Television with Netflix and Stage 32, Taught by Leila Cohan (Emmy-nominated writer/produc

Sahndra Fon Dufe
May 30, 20242 min read
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