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API and Black Film Wire join The Diasporadical Initiative's Africa Fest Barbados 2026, bringing Cameroon's Oscar-submitted film Half Heaven , plus a celebrity-studded live Q&A to Barbados this October. African Pictures International and Black Film Wire officially join Africa Fest Barbados 2026. African Pictures International and Black Film Wire Join Africa Fest Barbados 2026 as Official Film and Media Partners Cameroon's Oscar submission Half Heaven headlines Friday screening

The 17th edition of SVAFF will run October 8–11 in San Jose, bringing together narrative features, documentaries, shorts and animation from across Africa and its diaspora, with a strong showing from Nigerian filmmakers. The Silicon Valley African Film Festivall (SVAFF) will return to San Jose from October 8 to 11 for its 17th edition, bringing 76 films from 33 countries to the Historic Hoover Theater. This year's programme spans narrative and documentary features and shorts,

With categories spanning film, television, and music, the Image Awards formally recognizes African storytelling for the first time in its 59-year history, and BET's broadcast partnership means the world will be watching. By Y. Marie Kiven Kyla Pratt at the 56th NAACP Images Award Source: Instagram The NAACP Images Award have never had a dedicated home for African film, television, or music. until now. For the 58th ceremony, the organization has introduced ten new African c

On August 21, the marketing icon who built Ghana's Year of Return campaign became the story herself, marrying Keely Watson in a 1,000-guest Akan ceremony in Accra with the Asantehene, Tiwa Savage, and half of RHOBH in the room. By Kiven Yefon | Black Film Wire Inside ‘RHOBH’ Star Bozoma Saint John’s ‘Sacred’ Wedding to Keely Watson in Ghana Boz didn't just get married. She staged a homecoming, and she put it on television. On Friday, August 21, Bozoma Saint John, the market

Nearly a decade after the two companies first partnered in 2017, Shonda Rhimes and longtime producing partner Betsy Beers have renewed their partnership with Netflix, promising more of the stories that have made Shondaland a global force. Credit: Shondaland.com The partnership has already produced some of Netflix's most recognisable titles, from Bridgerton and its growing universe to Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, Inventing Anna and The Residence. Netflix's current slat

Sasha Calle is adding another major studio project to her growing filmography, joining Jamie Foxx in Deadlocked, the upcoming action thriller from Amazon MGM Studios. Calle, known for The Flash and Netflix’s The Rip, has been cast in a major role opposite Foxx in the feature, which is directed by Indian filmmaker Nikhil Nagesh Bhat. The casting marks another significant step in Calle’s increasingly international career. Calle at the 2024 Toronto Internationa

DEK: Dolly Parton wrote the song. Whitney Houston made it a phenomenon. And when the royalties came in, Parton quietly poured millions back into a Black neighborhood in Nashville, a story Black Film Wire wants to make sure isn't lost in the wave of tributes. 2020 | Picture by Irving Penn Dolly Parton (9 to 5, Steel Magnolias) was more than a country music icon. She was a songwriter, actress, author, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and storyteller whose influence reached far bey

The five-time Grammy winner was honored in the Recording category on August 18, with Willem Dafoe, Djimon Hounsou, and Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. among those on hand to celebrate her. By Kiven Marie, Black Film Wire Angélique Kidjo unveils her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, August 18, 2026, joined by Willem Dafoe, Harvey Mason Jr. and Djimon Hounsou. | IMAGE: APM WORLD MAG Angélique Kidjo (Remain in Light, Djin Djin) has made Hollywood history. On Tuesday, A