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Keldamuzik on creating, hosting and producing Diva Talk Tonite, and the behind-the-camera work independent artists can’t skip, from the run of show to the delivery package. Behind the scenes of Diva Talk Tonite: a headset-wearing Keldamuzik in the control room, with studio monitors and production equipment. Photo credit: Digz Media Group. Creating Diva Talk Tonite has expanded my work as an independent artist and sharpened my focus on the responsibility behind the camera. Mus

Page Kennedy on writing, directing, and starring in Macbeth in Compton, his short that puts Shakespeare's own words in a world Black audiences actually care about. Page Kennedy as Mac and Candice Renée as Lady M in Macbeth in Compton. Photo: Courtesy of Kennedy Entertainment. Cinematography by Jason Andrew. When I first picked up Shakespeare, I couldn't stand it. I tried to read the first paragraph of A Midsummer Night's Dream in community college and told my professor straig

As African and Black films continue to seek sustained theatrical access beyond festivals and streaming, Mo Abudu’s London venture raises a bigger question: who builds the infrastructure that allows these stories to reach audiences? Mo Abudu’s EbonyLife Place London, which officially opened on October 8, introduces a new proposition: a dedicated cinema and cultural venue in South London built around African and Black screen stories. Its significance lies not simply in adding a

The Zimbabwean filmmaker's feature directorial debut, a whodunnit set inside a traditional marriage negotiation, lands global representation four days before its Silicon Valley bow. Deborah Kabongo plays Hanayashe in Rusambo | Photographer: Angela Zivo Gapa, Safrilens Rushlake Media has acquired Rusambo, the feature directorial debut of Zimbabwean filmmaker Angela Zivo Gapa, for international distribution and global representation, Black Film Wire can exclusively reveal. The

Four writers from Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa and Cameroon are a week into a six-month program turning original series ideas into pilot scripts, with a pitch at Series Mania waiting at the finish line. Official AuthenticA 2026 cohort photo | From L-R Lindsey Addawoo, Sahndra Fon Dufe,Phumi Morare, Lateefah Mayaki | Black Film Wire The Realness Institute has named the four screenwriters selected for the 2026 AuthenticA Series Lab, and for the first time since the program laun

Black Film Wire becomes JIFF's first African/diaspora media partner ahead of the festival's January 2027 edition, its first-ever partnership in India. Black Film Wire officially joins JIFF 2026. Black Film Wire Becomes JIFF 2027's Official Media Partner, Bridging African Cinema and One of the World's Fastest-Growing Film Markets. Partnership marks BFW's first collaboration in India, connecting African and diaspora storytelling with Bollywood's booming industry. JAIPUR, INDIA

Nollywood has lost one of its defining voices Veteran Nigerian actor and film executive Oludotun Baiyewu Jacobs, popularly known as Olu Jacobs, has died at the age of 84. His family announced his passing on September 16, 2026, describing him as “The Lion of Lufodo” and asking the public and media to respect the family’s privacy. For more than five decades, Jacobs built a career that stretched across theatre, British television, international cinema and Nigerian film. He was n

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