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Africa Day 2021: Celebrating movie industry’s growth Published 25 May 2021 Africa Day is an official day set aside by the African Union to mark African Unity. The day, which falls on May 25 annually, is an opportunity to appreciate and celebrate the continent’s diverse history and heritage while acknowledging its cultural and economic potential. As the theme of this year’s celebration is “Arts, Culture and Heritage: Levers for Building the Africa We Want ”, The PUNCH Nollywood Nigeria’s movie industry is popularly known as Nollywood, and according to the 2021 Statista report, th...

“My Octopus Teacher” Oscar win is complicated for South Africa Quartz 1 hr ago Liani Maasdorp © Provided by Quartz Pippa Ehrlich, Marlee Matlin, and James Reed, winners of the award for Best Documentary Feature for The Best Documentary Feature gong for My Octopus Teacher at this year’s Academy Awards has been seen by many critics as the type of underdog story Oscar loves. The film, directed by Pippa Erlich and James Reed, was—like the other South African-themed documentary to wow the Oscars, The story of a man and his relationship with an octopus in the cold, c...

The Best Documentary Feature gong for My Octopus Teacher at this year’s Academy Awards has been seen by many critics as the type of underdog story Oscar loves. The film, directed by Pippa Erlich and James Reed, was—like the other South African-themed documentary to wow the Oscars, The story of a man and his relationship with an octopus in the cold, cold water off Cape Town’s peninsula triumphed over a number of heavy hitters. These included an exposé of hospital deaths caused by corruption in the Romanian government ( Collective) and the Obama-produced story of the battle for disabil...

Our World in Pictures: Week 17 of 2021 [caption id="attachment_906830" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] © Provided by Daily Maverick Vice President Kamala Harris and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) greet each other before U.S. President Joe Biden addresses a joint session of congress in the House chamber of the U.S. Capitol April 28, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_906831" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] © Provided by Daily Maverick U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) talks with Vice President Kamala Harri...

The story of a man and his relationship with an octopus in the cold, cold water off Cape Town’s peninsula triumphed over a number of heavy hitters. (Tom Foster/Netflix) The story of a man and his relationship with an octopus in the cold water off Cape Town’s peninsula triumphed over a number of heavy hitters.  This win could have positive impacts for South Africa's film-making industry.  But for the documentary to have positive outcomes, marginalised South Africans must have agency in front of and behind the cameras. The Best Documentary Feature gong for My Octopus T...