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Golden age is dawning for African films, says Ben Amadasun of Netflix Facebook Nigerian Ben Amadasun is responsible for the rapidly increasing African content on the world’s biggest streaming platform, Netflix. In conversation with Anver Versi, he explains how the system works and why this is the much-longed-for turning point for African filmmaking. “I believe this is the beginning of a golden age for African films,” says Ben Amadasun on a Zoom call, the enthusiasm in his voice easily overcoming the long-distancing imposed on us due to the pandemic. Ben is the Netflix Director of Cont...

'There's more global interest than ever in African cinema' From Netflix to film festivals, local series and movies are doing us proud on the world stage, but the industry still faces tough challenges A still from Wanuri Kahiu's 2018 Kenyan feature "Rafiki". Image: Big World Cinema Despite the magic of Hollywood, there's something uplifting about watching a local movie or a television series that portrays familiar elements. Someone who talks with the same accent as you or uses a splash of local humour in a passing conversation. A shot of the city skyline you drive pas...

We earn a commission for products purchased through some links in this article. How To Ruin Christmas: The Wedding – What needs to be answered in season 2 Will we find out the answer to Tumi's big question? By Bernard Dayo How To Ruin Christmas: The Wedding spoilers follow – including its ending. Tumi is a train wreck. She's friendless and abhors romantic love, thinks mostly of herself, and when she catches a flight to Johannesburg to be at her sister's wedding before Christmas, everything she touches combusts into a confetti of disasters. How To Ruin Christmas: The Wedding, a ...

Image Credit youtube It’s been a tumultuous year filled with uncertainty, social distancing, lockdowns and travel restrictions with South Africans finding ways to escape, travel and connect with the real world. And What We Watched 2020 – this year’s South Africa viewing trends on Netflix – reflects those high and lows. This year, South Africans more than doubled the amount of their Netflix viewing compared to 2019. At the start of the year (pre-Covid lockdowns from Jan – Feb 2020), South Africans spent most of their ‘TV Time’ watching titles across multiple genres  – however,...

The world is in the middle of a global pandemic that has resulted in national lockdowns, and a hard reset of society towards the Fourth Industrial Revolution. 4IR is happening faster than ever before...