In 2019, South African filmmaker Rethabile Ramaphakela was on the cusp of her big break. After more than a decade in the film sector, the comedy screenwriter, producer and director had scored funding ...

FILE - Director Gavin Hood, left, and actor Presley Chweneyagae from the best foreign language film "Tsotsi" from South Africa, arrive for the 78th Academy Awards on March 5, 2006, in Los Angeles. (AP ...

This year’s edition, themed “Rhythms of the Continent: The AfroBeats Film Movement”, introduced a dedicated film and content marketplace, taking African cinema into a new commercial era. AFRIFF 2025 ...

AFRIFF 2025 wrapped its 14th edition in style, celebrating over a decade of showcasing African stories to the world. Since its start in 2010, AFRIFF has launched hundreds of films that have gone on to ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Presley Chweneyagae, the South African actor who gained international recognition for his leading role in the 2005 film "Tsotsi", which won South Africa’s first ever Academy Award ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Presley Chweneyagae, the ...