Nedjma Kacimi wins Prix de la Porte Dorée 2022
Nedjma Kacimi’s debut novel Sensible was declared the winner of Prix de la Porte Dorée 2022 on May 21, 2022. […]
Five kickass African novels that need to be made into movies (part 2)
We give you the second edition of our “five novels that need to be made into movies.” This time we […]
Maaza Mengiste’s novel “The Shadow King” is going to the big screen.
Maaza Mengiste’s second novel The Shadow King is going to the big screen with Kasi Lemmons as director. Maaza Mengiste […]
Film rights for Maaza Mengiste novel “The Shadow King” acquired by Atlas Entertainment.
The film rights for Maaza Mengiste‘s second novel The Shadow King have been acquired by US film company Atlas Entertainment. […]
Angela Makholwa’s “Black Widow Society” set for the big screen.
Pan Macmillan South Africa announced on July 25, 2019, that Angela Makholwa’s third novel Black Widow Society is set to […]
Scholastique Mukasonga novel “Our Lady of the Nile” in film production.
Scholastique Mukasonga’s novel Our Lady of the Nile is currently in film production and will be in cinemas in 2019. […]
Ngugi wa Thiong’o’s “Matigari” set for the big screen.
Ngugi wa Thiong’o novel Matigari is set for the big screen says Nollywood filmmaker Kunle Afolayan. Ngugi wa Thiong’o is […]
Thando Mgqolozana wins South African Film and TV Award 2017
Thando Mgqolozana alongside John Trengrove and Malusi Bengu have won at the South African Film and Television Awards 2017 for […]
Lupita Nyong’o to star in the Trevor Noah biopic “Born a Crime”
Lupita Nyong’o will star in the Trevor Noah biopic Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood, portraying the […]
Thando Mgqolozana written film Inxeba gets Oscar nomination
Inxeba (The Wound), co-written by Thando Mgqolozana, is one of the nine films shortlisted for the 90th Academy Awards Foreign […]
Thando Mgqolozana powered movie Inxeba makes African debut today
South African movie Inxeba known internationally as The Wound, which makes its African debut today was written by amongst others… […]
Happiness is a Four Letter Word novel for film debut
Happiness is a Four Letter Word is the debut novel of South African novelist Cynthia Jele. The book came out […]
When Tsitsi Dangarembga came to Nairobi
Zimbabwean author and filmmaker Tsitsi Dangarembga was in Nairobi for a period last week for the International Images Film Festival […]
Chimamanda Adichie’s Half of a yellow sun movie trailer out
We all read books then watch its movie version and complain bitterly that the director never did justice the jewel […]
Lauren Beukes book for Leonardo Dicaprio TV production company
It looks like author Lauren Beukes is going all the way as her book The Shining Girls gets signed up […]