East Africa at TIFF 2026: Kenya-Set ‘Call Me Queen’ in Market Screenings, Rwanda’s ‘Ben’Imana’ in Centrepiece Programme
The two films join a wider African presence across the festival’s programmes, as well as the inaugural TIFF: The Market.
The two films join a wider African presence across the festival’s programmes, as well as the inaugural TIFF: The Market.
Over a decade in the making, ‘Ben’Imana’ is Dusabejambo’s feature debut.
Marie-Clémentine Dusabejambo’s debut feature 'Ben’Imana' is selected in Un Certain Regard at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival.
Kenyan comedy project about a tech billionaire who upends a rural village with free money, wins the Red Sea Souk Series Award
Kenyan documentary feature 'Truck Mama' will premiere in competition alongside Somalia’s 'Barni', plus more.
Nigerian filmmaker C.J. Obasi on 'Mami Wata’s' success, his new project 'La Pyramide' and move to Rwanda.
For the first time, Rwandan filmmakers now have access to significant domestic production funding.
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