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Funke Akindele: I’m not competing, I just want to tell African stories  The Nation Newspaper

African film-makers reimagine folktales as dark fantasy dramas for Netflix  The Guardian

'African Folktales, Reimagined' Short Films By Netflix in Partnership With Unesco To Launch Globally On 29 March  About Netflix

Tales of a continent: Top unmissable African films  TRT Afrika

6 Best Depictions of Africa in the Media That Show the Continent’s True Beauty  Global Citizen

Oscar contender The Last Ranger shows that the world still wants to see South African stories  The Conversation

'Mami Wata' Is A New Retelling Of An Old West African Story  essence.com

Sinners and ancestors  Africa Is a Country

Pamela Diop – Heroes and Monsters in African Cinema  goldenglobes.com

Rural Community Thriller ‘Snake’ Shows How Streamer Support Makes Smaller South African Stories Possible  Variety

‘The Last Ranger’ Tells True Story Of Fight To Save Rhinos In South Africa: “We Had Something Special” – Contenders Film: The Nominees  Deadline

‘Mami Wata’ Review: Cinematography Is the Star in Mesmerizing West African Folk Tale  IndieWire

'Nanny' employs African folklore in a haunting Black horror film  NPR

Trailer for Animated Doc Film 'Liyana' Telling an Original African Tale  FirstShowing.net

From superheroes to heartfelt South African stories: 11 films that stole our hearts in 2025  News24

Netflix and Unesco search for African film-makers to ‘reimagine’ folktales  The Guardian

Netflix gives African film a platform – but the cultural price is high  The Conversation

Tambay Obenson Launches Fundraiser for African Film and Television Platform Akoroko  IndieWire

‘Night of the Kings’ Trailer Shows a Mythical Fairy Tale Inside an African Prison (Video)  TheWrap

The Woman King: 'African Amazons' Tale Treads Lightly on History and Hard on Action  Original Cin

He's a singer, a cop and the inspiration for a Netflix film about albinism in Africa  NPR

New Streaming Platform Kava To Launch With Focus On African Stories  Deadline

Op-Ed: African Stories Are Global Stories — and Here’s Why  OkayAfrica

MICROSESSION SIRA | Inside the African Grid Shaping Our Future: Creating Roadmaps to Co-Production and Sales in the Global Marketplace  TIFF - Toronto International Film Festival

How Hollywood Can Do Better in Telling African Stories  MovieWeb

‘Dust To Dreams’ Producer Mo Abudu Talks Idris Elba Short Film Collab & Telling Relatable African Stories To A Global Audience  Deadline

Big Ticket Nollywood: Leading The Charge In African Cinema  Forbes Africa

'Omen' Director Baloji on Telling Stories from an African Perspective  The Hollywood Reporter