African Film Press (AFP), the alliance of Akoroko, Sinema Focus and What Kept Me Up, is inviting African film critics to join its roster of independent jurors. Our next AFP Critics Prize editions: 📍 Kilifi Creek Festival, Kenya | 23–31 October 2026 📍 S16 Film Festival, Lagos, Nigeria | Early December 2026 Selected critics will join three-person juries, watch approximately five to six short films remotely, deliberate and select a winner. Jurors' names and collective citation will appear on the winner's official AFP Critics Prize certificate. We welcome published film criticism in any format: websites, blogs, newsletters, Substack, YouTube, podcasts or established publications. Work in any language is welcome, provided critics can participate in English-language jury discussions. Women critics are especially encouraged to express interest. 📩 Email [email protected] with: • Full name • City and country of residence • Email address • Links to three published examples of your film criticism • Availability for October, December or future jury consideration Deadline for October jury consideration: 18 October 2026. Expressions of interest remain open for future AFP Critics Prize juries. #AFPCriticsPrize #AfricanFilmCritics #AfricanCinema #FilmCriticism

Principal photography has wrapped on Segilola Ogidan’s The I.C.U, inspired by a personal near-death experience. The psychological thriller is the first instalment in a planned The Hospital Chronicles trilogy and her third feature as director. Read more. bit.ly/4xT3Rlf

Kilifi Creek Festival Returns with 92 Films Across 17 Venues, New VR Village and AFP Critics Prize Partnership Across 9 days of film, music and art, the festival's 2026 line-up includes ‘Variations on a Theme’, South Africa’s 2027 Oscar submission and Rotterdam Tiger Award winner; ‘One Woman One Bra’, Kenya’s 2027 Oscar submission and BFI London Film Festival Sutherland Award winner, which will close the festival; Uganda’s ‘The Woman Who Poked the Leopard’, and Kenya’s ‘Kikuyu Land’. Rueben Odanga’s music drama ‘Tides’ selected as the opening film. #KilifiCreekFestival Read more: sinemafocus.com/kilifi-creek…

AFP Africa Box Office | Weekend Ending 11 October 2026 What are people watching in African cinemas, and what are African films earning in their home markets? African Film Press brings publicly available box office figures together on one page so readers can follow both. The third edition of our Africa Box Office contains 65 reported results for 42 films. Its current figures come from Egypt, South Africa, Kenya and Ethiopia, plus FilmX’s combined reporting for Nigeria, Ghana and Liberia. The page has two current rankings: a Continental Top 10 for films of any origin, and a Continental Top 10 for African films identified by their filmmakers, stories and settings. A third ranking compares African films’ highest recorded earnings in a home market from 2020 to the present. “Verity” leads the all-films ranking at approximately US$232,976 across the current reporting set. “Agbara Nla: The Return” leads the African-film ranking at approximately US$103,538 from FilmX’s Nigeria, Ghana and Liberia reporting. “7 Dogs” continues to lead the 2020-to-present ranking. Each result shows its local-currency figure and reporting dates. You can also see results from previous weeks. Explore AFP Africa Box Office: africanfilmpress.com/africa-… We hope the page encourages more regular local box office reporting and grows into a fuller view of cinema activity across Africa as more countries make their figures public. Reach out to us! #AfricaBoxOffice #AfricanCinema #FilmData #AfricanFilmPress

Known for her short film Ti E N Bo, television directing and writing, Chinazaekpere Chukwu makes her feature debut with "Her Daughters’ Mother". Set to screen at Film Africa 2026 in a strong Nigerian lineup. Read more about Chinazaekpere's project: bit.ly/4xWa3cw