KIGALI, Rwanda — The red carpet was rolled out, the Primus beer was on ice and the young stars of Rwandan film paraded into the Kigali Serena Hotel, where actors, filmmakers and foreign visitors ...
He was the real-life inspiration for the 2004 Hollywood film "Hotel Rwanda," starring Don Cheadle and Sophie Okonedo. Rusesabagina has not lived in Rwanda since 1996 when he survived an assassination ...
Rwanda’s film industry has entered uncharted territory with the formation of its first-ever Oscars Selection Committee, a milestone that cultural leaders, filmmakers, and policymakers describe as ...
WITH the Rwanda Film Festival (RFF) just a few days away, organisers are busy with preparations to host numerous film makers and stakeholders from Africa and beyond. The eighth edition of the annual ...
First-time filmmaker Felicia Middlebrooks’s self-written and directed documentary Somebody’s Child: The Redemption of Rwanda premiered in Chicago Saturday. The winner of the New York Film Festival’s ...
EXCLUSIVE: German actor Eugene Boateng (Borga) has joined the cast of Rwanda genocide drama Bisesero: A Daughter’s Story. Boateng joins Tracy Kababiito (African Folktales), Wale Ojo (The Foundation), ...
The rise of smartphones and streaming platforms is reshaping Rwanda’s entertainment landscape, leaving traditional cinema halls struggling to survive amid dwindling audiences and mounting costs. As a ...
Rwandan filmmaker and musician Jacques Muligande, widely known as Mighty Popo, is taking his first feature film to an international audience after ‘Killer Music’ was selected for the 8th Africa Film ...
On Monday, Paul Rusesabagina, who inspired the movie "Hotel Rwanda," was found guilty of terror charges. According to the Associated Press, Rusesabagina was sentenced ...