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African films are winning abroad; So why are they hard to find at home?

Balufu Bakuba Director, centre du cinema in DRC (extreme right) and Senagal's Germain Coly (centre) take part in a panel discussion on cinema policies in Africa at the first edition of the Timimoun International Short Film Festival in Algeria. [Betty Njeru, Standard]

Funding gaps, limited access, and political pressure are keeping African films from reaching young audiences across the continent.

That was the consensus among filmmakers, directors, and producers at the just-concluded Timimoun International Short Film Festival in the Algerian Sahara.

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