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AfroCannes 2025 To Explore Afro-Futurism & African Innovation In Film
AfroCannes 2025 brings Afro-Futurism to Cannes with filmmaker talks, panels on Afro-German filmmakers, and a fireside chat with Ernest White II.
Its organizer, the not-for-profit Yanibes Foundation, said this year’s theme “underscores the transformative power of Afro-Futurism” and will focus on African storytelling and culture and as well as identity and innovation. There will be panels homing in on topics including the new Nigerian film industry, the connections between Africa and Asia with Dr. Pushpinder Chowdhry and others, inclusion, a focus on Afro-German filmmakers, and a fireside chat with producer and explorer Ernest White II. “Beyond the glitz and glam of the Cannes Film Festival, AfroCannes highlights the importance of representation— it isn’t just about who’s on the stage, it’s about who’s in the room,” the organizers said ahead of this year’s event.
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