Netflix and Unesco search for African film-makers to ‘reimagine’ folktales
Competition opens to find six young creators in sub-Saharan Africa who will be funded to produce movies for 2022. For Nelson Mandela they were “morsels rich with the gritty essence of Africa…
Jean-Paul Belmondo, the legendary actor and Icon of the French Cinema, Dead at 88
Jean-Paul Belmondo, the charismatic actor whose singular performances in films like Breathless made him the face of the French New Wave, died on Monday at his home in Paris. He was 88….
SPIKE LEE NAMED FIRST BLACK PRESIDENT OF THE CANNES FILM FESTIVAL JURY
Famed director Spike Lee was just named the first Black head of the Cannes Film Festival jury, France 24 reports. Lee will preside over the 74th edition of the Cannes Film Festival, which is…
AWARD-WINNING AND ICON CISELY TYSON DIED AT 96
RIP QUEEN CISELY , TO HARLEM HOLLYWOOD LEGEND Cicely Tyson, an award-winning icon of the stage and screen who broke barriers for Black actresses with surpassing dignity, died Thursday January...
Netflix Premieres First Ever Documentary About Black Women CEOs
Black women CEOs and entrepreneurs are the stars of the newest Netflix documentary called She Did That. Filmmaker and blogger Renae L. Bluitt created the documentary to promote a more accurate...
10th Annual Silicon Valley Film Festival (SVAFF)
Each year in October, the Silicon Valley African Film Festival provides a unique lens for seeing the real Africa. This is the only film festival in California that focuses exclusively...
72nd Cannes Film Festival: Spotlight on Women Diversity
AlizéLaVie Media team had the opportunity to attend the 72nd annual Cannes festival for the 3rd time in a row which took place from May 14 to 25th 2019. The...
