List of African films
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A list of African films by country of origin. Please note that this list may not be entirely accurate or up-to-date.
Algeria
Main article: List of Algerian films
Angola
Main article: List of Angolan films
Benin
Main article: List of Beninese films
Botswana
- The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980)
- The Gods Must Be Crazy II (1989)
Burkina Faso
Main article: List of Burkinabé films
Burundi
- Gito, l'ingrat (1992)
- Ni-Ni (1980
- Ni nde?
Cameroon
Main article: List of Cameroonian films
Cape Verde
- Amílcar Cabral (2000)
- Fintar o Destino (1998)
- Flagelados do Vento Leste, Os (1988)
- Ilha dos Escravos, A (2006)
- Ilhéu da Contenda (1996)
- Longshots (1994)
- Siza, l'architecte et la vieille ville (2005)
- Testamento do Senhor Napumoceno, O (1997)
Central African Republic
- Lengue (1985)
- Nzale (1985)
- Silence de la forêt, Le (2003)
- Un homme est un homme (1981)
- Yangba bolo (1985)
Chad
Main article: List of Chadian films
Daresalam
Congo
Main article: List of Congolese films
Djibouti
Egypt
Main article: List of Egyptian films
Eritrea
- Fetihe do KimrAweki
- Hidrido hadar
- meAnta
- Wetoto
- Maebel
- Siqta semayat
- Dagmay Hiwet
- White Hotel
Ethiopia
- Adwa (1999)
- Aldewolem (2008)
- Blood Is Not Fresh Water (1997)
- Gir-gir (1997)
- Gouma (1975)
- Menged (2006)
- Mirt Sost Shi Amit (1975)
- Mogzitwa (2003)
- Ye Wonz Maibel (1995)
Gabon
Main article: List of Gabonese films
Ghana
Tokosi, Wife of The Gods Documentary by Kofi Boateng
Trokosi: (wife of the Gods). Produced/directed by Kofi Boateng. 1994, 25 min.Documents a system of providing young girls as servants/slaves to priests among the Ewe people of southeastern Ghana. These "inmates" (or wives of Gods) must serve for an indefinite time as workers and wives to atone for family crimes that can date back to the 17th century. In English and Ewe with subtitles in English
Some Ghanaian films include: Sankofa, Desperate Desire, Faithful Liar, Abroo Ne Bayie-Yente Gyae, The Mask, Abroo Ne Bayie, Mountain of Evil
Guinea
Main article: List of Guinean films
Guinea-Bissau
- Fanado (1984)
- Mascara, A (1995)
- Mortu Nega (1988)
- N'tturudu (1986)
- Po di Sangui (1996)
- Udju Azul di Yonta (1992)
- Xime (1994)
Ivory Coast
Main article: List of Ivorian films
Kenya
Main article: List of Kenyan films
Liberia
- Word Universe: A Journey to West Africa, The (1995)
Libya
- Al Tariq (1975)
- Ambassadeurs, Les (1977)
- Last Jews of Libya, The (2007)
- Lion of the Desert (1981)
- Lorsque le destin s'acharne (1972)
- Message, The (1976)
- Pustinjska ladja (1976)
- Risâlah, al- (1976)
Madagascar
- Angano... Angano... (1989)
- Dahalo, Dahalo (1983)
- Fitampoha (1980)
- Ilo Tsy Very (1987)
- Mahaleo (2005)
- Prix de la paix, Le (1987)
- Quand les étoiles rencontrent la mer (1996)
- Souli (2004)
- Tabataba (1988)
- Very Remby (1974)
Malawi
Mali
Main article: List of Malian films
Mauritania
Main article: List of Mauritanian films
- Waiting for Happiness (2002)
Mauritius
Main article: List of Mauritian films
Morocco
Main article: List of Moroccan films
- Ali Zaoua (2000)
- Marock (2005)
- Tes Cheveux Noirs Ihsan (2006)
Mozambique
Main article: List of Mozambican films
Namibia
- Argument About a Marriage, An (1969)
- Baobab Play (1971)
- Bitter Melons (1971)
- Bonnie's Momentum (2004)
- Diamonds and Rust (2001)
- Imiti ikula (2001)
- Leni Riefenstahl im Sudan (2000)
- Red Scorpion (1989)
- Uno's World (2001)
- Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation (2007)
Niger
Main article: List of Nigerien films
Nigeria
Main article: List of Nigerian films
Rwanda
- 100 Days (2001)
- Gardiens de la mémoire (2004)
- Histoire de tresses (2003)
- Manirafashwa (1986)
- Rwanda, les collines de l'effort (1987)
- Sometimes in April (2005)
- Ikigeragezo cy' ubuzima (2007)
- kanyombya (2008)
- Ikigeragezo cy' ubuzima 2 (2008)
- Kigali got game (2009)
- Ikigeragezo cy'ubuzima 3 (2009)
- Ikigeragezo cy'ubuzima 4 (2009)
São Tomé and Príncipe
Somalia
- Dan Iyo Xarago (1973)
- Geedka nolosha (1988)
- Miyi io Magalo (1968)
South Africa
Main article: List of South African films
Sudan
Tanzania
- Bongoland (2003)
- Maangamizi: The Ancient One (2001)
- Johari(2006)
- Maisha Mapya(2005)
Togo
- Ashakara (1991)
- Au rendez-vous du rêve abêti (1979)
- Bawina (1988)
- Blooms of Banjeli, The (2000)
- Dilemme d'Eya, Le (2002)
- Femmes aux yeux ouverts (1994)
- Gobal Player (2000)
- Kouami (1972)
- Sarah Maladoror ou la nostalgie de l'utopie (1999
Tunisia
Main article: List of Tunisian films
Uganda
ABC Africa (2001) - directed by Abbas Kiarostami
- Full of Energy (2004)
- Invisible Children (2006)
- Pretty Dresses (2006)
- Divizionz (2007)
Western Sahara
Zaire
Main article: list of Democratic Republic of the Congo films
- Burndown (1990)
- Crapaud chez ses beaux-parents, Le (1992)
- Damier, Le (1996)
- Macadam tribu (1996)
- Perle noire (1994)
- Vie est belle, La (1987)
Zambia
Main article: List of Zambian films
- "Africa Dreaming" (1997) TV Series
- Choka! (2001)
- Gräset sjunger (1981) (aka Killing Heat)
- Imiti ikula (2001)
Zimbabwe
Main article: List of Zimbabwean films
- Forbidden Fruit (2000)
- The Legend of the Sky Kingdom (2003)
- A World Apart (1988)
See also
External links
- African film at the Internet Movie Database
- African Media Program Database, Michigan State University Comprehensive database of more than 14,000 African films and videos
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