Ethiopia, a US ally in the battle against Al Qaeda-affiliated militants in Somalia, added to mounting worries about religious discord in the diverse east African state by screening a provocative ...

The compelling “Difret” is a small film with a lot on its mind. Authentic and affecting, this drama about fighting against the Ethiopian tradition of abducting young girls into marriage is potent ...

The 38-minute short, world premiering at IDFA in Amsterdam, explores the mourning after an airplane crash in Ethiopia, which ...

The first locally produced feature film on the Nile River will be released this month, taking a modest budget of half a million Birr. The 105-minute film, 'Blue Horse', will reflect on the challenges ...

Ethiopia is not a country known for its burgeoning film scene. Even the capital city, Addis Ababa, only boasts 20 cinemas. It’s also not an easy place to make a movie, but that didn’t stop filmmaker ...

OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - A film set in Ethiopia about a bloodthirsty regime under which political dissidents and village children alike were ruthlessly killed has won best movie award at Africa's top ...

A Turkish film was screened on Friday as part of the satellite transmission of the ongoing European Film Festival. Award-winning "Once upon a Time in Anatolia" was directed by Turkish filmmaker Nuri ...

An Ethiopian film “Heartfelt Wish” in which a Turkish restaurateur co-stars attracts great attention in Ethiopia. Turkish restaurateur Ramazan Gok plays the role of Ozan, an American of Turkish origin ...

Only one film from sub-Saharan Africa (excluding South Africa) has ever won an Academy Award for foreign-language film. That is “Black and White in Color” back in 1976, directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud ...

As the Ethiopian holiday of Sigd was celebrated Wednesday, Ethiopian-Israeli filmmaker Esti Almo Wexler marked the date with screenings of her new 29-minute short titled “Bunchi,” about a 35-year-old ...

Among the many stories about Ethiopia's long, multifaceted past and present, an extraordinary transformation that has received less media attention is the dramatic leap forward in its movie industry.