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<p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/2024/article/protesting-2.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="600" loading="lazy"></p><p>One of the notable films get a THUMBS UP on Netflix is an <strong>AFRICAN FILM IN ENGLISH</strong>. African films rarely attract attention from international awards voters.</p> <p><strong>Afraid of REALNESS in African Films at the OSCARS?</strong></p> <ul class="gkBullet2"> <li><strong>Papicha</strong> — confronts <strong>female oppression through the realm of fashion</strong></li> <li><strong>Knuckle City</strong> — a robust boxing crime drama deep into themes of sporting ambition, <strong>corruption, poverty and toxic masculinity</strong></li> <li><strong>Dear Son</strong> — middle-class couple forced to come to terms with the fact their son has <strong>joined ISIS</strong></li> <li><strong>Atlantics</strong> — <strong>disorientating</strong> blend of supernatural imagery and socio-political commentary</li> <li><strong>Lionheart</strong> — a crowd-pleasing story of <strong>female empowerment</strong> directed by actress Genevieve Nnaji</li> <li><strong>Teza</strong> — film on <strong>Ethiopia's brutal past wins African Oscar</strong></li> </ul> <p>{avsplayer videoid=658}</p> <p><br style="clear: both;" />&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Senegal&nbsp;</strong>has a strong chance of a nomination this year with&nbsp;<strong><em>Atlantics.</em></strong></p> <p>The <strong>first film by a black female director ever to play in Cannes Competition, <em>Atlantics</em></strong> took home the grand prize followed by the Sutherland prize for a debut feature at BFI London Film Festival and an honorable mention at the Hamptons International Film Festival.</p> <p><strong>Netflix announced its acquisition of worldwide rights on <em>Atlantics.</em></strong></p> <p>The disqualification of a Nigerian movie from the <strong>Oscar</strong>'s Best International <strong>Film</strong> category has triggered a wave of criticism in the <strong>African</strong> country, <strong>home to the world's second-largest <strong>film</strong> industry.</strong></p> <p><strong>The Academy on Monday ruled out the movie Lionheart</strong> <strong>— the first Netflix original film to be made in Nigeria, the first work that Nigeria has submitted to the Oscars, for having been shot mostly in English</strong></p> <p>The last time a film representing an African country <strong>won this category was South Africa’s “Tsotsi,” by Gavin Hood, Oscars in 2006.</strong></p> <p><strong>Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project,</strong> which teamed with the Pan African Federation of Filmmakers earlier this year to create the African Film Heritage Project. It’s designed to locate, restore, and <strong>preserve 50 African cinema classics and make them available to audiences around the world.</strong></p>

<p><img src="https://www.jones-massey.com//images/2024/article/protesting-2.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="600" loading="lazy"></p><p>One of the notable films get a THUMBS UP on Netflix is an <strong>AFRICAN FILM IN ENGLISH</strong>. African films rarely attract attention from international awards voters.</p> <p><strong>Afraid of REALNESS in African Films at the OSCARS?</strong></p> <ul class="gkBullet2"> <li><strong>Papicha</strong> — confronts <strong>female oppression through the realm of fashion</strong></li> <li><strong>Knuckle City</strong> — a robust boxing crime drama deep into themes of sporting ambition, <strong>corruption, poverty and toxic masculinity</strong></li> <li><strong>Dear Son</strong> — middle-class couple forced to come to terms with the fact their son has <strong>joined ISIS</strong></li> <li><strong>Atlantics</strong> — <strong>disorientating</strong> blend of supernatural imagery and socio-political commentary</li> <li><strong>Lionheart</strong> — a crowd-pleasing story of <strong>female empowerment</strong> directed by actress Genevieve Nnaji</li> <li><strong>Teza</strong> — film on <strong>Ethiopia's brutal past wins African Oscar</strong></li> </ul> <p>{avsplayer videoid=658}</p> <p><br style="clear: both;" />&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Senegal&nbsp;</strong>has a strong chance of a nomination this year with&nbsp;<strong><em>Atlantics.</em></strong></p> <p>The <strong>first film by a black female director ever to play in Cannes Competition, <em>Atlantics</em></strong> took home the grand prize followed by the Sutherland prize for a debut feature at BFI London Film Festival and an honorable mention at the Hamptons International Film Festival.</p> <p><strong>Netflix announced its acquisition of worldwide rights on <em>Atlantics.</em></strong></p> <p>The disqualification of a Nigerian movie from the <strong>Oscar</strong>'s Best International <strong>Film</strong> category has triggered a wave of criticism in the <strong>African</strong> country, <strong>home to the world's second-largest <strong>film</strong> industry.</strong></p> <p><strong>The Academy on Monday ruled out the movie Lionheart</strong> <strong>— the first Netflix original film to be made in Nigeria, the first work that Nigeria has submitted to the Oscars, for having been shot mostly in English</strong></p> <p>The last time a film representing an African country <strong>won this category was South Africa’s “Tsotsi,” by Gavin Hood, Oscars in 2006.</strong></p> <p><strong>Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project,</strong> which teamed with the Pan African Federation of Filmmakers earlier this year to create the African Film Heritage Project. It’s designed to locate, restore, and <strong>preserve 50 African cinema classics and make them available to audiences around the world.</strong></p>