DAKAR (Reuters) - To capture the harsh reality of life in Senegal, film director Mati Diop chose young people she met at building sites, bars and in Dakar's poorer suburbs as the stars of 'Atlantics', ...

Proud of its reputation and humble beginnings in Dakar's smaller suburbs, Senegal's "Neighborhood Film Festival" has become part of an evolving film industry in Africa. NPR's Ofeibea Quist-Arcton ...

RUFISQUE, Senegal — Members of a 200-strong audience struggle to hold back tears as the credits roll on the film “Io Capitano” in a small auditorium in the outskirts of Senegal’s capital Dakar. The ...

Senegal has selected French-Senegalese filmmaker Mati Diop’s Golden Bear-winning contemporary doc Dahomey as its submission for Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards. Dahomey had ...

Senegal has selected Mati Diop’s “Atlantics” as the country’s official entry for the best international feature film category at the 92nd Academy Awards. “Atlantics” premiered in competition at this ...

DAKAR, July 11 (Reuters) - (This July 11 story has been corrected to say that the business has two owners, not just Aubert, in paragraph 4) From a concrete jetty on Dakar's sun-baked coastline, ...

World premiering at the London Film Festival, the latest feature from veteran helmer Moussa Sene Absa tells a story of female rage that is both resonantly contemporary and as old as the hills. In a ...

Senegal has selected Mati Diop's debut feature 'Atlantics' to be its 2020 Oscar contender in the best international feature film category. By Scott Roxborough Senegal has picked Mati Diop‘s Cannes ...