"Especially the younger generation has responded very well," the 15-year-old who just won a Raindance award tells THR in an interview. "They now feel more empowered." By Georg Szalai Global Business ...

The Kenya-Germany coming-of-age drama, featuring a star-making performance by Michelle Lemuya Ikeny and available in the Cannes market, was Kenya’s entry for the best international feature Oscar race.

Atlas International Film has taken international rights for “Nawi,” a drama about a 13-year-old Kenyan girl who yearns to go to high school but instead is going to be forced into an arranged marriage.

The programme highlighted the role girls are playing in preventing child marriages and promoting safety in their communities ...

Even before Saeed Roustayee’s “Woman and Child” premieres at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival, the Iranian director’s new work is sparking heated controversy that reflects deep soul searching within ...