Does the absence of African films in the main competition at this year's Cannes Film Festival point to a glass ceiling? Or is African cinema still slowly but surely finding its way to the top table?

The Croisette will host a star-studded movie by Nigerian-born twins, the first film by a Rwandan director in the Official Selection, a landmark co-pro and the latest from a Moroccan auteur.

The pan-African institution's slate includes the Lagos-set 'Mrs. Dalloway' adaptation ¡Clarissa,' premiering in Cannes and ...