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Reyka, the award-winning South African crime thriller series is up for two awards at the November 21st International Emmy Award ceremony: Best Drama and Best Performance by an Actress for Kim Engelbrecht.

Nafsi, the 2021 Kenyan drama starring Mumbi Maina and Catherine Kamau about a friendship put in jeopardy when a mutual agreement surrounding surrogacy goes south, is now available on Netflix. The Blue Caftan clinches The Jury Prize at the Marrakech International Film Festival. Maryam Touzani’s drama involving a closeted gay tailor, his dying wife and his apprentice, is Morocco’s submission to the 95th Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film.

Nanny is a 2022 American horror fable written and directed by American-Sierra Leonean Nikyatu Jusu. Starring American-Senegalese Anna Diop, the film offers a unique twist on the American immigrant experience filtered through the lens of African superstitions and folklore. It won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance has a theatrical release on 23 November prior to streaming on Prime Video in December.

The 44th edition of the Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) (Arabic: مهرجان القاهرة السينمائي الدولي) runs 13-22 November. Held annually in the Cairo Opera House, CIFF is one of only 15 Festivals with a category "A" status by the International Federation of Film Producers Associations. It is the oldest and only internationally accredited cultural feature film festival in the Arab World, Africa and the Middle East.