African cinema is in the middle of a structural shift. Production budgets are climbing, streaming platforms are commissioning original series, and a generation of directors is being given resources their predecessors could only dream of.
But the boom is uneven. Distribution remains a bottleneck. Talent retention is a constant fight against Hollywood and London. And the question of who actually owns African stories, and the IP they generate, has never been more urgent.
We break down the business of the boom: who is winning, who is being left out, and what the next five years could look like.