The following is a list of African films. It is arranged alphabetically by country of origin.
See main article: List of Algerian films.
See main article: List of Angolan films.
| Year | Title | Director | Genre | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | the first of The Gods Must Be Crazy film series | ||||
| 1989 | part of The Gods Must Be Crazy film series |
See main article: List of Burkinabé films.
See main article: List of Cameroonian films.
See main article: List of Chadian films.
See main article: Cinema of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
See main article: List of Republic of Congo films.
See main article: List of Egyptian films.
| Year | Title | Director | Genre | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | [2] | ||||
| 2016 | [3] |
See main article: List of Ethiopian films.
See main article: List of Gabonese films.
| Year | Title | Director | Genre | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | The Boy Kumasenu | Sean Graham | |||
| 1980 | Love Brewed in the African Pot | ||||
| 1987 | Zinabu | William Akuffo and Richard Quartey | |||
| 1993 | Sankofa | This film is Burkinabé, but shot in Ghana. | |||
| 2005 | Emmanuel's Gift | Lisa Lax and Nancy Stern | |||
| 2006 | Run Baby Run | Emmanuel Apea | |||
| 2006 | A Goat's Tail | Julius Amedume | |||
| 2007 | Princess Tyra | ||||
| 2009 | A Sting in a Tale | ||||
| 2010 | Coz Ov Moni | King Luu | |||
| 2010 | Sinking Sands | ||||
| 2011 | An African Election | Jarreth and Kevin Merz | |||
| 2011 | Ties That Bind | ||||
| 2012 | Contract | ||||
| 2013 | Coz Ov Moni 2 (FOKN Revenge) | King Luu | |||
| 2015 | Heaven | Abu Idi - Haus of Euphorium | thriller |
See main article: List of Guinean films.
See main article: List of Ivorian films.
See main article: List of Kenyan films.
| Year | Title | Director | Genre | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | When Fate Hardens (also known as Destiny is Very Hard) | feature film | [4] | ||
| 1974 | The Road | Mohamed Shaaban | feature film | ||
| 1976 | Mohammad, Messenger of God (also known as The Message) | ||||
| 1977 | Les Ambassadeurs | ||||
| 1977 | The Green Light (al-Daw’ al-Akhdar) | Abedalla Mushbahi | |||
| 1981 | Lion of the Desert | ||||
| 1983 | Battle of Tagrift (Ma’rakat Taqraft) | ||||
| 1985 | The Bomb Shell (al-Shaziya) (also known as The Splinter) | ||||
| 1986 | Love in Narrow Alleys (Hub fi al-aziqa al-dayiqa) | [5] | |||
| 1993/4 | Symphony of Rain (Ma’azufatu al-matar) | Abdella Zarok |
| Year | Title | Director | Genre | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Tabataba | ||||
| 2004 | Souli |
See main article: List of Malian films.
See main article: List of Mauritanian films.
See main article: List of Mauritian films.
See main article: List of Moroccan films.
See main article: List of Mozambican films.
| Year | Title | Director | Genre | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Red Scorpion | ||||
| 2007 | |||||
| 2009 | Rider without a Horse | ||||
| 2011 | Looking for Iilonga | ||||
| 2015 | Katutura | ||||
| 2019 | Hairareb | Oshoveli Shipoh | |||
| 2019 |
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| 2020 | Walking Forward | Tim Huebschle, Ndinomholo Ndilula |
See main article: List of Nigerien films.
See main article: List of Nigerian films.
| Year | Title | Director | Genre | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 100 Days | ||||
| 2004 | Hotel Rwanda | ||||
| 2005 | Sometimes in April | ||||
| 2007 | Munyurangabo | Lee Isaac Chung | |||
| 2012 | Ibara | Tom Nkusi/Emmy Ruzindana | action |
| Year | Title | Director | Genre | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Cry Freetown | ||||
| 2012 | SALAY | Ali Kamanda | short-film |
See main article: List of Somali films.
| Year | Title | Director | Genre | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Geedka nolosha | ||||
| 1992 | La Conchiglia | Abdulkadir Ahmed Said |
See main article: List of South African films.
| Year | Title | Director | Genre | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | |||||
| 2003 | Bongoland |
| Year | Title | Director | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Kouami | Metonou Do Kokou | short | |
| 1979 | Au rendez-vous du rêve abêti | Kodjo Goncalves | short documentary | |
| 1986 | The Blooms of Banjeli | Carlyn Saltman | short documentary | |
| 1988 | Bawina | Minza Bataba | short | |
| 1991 | Ashakara | |||
| 1994 | Femmes aux yeux ouverts | documentary | ||
| 1996 | Les Oubliées | documentary | ||
| 1999 | Sarah Maldoror ou la nostalgie de l'utopie | documentary | ||
| 2002 | Le Dilemme d'Eya | short drama | ||
See main article: List of Tunisian films.
| Year | Title | Director | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Guns for Sale | |||
| 2001 | ABC Africa | |||
| 2006 | Invisible Children | |||
| 2010 | Who Killed Captain Alex? | Nabwana IGG | action film | |
| 2010 | Yogera | Donald Mugisha | drama film | |
| 2011 | Hello | short | ||
| 2011 | State Research Bureau | |||
| 2012 | The Life | drama film | ||
| 2013 | In Just Hours | short | [6] | |
| 2013 | The Route | |||
| 2014 | Bala Bala Sese | |||
| 2015 | Tiktok | Usama Mukwaya | short | |
| 2015 | Sipi | |||
| 2016 | Queen of Katwe | Mira Nair | ||
| 2016 | Bad Black | Nabwana IGG | action film | |
| 2017 | Steve T. Ayeny | war film | ||
| 2018 | Veronica's Wish | Drama film | ||
| 2018 | BreadWinner | Drama film | ||
| 2021 | Black Glove | Angella Emurwon | Mystery-thriller | Produced at Sebamala Arts in conjunction with SOLOFX in Uganda. |
| Year | Title | Director | Genre | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Sahara Occidental indépendance ou génocide? | Collective direction | [7] | ||
| 2011 | Wilaya | Pedro Pérez Rosado | |||
| 2012 | La Badil (No Other Choice) |
See main article: List of Zambian films.
See main article: List of Zimbabwean films.