The Wound to premiere at top US, European festivals

Still from The Wound. (Image: Urucu Media / Sundance Film Festival) Independent production house Urucu Media, the company behind the multiple award-winning drama Necktie Youth, could not have asked for a stronger start for their latest film. The Wound will make its...

Five filmmakers chosen for African writers’ residency

Five emerging African screenwriters have been chosen to participate in REALNESS, a pioneering residency initiative that will give a new generation of filmmakers the opportunity to cultivate their talent as authentic voices in African cinema. The selection of the five...

Urucu brings Cannes Critics’ Week to South Africa

Endurance Newtown and Justin Wang in Boris Lojkine’s first fiction feature film, Hope Independent film production company Urucu has partnered with Cannes’ La Semaine de la Critique to bring a unique selection of Cannes Critics’ Week movies to South...