Dakota Fanning wants people to know that just because she is playing a woman raised in Ethiopia in her new film does not mean the role was whitewashed in order for her to play it. Fanning is currently ...

Reporting from Palm Springs — It is a vision of Ethiopia that the average American might not expect: craggy emerald peaks, picturesque villages, a priest blessing a family for a festive religious ...

The compelling “Difret” is a small film with a lot on its mind. Authentic and affecting, this drama about fighting against the Ethiopian tradition of abducting young girls into marriage is potent ...

Ethiopia, a US ally in the battle against Al Qaeda-affiliated militants in Somalia, added to mounting worries about religious discord in the diverse east African state by screening a provocative ...

Ethiopia has selected Jan Philipp Weyl's 'Running Against the Wind' as its submission for the best international feature film category at the 2020 Oscars. By Nick Holdsworth Ethiopia has selected Jan ...

Ethiopian Oscar contender 'Running Against the Wind' from director Jan Philipp Weyl will have its market premiere next month at Cannes' virtual market. French sales group Wide has taken global rights ...

Only one film from sub-Saharan Africa (excluding South Africa) has ever won an Academy Award for foreign-language film. That is “Black and White in Color” back in 1976, directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud ...

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - An Ethiopian woman whose terrifying ordeal of kidnap and rape at the hands of her would-be husband inspired Angelina Jolie's new film Difret says she hopes her ...

OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - A film set in Ethiopia about a bloodthirsty regime under which political dissidents and village children alike were ruthlessly killed has won best movie award at Africa's top ...

A documentary film, which depicts the wheat revolution in Ethiopia enabling Ethiopia to cross the threshold into a new era of agricultural sovereignty, was inaugurated today.

Ethiopia is not a country known for its burgeoning film scene. Even the capital city, Addis Ababa, only boasts 20 cinemas. It’s also not an easy place to make a movie, but that didn’t stop filmmaker ...

Among the many stories about Ethiopia's long, multifaceted past and present, an extraordinary transformation that has received less media attention is the dramatic leap forward in its movie industry.