Multi-channel pan-African content provider M-Net has announced that a season of films dedicated to African humour has been added to the African Film Library (AFL), following the launch of the video-on-demand service earlier this year.
The African film industry has a rich heritage in the comedy genre, producing films that provide a unique perspective on African culture and its political landscape, and often a source of escapism in times of unrest. The catalogue includes comedy Max and Mona, a unique film that tells the story of village boy with extraordinary mourning skills.
Other films available in the catalogue include FESPACO 2007 winner Le President A-T-IL le Sida (The President has Aids); Cameroonian comedy Pousse-Pousse and Rickshaw Tricycle Man by Daniel Kamwa; Soweto Green, a political drama-comedy made after South Africa’s first historic democratic elections; and Zimbabwean comedy-drama Kini and Adams by Idrissa Ouedraogo.
Following the initial launch of the African Humour season the AFL will add further comedy titles to the catalogue including There’s a Zulu On My Stoep from South African comedy legend Leon Schuster.
Titles in the African Humour season are available to download from www.africanfilmlibrary.com.
