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Alison Hird with RFI

Why is African cinema out of the picture at the Cannes Film Festival?

Ben’imana by Rwandan director Marie-Clémentine Dusabejambo will be screened in the Un Certain Regard section. © Festival de Cannes

Does the absence of African films in the main competition at this year’s Cannes Film Festival point to a glass ceiling? Or is African cinema still slowly but surely finding its way to the top table?

The absence of African-made films among the 22 contenders for this year's Palme d’Or might suggest African filmmakers are still struggling to break into the world’s most prestigious film festival.

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