Films and Movies Made in Africa:- Africa is well known for its raw beauty and exotic scenery. If it is not the gorgeous tropical weather, it is the lush greenery that makes up most of the continent, or it is the unspeakably breath taking sand dunes that take hold of our deserts; or maybe it is the rough terrain and high mountains that touch the sky? or the pristine white sand on our beaches being lapped up by salty, turquoise colored sea water. Whatever the reason, more and more film producers from all over the world have started seeing this continent as the next best location for shooting big blockbuster movies.

Just recently, Netflix shot one of its best performing series’ so far (Sense 8) on location in Nairobi, Kenya. That is not all, ‘Homeland‘, one of the best shows ever to grace our TV’s had a street scene shot in Cape Town CBD. So did ‘Black Sails’ and a host of other popular TV shows. Thanks to the beautiful climate, exceptionally friendly people and gorgeous landscapes that will have you gasping for air, Africa has become a prime location for Films and Movies Made in Africa and big budget series. Our beautiful Motherland is set to grace our silver screens more frequently now as more and more producers realize that we have that ‘picture perfect’ kind of land that support Films and Movies Made in Africa.

Unfortunately many Films and Movies Made in Africa get overlooked due to lack of the publicity. Many movies from the list are award winners or nominees on international festivals like Cannes, Toronto, Tribeca, and Sundance…

On top list of Films and Movies Made in Africa you will find everything: from shocking and eye opening documentaries revealing problematic issues in Africa, stories inspired by real life events, to drama action and love. List of movies that were films and made in Africa: including trailers of the films when available. Africa has a lot of famous landmarks and beautiful landscapes, making it a great location to film movies in. This list of famous movies shot in Africa is listed by popularity, so the movie names at the top of the list are the most well-known. This isn’t necessarily a list of all movies shot in Africa, so if you notice an important film is missing then feel free to add it at the bottom of this list.