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03/05/2026

Hollywood Just Said: Human Creativity Cannot Be Replaced

Hollywood just sent a message to the entire world. Human creativity cannot be replaced.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the body behind the Oscars, has announced that starting with the 99th Academy Awards scheduled for March 14, 2027, artificial intelligence is officially banned from acting and writing nominations.

- AI Acting Ban
Only roles demonstrably performed by humans with their consent can be nominated for acting awards. An AI-generated or AI-enhanced performance is not eligible, full stop.

- AI Writing Ban
Screenplays must be human-authored to qualify. You cannot use AI to write your script and still claim an Oscar nomination.
Production Proof
If the Academy suspects AI was used excessively in a film's production, they can demand proof of human creation. The burden is on the filmmaker.

Now here is why this matters deeply for Cameroon, Nigeria, and the entire African film industry.

We are at a crossroads. AI tools are flooding the market. Cheap, fast, and accessible. Some filmmakers across Africa are already experimenting with AI to cut production costs. This is understandable because resources are limited. But the Oscars have just drawn a clear line: the world still values human storytelling above machine output.

Nollywood produces over 2,500 films a year. Cameroonian cinema is finding its voice. Our stories, about our families, our streets, our politics, our faith, our laughter, are inherently human. No AI can replicate the texture of a Lagos market, the sound of Pidgin on a Douala corner, or the weight of a Yoruba proverb carried through generations.

That is our competitive advantage.

And with the new international film rules also announced, festival wildcards, multiple nominees per country, and the Oscar going to directors not governments, African filmmakers have more pathways to that stage than ever before.

Quick Summary of All New Rules

•AI banned from acting and writing categories
•Festival wins at Cannes, Berlin, Venice, Toronto, Sundance or Busan can now qualify a film directly
•Multiple films from one country can now compete in the International category
•International Film Oscar now awarded to the director, not the country
•Actors can now receive multiple nominations in the same category
•99th Oscars: March 14, 2027
•100th Oscars: March 5, 2028
•From 2029: Oscars move to YouTube and Peacock Theater, making global access easier than ever

The Oscars are evolving. The question is whether we are evolving with them or watching from the sidelines.

Save this. Share it with every filmmaker, film lover, and creative you know.

Do you think African filmmakers are ready for this moment? Let us talk in the comments.

02/05/2026

The Door Just Opened for Africa
The Oscars just changed a rule that could finally put a Cameroonian or Nollywood film on that stage.

For decades, getting an African film nominated for Best International Feature at the Oscars required one thing: your country's selection committee had to pick your film. Just one per country, per year. If politics, favouritism, or poor visibility got in the way, your film never had a chance, no matter how brilliant it was.

That just changed.

Starting with the 99th Academy Awards in March 2027, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has overhauled the entire International Film category. Here is what is new:

1. Festival Wildcards

A film can now qualify for the Oscars by winning a top prize at Berlin, Cannes, Busan, Sundance, Toronto, or Venice. No selection committee approval needed. Win the right festival, and you are in the conversation.

2. Multiple Films Per Country

A country could now send more than one film if both qualify. No more situation where one film kills another. The best work can rise together.

3. Oscar Goes to the Director

The Oscar for Best International Feature will now be presented to the director, not the country. This shifts the recognition from governments and committees to the actual artist who made the film.

Think about what this means for Africa and for the growing wave of Cameroonian and African filmmakers telling stories the world has never heard.

And there is more the Academy announced. AI is now banned from acting and writing awards. Only demonstrably human performances qualify. Actors can now receive multiple nominations in the same category. The Oscars are leaving ABC in 2029 and moving to YouTube, making the ceremony more accessible globally than ever before.

That last point alone means millions more Africans can watch live, for free.

The world's biggest film stage is changing. Africa, it is time to prepare.

Which African film do YOU think could win an Oscar under these new rules? Drop it below.

16/04/2026

We are privileged to have have been selected amongst the 90 organizations

15/04/2026

The team of the Film Project War After the War Ends, met with , prominent Human rights Activist and Entrepreneur in Douala to share with her the objective of their new film project and share with her their perspective on why healling is needed even when the physical war is over as they will always be invisible wounds as a result of the physical war. She congratulated the team made of Dav Media ltd EyaLingo and La Liberte Arts Group on doing this project and pledge to support their endeavors.

They also presented her with an autograph copy of the novel written by Ebai Derrick which is at the center of the film.

This project is funded by Auswärtiges Amt through Goethe-Institut Kamerun
Principal photography is to start in two months

11/04/2026

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27/03/2026

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20/03/2026

20/03/2026

Mission accomplished, if there is one thing that this session has emphasized is the fact that arts is a powerful tool for education.

The FILM AS A TOOL FOR PEACE BUILDING project funded by the Auswärtiges Amt through Goethe-Institut Kamerun is going to be an engaging and impactful project.

A joined initiative of Dav Media ltd EyaLingo and La Liberte Arts Group to realise a film titled War After the War Ends to champion this course.

19/03/2026

It’s day 3 of FILM AS A TOOL FOR PEACE BUILDING RESIDENCY.

We shall through the book War After the War Ends written by adapt into a film to visually show effects of war after the war ends.

Thanks to funding from Auswärtiges Amt through Goethe-Institut Kamerun we are achieving this vision.

Dav Media ltd La Liberte Arts Group EyaLingo

18/03/2026

Day two of the residency for film as a tool for peace building.

A project of La Liberte Arts Group Dav Media ltd and EyaLingo

Funded by the Auswärtiges Amt through Goethe-Institut Kamerun