Djimon Hounsou Signs Up As Special Guest Speaker For AfroBerlin & AfroCannes

January 14, 2026 Deadline

EXCLUSIVE: Two-time Oscar nominee Djimon Hounsou is set to participate in the 2026 editions of AfroBerlin and AfroCannes. The not-for-profit Yanibes Foundation, which launched both events in 2022 as spaces to discuss narratives from Africa and the African diaspora against the backdrops of the Berlinale and Cannes Film Festival, said Hounsou’s participation marked “a defining […]