African Film Press has launched Logline, a daily film-guessing knowledge quiz that challenges players to identify African films using a series of clues, the alliance’s first interactive initiative aimed at increasing the discoverability of African cinema.
Available as a daily challenge and free to users, Logline presents players with five African films to solve each day. For every film, players receive one clue at a time, ranging from plot hooks and countries of origin to release years, directors, awards, and other notable facts. The goal is to identify each title using as few clues as possible, with players having up to five clues to guess each film. The game also includes daily streaks, allowing users to track consecutive successful plays.
Now one week since its launch, AFP has introduced new updates that improve the overall user experience. At the end of the day’s round, players can compare their score with everyone else who played that day, making it possible to see whether a day’s selection of films was difficult for everyone. Players can see how their score compares with the day’s average. Films solved using a lifeline (two per film) are marked as assisted solves, giving shared results more context while encouraging players to discover the titles they missed.
Starting June 29, Logline will follow a daily theme. The first day will focus on Nollywood and Nigerian cinema, while future themes could spotlight particular decades, genres, regions, languages, or the work of a single filmmaker.
More features include a collection tab that maps the countries represented by films players have correctly identified. As users solve more titles from across the continent, they gradually build a visual record of their exploration of African cinema.
Each film featured in the game also includes links directing players to Just Watch for information about where the title can be streamed and Letterboxd to learn more about the film.
AFP’s Logline is available on mobile and desktop.
Africa Film Press is a continental alliance of Akoroko, Sinemafocus, and What Kept Me Up, also known for the AFP Critics Prize.
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