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  "path": "/2026/film/global/canex-creations-african-film-neon-first-look-cannes-clarissa-1236749482/",
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  "textContent": "CANEX Creations CEO Osahon Akpata has outlined his strategic vision for how the pan-African institution can boost the profile of the continent’s filmmakers, while Neon has released a first-look image for the CANEX-backed “Clarissa,” the buzzy, Lagos-set adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s “Mrs. Dalloway” that premieres May 16 in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard sidebar. Directed by Arie […]",
  "title": "Canex Creations Boss Talks Global Ambitions for African Film as Neon Drops First Look for Buzzy Cannes Premiere ‘Clarissa’ (EXCLUSIVE)"
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