Art

Digital Piracy in Nigeria: We Need Honest and Accommodating Conversations

The Nigerian literary community has been engaged in an important conversation around piracy, unapproved digitization, accessibility, and distribution of Nigerian and African books. Fortune Amor’s digitization of over 200 African writers’ books belonging to the Heinemann African Writers Series sparked this timely conversation. Nigerian journalist and writer, Molara Wood, and others have rightfully called out […]

Seyi Lasisi

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6 months ago

Digital Piracy in Nigeria: We Need Honest and Accommodating Conversations

Akay Mason’s “Red Circle” is a Thoughtful Drama that Doesn’t Add Up

The Yoruba people have a saying: “Sátídé ti ọ dà, àti Jímọ́h láti mọ́.” Although there are different iterations of this saying, what they loosely translate to is that tomorrow’s greatness is foreshadowed in the details of today. This often-recycled axiom captures my thoughts after watching the trailer for Akay Mason’s Red Circle which has […]

Seyi Lasisi

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1 year ago

Akay Mason’s “Red Circle” is a Thoughtful Drama that Doesn’t Add Up

Tunde Owolabi’s “Without Rest: The Crown We Gain” Lagos Exhibit

Lagos-based artist Tunde Owolabi returned with Without Rest: The Crown We Gain, his fourth solo exhibition and perhaps one of his most socially attentive bodies of work yet. Held at No Parking Lagos from April 11 to May 9, 2026, the exhibition brought together sculpture, photography, prints, and drawings in an immersive reflection on labour, […]

Anjola Akinmade

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4 months ago

Tunde Owolabi’s “Without Rest: The Crown We Gain” Lagos Exhibit

AMVCA 2026 : Africa’s Biggest Award is Still Burdened By its Oldest Problems

When, in 2013, MultiChoice Africa and its Africa Magic channels launched the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA), it was to celebrate and honour excellence in African film and television. Prior to this, there was no single, high-profile awards platform dedicated specifically to African screen content across the continent. From inception, the award was deliberate […]

Seyi Lasisi

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4 months ago

AMVCA 2026 : Africa’s Biggest Award is Still Burdened By its Oldest Problems

15 African Projects Restored and Distributed on French TV5MONDE+

On 11th May, 2026, TV5MONDE+, a global, free streaming service owned by the public television network TV5MONDE, made 15 restored African films available for global access under a designated Cinémathèque Afrique space. The launch has been framed as a landmark collaboration between TV5MONDE and the French Institute (Institut français).  The first restored works include Paulin […]

Seyi Lasisi

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4 months ago

15 African Projects Restored and Distributed on French TV5MONDE+

Ganza Moise, Rwandan Film Industry, and Funding African Stories Stories

In January 2026, Ganza Moise’s Ako Kantu had its world premiere at the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR).  Ako Kantu, a Valentine’s Day special episode takes an unexpected turn when a sensationalist YouTuber interviews a charismatic thief. The short film was among eleven African films that screened at the festival including Malek Bensmail’s The Arab, […]

Seyi Lasisi

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4 months ago

Ganza Moise, Rwandan Film Industry, and Funding African Stories Stories

Idrissa Ouédraogo’s “Tilaï” Selected for 2026 Cannes Classics.

Burkinabé filmmaker Idrissa Ouédraogo‘s Tilaï (The Law) has been selected for the 2026 Cannes Classics. The 4k restoration of the project will screen alongside 21 feature films, 3 short films, and 6 documentaries, and two contemporary works. The Cannes Classics is a section dedicated to showcasing the preservation work carried out by production companies, rights […]

Seyi Lasisi

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4 months ago

Idrissa Ouédraogo’s “Tilaï” Selected for 2026 Cannes Classics.
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