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 […]

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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 […]

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1 year ago

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

Cinema as Time Capsule : A Retrospective Review of Adeyemi Afolayan’s “Iya Ni Wura”

In 1966, Nigerian filmmaker and theatre producer, Adeyemi “Ade Love” Afolayan joined Moses “Baba Sala” Olaiya’s drama troupe, The Alawada Theatre Group. It was a five-year mentorship phase that evolved into a creative partnership when Ade Love directed Olaiya’s Mosebolatan in 1986. The film, which represents a definitive project of their professional relationships, was a […]

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5 months ago

Cinema as Time Capsule : A Retrospective Review of Adeyemi Afolayan’s “Iya Ni Wura”

Has Nollywood Outgrown the Open Casting Call?

On March 6, 2026, Nigerian filmmaker and one of the dominating presences in Nollywood YouTube productions, Ruth Kadiri, held a physical open audition in Lagos. This open audition attracted, as anticipated, a slew of eager Nigerians passionate to enter the film industry. In one of the multiple videos captured from the open audition, what was […]

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5 months ago

Has Nollywood Outgrown the Open Casting Call?

Great Lakes Creative Producers Lab Opens Application for 6th Edition

The Great Lakes Creative Producers Lab (GLCPL) is now officially accepting applications for its 2026 edition. Founded in 2021 by Aftales Film Hub (Kenya) and Kiasi Productions (Uganda), the GLCPL was built to address a critical gap in the African film ecosystem by providing structured, high-level producer training that bridges creativity and industry practice. The […]

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5 months ago

Great Lakes Creative Producers Lab Opens Application for 6th Edition

Dika Ofoma, others Selected for La Fabrique Cinéma

Nigerian filmmaker Dika Ofoma, Kenyan director Lydia Matata, and Moroccan filmmaker Kenza Tazi have been selected for the 18th edition of the La Fabrique Cinéma (The Cinema Factory) ahead of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival. The La Fabrique Cinéma is the Institut français programme that brings first-and second-feature projects from Global South filmmakers to Cannes […]

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5 months ago

Dika Ofoma, others Selected for La Fabrique Cinéma
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