Features, reviews, and essays on film and TV shows from across the African continent
In 2016, Sola Sobowale, one of Nollywood’s veteran actors renowned for her intergenerational appeal, returned to the Nigerian film industry after nearly two decades away. The film that triggered her career renaissance was Kemi Adetiba’s Wedding Party. Adetiba’s Kings of Boys, which was released on Netflix two years after Wedding Party, further strengthened Sobowale’s return […]
13 hours ago
If you’ve been even remotely active online, the words Achalugo and Odogwu have likely crossed your path, either directly or embedded in brands like Piggyvest’s marketing materials. Perhaps you’ve also encountered the lavish praise hailing Love in Every Word as one of 2025’s cinematic masterpieces, or declarations that Omoni Oboli has revolutionized NollyTube. If we […]
2 weeks ago
An announcement meant to celebrate African storytelling instead ignited debates about Hollywood’s disregard for Nollywood talent, accusations of cultural interloping, and the perceived insensitivity of Western production teams.
4 months ago
As we look back on the previous year’s releases, debuts, and industry-defining moments in Nigerian Film, it’s time we look forward and embrace what this year might hold for Nigerian Film. Here’s what and who to keep an eye on as the year continues to take shape. I do not come to you by chance […]
4 months ago
On the celebration of his 30th anniversary in the Nigerian film industry, Nollywood filmmaker and director Lancelot Imasuen made a call for veteran actors like Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, Genevieve Nnaji, Jim Iyke, and Emeka Ike to give back to the industry. According to him, these big stars have outgrown and abandoned an industry that brought them […]
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African Film Festival (AFF) will celebrate the 31st edition of the New York African Film Festival in grand style, with an array of Nigerian films and documentaries, among other African titles, set to be screened. The festival will open with a North American premiere of Tolu Ajayi’s Over The Bridge. The film, which is set […]
1 year ago
Ace Nollywood actor Wale Ojo is set to play Africa’s foremost dramatist and Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka in film adaptation, The Man Died. The film is inspired by Soyinka’s memoir of the same title and is dedicated to celebrating the icon’s 90th birthday. Soyinka’s The Man Died is a memoir that accounts for the author’s arrest […]
1 year ago
Every week, Culture Custodian grants you an all-access backstage pass into the lives of Nollywood rock stars. You get to hear their fascinating background, their behind-the-scenes stories, and more. Today, we link up with Nigerian content creator, comedian, and Nollywood actor Adebowale Adedayo, popularly known as Mr Macaroni. On his YouTube channel, Mr. Macaroni is […]
1 year ago
The International Academy of Television, Arts and Sciences has welcomed CEO of EbonyLife Media, Mo Abudu, as a member of its newly elected Board of Directors. Other Africans who have recently joined the membership are Founder/CEO of Magic Carpet Labs, Ferdinand Adimefe (Nigeria); Film, Video and Cinematography Affairs/Film Producer & Director of Uganda Communications Commission, […]
1 year ago
By Kikachi Memeh A medical emergency causes a realtor (Temi Fosudo) and his sick daughter (Darasimi Nadi) to take refuge in the home of a military officer (William Benson). The resulting clashes and revelations of the chance meeting provide intrigue to Taiwo Egunjobi’s Green Fever, one of Prime Video’s newest Nollywood releases. It’s a novel […]
1 year ago
The Igbo are a major ethnic group in Nigeria. Although originally rooted in the Southeastern region of the country, they exist across other parts of the country, particularly in metropolitan centers where they work hard as entrepreneurs to earn a living, cater for their families and alleviate communal poverty. The Igbo apprenticeship system—a Nigerian model […]
1 year ago
A good student of the Nigerian film industry would recognize Amaechi Muonagor as an Old Nollywood star and veteran known for his charismatic personality in filmic roles ranging from father to community elder/king, a spiritually fortified being and a comic. Though not known to take the spotlight as the main character in films, he bodied […]
1 year ago
Sensational Nigerian songstress Tiwa Savage makes her acting debut in the film, Water and Garri, which is set for exclusive release on Prime Video on May 10, 2024. The film is from the stable of Tiwa Savage’s production company Everything Savage, and Unbound Studios, and it is directed by Meji Alabi. Meji Alabi is a […]
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