Film And Tv

Features, reviews, and essays on film and TV shows from across the African continent

AFRIFF Film and Content Market Hopes to Build a Sustainable Regional Film Market

Despite its longevity and status as the world’s second-largest producer of films, the Nigerian film industry does not  have a film market. For decades, Nigerian filmmakers seeking international distribution and partnerships have taken individual paths to achieving this: submitting scripts to regional and international labs, and networking with sales agents, distributors, content aggregators, producers and […]

Seyi Lasisi

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1 year ago

AFRIFF Film and Content Market Hopes to Build a Sustainable Regional Film Market

Interrogating Queer and Female Bodies in Nigerian Film Archive

When, in 2021, Nigerian academic and documentary filmmaker Dr. Añulika Agina tried accessing the Nigerian Film Archive situated at the National Film, Video and Sound Archive (NFVSA) in Jos, her research interest was stifled by bureaucratic absurdities. Emails were left unacknowledged and when they were acknowledged, sloppy responses followed. The academic recounted this traumatic experience […]

Seyi Lasisi

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1 year ago

Interrogating Queer and Female Bodies in Nigerian Film Archive

The Accelerate Filmmaker Project: A Casual Glimpse into Nollywood’s Future

The Accelerate Filmmaker Project and Access Bank funded films of 2024 had their first public screening at the 2024 edition of the Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF). This was followed by another ticketed screening, organized by Accelerate TV months after. Recently, the films made by first-time young filmmakers were uploaded to Accelerate TV’s YouTube channel […]

Seyi Lasisi

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1 year ago

The Accelerate Filmmaker Project: A Casual Glimpse into Nollywood’s Future

Big Brother Naija’s Addiction to Chaos: Why Toxicity Often Wins

Reality television has always thrived on conflict, and in Nigeria no show has perfected that formula quite like Big Brother Naija. Introduced to the Nigerian audience in 2006, BBN has become one of the country’s most influential cultural exports, shaping slang, style, and Saturday night Twitter (X) battles.  But somewhere along the way, the producers […]

Naomi Ezenwa

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1 year ago

Big Brother Naija’s Addiction to Chaos: Why Toxicity Often Wins

The Fragile World of “Sin: Blackout”  

The split screen opens with three shots of a bustling Lagos scene, briefly immersing us in the city’s chaos. A radio broadcast reports a shootout at the court premises, prompting spontaneous reactions from commuters. The camera cuts to Tosin (played by Toni Tones), accompanied by Leo (Gideon Okeke), a personal assistant from The Consortium, returning […]

Adedamola Adedayo

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1 year ago

The Fragile World of “Sin: Blackout”  

Funke Akindele Is Gearing Up for Another Blockbuster

The headlines read like a victory lap: 1 billion naira in 19 days. Everybody Loves Jenifa has just become the fastest Nollywood film to hit that milestone, and Funke Akindele has done it again. But even before its December 13, 2023, premiere, anticipation was feverish. The campaign began long before the official release date, crescendoing […]

Shalom Tewobola

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1 year ago

Funke Akindele Is Gearing Up for Another Blockbuster
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