In Bakasi, a short documentary by filmmaker Kachi Benson has been selected to screen at Berlinale Film Festival. ‘In Bakasi’ was debuted at the Cairo International Film Festival as the
Nigerian-American screenwriter, producer and director Chinonye Chukwu has made history as she becomes the first black woman to win Sundance Film Festival’s Grand Jury Prize for her U.S. Dramatic entry,
There’s finally a glimpse of what we can expect from Chiwetel Ejiofor’s directorial debut that’s set to premiere on Netflix soon. The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind is based on a
Veteran Nollywood actress, Kate Henshaw is set to judge CBS’ new reality show The World’s Best alongside 49 other international judges. The American judges include Drew Barrymore, Faith Hill, RuPaul
Over the past decade, M.I has asserted himself as the king of rap in the Nigerian hip-hop scene often referring to himself as the Nigerian rap messiah. Now, he is
John Boyega is certainly starting the new year with a bang! The British-Nigerian actor announced yesterday that he will executive produce the upcoming South African crime thriller God is Good and also
“What is a good film to you?” Nollywood indie film director, Imoh Umoren, asked on Twitter. I replied “A film that has a great story, often poetic dialogue, beautiful pictures
Metro Goldwyn Layers Pictures(MGM Pictures) has enlisted South African Director, Liesl Tommy to direct its Aretha Franklin biopic, Respect. The film will follow the life of the Queen of Soul,
The African Movie Academy Awards hosted by the African Film Academy, requests film submissions ahead of its 15th edition with the theme being Engaging the Narrative. Filmmakers are urged to
With the upcoming release of Netflix Original Siempre Bruja, there’s a new teen witch on the roster, and she’s a time-traveling Afro-Latina. Back in October, Netflix shook the internet revealing a new drama
Folake Olowofoyeku has been cast in the title role opposite Billy Gardell(Mike & Molly) in CBS multi-camera comedy pilo tBob Hearts Abishola. The British-Nigerian is an actress and musician is currently making waves in
We will be seeing Ghana’s own Abraham Attah on the big screen telling a poignant, relatable story this year. In 2015, Netflix’s first-ever original, Beasts of No Nation introduced the entire world to
Cynthia Erivo — the British-Nigerian actress and singer who is just an Oscar shy of an EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony) has been named as one of Bafta’s rising stars and
In Genevieve Nnaji’s directorial debut, Lionheart, she tells a story that is richly Nigerian – to be specific, richly Igbo – and manages to address a few problems of what we now call new Nollywood while bridging the gap between it and Nollywood 1.0.