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

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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5 months ago

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

Nollywood Romcoms Do Not Reflect Nigeria

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 […]

Shalom Tewobola

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6 months ago

Nollywood Romcoms Do Not Reflect Nigeria

Funke Akindele and Adeoluwa Owu Aim To Light Up December With “A Tribe Called Judah”

Having formally launched her own production company Funke Akindele Network (FAAN), award-winning Nigerian filmmaker and actress Funke Akindele is set to release a new film A Tribe Called Judah this Christmas. The serial filmmaker joins Adeoluwa Owu, popularly known as Captain Degzy, as director; while Barny Emodi is the Director of Photography. In a recent […]

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2 years ago

Funke Akindele and Adeoluwa Owu Aim To Light Up December With “A Tribe Called Judah”

Ozzy Agu Battles Corporate Pressure As “Over the Bridge” Screens At AFRIFF 2023

Following its successful world premiere in the UK, in October, Over the Bridge , which revolves around Folarin Marinho, an investment banker who grapples with alcohol addiction and sporadic panic attacks, screened at 2023’s African Film International Festival. When Folarin mysteriously disappears while working on a significant government project in Lagos, we’re led through the  […]

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2 years ago

Ozzy Agu Battles Corporate Pressure As “Over the Bridge” Screens At AFRIFF 2023

Nigerian Film Critic Oris Aigbokhaevbolo Joins IDFA As Jury Member

Nigerian writer and film critic Oris Aigbokhaevbolo will be serving as a member of the jury for the 2023 International Documentary Film Festival (IDFA) in Amsterdam which is slated to start on November 8. The announcement comes months after he was named as an international voter at the 2024 Golden Globe. It also comes after […]

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2 years ago

Nigerian Film Critic Oris Aigbokhaevbolo Joins IDFA As Jury Member

AFRIFF 2023 Opens With “Orah”

The  African International Film Festival (AFRIFF) opened its doors to film enthusiasts and stakeholders from all over the world for its twelfth edition with great fanfare, on Sunday the 5th November 2023. Highlighting the theme of “Indigenous 2.0 Global”, this event, rich in cultural significance, showcased the dynamic intersection of African cinema and heritage with the […]

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2 years ago

AFRIFF 2023 Opens With “Orah”

AMAA 2023: “Mami Wata”, “Anikulapo”, Others Win

On Sunday, the 29th of October, 2023, the 19th edition of the Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA 2023) was held at the Balmoral Convention Centre in Ikeja, Lagos. Hosted by Nancy Isime, Rahama Sadau, and Richard Ato Turkson, the awards ceremony brought together filmmakers from different parts of Africa and the diaspora, in celebration of […]

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2 years ago

AMAA 2023: “Mami Wata”, “Anikulapo”, Others Win
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