Film And Tv

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

8 Emerging Nigerian Actors to Watch Out For This Year

The actors Temidayo Akinboro and Martha Ehinome have been honing their craft for years. However, their talents would only come to the fore last year, bringing new attention to their earlier performances. It prompts the question: What catapults an actor into the spotlight?  One might be tempted to chalk it up to the brilliance of […]

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8 Emerging Nigerian Actors to Watch Out For This Year

Kanyin Eros Gives Outstanding Nigerian Female Figures A Treat In History-based Short Video Series, “The Secret Lives of Nigerian Women”

Nollywood actress Kanyin Eros is releasing a short video series, The Secret Lives of Nigerian Women, which is based on the untold stories of iconic and political women figures in Nigerian history. The women are political and human rights activist, Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti; Nigeria’s first gold medalist, Chioma Ajunwa; first Nigerian female politician and pioneer of […]

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2 years ago

Kanyin Eros Gives Outstanding Nigerian Female Figures A Treat In History-based Short Video Series, “The Secret Lives of Nigerian Women”

Burna Boy Marks Filmmaking Debut As Executive Producer In Afrocentric Partnership With Black Mic Mac On “Three Cold Dishes”

Grammy Award-winning Nigerian Afro-fusion megastar, Damini Ogulu, known as Burna Boy, begins his journey into filmmaking as an executive producer in Three Cold Dishes, a film based on sex trafficking. This development comes on the heels of Burna Boy and South African filmmaker Mandala Dube’s partnerships with Black Mic Mac, a film and television production […]

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Burna Boy Marks Filmmaking Debut As Executive Producer In Afrocentric Partnership With Black Mic Mac On “Three Cold Dishes”

“Beyond The Veil” Brings More Intrigues In Its Sophomore Season On Prime Video

Naila Media has announced the official trailer for the highly anticipated second season of Beyond The Veil ahead of its exclusive premiere on Prime Video on June 7th, 2024. The new season, just as season one, is premised on five resilient Northern women and how they manage the complexities of modern life, relationships, careers and […]

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“Beyond The Veil” Brings More Intrigues In Its Sophomore Season On Prime Video

“Water and Garri”: A Gritty, Sour Filmic Paste

Tiwa Savage’s Water and Garri, which is named after the singer’s 2021 EP, marks her filmmaking debut as executive producer, under her production company Everything Savage. The Afrobeats diva has previously appeared in supporting roles in MTV Shuga Naija Season 3 and the Nigerian stage adaptation of For Colored Girls. Here, in Water and Garri, […]

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2 years ago

“Water and Garri”: A Gritty, Sour Filmic Paste

“Postcards” Review: Twice As Bold Yet A Second-time Letdown

In 2021, Nigeria-born businesswoman of Indian descent, Hamisha Daryani Ahuja, made a bold New Nollywood attempt at merging Nigerian and Indian cultural worlds in her Netflix production debut, Namaste Wahala. Though set in Lagos, Nigeria, with conversations rendered predominantly in English, the Valentine’s Day romcom release brings together a cast of both Nollywood and Bollywood […]

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2 years ago

“Postcards” Review: Twice As Bold Yet A Second-time Letdown

Six Takeaways From The 10th AMVCA

On Saturday, the 10th edition of the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA) took place in Lagos, Nigeria. It was a grand event celebrating the film industry, bringing together many professionals for one night. Since its inception in 2013, the AMVCA, organized by MultiChoice, has become one of the most prestigious film awards in  Africa. […]

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Six Takeaways From The 10th AMVCA
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