Film And Tv

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

Canada and South Africa Launch New Film Co-Production Treaty 

A modernized audiovisual co-production treaty between Canada and South Africa officially took effect on January 1, 2026, replacing a nearly three-decade-old agreement and opening new opportunities for filmmakers in both nations to collaborate on international projects. The treaty, signed by Telefilm Canada and the Government of the Republic of South Africa in Cape Town in […]

Shalom Tewobola

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7 months ago

Canada and South Africa Launch New Film Co-Production Treaty 

The Best Nollywood Films of 2025

2025 has been a year filled with cinematic gems in Nollywood. Films arrived as responses to history and violence, while experimenting with memory and form. Across cinemas, festivals, and streaming platforms, Nigerian filmmakers pushed genre and scale, while still circling the same enduring question: how can authentic stories be told in Nigeria? It was a […]

Shalom Tewobola

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8 months ago

The Best Nollywood Films of 2025

“The Fix”: How Moses Mojeokwu is Sparking a Necessary Conversation in Nollywood

In a cinematic landscape frequently defined by auditory excess, melodrama and spectacle, director and cinematographer Moses Mojeokwu offers a sophisticated counter-narrative: the deafening impact of silence. If the current Nollywood landscape is characterized by the grandiose epics, colorful costumes and dialogue that explains rather than suggests, Moses Mojeokwu is focusing his lens deeper, passionately committed […]

Amber Asuni

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8 months ago

“The Fix”: How Moses Mojeokwu is Sparking a Necessary Conversation in Nollywood

Towards A Reimagination of Kenya: In Conversation with Maia Lekow and Christopher King on “How To Build A Library”

How To Build A Library, a Kenyan documentary produced and directed by Maia Lekow and Christopher King, chronicles the transformation of Nairobi’s historic McMillan Memorial Library from its status as a colonial legacy into an all-inclusive public space with provisions that cater to general interests. The feature-length documentary follows the journey of author Shiro Koinange […]

Adedamola Adedayo

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8 months ago

Towards A Reimagination of Kenya: In Conversation with Maia Lekow and Christopher King on “How To Build A Library”

The Èko Short Session and the Thriving Nigerian Film Culture

In a Culture Custodian essay titled A Capsuled History of Indie Filmmaking in Nigeria and Alternative Screening Spaces, an attempt was made to track how, over the past two decades, Nigerian independent filmmakers and critics have sought alternative means, through guerilla-inclined activities and movements, to show alternative, avant-garde and art-conscious Nigerian and non-Nigerian titles. These […]

Seyi Lasisi

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8 months ago

The Èko Short Session and the Thriving Nigerian Film Culture

Would Netflix’s Acquisition of Warner Bros Change the Nigerian Streaming Wars?

On December 5, 2025, Netflix announced it had agreed to acquire Warner Bros., including HBO, in a transaction valued at approximately $82.7 billion in enterprise value. The deal brings together Netflix’s global streaming dominance with Warner Bros.’ century-long legacy of storytelling, including franchises like Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, The Wizard of Oz, and the […]

Shalom Tewobola

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8 months ago

Would Netflix’s Acquisition of Warner Bros Change the Nigerian Streaming Wars?

Dimeji Ajibola’s “The Covenant” Is Ambitious But Convoluted

Within the first few minutes of a film, you can often tell whether it holds promise and is worth your time. Certain cues reveal its potential early on, and The Covenant is one such Nollywood production. It follows Dagogo (Gideon Okeke) an ex-soldier that embarks on a mission to find his brother Celestine (Zubby Michael), […]

Adedamola Adedayo

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8 months ago

Dimeji Ajibola’s “The Covenant” Is Ambitious But Convoluted
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