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Jumafor Ajogwu and Yemi Adegbulu Selected for BFI’s TIFF Market Producers Delegation

Two Nigerian filmmakers, Leeds-based Jumafor Ajogwu, Bold Pictures and British-Nigerian Yemi Adegbulu, Sleepwalker Studios, have been selected as part of the six BFI-supported entrepreneurial UK Black and Global Majority producers to attend TIFF: The Market, the inaugural market at the Toronto International Film Festival. Supported by the BFI National Lottery International Connections Fund, these producers […]

Seyi Lasisi

1 month ago

FIC Luanda 2026 Presents First Films from its International Competition Category

The Luanda International Film Festival (FIC Luanda) 2026 has announced a list of international feature films featuring works from filmmakers from Portugal, Brazil, South Africa, Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Spain, among others. The festival taking place from October 28 to November 2 in Luanda will have this film feature at the International Fiction […]

Seyi Lasisi

1 month ago

Silicon Valley African Film Festival Announces 76 Films From 33 Countries for 2026 Edition

For 17 years, the Silicon Valley African Film Festival (SVAFF) has created a space for African and African diaspora filmmakers to bring stories from the continent and beyond to audiences in the San Francisco Bay Area. Now, the festival returns for its 17th edition with a programme that reflects the geographic and creative breadth of contemporary […]

Anjola Akinmade

1 month ago

“Dumb It Down: The Clarity Lab” Is Atlas 777 Media’s Bet on Nigeria’s Long-Form Video Boom

Hosted by Abimbola Craig, the eight-episode debut season taps StyleInfidel, TheKitchenMuse, Ibidunni Damilola and more.

Amber Asuni

1 month ago

From “Kajola” to “Colours of Fire” The Problem with Niyi Akinmolayan’s Filmmography

When Culture Custodian interviewed Nigerian filmmaker and founder of Anthill Studios, Niyi Akinmolayan, in 2023, he outlined some of his guiding principles. This interview was held days ahead of the release of his ambitious project, The House of Secrets which was severely panned by Nigerian film critics. After working as a director for hire, working […]

Seyi Lasisi

1 month ago

“Whispers of a Burning Scent”: Can We Ever Know What Someone Truly Feels?

Some stories ask audiences to decide who is innocent and who is guilty. Mo Harawe’s Whispers of a Burning Scent, an official BlackStar Film Festival selection, instead makes that decision uncomfortable from the start. The Somali film follows Hanfade, a reserved wedding musician whose private life is abruptly thrust into public view. On the day […]

Anjola Akinmade

1 month ago

Tunde Olaoye’s “Where Is Mr. Right?” Combines a Timely Subject With a Muddled Plot

Funke Akindele’s Where Is Mr. Right?, a Nollywood melodrama, released exclusively on Prime, follows event planner Bunmi (Omowunmi Dada) on her near desperate quest for marriage in a film that feels confused about what it aims to be. It bounces from being a social commentary to a thriller, and by the time the credits roll, it has failed to achieve either.

Zainab Nasreen Muhammad

1 month ago

How Frames of Freedom is Translating Academia for the Film Audience

On 5th August, 2026, the newly-launched Frames of Freedom, in partnership with FAME Week Africa presented a two-part webinar titled Africa Gendered Freedom in African Industries & Freedom of Representation: The African Gaze. The webinar was presented by Writer, Media Scholar, and Communications Strategist, Aphiwe Mame and Freelance director, writer, and creative producer Aishlyn Mulligan. […]

Seyi Lasisi

2 months ago

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Jumafor Ajogwu and Yemi Adegbulu Selected for BFI’s TIFF Market Producers Delegation

FIC Luanda 2026 Presents First Films from its International Competition Category

Silicon Valley African Film Festival Announces 76 Films From 33 Countries for 2026 Edition

“Dumb It Down: The Clarity Lab” Is Atlas 777 Media’s Bet on Nigeria’s Long-Form Video Boom

From “Kajola” to “Colours of Fire” The Problem with Niyi Akinmolayan’s Filmmography

“Whispers of a Burning Scent”: Can We Ever Know What Someone Truly Feels?

Tunde Olaoye’s “Where Is Mr. Right?” Combines a Timely Subject With a Muddled Plot

How Frames of Freedom is Translating Academia for the Film Audience

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