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Zikoko Life Anthology Returns for Second Edition with New Director and Expanded Storytelling

Big Cabal Media is bringing back Zikoko Life, the anthology film series that translates Zikoko’s sharp, intimate journalism into short films, and has announced a new director for the upcoming season. The second edition will deepen its exploration of love, sex, and autonomy in contemporary Nigerian life, focusing more closely on the inner worlds of […]

Amber Asuni

1 month ago

Muhammed Hamdy’s “Perfumed with Mint” Lands on AFLAMUNA for Limited Free Access

Muhammed Hamdy’s Perfumed with Mint is now available for a free-to-watch, 14-day global release on the non-profit platform, AFLAMUNA. Handy’s feature directorial debut is available from 2nd to 16th July, 2026. The film follows Bahaa, a lovesick physician, and his old friend Mahdy as they try to escape the ghosts of their past, running from […]

Seyi Lasisi

1 month ago

Analyzing African Cinema’s Dependency on Western Spaces and Institutions

When I asked Rwandan filmmaker, Mutiganda Wa Nkunda, in 2025, about his concern and critique of Western funding amidst the troubling realization that there are scanty national funds and grants for contemporary African filmmakers, his response was political. They were a “new form of colonialism.” That these European cultural institutions and bodies get to decide […]

Seyi Lasisi

1 month ago

10 African Films Selected for The Lorcano Film Festival

The Locarno Film Festival has unveiled its film list for the 79th edition of the Locarno Film Festival during a press conference in Zurich. The list encompasses a massive program of 233 works, including 51 features, 81 shorts, 1 series, and 103 world premieres spanning 69 countries. This edition’s list was curated under the vision […]

Favour Bamijoko

1 month ago

Faaji Production’s “GRIT” Challenges Format Norms in African Reality TV

Faaji Productions gave Lagos a first look at GRIT at the screening of the opening episode of the new Pan-African reality competition series before its public debut on YouTube on July 3rd. The private screening, held on Saturday, June 27, at Ebony Life Place, pulled in a mix of industry executives, media, and creatives eager […]

Zainab Nasreen Muhammad

1 month ago

“A Good Call”: Five Lessons Behind Nollywood’s Highest-Grossing Film of 2026

In 2018, Nigerian actress and filmmaker Uzoamaka Power worked as a customer care agent at a call center. The lead actress and writer of Dammy Twitch’s directorial feature debut, Call of My Life, has shared this story multiple times. The first time, to my knowledge, was at the film’s post-AMVCA premiere, which attracted industry players, […]

Seyi Lasisi

1 month ago

Rixel Studios Wants to Make Guinness World Records History With “Black Market”

Just over a year after making its feature film debut with Red Circle, Rixel Studios is aiming even higher. The studio has announced Black Market, a new Nollywood feature directed by Fatimah Binta Gimsay and slated for release on September 26, 2026, at Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos. And this time, Rixel is attempting something […]

Naomi Ezenwa

1 month ago

The Realness Institute Opens Call for 5th AuthenticA Series Lab

The AuthenticA Series Lab, a screenwriters programme from South Africa-based non-profit Realness Institute, is now open for applications for its 5th edition. The six-month programme delivered in partnership with The StoryBoard Collective, a Swiss non-profit organisation is designed and dedicated to storytellers from underrepresented communities. The programme, since inception, has supported 15 African writers with […]

Seyi Lasisi

2 months ago

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Zikoko Life Anthology Returns for Second Edition with New Director and Expanded Storytelling

Muhammed Hamdy’s “Perfumed with Mint” Lands on AFLAMUNA for Limited Free Access

Analyzing African Cinema’s Dependency on Western Spaces and Institutions

10 African Films Selected for The Lorcano Film Festival

Faaji Production’s “GRIT” Challenges Format Norms in African Reality TV

“A Good Call”: Five Lessons Behind Nollywood’s Highest-Grossing Film of 2026

Rixel Studios Wants to Make Guinness World Records History With “Black Market”

The Realness Institute Opens Call for 5th AuthenticA Series Lab

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