Over the past decade, M.I has asserted himself as the king of rap in the Nigerian hip-hop scene often referring to himself as the Nigerian rap messiah. Now, he is
John Boyega is certainly starting the new year with a bang! The British-Nigerian actor announced yesterday that he will executive produce the upcoming South African crime thriller God is Good and also
“What is a good film to you?” Nollywood indie film director, Imoh Umoren, asked on Twitter. I replied “A film that has a great story, often poetic dialogue, beautiful pictures
Metro Goldwyn Layers Pictures(MGM Pictures) has enlisted South African Director, Liesl Tommy to direct its Aretha Franklin biopic, Respect. The film will follow the life of the Queen of Soul,
The African Movie Academy Awards hosted by the African Film Academy, requests film submissions ahead of its 15th edition with the theme being Engaging the Narrative. Filmmakers are urged to
With the upcoming release of Netflix Original Siempre Bruja, there’s a new teen witch on the roster, and she’s a time-traveling Afro-Latina. Back in October, Netflix shook the internet revealing a new drama
Folake Olowofoyeku has been cast in the title role opposite Billy Gardell(Mike & Molly) in CBS multi-camera comedy pilo tBob Hearts Abishola. The British-Nigerian is an actress and musician is currently making waves in
We will be seeing Ghana’s own Abraham Attah on the big screen telling a poignant, relatable story this year. In 2015, Netflix’s first-ever original, Beasts of No Nation introduced the entire world to
Cynthia Erivo — the British-Nigerian actress and singer who is just an Oscar shy of an EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony) has been named as one of Bafta’s rising stars and
In Genevieve Nnaji’s directorial debut, Lionheart, she tells a story that is richly Nigerian – to be specific, richly Igbo – and manages to address a few problems of what we now call new Nollywood while bridging the gap between it and Nollywood 1.0.
From Chiwetel Ejiofor’s The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind to Adewale Akinnuoye Agbaje’s visceral Farming, and Genevieve Nnaji’s Lionheart, said to be one of Nigeria’s biggest movie exports of recent,
The Oscar’s shortlist for Best Original Song has been revealed and the legendary Sade got a nod for her contribution to the Widows soundtrack. The song, The Big Unknown which was dropped last monthis a slow-burning
Udoka Oyeka has a released a new short film, Las Gidi Vice which is currently available for viewing on YouTube. The film takes viewers on a journey through a playboy’s
2019 is creeping closer on the calendar every day, and in the world of box office, it’s never too early to start planning ahead for the next movies and TV
The Sundance Film Festival over many years has turned out to be one of the most influential festival events for independent filmmaking and the lineup for the 2019 film festival has