Tag: film
Funke Akindele, Joseph Benjamin and Femi Adebayo Reveal New Project Titled “Finding Me”
Nollywood filmmakers and actors Funke Akindele, Femi Adebayo, and Joseph Benjamin, dubbed the “producers of the three biggest Nollywood blockbusters”, ...
Weekend Recap In Case You Missed It | AMVCA, Shallipopi, Burna Boy, Breath of Life’, Tobi Amusan
‘Breath of Life’ carts away the biggest awards at AMVCA 2024 The 2024 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA) took ...
Genoveva Umeh Stars in Feature Film “Strawberry Chinny” Chosen for Essence Film Festival
Nollywood actors Genoveva and Chimezie Imo are lovers in the romantic film “Strawberry Chinny”, which will be screened at the ...
Toyin Abraham Announces The Sequel of ‘Alakada’ With “Alakada! Bad and Boujee”, Set For Release In December 2024
Nollywood filmmaker Toyin Abraham has shocked her fans with an unexpected announcement. The actress took to Instagram to notify Nigerians ...
Nkem Owoh Stars in Eastern-centric film “UNO: The F in Family”, Set For Release On May 17
Nollywood legend and classical actor Nkem Owoh stars in this Eastern-focused family drama film “UNO: The F in Family,” set ...
Take A Look At Basketmouth’s Upcoming Film, “A Ghetto Love Story”
Nigerian actor and comedian Bright Okpocha, also known as ‘Basketmouth’, shared some behind-the-scenes footage of his new and upcoming feature ...
‘Beyond The Veil’ Returns For Season 2 on June 7 on Prime Video
Beyond The Veil, a Nollywood drama series has been renewed for season two, which will be released on Prime Video ...
Yvonne Orji Developing Yaa Gyasi’s Novel ‘Transcendent Kingdom’ For Sony Pictures
Nigerian-American Emmy nominated comedy-actress has been chosen to develop ‘Transcendent Kingdom’ novel written by Ghanaian-American author Yaa Gyasi for Sony ...
Nollywood Movies Coming Out In 2024 So Far
Many will admit that Nollywood is the gift that keeps giving with the evidence we have all seen and experienced ...
Video: Take a look at BBN’s Pere Upcoming “Blood Vessel” Movie on Netflix
Ex-BBN housemate and actor Pere Egbi took to social media to announce his new film “Blood Vessel,” which is slated ...
Tiwa Savage makes acting debut, plays lead role in ‘Water and Garri’ film
Nigerian musician Tiwa Savage has made her official acting debut in the film “Water and Garri.” The singer expressed her ...
#WithChude announces factual & unscripted film/series studio ‘Chude Jideonwo Presents’ with teaser for first film ‘Awaiting Trial’
Host of #WithChude, Chude Jideonwo, yesterday announced his first film ‘Awaiting Trial’ to acclaim across social media. ‘Awaiting Trial’ is ...
Breakout director Odenike talks ‘Fine’, her debut project and her future in film
Hi Odenike, congratulations on your debut film project with Make It Happen Productions and YNaija. How did this come about? ...
Black Panther’s wins at the Oscars were the wins that really made a statement
We rejoiced with Ryan Coogler’s cast of Marvel’s Black Panther as they stormed the SAG awards and took home two ...
Film Review: In an industry drowning in cliches; Kasala is a breath of fresh air
In an interesting twist, one of the most refreshing movies to come out of Nollywood in a long time has ...
#YNaijaEssays: A written history of Nigeria’s great film epochs
If we’re being factually accurate, then Nigeria’s first contact with film was in 1903 when Herbert Macaulay invited Balboa and Company ...
Sorry, Ramsey Nouah. But why must “Living in Bondage” have a sequel?
Recently, I have been watching large volumes of old Hollywood films. The last one, 1986’s sci-fi, horror film Critters, is ...
#YNaijaInterview: ‘’We knew we were doing something above and beyond ourselves’’- Black Panther star, Sope Aluko speaks with YNaija
Nigerian actress, Sope Aluko has been working in Hollywood for a number of years now, scoring recurring roles in television ...
The Sexuality Blog: These are the LGBT themed films from Africa you should be looking to see.
For LGBT film makers, the film festival circuit has become an alternative sanctuary of sorts. The film festival circuit in ...
The Film Blog: Discovering Blackness in Tokyo with Amarachi Nwosu
For those who don’t know, Amarachi Nwosu, otherwise known as Amaraworldwide on Twitter is a pretty outspoken, if somewhat misguided ...
[The Sexuality Blog] Woody Allen dares to make a movie romanticising pedophilia in this Weinstein era
One of the first things you’d expect to happen following the Harvey Weinstein scandal – the allegations of sexual harassment ...
Lights Camera Africa!!! Film Festival 2017 ends with a call for citizen engagement
he 7th edition of the Lights Camera Africa!!! Film Festival, a 3-day cultural fiesta which held from 29 September – ...
The Film Blog: Lights Camera Africa!!! Film Festival returns with the theme ‘RESET’
The Lights Camera Africa!!! Film Festival, a 3-day cultural event to celebrate independent African cinema, is returning this year with ...
The Lights Camera Africa!!! 2017 Film Festival ‘RESET’
What is becoming one of the continent’s landmark cultural events, the Lights Camera Africa!!! Film Festival is returning in 2017 ...
The Film Blog: Is Banana Island Ghost the most anticipated movie after Isoken?
Short answer: yes. Post the lavish premiere two Sundays ago, that’s all anybody can talk about, despite the fact that ...
Glitz & Glamour as Biola Alabi, Executive Producer premieres Banana Island Ghost
In what can only be described as a dazzling night of glitz and glamour, the official world premiere of the ...
Azizat Sadiq makes Nollywood comeback with Chi’s Journey
Amstel Malta Box Office Reality Show Winner and ‘Wetin Dey’ actress Azizat Sadiq has returned to Nollywood Chi’s Journey. Produced ...
EbonyLife at 4: The life and times of Africa’s first black entertainment network
When Ebonylife TV went live in mid 2013, it sought to be the global network for premium African entertainment. It ...
Film Review: Ojukokoro is what happens when a fan of the Coen brothers jumps off a plane without a parachute
by Chi Ibe There were about 14 of us at the cinemas to watch the new film, Ojukokoro yesterday. The ...
The Film Blog: We are curious about Kayode Kasum’s ‘Dognapped’
Who else is excited about the direction Nollywood is taking? Smart dramas, historical epics, biopics and box office conquering comedies. ...
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