LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The film stars an Oscar nominee, is set in Nigeria during a civil war, is based on an award-winning novel and the head of Nigeria’s censorship board reportedly loved it. Yet a ...
LAGOS (Reuters) - "Oya!" shouts the director in Nigerian Pidgin English. Actors take their marks. Lighting blinks on. The film crew snaps into action after the order to hurry up. It's another day in ...
Nigeria is going to Cannes. In what is understood to be a first in the film festival’s near-80 year history, a movie from Africa’s most populous nation has been chosen as part of the Cannes Film ...
After making history on the global stage, Nigerian-British director Akinola Davies Jr. is bringing his debut feature, My Father’s Shadow, to Nigerian cinemas. The film became the first Nigerian ...
In Nigeria today, one doesn’t have to attend a church service to hear a sermon. The pulpit has moved – onto screens, into living rooms, and across YouTube. Along with this shift, a fascinating genre ...
The country's film festival circuit has become an essential calendar for filmmakers, industry professionals, and cinema lovers across the continent and beyond. The final quarter of 2025 promises a ...
Filmmaker and popular curator, Femi Odugbemi has opined that Nigerian films are already culture superpowers across the globe. Odugbemi recently made this known at an industry panel session while ...
Nile Entertainment, the Nigerian distribution company launched last year by veteran film executive Moses Babatope, has signed a first-look deal with Action Xtreme, the genre label of the U.K.’s ...
Managing director of the Nigerian Film Corporation, Dr Ali Nuhu, has described film as one of the country’s strongest tools for global influence, diplomacy and economic growth. At the opening of the ...
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