Principal photography begins on Black Harvest, written and directed by James Amuta, known as a producer on notable EbonyLife projects like Oloture, Blood Sisters and highly anticipated Elesin Oba (The King’s Horseman); and on Bolanle […]
Breaded Life, a 2021 cinema release by Biodun Stephen which debuted on Netflix, was our critic pick in June. A number of 2021 Nollywood cinema releases will be available to stream on Netflix this month: […]
Falling into rabbit holes on YouTube is quite easy. Even easier if it’s a subject you’re not well versed in, but has piqued your curiosity due to an appealing title or thumbnail. And in the […]
In May, Tunde Kelani’s Ayinla (Netflix) and Biodun Stephen’s A Simple Lie (cinemas) were our critic picks. Looking forward to June, Nollywood psychological thriller House of Money (Ile Owo) is set for cinemas, Dr. Sid’s […]
Director Kenneth Gyang takes a brief look at scaling up with EbonyLife Studios, co-directing Netflix’s first original Nigerian series and makes the case for nudity as a narrative device. Many things can go wrong when […]
The Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) is Nollywood’s most revered award. Not many would like to admit, but it is—like many other things in the industry— unsurprisingly problematic. Since there is not much to […]
Starring Deyemi Okanlawon (Swallow), Ini Dima-Okojie (Namaste Wahala), Nancy Isime (Omo Ghetto: The Saga), Gabriel Afolayan (For Maria Ebun Pataki), Kate Henshaw (Chief Daddy 2), Kehinde Bankole (Prophetess), Genoveva Umeh (One Lagos Night), Uche Jombo […]
Chiemeka Osuagwu explains to WKMUp his approach to penning The Blood Covenant, tackling a theme Nigerians are familiar with, and what he believes Nollywood screenwriters could do as they navigate a cold industry—even viewers could […]
Netflix titles, like highly anticipated EbonyLife’s Blood Sisters, GreoH Studios’ Ayinla and Tunde Kelani’s 2014 sickle cell drama Dazzling Mirage, pave the way for more Nollywood offerings in May. In cinemas, Inkblot’s romcom, The Perfect […]
Adenrele Owen Olowu—the making of a Nollywood auteur who understands the depth of less is more. Shortly after snagging the big prize at the recently concluded Film Rats Club festival, The Annual Film Mischief, Owen […]
