Korede Azeez became a finalist in the Netflix-UNESCO African Folktales Reimagined competition about a year ago. She developed. She wrote. She directed. And she watched her conception come to life a few weeks ago. And I observed her interrupt her Ramadan social media break multiple times to engage with audience feedback as she also shared her retrospective thoughts on “Zabin Halima (Halima’s Choice)”, signalling her critical nature, not shying away from putting her work under the lens. After that period of production and screening, possibly the most intense of her career so far, does she go again immediately or does…
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Ushering the next chapter of Michael Omonua’s career, his second feature film, Galatians, has been selected to undergo development at this year’s La Fabrique Cinema du Monde, set to take place at the Cannes Film Festival. From Expansive Experiences and Genetic Roots to their Influence on Storytelling, Michael Omonua Gives Insight on Missing Pieces in Nollywood Galatians is a satirical drama based on Omonua’s award-winning short film Rehearsal. It uses dark humour to navigate the fine line between miracle churches and theatre, offering a thought-provoking look at the lucrative world of Pentecostalism. Galatians’ selection at La Fabrique, as one of…
EXCLUSIVE: After almost 10 years of working as a screenwriter on beloved Nigerian television shows such as Tinsel, Shuga, Hotel Majestic and Ajoche, Tunde Aladese decided to head to film school, in what was a difficult but necessary step to equip herself with tools and knowledge that she can use to make the films that she would like to. “It wasn’t an easy decision, but it was made easier by the fact that I didn’t make it all at once,” she admits. “But at the time, my conscious thought was that going away somewhere, engaging in some course of study,…
Olohije Oyakhire has unveiled the trailer for her debut short film Game Night, a romcom starring Bobby Ogbolu (Brotherhood), Nimi Adekambi (Yellow Grief), Chinedu John (My Siblings and I) and Uche Mordi (Baby Drama). First Look: Winifred Iguwa Unveils First Teaser for ‘9TH FLOOR’, Sci-Fi Thriller Short Film In the trailer, we are teased with a couple of games played amongst the friends on this evening and the drama that comes with a game night. A man is also asked if he would be going ahead with his plans in what teases the surprise that the film would culminate. In…
Small Town Burnouts is set to be Nigeria’s first web3 film project, produced by Romi Studios, currently undergoing crowdfunding on Web3 through NFTs. The crowdfund will have holders acquiring an NFT which gives them a host of special utilities, with a premiere eyed for December 2023. Uche Chika Elumelu, Preach Bassey, Patrick Popolampo, Oreva Uzero, Bassey Ekpo Bassey, and Sylvester Ekanem to Star in Coming-of-Age Film Small Town Burnouts is an experimental, independently produced film that explores the lives, struggles and moments of breakthroughs of a music band named The Small Town Burnouts, made up of young Nigerian emerging music…
Uche Chika Elumelu (The Wait), Preach Bassey (AMCovenant), Patrick Popolampo, Oreva Uzero (The Rishantes), Bassey Ekpo Bassey (Halita), and Sylvester Ekanem are set to star in a coming-of-age film directed by Vosa Tosin, tentatively titled Bitter 17. Ozzy Agu, Segilola Ogidan, Deyemi Okanlawon and Joke Silva to Star in ‘Over The Bridge’, Upcoming Drama by Tolu Ajayi Bitter 17, written by Victoria Olufade (Mr X Family Show), follows a teenager who finds himself mixed with the wrong people on the bumpy journey to finding himself as he navigates his strained relationship with his mother and his vulnerability in the new…
The Garden Theatre announces upcoming feature film, Over The Bridge, directed by Tolu Ajayi (Tinsel) and written by Tosin Otudeko (The Wedding Party). Kanayo O. Kanayo Plots His Revenge in Heist Film ‘Charlie and the Boys’, Directed by Sele Got (Watch Teaser) The drama will star Ozzy Agu (The Lost Okoroshi), Segilola Ogidan (A Naija Christmas), Deyemi Okanlawan (Blood Sisters), Joke Silva (Chief Daddy 2) and late veteran actress Sola Onayiga. The synopsis, which teases a mystery drama, reads: Folarin Marinho is missing while working on a major infrastructure project in Lagos. As his wife embarks on a frantic search…
“In a game of ladders, this national milestone moment signals the next level, a collective win and a pathway of possibilities; with a process that is clearly verifiable,” shared fellow Nigerian filmmaker Taiwo Egunjobi as he congratulated CJ “Fiery” Obasi on the glowing IndieWire review of Mami Wata, his third feature film. The celebratory message captures what this milestone means for the Nigerian film industry in ways my continuous head nods—as each festival reaction swam in— could only manage to express. The Mami Wata team did not go to Park City, Utah, to merely be present (or maybe bar crawl),…
In this interview that took place a while back, Nengi Adoki opens up on her character Joy in Juju Stories, Surreal16’s 3-part horror anthology based on Nigerian folktale, which had a short run in cinemas exactly a year ago before its streaming revival on Prime Video. She has been praised by several film watchers for this enchanting character that can be found in the final part of the anthology directed by CJ “Fiery” Obasi, “Suffer the Witch”. When she is on screen, you are already looking forward to her next appearance; when she is not on your screen, you are…
Babatunde Apalowo’s All the Colours of the World Are Between Black and White has been selected for its world premiere at the Berlinale 2023, competing in the Panorama Section of the film festival, one of the largest congregations for the celebration of cinema in the world, to be held in Berlin from February 16, 2023 to February 26, 2023. C.J “Fiery” Obasi’s ‘Mami Wata’, Fantasy Drama, Heads to Sundance Festival 2023 for World Premiere Marking Apalowo’s debut outing as a feature director who also doubles as the writer, All the Colours of the World Are Between Black and White will…