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 analyze about the nominated and winning films of the 8th edition, here we go with tackling these problems. With these proposed suggestions, let’s have in mind that we are trying to create an award ceremony where fashion commentators have lesser relevance than film commentators. Both can exist, but it has been the other f word than what the actual f word of the night should…
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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 (Devil in Agbada), Daniel Etim Effiong (Happiness Ever After), Ramsey Nouah (Fisherman’s Diary) and Ibrahim Suleiman (The Man for the Job), EbonyLife’s Blood Sisters—created by Temidayo Makanjuola—is currently streaming on Netflix. Try out the quiz below ‘Blood Sisters’ Review: A Bloody Promising Affair Between Netflix and EbonyLife Other quizzes: WKMUp Quiz: How Well Do You Know Kunle Afolayan’s Movies?WKMUp Quiz: How Well Do You Know…
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 help, all it takes is one comment. Osuagwu draws from personal experience for a familiar topic—money ritual— that has been tackled frequently in Nollywood, for which the industry received huge criticism from the government. As a TV writer who has over 600 hours under his belt, he has worked on web series MTV Shuga Naija; AfMag’s Hush, Unbroken, and Enakhe, Forbidden; as a head writer…
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 Arrangement, and Bidoun Stephen’s The Wildflower will premiere. Foreign titles set to premiere are Marvel’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and indie sensation Everything Everywhere All at Once. TV shows Stranger Things and Love, Death and Robots return on Netflix, Obi-Wan Kenobi lands on Disney+, Apple TV+ spy drama Tehran, and HBO Max’s comedy-drama Hacks return for their sophomore season. Highlight of New…
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 Olowu sat down with WKMUp to discuss the production of his winning film, Songs of Ubong; his filmmaking style referred to as VAR; his influences found in highly visual auteurs; and current industry debates. The winning short film, Songs of Ubong, would happen during a courtesy visit to actor Wale Ojo’s house, which provided him with enough ingredients to undertake the impromptu project, which also stars…
Let us put your binging relationship with Netflix to test. If you live elsewhere around the world outside Nigeria, you should note that the answers are strictly based on a Nigerian-based binger’s experience with Netflix, i.e. location-defined. WKMUp Quiz: How Well Do You Know Kunle Afolayan’s Movies? WKMUp Quiz: Which ‘Blood Sisters’ Character are You?
GreoH Studios, a film and TV production company owned by Jade Osiberu, behind the highly anticipated Gangs of Lagos as well as commercially successful and award-winning films like Isoken, Ayinla, and Sugar Rush, has announced the cast of its first film off its 2022 slate, Brotherhood, a crime-action thriller about twin brothers on opposite sides of the law. Trailer: Ini Dima-Okojie, Nancy Isime, Deyemi Okanlawon, Kate Henshaw in Dramatic-Thriller Four-Part Series ‘Blood Sisters’ Brotherhood will feature a fine blend of Nollywood’s most talented new faces alongside industry veterans. Multi-talented Nigerian comedian, TV host, music producer, Basketmouth, will be making his feature…
We are gradually getting into the thick of movie releases from the major studios in Nollywood. Bolanle Austen-Peters’ The Man of God premieres on Netflix, Anthill studios steers two movies to cinemas, a co-production with Euphoria360, The King of Thieves; and Niyi Akinmolayan’s The Man for The Job, where Temi Otedola will make her box office debut in a second outing. For Inkblot Studios, Fiyin Gambo directs The Blood Covenant, the first major Nollywood ritual-themed movie of the year since the backlash. In the TV world, Ozark comes to an end, the rich kids return in Elite and a number…
23 quality low-budget independent films screened at the just concluded The Annual Film Mischief tagged as “Less is More”. While we could not catch every screening during the 4-day event, there are some stars—faces starring in front of the camera and steering the story behind the camera—that film lovers should look forward to seeing on their screens as they gradually break into the mainstream fold. In no particular order, our festival correspondents made a list of 3 directors and 4 actresses. The Annual Film Mischief 2022 Awards: ‘Songs of Ubong’ Wins Grand Cheese Prize, Kelvin Amamize Takes Top Writing Prize…
TNC Africa, the year-old digital-focused TV production company, continues its meteoric growth as it’s just been recognised by one of the most prestigious entertainment awards in Africa, the AMVCA (Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards) during last Saturday’s event. TNC Africa’s productions Little Black Book and My Name is A-Zed are nominated for best TV series of the year while Little Black Book also snagged a best writer nomination. The writing credits for Little Black Book include Abosi Ogba, Olawale Adetula, Lydia Idakula Sobogun, Belinda Yanga Agedah, and Sally Kenneth Dadzie who’s the award-winning writer of the book the series is…