All confirmed to be available in Nigeria in January 2025, you will find the titles in four categories, further listed in order of their release dates: – Nollywood Movies (and select African countries)– Nollywood TV shows (and select African countries)– International Movies– International TV shows Track your favourite movies and TV shows directly on your phone calendar. Nollywood Movies Available to Watch In January 2025 January 3 Umjolo: The Beginning, My End! The third installment in Netflix’s Umjolo original film series follows Mayi as she navigates the tension between her family’s expectations and her free-spirited nature. Her doubts about her upcoming…
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Guguru Studios and Signet Ring Studios have completed principal photography and unveiled first-look images for their upcoming short film, The Autograph of Nothingness. This existential psycho-thriller combines surrealism with an exploration of the delicate human longing for connection. Directed by Moses Ipadeola, the film follows Menundo (played by Levi Chikere), a man devastated after his childhood love, Anne (Sharon Rotimi), relocates to the UK in search of a better life. Isolated in his crumbling apartment, Menundo grapples with the pain of lost love and finds solace in a mysterious woman (Omowunmi Dada), whose presence oscillates between comfort and unease. Omowunmi…
Ella Chikezie, one of the producers of Christmas in Lagos and known for her extensive work creating television spots, is making her film directorial debut with In Her Shoes after being awarded a ₦5 million ($3,000) grant from Tricom Productions. The short film explores autism, child and spousal abuse, and societal expectations in Nigeria. This project, co-produced with Precious Iroagalachi (AM Irora Iya) was awarded as part of the initiative Using Entertainment Media to Combat Gender-Based Violence in Nigeria. In Her Shoes follows Halima, a young autistic teenager who secretly finds solace in playing football, despite societal pressures and her…
Nigerian short films Hadu and God’s Wife, directed by Damilola Solesi and Dika Ofoma respectively, have been selected to screen at the prestigious International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) in the Netherlands. Hadu, an animated short, recently screened at the Academy Award-qualifying CINANIMA – International Animated Film Festival in Portugal and has earned accolades including Best Animation Short at the 2024 Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF) and the Fak’ugesi Digital Africa Festival in Johannesburg, South Africa. God’s Wife had its Nigerian premiere at the S16 Festival, where Dika Ofoma was recognized with the Rising Star Award. Ofoma’s previous work has also…
Triggerfish, makers of Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire (for Disney+) and Supa Team 4 (for Netflix), has teamed up with UNESCO to launch The Creator Labs, a capacity-building programme tailored specifically for women in animation across Africa. This collaboration through their Non-profit, TriggerFish Foundation, seeks to address gender disparities in animation. “Through this collaboration with UNESCO, we aim to advance gender equality in animation. By prioritizing leadership positions throughout the pipeline, we’re not only cultivating creativity and innovation but also dismantling obstacles for a more inclusive and diverse industry,” asserts Carina Lücke, the Director of Triggerfish Foundation. The Creator Labs, open…
You’ve been waiting; and we are ready to deliver our best Nollywood films of the year, dating back from December 2023 to November 2024. Leading the charge into the year was Funke Akindele’s record-breaking ensemble film, A Tribe Called Judah while Afamefuna ushered us East into the beautiful yet highly fraught world of Nwa Boys helmed by Kayode Kasum. While Nollywood epics (not that many as many would assume) continued another year of lacklustre releases with new and continuing titles like Lisabi, House of Ga’a and Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre, we also had filmmakers like Daniel Oriahi navigating the…
All confirmed to be available in Nigeria in December 2024, you will find the titles in four categories, further listed in order of their release dates: – Nollywood Movies (and select African countries) – Nollywood TV shows (and select African countries) – International Movies – International TV shows Track your favourite movies and TV shows directly on your phone calendar. Nollywood Films Available to Watch In December 2024 December 5 When Loves Strikes When Loves Strikes follows the story of a young talented footballer played by Natse Jemide who aspires to a football career in Europe but meets a pushback…
The 2024 S16 Film Festival, themed ‘Technologic’, has unveiled its lineup for this year’s edition. The festival will open with On Becoming a Guinea Fowl, directed by Rungano Nyoni, a drama-comedy feature that explores the buried secrets of a Zambian family after the discovery of their dead uncle’s body. The film recently won the award of Best Director at the 2024 Cannes- Un Certain Regard section. https://youtu.be/HU2mIJTYTXM Founded by The Surreal 16 Collective, Mike Omonua, C.J Obasi & Abba T. Makama, the S16 Film Festival, now in its fourth year, is a film festival curated for indie filmmakers from around…
Hadu, an animated short film directed by Damilola Solesi and produced by Smids Animation Studios is making waves on the international festival circuit. A non-dialogue film, which explores family, culture, and heritage, recently screened at the Academy Award-qualifying CINANIMA – International Animated Film Festival in Portugal—one of its several screenings across the globe in the last months. Also fresh off winning Best Animation Short at the 2024 Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF) and the Fak’ugesi Digital Africa Festival in Johannesburg, South Africa, Hadu continues a remarkable journey. This Nigerian animation highlights the rising prominence of the country’s animation industry joining…
What Kept Me Up is officially doubling down on YouTube with a slate of 3 upcoming new shows. This comes after a period of soft launch amidst its multimedia expansion. With a first look unveiled in a What to Expect mashup teaser, the shows will explore various unique perspectives that can engage film lovers. With each show—from humorous to introspective—focusing on a different kind of cinephile (industry professionals to casual film watchers), viewers can expect varied perspectives that celebrate the art of cinema within and beyond the Nigerian film industry. Watch a sneak peek at the three shows in this…