We are not robots, we are also humans. Thank you for 2022! 2021 Team Year-In-Review: Getting to Know Us 1. What we did for the first time in 2022 Attended a film premiere. Supported an outdoor film event. Covered a film festival as a media partner: The Annual Film Mischief. Carried out film campaigns. We were trusted with exclusive news stories. 2. Our future plans Publish more detailed news. Publish more curated listicles. Attend more festivals. Expand our video content through our TikTok account and Instagram reel. 3. Favourite films Top Gun: Maverick The Making of the King Zola! Not…
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We apologize for the tardiness. The start of 2023 took us by storm and we decided to take a step back to reassess and strategize ahead of what should be an exciting Nollywood year, filled with a wide range of titles across several streaming platforms and other distribution channels. Of course, we begin with January. Happy new year! See the full highlight of movies and TV shows available to watch in Nigeria in January below. Highlight of New Films in Nigeria in January Highlight of New TV Shows Coming to Nigeria in January Which of the film(s) and TV show(s)…
We have broken down all of the individual votes that were counted as part of the 2022 What Kept Me Up Critics Poll. You can find the full list of this year’s results here. Events That Shaped Nollywood in 2022 In order of submission What Kept Me Up Yahoo+For MariaObara’MChokeThe Milkmaid Jerry Chiemeke, Freelance For Maria Ebun PatakiBrotherhoodThe MilkmaidTainted CanvasKing of Thieves Adedimeji Quayyim Abdul-Hafeez, Pulse Nigeria Elesin Oba: The King’s HorsemanAnikulapoKing of ThievesThe GriotBrotherhood Anika Micheal Olaleye, The Cinema Radar Tainted CanvasFor Maria Ebun PatakiInside LifeKing of ThievesHey You! Dika Ofoma, Dika Thinks The MilkmaidAnikulapoYahoo+BrotherhoodFor Maria Ebun Pataki Jeremiah…
The Milkmaid, a 2020 release that finally became accessible through Amazon Prime Video, leads the pack in this list of the 10 best movies from 2022. Juju Stories and Eyimofe were not added to the shortlist because they were released to a general audience (albeit to poor reception) and already hastily included in our 2021 end of year list as we still struggled to understand the accessibility of films to the general audience in Nigeria. Going forward, to avoid confusion, the rules still remain as follows: Every film released to the general audience for the first time between December 1…
The year is officially broken into half and we have had several movies grace our screens in cinemas and on streaming services. Here are the 4 best Nollywood has had to offer so far in 2022. Our list of the best movies of the year so far follows these rules: In order to qualify, a film must have been released to a general audience in Nigerian cinemas or on an available streaming service between December 2021- June 2022 and reviewed by us. This means that we can’t include movies we’ve already seen and adored that have yet to be released…