Film Mischief: Denzel Owoo’s Fofo Means Father opens with calm images of nature: of tall trees, a stretch of green field, and then the structure of a tall man standing in the frame. The air […]
Film Mischief: There’s a scene in Behind the Smile towards its end where the colour palette of one of the main characters is imposed on the second character in a clumsy bait and switch move […]
BFI: Vincho Nchogu‘s debut feature One Woman One Bra is a sardonic examination of intersecting failures that ensnare vulnerable women in rural Africa: archaic patriarchal systems, predatory NGO culture, and the performative benevolence of white […]
Over time, starting from June or July, I characterised the month of October with The Film Rats’ film festival, The Annual Film Mischief. As the lead media partner of the 2025 edition, What Kept Me […]
In a surprise event on October 11 in Lagos, the nominations for this year’s Africa Movie Academy Awards were announced to an audience of some press members and several industry veterans. Notably, there are quite […]
Gold Lilies Productions’ upcoming historical epic Osamede arrives in Nigerian cinemas on October 17, 2025. Directed by James Omokwe, the film brings the legendary Benin Kingdom to the big screen with a heroine (played by […]
BFI: Idris Elba’s directorial effort Dust to Dreams, produced by Mo Abudu for EbonyLife Films, arrives with a premise brimming with potential. In execution, however, the acclaimed actor’s 20-minute short film amounts to little more […]
NTA, Natives Filmworks, and Innovative Television Kontent (ITK) have signed a deal to remake Cock Crow At Dawn, the classic Nigerian TV series from the 1980s. The deal announces an initial 104-episode order and is […]
The Filmjoint Awards have announced nominations for their 2026 edition, recognising achievements in short filmmaking. At the press briefing held last Friday, Oct 3, the Filmjoint project manager, Sonia John, noted that a total of […]
Say Who Die is a film that is constantly moving. The film starts mid-movement: Omon Ighalo (Meyi Abu) is preparing for her trip to the United Kingdom on a scholarship, and her twin sister, Odion, […]
