Firstly, here is a reminder: Nollywood Film Club is a Film Club (read that again) fulfilling an important role. Just before an end of year backlash against the club’s style, tone and purpose, the members […]
Recent rumours of Netflix’s exit from Nigeria have been quashed by the streaming giant’s spokesperson, who stated plainly: “We are not exiting Nigeria. We will continue to invest in Nigerian stories to delight our members.” […]
My Sunshine, the first-ever Korean-Nigerian film, premiered on YouTube on October 4, 2024. Directed by Abdulrasheed “JJC Skillz” Bello (Omo Ghetto: The Saga) and starring Kemi “KemzMama” Ikuseedu, the film combines K-drama’s signature tropes, with […]
On September 26, 2024, Hollywood publication Variety reported that British powerhouse Idris Elba (Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom) would play Okonkwo in a TV adaptation of “Things Fall Apart”, Chinua Achebe’s iconic 1958 novel. Many […]
The growing dominance of female filmmakers in Nollywood shows a significant rise in women’s participation in the Nigerian film industry. Over the years, women have increasingly taken on roles as directors, screenwriters, and producers, driven […]
Written by Okediran AdeyemiTwitter : OkediranAdeyem1Instagram: Yemi_Write It is quite disheartening and pathetic to see, that the most anticipated television show in Nigeria, Gulder Ultimate Search, is not getting as much favourable reaction as a lot of the fans had thought […]
We have seen teen movies and TV shows, like Atypical, Outer Banks, On My Block and many others, that grapple with teen angst and puberty, however, Sex Education has proved itself distinct with the angle […]
Editor’s notes: With the success of King of Boys amongst the Nigerian audience, and the return of Gulder Ultimate Search, our guest writer takes a look at the golden era of Nigerian TV from a […]
August 2025 witnessed a notable collaboration between Fusion Intelligence Technologies and Café One to launch FilmHub, a community cinema initiative. Screened at the multi-city event was Nora Awolowo-produced Red Circle across Café One locations in […]
The simultaneous rise of Nollywood-themed talk and variety shows is no coincidence. It points to an industry entering a new phase, one where a few are pushing to value introspection as much as output, legacy […]
Over the past year since launch, Nile Group has gradually laid its groundwork in taking African stories to a wider audience. Officially founded in August 2024 by ex-FilmOne MD Moses Babatope, Nile was established with […]
It happens every time: a packed cinema, the usual quiet before the lights dim, the collective breath as the studio logo flickers on. A second scenario: at home, you gather your friends/family, turn off the […]
Most people’s introduction to Uzor Arukwe was probably in Sugar Rush (2019), an action comedy where he plays Knight. Or Size 12 (2019), a rom-com where he plays Jide. Since then, he has been rising […]
“The look of love” is a phrase common amongst romcom aficionados. Many outside the group are acquainting themselves with the phrase thanks to TikTok. Although TikTok has popularized it with its swoony edits of couples, […]
We recently discovered a long list of Nigerian titles leaving Netflix, which raised important questions: where are all these titles going now? Will they become lost media? Part of this question has been answered by […]
Inspired by David Ehrlich proclaiming The Naked Gun as the most important movie of the summer for Americans—arguing for the return of pure comedy—I’m proclaiming Freedom Way as the Nollywood film of this period of […]
With the streaming slowdown, more films have made their way into cinemas, but we’ve intentionally watched fewer of them as a form of quality control and resource management. Also, much has been said about the […]
I had worked on the announcement a month before WURA premiered on January 23, 2023, noting with interest that it was an adaptation of the long-running South African series The River, which continued airing until 2024 with over 1,000 episodes. The most intriguing aspect at the time was imagining how a story of such scale and thematic intensity would translate into the Nigerian context. I took it seriously by watching the first four episodes of both versions to compare and understand the adaptations. Still, I was unable to commit to either because of time. But many others did.
