Minutes into my hour-long conversation with Chimezie Imo, his attention got split. A man was warmly raving about his performance in BB Sasore’s Breath of Life. For the few minutes this audience-to-actor conversation lasted, I […]
Tola Odunsi’s The Men’s Club: New Gen kicks off with a twist! The hit series follows four friends—Aminu (Pere Egbi replaced Ayoola Ayolola in Season 4), Louis (Baaj Adebule), Lanre (Daniel Etim-Effiong), and Tayo (Efa […]
In 2022, when I attended and wrote about the S16 Film Festival, I closed with this reflection: “Like the closing film of the festival, Nollywood should know that the S16 festival isn’t seeking its Burial […]
Nollywood actor Chuks Joseph might be one of the busiest young actors in Nollywood right now. In addition to starring in Showmax Original Dead of Night, Anthill Studios‘ Criminal, and InkBlot Productions‘ recently released sports-themed […]
The Performance Before the Performance On one of those Saturdays at Freedom Park on Lagos Island, you might find yourself given an impromptu lesson in Nigerian theatre by two or more people unaware of the […]
Chinaza Clara Ezeani’s love affair with acting ignited at a tender age when she was captivated by the on-screen magic of Ini Edo and Jim Iyke in The Cat. Inspired by these actors, she embarked […]
In the critically acclaimed film, With Difficulty Comes Ease, Uzoamaka Aniunoh embodies the role of Zainab, a recently widowed Muslim woman. She is stuck within the confines of her mother-in-law’s home and mandated to complete […]
Philip Asaya, known for his roles in Enakhe (2020-2021), Slum King (2023), and Cake (2022), has delivered one of his most memorable performances to date as a debt-ridden father in Courage Obayuwana’s directorial debut, Kill […]
Meet Ebele Okoye, Nigeria’s first female animator and arguably one of Africa’s first female animators. Born in the late 60s right in the middle of the Nigeria-Biafra civil war, Okoye’s life is filled with unique […]
In a bid to document the efforts of the Film Rats Club as an incubator in Nollywood, we are interviewing a member of the club who has recently had a role in a major Nollywood […]
Adeniyi Joseph Omobulejo, popularly known as TAJ, is a Nigerian filmmaker. His short film Kill The Impostor screened on the closing day of The Annual Film Mischief 2023. In Kill The Impostor, a critically acclaimed […]
Art isn’t about the volume but the depth at which it speaks. In this interview with Chukwu Martin, a stage/screen actor, director, producer and the founder of Film Rats Club, we discuss his transition from […]
Atoka, directed by Seun Afolabi, was one of the five films screened on day one of the Annual Film Mischief 2023, tagged “Shoot The Culture”. A coming-of-age drama, Atoka follows Wale (Soledayo Adegbite), a down-on-his-luck […]
Taking over the baton from last year’s director Taiwo Egunjobi, Folowosele and Chika Elumelu will oversee and guide this year’s expansion to other African countries that saw three times the submissions come in. This year’s […]
In this issue of Nollywood’s Hidden Men and Women, Carina Ojoko shares with us what being a film makeup and special effects (SFX) artist is like and her experience in Nollywood. With a filmography that […]
EXCLUSIVE: After almost 10 years of working as a screenwriter on beloved Nigerian television shows such as Tinsel, Shuga, Hotel Majestic and Ajoche, Tunde Aladese decided to head to film school, in what was a […]
Nollywood is no exception to the glitz and glamour associated with film industries around the world. In the thrill and celebration surrounding the magic of film, most of the attention is paid to the stars […]
While Yoruba films have continued to be positively received by audiences while gaining more popularity (Irapada, The Figurine, King of Thieves, Anikulapo and many more), Igbo films have been on a decline. This is even […]
EXCLUSIVE: Whenever I visit the cinema, I am always accompanied by a pen and a book, for note-taking duty. Film criticism has made me an obsessive note taker. As audiences – satisfied or nagging, slouch […]
Kolade Morakinyo answers our questions about his work as a sound designer and composer in Nollywood. With a lot of years in the industry credited in productions like Funke Akindele’s Battle on Buka Street, Netflix-EbonyLife’s […]
