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 […]
Chiemeka Osuagwu explains to WKMUp his approach to penning The Blood Covenant, tackling a theme Nigerians are familiar with, and what he believes Nollywood screenwriters could do as they navigate a cold industry—even viewers could […]
Adenrele Owen Olowu—the making of a Nollywood auteur who understands the depth of less is more. Shortly after snagging the big prize at the recently concluded Film Rats Club festival, The Annual Film Mischief, Owen […]
Iyebiye Adeitan, popularly known as Kaizen Kreativ, is a Nigerian creative visual designer and illustrator. A graduate of Federal University Oye Ekiti, (FUOYE) with a BA in Theatre and Media Arts, Kaizen Kreativ has grown what […]
Akorede Azeez is a Nigerian filmmaker, one of the six finalists of the Netflix-UNESCO short film competition. She has been a Film Rats Club member for two years, a space with like-minded filmmakers and enthusiasts, […]
Olakunle Martini Akande answers our questions about his work and role in Nollywood. Working as a finishing editor for AfricaMagic’s Venge (TV show) and an editor for Taiwo Egunjobi’s feature film, In Ibadan, one of […]
Working as a co-producer on the most decorated Nollywood film of 2021, Eyimofe— a cheese pick at The Annual Film Mischief— Adé Sultan Sangodoyin shares stage-by-stage lessons that participating filmmakers can learn from the Esiri […]
Taiwo Egunjobi, the director of In Ibadan and All Na Vibes, is the director of The Annual Film Mischief that will run from Mar. 17- 20. Serving as the inaugural director of The Annual Film […]
Juju Stories is the first film Oge Obasi has steered to cinema as a producer. Over the years—and even beyond, in a career spanning over a decade, previously as a production manager (Desperate Housewives Africa; […]
Relatively still unknown in Nollywood, Tunray Femi’s work in For Maria Ebun Pataki, an effort that has toured festivals globally, and currently receiving rave reviews from viewers and critics alike, has certainly put her name […]
Many admit that Meg Otanwa has been a silent powerhouse in Nollywood, as industry colleagues and fans come out to heap well-deserved praises on the actress who recently starred in Damilola Orimogunje’s feature debut—For Maria […]
