SVAFF 2025: ‘Lights Out’ Review
SVAFF: Memory is a fickle thing. It is tasked with defining who we are and the stories we tell, but it is also inherently unreliable; to remember something is to contort it, to change it […]
Film Mischief 2025: Our Festival Recap, Standout Creatives and Award Winners
The 2025 edition of The Annual Film Mischief carried a fitting theme, Reclaiming Self, and from the moment you walked into the venue, it was clear that this was a gentle reminder to breathe as […]
With Ticket Prices Rising, Community Cinema Could Be Nollywood’s Affordable Alternative
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 […]
Kenyan-Nigerian Film ‘One Woman One Bra’ Wins 2025 Sutherland Award at BFI London Film Festival
Kenyan-Nigerian co-production One Woman One Bra has clinched the 2025 Sutherland Award for Best First Feature at the BFI London Film Festival, which concluded on 19 October. The Jury members of Kibwe Tavares, Anja Fröhner […]
Film Mischief 2025: ‘Beyond Olympic Glory’ Review (Short Documentary)
Film Mischief: Shedrack Salami’s Beyond Olympic Glory opens with Cynthia Ogunsemilore walking through the streets in her sports attire. Her voice rises gently: “People in the community were saying stuff like, ‘As a girl, why […]
Film Mischief 2025: ‘Wrong Way’ Review (Short Film)
Film Mischief: Wrong Way is a Ghanaian parable about guilt, consequence, and the cruel nature of fate. The film opens with a phone conversation between Manan, a young man, and his mother. The mother’s voice […]
Film Mischief 2025: ‘Tell it No More’ Review (Short Film)
Film Mischief: Stories, ideas and instructions passed down from generations continue to shape our present and future. We often don’t know their origins—my mother told me and her mother told her so you must hear […]
Film Mischief 2025: ‘Cause, Effect, and Maybe Consequences?’ Review (Short Film)
Film Mischief: Even among the independent outings in Nigerian cinema, coming across a film described as a comedic sci-fi short is rare. Titled Cause, Effect, and Maybe Consequences?, the story is an extended interaction between […]
Judith Audu and Uyoyou Adia Reunite on New Afrobeats Drama ‘EVI’, Eyeing 2026 Release
The list of frequent collaborators in Nollywood continues to grow as more filmmakers find creative partners they trust. Among the latest additions to frequent director-producer collaborators are Judith Audu and Uyoyou Adia. They return on […]
Film Mischief 2025: ‘Fofo Means Father’ Review (Short Documentary)
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 […]