Reviews
‘Remi and Nneoma’ Review: A Nollywood Biblical Retelling Too Devoted to Become Its Own Story
The Bible, like any other text, exists to be adapted and retold. Its stories are constantly updated for language and context. The King James Version for the purists who want little lost, The New International […]
‘On Different Grounds’ Review: Nollywood Veterans Elevate Mildred Okwo’s Uneven Romantic Comedy
A Nigerian wedding party, as much as it is a celebration, is often a power play. A place where influence is tested, alliances are forged and a pecking order is established. There is a clashing […]
‘Blood Sisters’ Season 2 Review: EbonyLife’s Netflix Thriller Expands Its World of Excess, for Better and Worse
In a rare Nigerian series continuation on Netflix, Blood Sisters returns four years after its first season in 2022, picking up directly from the Ademola family shooting. While Uncle B (Ramsey Nouah) dies from the […]
‘MKO’ Review: Ose Oyamendan Revisits the Wound of June 12 and Nigeria’s Greatest Political What-If (Sheffield DocFest 2026)
Hope, they say, is a very, very stubborn thing. It survives military coups. It survives broken promises. It survives politicians campaigning the language of change and turning around to enforce the language of power just […]
‘Call Of My Life’ Review: Uzoamaka Power Dials into the Nigerian Romcom Canon with Heart and Familiarity
The definition of a romcom is a well-documented and defined concept, parameters are often rigid and the story must follow a formula: hot boy plus beautiful girl plus almost fantastical meeting equals forever after. Dammy […]
Nollywoodweek 2026: Ema Edosio’s ‘When Nigeria Happens’ Review
Nollywoodweek: In the final scene of When Nigeria Happens, we see how submission has been tortured into Fagbo as he mindlessly marches with a group of men, shorn of his former locs and despair sat […]
NollywoodWeek 2026: Laju Iren’s ‘Onobiren’ Review
NollywoodWeek: Nollywood has drawn sustained criticism for its reductive portrayals of women. This tendency emerges from a convergence of socio-cultural frameworks—particularly established patriarchal norms—and external narrative inheritances traceable to Classical Hollywood Cinema, privileging archetypal characterization […]
Nollywoodweek 2026: Thomas Letellier’s ‘Batwing Unmasked’ Review (Documentary)
Nollywoodweek: There is a familiar thrill that runs through Batwing Unmasked. Not the thrill of a recognition of a hero (Africa has had many, and visual and comic artist Loyiso Mkize highlights Ororo as an […]
News
Rixel Studios’ ‘Black Market’ to Attempt Guinness World Record with 50,000-Person Film Screening at Tafawa Balewa Square
Black Market, the upcoming crime drama from Rixel Studios, is looking to make history with an attempt to set a Guinness World Record for the largest simultaneous film audience. On September 26, the filmmakers hope […]
Amartei Armar’s Ghana-France Feature ‘Ego Reach We All’ Set for World Premiere at Locarno
Ghanaian filmmaker Amartei Armar‘s feature film Ego Reach We All (Our Time Will Come) has been selected for the Concorso Cineasti del Presente competition at the 79th Locarno Film Festival, where it will make its […]
Golden Mhinutes Pictures’ ‘Idia’ Scores 4 TINFF 2026 Nominations, Including an Acting Nod for Linda Osifo
Golden Mhinutes Pictures’ supernatural thriller Idia has secured four nominations ahead of the 2026 Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival (TINFF), which will take place from September 4–12, 2026. The film earned 4 nominations including Best […]
The Critics Company’s ‘Crocodile’ Selected for Locarno Open Doors 2026 as AFP Critics Prize Returns
The Critics Company’s documentary Crocodile has been selected for the Open Doors Screenings section of the 79th edition of the Locarno Film Festival, continuing the festival run for the Nigerian film collective’s project. This year’s […]
African Film Press Introduces Logline, a Daily Film-Guessing Challenge to Boost African Cinema Discovery
African Film Press has launched Logline, a daily film-guessing knowledge quiz that challenges players to identify African films using a series of clues, the alliance’s first interactive initiative aimed at increasing the discoverability of African […]
Adé Sultan Sangodoyin Reveals First Poster for ‘We Must Begin Again, Together’, Set for Afrika Film Festival Köln World Premiere (Exclusive)
Nigerian filmmaker Adé Sultan Sangodoyin‘s We Must Begin Again, Together will make its world premiere at the 23rd edition of Afrika Film Festival Köln, which runs from September 17–27, 2026, in Cologne, Germany. As part […]
Nigerian Government Launches Free Digital TV, Joining Recent Continental Efforts to Strengthen Creative Industries
The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced plans to launch a nationwide free-to-air digital television platform, offering Nigerians access to more than 100 television channels at no subscription cost. The initiative, part of the country’s […]
Dika Ofoma’s ‘Kachifo’ Lands Norway’s Sørfond Grant, Adds DUOfilm as Co-Producer
Nigerian filmmaker Dika Ofoma’s Kachifo (Till the Morning Comes) has secured NOK 600,000 (approximately USD 64,000) in production support through Norway’s Sørfond 2026 fund, adding a new international partner to the feature project as it […]
Essays
‘The Return of Omotara Johnson’ and Nollywood’s Legacy Characters (and Franchises)
Hollywood has never really stopped (won’t stop) revisiting its own history. Old films get remade, franchises return years after they seem finished, and familiar characters find new audiences through sequels, reboots, and spin-offs. Franchises like […]
The Best Nollywood Films On Netflix
Netflix is the international streaming platform with the most Nollywood movies, consisting of an impressive catalogue of post-theatrical licenses and original titles. Curating from an extensive list, these are some of the best Nigerian films […]
‘Can You See Us’ Review: Zambian Coming Of Age Film Offers a Moving Perspective on Albinism in a Poignant Story
Zambia’s first Netflix feature film, by homegrown director Kenny Mumba, chooses to explore a poignant issue in Zambian society (and the African society at large, especially Southern and Eastern Africa): the negative stigma experienced by […]
Everything We Know About Izu Ojukwu’s ‘77: The Festac Conspiracy’, His Historical Drama Follow-up to ‘76’, with Ramsey Nouah and Rita Dominic Returning
Amidst the vibrant backdrop of the impending Second World African Festival of Arts and Culture (FESTAC) of 1977, a riveting drama unfolds as an embittered ex-serviceman is invited to join a movement poised to challenge […]
‘Mikolo’ Review: Admirable Child Actors Shine in a Flawed Flight of Fantasy
Lola (Yvonne Jegede) takes her two kids, inquisitive and adventurous Funke (Pamilerin Ayodeji) and smart and logical Habib (Mofiyinfoluwa Asenuga) to Ondo to spend the holidays with their grandmother (Ayo Mogaji) and also to give […]
The Nigerian Official Selection Committee for Oscars Opens 2023 Submissions (Important Dates)
NOSC’s green light for International Feature Film submission has us buzzing with excitement! According to the committee’s website, the call for entry opened on Friday, 25th August and will close on Thursday, 14th September. Here […]
