Reviews
‘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 […]
NollywoodWeek 2026: Orire Nwani’s ‘Hussaini’ Review (Short Film)
Nollywoodweek: There is a very good chance that Hussaini would break your heart. The eighteen-minute-long film opens in a mosque, where Hussaini, among a small congregation of men, bows in prayer. We then follow him […]
NollywoodWeek 2026: Uyoyou Adia’s ‘Evi’ Review
NollywoodWeek: As the internet has grown, we have found some familiarity with the machinations of the entertainment industry; people talk like record label executives, giving armchair expert advice on album rollouts and PR relationships and […]
NollywoodWeek 2026: Ella Chikezie’s ‘In Her Shoes’ Review (Short Film)
NollywoodWeek: Halima (Darasimi Nadi, Obara’M) is not like every other child her age. This much is clear from the opening frames. She struggles with attention. It is easy to mistake her for a mute. The […]
NollywoodWeek 2026: Seko Shamte’s ‘East West Love’ Review (Opening Film)
NollywoodWeek: Romance, in Nigerian cinema, is often mistaken for ease. It is treated as a genre that requires little or no more than nearness and sentiment—two beautiful people, a mild obstacle, an expected resolution. Yet […]
News
Talents Durban 2026 Announces Nigerian Participants Across Projects and Talent Press
Nigeria will be represented across multiple strands of Talents Durban 2026, with two projects selected for development, a critic participating in the Talent Press programme, and two industry figures returning as part of the initiative’s […]
AFP Critics Prize Heads to Locarno Open Doors 2026
Following its launch at the S16 Film Festival in 2025, the AFP Critics Prize is heading next to the Open Doors Screenings at the Locarno Film Festival as an award partner, where it will be […]
‘Call of My Life’ Debuts at Number Ten on Top Ten Highest Grossing Nollywood Films Of All Time
Dammy Twitch’s feature directorial debut, Call of My Life, has now boldly made its way to the top ten highest-grossing Nollywood films of all time at number ten, as well as becoming the highest-grossing Nollywood […]
Blessing Bulus’ Documentary ‘Mi Tazi’ Selected for Durban International Film Festival 2026
Nigerian documentary Mi Tazi, directed by Blessing Bulus, has been selected for the student competition at the 47th Durban International Film Festival (DIFF), joining 11 other emerging filmmakers from South Africa, South Korea, Morocco, Spain, […]
Nigeria’s ‘I Live in V.I’, Ghana’s ‘Too Much Music’ Head to Locarno Open Doors 2026
Among the selections for the 2026 edition of Open Doors at the Locarno Film Festival, Nigerian and Ghanaian projects are in the mix, following last year’s participation by Dika Ofoma and Blessing Uzzi, as well […]
Five Years After ‘La Femme Anjola’, Mildred Okwo Returns With ‘On Different Grounds’ (Watch Trailer)
Mildred Okwo (La Femme Anjola) returns to cinemas after five years with On Different Grounds, a romantic dramedy produced by Nicole Ndigwe (Before Valentine’s) under her HB&Q Impressions banner. The film’s official trailer arrives ahead […]
Fusion Intelligence’s Film X Launches to Give Nollywood Producers Faster Access to Box Office Data
Think about the platform that powers ticket sales accounting for more than 70 cinema locations across West Africa, or the software that handled ticketing for Everybody Loves Jenifa screenings in Canada. That is the work […]
BBC to Release Meji Alabi’s Nigerian Civil War Documentary ‘Surviving Biafra’ in June
Meji Alabi is directing a new BBC World Service documentary on the Nigerian Civil War titled Surviving Biafra, a 75-minute film built around eyewitness testimonies and previously unseen archival material from the frontline, set to […]
Essays
Why Are African Films Expected to Be So Heavy at International Festivals?
A girl with a big smile plastered on her face is surrounded by heart-shaped decorations. She is bathed in a warm, saturated red and pink light that evokes a romantic atmosphere. Heart-shaped props are held […]
‘Hunger’ Review: Thai Film Explores Food And Its Meaning To Society
Aoy (Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying) is the first born of three children. As first born, it’s her responsibility to run and later take over her family’s small stir-fried noodles shop in Bangkok. One day, a customer gives […]
In Defense of ‘Gangs of Lagos’ and The Future of Our Films
True to its title, Gangs of Lagos, Prime Video’s debut African original film, directed by filmmaker Jadesola Osiberu, depicts an impoverished and chaotic neighborhood that bursts into a bloodbath. A hybrid work that integrates components […]
‘Domitilla’ Review: Nollywood Classic Reboot Fails to Level Up with Predecessor
I must have been too young at the time when the original Domitilla was released. Older siblings and friends talked about it in hushed tones to avoid queries from the adults around as to how […]
Ten Non-Comedy Nollywood Films and Shows Currently Available To Stream
Nollywood films of the comedy genre enjoy the spotlight than their counterparts of other genres. Well, there seems to be a general bias from viewers towards them, possibly due to the need to wind down […]
Movie Review: Jade Osiberu’s ‘Gangs of Lagos’ is a Timely Allegory
Art, the cliche goes, imitates life. A friend, H, sat by the window in a Lagos Danfo. She was enduring the infamous Lagos go-slow. Her head nestled on the glass, and she held her phone […]
