Reviews
Short Film Review: Jeremiah John’s ‘Market People’ is a Tale of Bodies Seeking Warmth in a Cold World
“Aiyé l’òjà, ọ̀run n’ilé” is a lifelong Yorùbá adage that translates to ‘life is a marketplace, home lies beyond (heaven). It reflects on the transient nature of existence; life is full of trade-offs, people come […]
‘Behind the Scenes’ Review: Funke Akindele’s December Blockbuster is Surely Relatable, Likely to Be Profitable, But Creatively Stuck
The Funke Akindele moral lesson cinematic universe has been expanded with the addition of her latest, Behind the Scenes. Co-directed by Tunde Olaoye, it is a film that follows the wealthy, benevolent Ronke Fernandez, who […]
S16 Film Festival 2025 Reviews: ‘My Jebba Story,’ ‘Obi is a Boy,’ ‘About Sarah’ and More
Traces Of The Sun S16 Film Festival: Directors working in the ten-to-thirty-minute range for short films can fracture time, dissolve narrative causality, or abandon dialogue entirely, treating form itself as the primary subject rather than […]
S16 Film Festival 2025 Reviews: ‘Ode!,’ ‘70×7,’ and ‘The Passage’
The Passage S16 Film Festival: In The Passage, South African filmmaker Ntokozo Mlaba shoots scenes with a jazzy lightness that veers into an almost supernatural aura. The scenes are slightly elevated from real life with […]
S16 Film Festival 2025 Reviews: ‘Back to the Theatre Vox,’ ‘Second Wind,’ and More
Spoilers Ahead! Morning, Morning S16 Film Festival: Morning, Morning by Gozirimuu Obinna is a quiet, black-and-white ache. It is a film where no one speaks, yet everything is said through eyes that flinch, bodies that hesitate, […]
‘The Herd’ Review: Daniel Etim Effiong’s Topical Despite Uneven Debut for a Desperate Populace in Desperate Times
Daniel Etim Effiong’s debut feature sits at the centre of an important political quagmire: a country refusing to tackle a complex insecurity issue that threatens to destroy an already delicate national fabric. It takes on […]
AFRIFF 2025: ‘To Adaego With Love’ Review
AFRIFF: There are many stories told of victories and the ways they are achieved. The tales of the final battles and surrender, chronicles of the victors and vanquished, narratives strung together of the pacts forged […]
AFRIFF 2025: ‘The Boy Who Gave’ Review
AFRIFF: A first feature often defines the trajectory of a director’s career. It shapes how audiences will come to perceive their work and what threads they’ll follow through subsequent projects. For The Boy Who Gave, […]
News
Nigerian Titles and Talents to Look Out for at Early 2026 Film Festivals
Seasons come and go in the yearly film cycle, but one season that never really goes away, at least for film publications, is the festival season. Selections for early 2026 international film festivals have already […]
Funke Akindele Dominates Nigerian Box Office as ‘Behind The Scenes’ Hits 2 Billion Naira
It is a new year and a new box-office milestone for Nollywood’s reigning box-office queen, Funke Akindele. As widely anticipated, Akindele has become the first filmmaker in Nigerian cinema history to cross the 2 billion […]
Key Events and Milestones That Shaped Nollywood in 2025
From record-breaking box office hits to new international recognitions and multiple streaming services launching unique offerings, 2025 in Nollywood was a year of putting some systems in place and a wake-up call to make other […]
‘To Adaego With Love’ Set For Theatrical Release February 2026
AFRIFF 2025 award-winning period romantic drama To Adaego with Love, directed by Nwamaka Chikezie, is scheduled to open in Nigerian cinemas on February 6, 2026. Set in 1975, the film tells the story of a […]
PinPoint Productions Confirms ‘Aloma’ as Chris Ihidero’s First Feature Film
PinPoint Productions has announced Aloma, the debut feature film from Nigerian filmmaker Chris Ihidero. The thriller is in post-production and scheduled for an international premiere in 2026. A teaser has been released to give audiences […]
Martha Ehinome Completes Production on Her Debut Film ‘Man of Her Dreams’
Martha Ehinome, known for her role as Tumi in the Showmax series Wura, has completed production on her first film as an executive producer. The feature, Man of Her Dreams, has now entered post-production, with […]
Cheta Chukwu’s ‘To Catch a Falling Sky’ Wins Two Awards at Red Sea Souk Project Market
Cheta Chukwu’s To Catch a Falling Sky emerged as one of the major winners at this year’s Red Sea Souk Project Market, which took place from December 6–10 alongside the Red Sea International Film Festival. […]
FaithStream and EnfiTV Enter Africa’s Streaming Market With Local Audiences and Creators in Focus
Two new African streaming platforms, FaithStream and EnfiTV, are entering the market with plans to serve audiences and creators that global platforms have not fully supported on the continent. One caters to an underserved population, […]
Essays
Key Events and Milestones That Shaped Nollywood in 2025
From record-breaking box office hits to new international recognitions and multiple streaming services launching unique offerings, 2025 in Nollywood was a year of putting some systems in place and a wake-up call to make other […]
‘Spider-Man’ Trilogy and Disney Classics to Screen Again at Filmhouse Cinemas in Nigeria
Filmhouse Cinemas has announced a slate of classic titles returning to the big screen across August and October. As mostly a home-video-first audience, many of us first experienced these films at home. But nothing compares […]
A Tale of Two Prime Video Extremes on Nollywood Film Club
Yes, Prime Video is still releasing titles in Nigeria. In August, three titles dropped on Prime Video: Finding Nina (a Nemsia production), Say Who Die (while not marketed under Nemsia’s label but executive-produced by BB […]
New in Nigeria: Movies and TV Shows to Watch this September 2025
All confirmed to be available in Nigeria in September 2025, you will find the titles in four categories, further listed in order of their release dates: – Nollywood Movies (and select African countries) – Nollywood […]
Short Film Review: Ifeanyi Barbara Chidi’s ‘PLS RT’ Buffers on a Strong Premise
PLS RT begins with Kasope Briggs captured in a wooden crate; frightened, unaware of her location and begging to be released. She brings out her phone to make a video to try and upload to […]
‘My Father’s Shadow’ to Be Released in Nigerian Cinemas on September 19
Film lovers abroad have already been charmed by My Father’s Shadow — now it’s Nigeria’s turn.Directed by Akinola Davies Jr. and co-written by Wale Davies, the film arrives in cinemas on September 19, with FilmOne […]
