Every filmmaker wants their film to make some money. The revenue helps make the case for the next film, and the one after that. Beyond the individual filmmaker, box office performance also signals the health of the industry to stakeholders. Even when it isn’t your film—and regardless of how successful it is—reliable, trackable box office data informs decisions. It shapes confidence. In that sense, reliable data feels almost like magic.
Lately in Nollywood, deliberate soundtracking has taken the back seat in the filmmaking process, as if an afterthought. Rather than a composition that captures the mood of a scene, out-of-place trendy “Afrobeats” sounds are opted […]
The depictions of villains on screen can be tricky. When done right, they are memorable. And when written shoddily, even the most skilled actor can’t save them. They end up cartoonish and childish and can’t […]
The Milkmaid, a 2020 release that finally became accessible through Amazon Prime Video, leads the pack in this list of the 10 best movies from 2022. Juju Stories and Eyimofe were not added to the […]
Written by Faith Oloruntoyin and Ikeade Oriade. “Over the years, writing has proven to be a very powerful tool that has influenced how we see the world today. From stories running circles in our minds, […]
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 […]
The question came up, “why ten?”. I took time to ponder, “it could be 25, we should even be listing 50. It’s a celebration of movies for Christ’s sake”. But the industry is not there […]
Welcome to our ranking of the best performers in the Nollywood movies we watched this year. We reviewed quite a number of Nollywood movies, and one argument that has repeated itself throughout the year is […]
The African Movie Academy Awards 2021, hosted by actress-comedian Chigul, took place on Sunday night. Representing Nigeria were Eyimofe, Omo Ghetto: The Saga, La Femme Anjola, Ayinla, Shadow Parties, and Oba Bi Olorun in various […]
The nominations for the 2021 African Movie Academy Awards were announced on October 29, 2021, an award that recognizes outstanding African films, actors, and actresses in the previous year. The announcement for the 17th edition […]
