This week on Nollywood Distilled, AFRIFF wrapped up its 15th edition with several Nigerian winners, while Loving Itohan ended Agbara Nla: The Return’s five-weekend reign at the box office. Elsewhere, Dika Ofoma’s Tooth won in […]
Steve Chuks and Onyinye Odokoro play siblings in Home and Away, a character-driven story about family, distance and the difficult choices that come with loving someone. Written and directed by Mannie Oiseomaye, known for his […]
From the film market to the awards night, WKMUp’s managing editor Eva Anya recounts the conversations and chance encounters that yielded new details on upcoming Nigerian films, distribution plans and projects in development. I can’t […]
Stephanie Ohumu’s directorial debut, Mia Mia, is the first film to emerge from an ambitious, self-funded initiative to document and preserve the Edo language. The 27-minute documentary, which follows an octogenarian speaker confronting the disappearance […]
The landmark 15th edition of the Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF) ended in Lagos on November 7, after a week of film screenings, industry meetings, masterclasses and other activities. There was a lot to look […]
We wanted to understand the Nigerian film audience better. When Motunrayo Ojo and I agreed to conduct an independent survey in early 2025, I had little idea what we would eventually do with the findings. […]
In Tele X Zikora, there is an awareness of the beats that make a romance film work. The first meeting, the push and pull, the moment of interest, the conflict and the resolution. It shows […]
MultiChoice has introduced new DStv and GOtv subscription packages across key African markets as part of a review of the company’s operations following its acquisition by CANAL+, which also affected the partial migration of Showmax […]
TWF Productions has announced its second short film, In the Space of Desire, a drama starring Wumi Tuase-Fosudo, Mike Afolarin and Temilolu Fosudo. Directed by Chukwu Martin, the film explores marriage, fidelity and the boundaries […]
Dika Ofoma is adding another title to his growing collection of short films, with his latest project, Tooth, selected for the inaugural Final Cut: New African Shorts.