Several colonial-era films were made in Africa in the early 1900s. One of the first known examples is “The Visit of Alake of Abeokuta”. It is a documentary shot […]
Nollywood
What is the Meaning of ‘Nollywood’ and how did the name begin?
The American movie industry, Hollywood, has influenced the culture in the Nigerian film industry a lot. But that caused no debates until Hollywood capped the Nigerian movie industry […]
Nollywood
Six things we expect from the New Nollywood
Nollywood has been receiving a facelift lately and has also made a significant progress these last years. Filmmakers are working with new ideas and premiering their movies on […]
African / Nigerian Actors
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind – the Directorial Debut of Chiwetel Ejiofor
Popular Britsh/Nigerian actor, Chiwetel Ejiofor, recently had his upcoming directorial debut acquired by Netflix. The film “The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind” is based on the book of […]
Nollywood
Cinemas in Nigeria Set to Break Box Office Record
The Nigerian movie industry is now making a decent amount of good movies. While this can be debated, we must appreciate that the movies are better than they […]
African / Nollywood
The African International Film Festival (AFRIFF)
Eight years ago the African International Film Festival, (AFRIFF) a Pan-African festival, was held in Port Harcourt. It is still moving with its vision today. The founder of […]
Nollywood / Nollywood Movies
Current List Of Nigerian Movies, TV Shows On Netflix
Netflix is seeing incredible growth all over the world and Nigerian movies are frequently coming and going on the platform. The production quality of Nigerian movies has become better […]
Nollywood / Nollywood Movies
Preparing for the Production of “Caged in the Creeks”
In one of our previous articles, we wrote about Terry McMahon’s visit to Nigeria for the production of the movie “Caged in the Creeks”. He seems to be doing well so far in […]
Nigerian Actors / Nollywood
Mike Godson Signs Bollywood Deal
Nigerian actor, Mike Godson, is on board the Nollywood/Bollywood train as he signs an acting deal with Indian filmmakers. He made this known to his fans on social […]
Nigerian Actors / Nollywood
Samuel Robinson is Sudani From Nigeria
20 years old Samuel Robinson left high school in Nigeria some years ago to pursue an acting career. He got his first roles in 2013. He has since […]