Apply For the MultiChoice Talent Factory Academy Program 2025
As part of its initiative aimed at training young Africans to acquire the digital skills of content creation and filmmaking, MultiChoice has announced applications for the 2025 edition of the MultiChoice Talent Factory Academy Program. Read more about Opportunities The MultiChoice Talent Factory Academy is a 12-month program that allows participants to learn and […]
Did You Know That Yoruba Actor, Orlando Martins Had A Brazilian Father?
The great Nigerian film and stage actor Orlando Martins was one of Britain’s most prominent and leading black actors. As a matter of fact, a poll conducted in 1947, had Martins listed amongst Britain’s top 15 favourite actors. This celebrity of a man was a pioneering Yoruba Nigerian film and stage actor who was […]
Nigeria @60: The Nigerian Entertainment Industry
Nollywood and the music scene have been the torchbearers of the entertainment complex for the longest time. Most pundits would tell you the modern era can be traced back to the ’90s. The film industry especially has grown exponentially in international relevance since that time. In the light of Nigeria’s diamond jubilee, we would […]
Lagos Fringe Festival 2019, Another Arts Festival You Can’t Miss
The Lagos Fringe Festival is a unique and open-access arts festival that gathers and showcases a diverse range of artistic work. The objective is to foster a healthy environment for the arts and to enhance the skills of budding creatives. This year, the festival opened with a writing workshop for film and theatre writers at […]
All The Nigerian Winners From AFRIMMA And AMAA 2019
October is an exciting month. If you don’t know why, see the shortlist we published earlier on Events To Look Forward To in October. Whether you love art, photography, books, music, or film; there was something for you in October. The last weekend of the month has come and gone with a big bang. Lagos […]
The African Women in Arts’ Conference & Showcases
The Lagos Edition of the Creative Industry Business Summit organised by the AMFEST EXPO Project & themed ‘African Women in Arts & Culture Conference just ended in Lagos over the weekend. These bespoke creative industry meeting was held at the Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island – Lagos. The 3day Conferences catered to Professionals in the Music, […]
Netflix Acquires Afolayan’s Mokalik
I wish to inform you that Netflix has acquired “Mokalik” and some other of my films. Kunle Afolayan American media services provider, Netflix, has acquired the “Mokalik (Mechanic)’’ movie from the stables of award-winning film director and producer, Kunle Afolayan. The news was disclosed by Afolayan during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria […]
Movies To Watch This Weekend
Weekends mean many things to many Nigerians. For some, it means weddings, parties, plenty of dance and food, for others, it’s time out from work, but for us, it’s when we get to savour the very best of Nigerian cinema! We’ve enjoyed films like Merry Men, Wedding Party, Chief Daddy, Lion Heart and more, and […]
Nigerian-Born Hunger Games Actor, Dayo Okeniyi, Celebrates 31st Birthday
Today marks the 31st birthday of Nigerian actor, Dayo Okeniyi. Dayo became a popular face after starring in American science-fiction films, “Hunger Games” (2012) and “Terminator Genisys” (2015). Dayo was born Oladayo; Yoruba for “Our wealth has become joy” in Jos, Plateau State, to a Nigerian father and Kenyan mother. He spent some of his […]
Animated Adaptation of Cyprian Ekwensi’s “The Passport of Mallam Ilia” To Be Released Soon
Magic Carpet studio is bringing to life Cyprian Ekwensi‘s “The Passport of Mallam Ilia” in its soon-to-be-released feature-length animation. Magic Carpet Studios, an animation and games studio in Lagos, is determined to disrupt the industry. The studio is currently working on its first 2D animation feature film – an adaptation of the African literature classic […]
Uzo Aduba Stars In New Netflix Film “Beats”
Nigerian-American two-time Emmy winning actress, Uzo Aduba, is on her way to winning some more accolades with her role in the new Netflix film, “Beats”. Aduba plays the very protective mother of a teenage music prodigy, starring alongside Anthony Anderson, Khalil Everage, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Paul Walter Hauser, Dave East, Ashley Jackson, and Evan J. Simpson. […]
LIBERTY 3.0: A Young Writers’ Workshop
The Love Eternity Foundation, an NGO based in Lagos with the objective of creating positive mind-shifts by running programmes for youth, will be hosting the third edition of her writers’ workshop on Saturday, 18th May 2019. Liberty Do words stand a chance against state machinery? Can poems, short stories and film actually make a difference in our Nigerian […]
Movies To Watch This Weekend
There are three brand new movies in cinemas this weekend, and we recommend that you be one of the first to see them. Hire a Woman “Hire a Woman” is an intriguing romantic comedy that follows the story of an upwardly mobile young man whose ex-girlfriend would do anything to have back after she sees […]
Celebrating Nollywood’s Living Legend; Pete Edochie
Pete Edochie has been considered one of Nollywood’s greatest of all times, ever since his 1980’s appearance on “Things Fall Apart” on NTA, where he played the lead character; Okonkwo. The Nollywood veteran’s career started on radio as a twenty-year-old broadcaster at the Eastern Nigeria Broadcasting Corporation (ENBC), where he rose to the position of […]
‘Joba’ in cinemas April 5th
Biodun Stephen is set for the premiere of her new faith-based movie titled, “Joba”. The filmmaker, best known for romantic drama and comedy films, was nominated twice at the 2016 Africa Magic Viewer’s Choice Awards for her film “The Visit”, took home two awards at the 2017 Best of Nollywood Awards for “Picture Perfect”, and […]
“Children Of Blood And Bone” Gets Nigerian Director
45-year-old Rick Famuyiwa, a Nigerian-American film director, producer, and screenwriter has been contracted to direct the Fox 2000 adaptation of 2018 best selling fantasy novel, “Children of Blood and Bone.” Famuyiwa has been active in Hollywood since 1999 and has worked on films like the 1999 “The Wood”, “Brown Sugar” released in 2002, “Talk To […]