Nine Nominations. Zero Wins. The AMVCA Just Said Something About Gingerrr That the Box Office Could Not
What the jury's verdict — the most decisive of the night — reveals about the gap between a film that captures a culture and a film that a…
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The Continent Woke Up in Lagos. Now It Has to Show Up in Cannes.
The 79th edition opens tomorrow. Three African films are in Un Certain Regard. A Lagos film with NEON…
My Father’s Shadow Wins Best Movie. Gingerrr Wins Nothing. The AMVCA 12 Made Its Most Important Statement in Thirteen Years.
My Father's Shadow wins Best Movie. Best Director. Best Writing. Best Score. Best Sound. Five wins from seven…
Tonight at the AMVCA, Nollywood Will Decide What It Values. The Choice Is Not as Simple as You Think.
The 12th AMVCA takes place tonight. The nominations told us what the industry values enough to recognise. The…
Seven African Titles at Tribeca 2026. The Kaduna Backyard That Became a Science Fiction Universe Is the Most Extraordinary Story in the Lineup.
The 25th Tribeca Festival runs June 3–14, 2026. Seven African titles are in the lineup — Nigeria and…
“We Got to Breathe for a While. Now We’re Holding Our Breath. Again.” — What Showmax’s Closure Actually Costs African Television
Showmax closed on April 1, 2026. Amazon exited African originals in 2024. Apple TV is not interested. Disney+…
NollywoodWeek Paris 2026 Opens with a Kenya-Nigeria Love Story Set in Mombasa. The Festival Is Growing and the Industry Around It Is Changing.
NollywoodWeek Paris 2026 runs May 6 to 10 under the theme Voyage. The opening film is East-West Love,…
Suzannah Mirghani’s Cotton Queen Is Opening in Egyptian Cinemas. It Is the Most Important Sudanese Film in Years and It Deserves a Continental Audience.
Cotton Queen — Suzannah Mirghani's debut feature, following her award-winning short Al-Sit — is releasing in cinemas across…
The Festival Doesn’t Open Until Tuesday. But the Most Important Week for African Cinema Has Already Begun.
Cannes opens Tuesday. The red carpet goes out. The jury takes its seats. But Amara Diallo is not…
The Fire and The Moth — Taiwo Egunjobi Finally Has the Film His Career Deserved
A hired smuggler steals an Ife bronze head in a western Nigerian border town. What follows is not…
Lisabi: A Legend Is Born — Nollywood’s Historical Epic Ambition Earns Most of What It Reaches For
Lisabi Agbongbo Akala was a real person — an 18th century Egba warrior who led the revolt that…
Landline — Dele Doherty Made a One-Location Timeloop Film About EndSARS. It Works More Than It Should.
Three characters. One location. A timeloop. A political argument about EndSARS, institutional corruption, and the specific Nigerian experience…