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Theatrical releases, production intelligence, distribution, and the business of African film.
Damilola Orimogunje's second feature, Dear Ajayi, will world-premiere in competition at the 23rd Giornate degli Autori (Venice Days) — making it the first Nigerian production ever to enter…
The top seven Nollywood films of the first half of 2026 grossed a cumulative ₦1.665 billion. The top…
Umthetho — an eight-episode South African crime drama, a local adaptation of the Brazilian Netflix hit Brotherhood —…
Nollywood pulled ahead of Hollywood in the first half of 2026 — but it did so leaning on…
The RollCallAfrica Commercial Index™ measures screen talent across five dimensions: Box Office, Audience trust, Brand value, Cultural impact,…
Jáde Osiberu made Isoken in 2017. It took her almost three years to raise the ₦45 million to…
The Critics Company — the young Nigerian filmmaking and VFX collective from Kaduna that famously taught itself special…
The Eyes of Ghana, from two-time Oscar-winning documentarian Ben Proudfoot, is a tribute to Chris Hesse — the…
The 83rd Venice International Film Festival runs September 2-12, and African filmmakers have secured places across the official…
Cotton Queen is the first narrative feature directed by a Sudanese woman — Suzannah Mirghani. It follows a…
The Return of Arinzo set the Easter box office record and finished among the top Nollywood earners of…
The Nigerian Official Selection Committee has opened submissions for the country's entry to the Academy Award for Best…
