Our stories continue to beat the confinement of space with international recognition. Akoroko, an African cinema coverage company, announced the news, on August 22, 2023, revealing the movie as one of ...

June 24, 1993 will become known as one of the most consequential days in the brief history of post-colonial Nigeria, but — for the two young boys at the heart of Akinola Davies Jr.’s ...

*The highly anticipated film “My Father’s Shadow” is set to hit theaters on February 6, with Mubi distributing the Akinola Davies Jr.-directed drama. The semi-autobiographical story follows two young ...

The line “I’ll see you in my dreams” is repeated frequently in Akinola Davies Jr.’s “My Father’s Shadow,” the first film from a Nigerian director to earn a slot in the Cannes Film Festival’s official ...

A Nigerian film, ‘Dara – A Port Harcourt Love Story’, has won the Best Feature Film award at the DC Independent Film Forum held in Washington, D.C, United States of America. The coming-of-age romantic ...

EXCLUSIVE: Nigerian distribution outfit Nile Entertainment, which was launched last year by film exec Moses Babatope, has picked up global rights to Remi x Nneoma, a modern adaptation of the biblical ...

Nigerian films Dust to Dreams and My Father’s Shadow are set to screen at the 2025 BFI London Film Festival Every October, the British Film Institute (BFI) turns London into a global hub for cinema ...

Nigeria is going to Cannes. In what is understood to be a first in the film festival’s near-80 year history, a movie from Africa’s most populous nation has been chosen as part of the Cannes Film ...

Is Nollywood having its Cannes coming-out party? Ranking among the world’s most prolific film industries for years, Nigeria’s scrappy, homegrown biz is breaking out at this year’s festival, with the ...

In an industry historically dominated by men, particularly in Nigeria, a collective of influential women is leaving its mark ...

The 79th British Academy Film Awards witnessed a standout performance from Nigerian talent, with actress Wunmi Mosaku and the Nigerian-made film My Father’s Shadow emerging as winners at the ...