With streamers pulling back from a post-pandemic boom, Nigeria's film industry is looking to theatrical moviegoing, training programs and state support to keep leveling up.

Chuko and Arie Esiri's "Clarissa" is the second Nigerian film to ever play Cannes. With Neon as its global distributor, they pair tell IndieWire they hope to build a new Nigerian wave of cinema.

Whether it’s a love story that sends the internet into collective “awwws,” a historical epic, or a heist flick, Nollywood knows how to keep people talking. Last month was no different. From romantic ...

Nigerian director Pascal Amanfo has criticised Ghanaian bloggers over insensitive posts following Beverly Afaglo's death, ...

1, 2025, leaving an indelible mark on the global film industry. The event, which took place at the historic Egyptian Theater in Hollywood and the Norris Cinema Theatre at the University of Southern ...

A romantic comedy spanning Nigeria, the U.K. and Hong Kong was unveiled at the Cannes Film Market, with A13 Films founder Chidozie Christian Ahaiwe and U.K.-based Hong Kong creative Hiu Man Chan ...

Saddik Balewa, film director, producer and lecturer, took an interest in movies at a very early age. So when he went to university in 1974 to study Fine Art, after a year doing that but even at that ...

The Nigerian film industry is mourning the loss of veteran Yoruba actor Fesogboye Oyewole. News of his death emerged online ...

From the tastiness of traditional dishes to the rhythmic beats of our dances, the complexities of familial relationships, and the joyous exuberance of weddings and marriage rites, Nigerian films ...

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 ...

Friends have called Ekubo's passing "devastating and unbelievable" Nigerian film star Alexx Ekubo has died after a battle with cancer, his family has said. He passed away on Monday in a Lagos private ...