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Over the Bridge review – intricate Nollywood drama takes on corruption in Lagos
Director Tolu Ajayi, in his feature debut, is reasonably detailed about these corporate machinations, leaning on the societal pressure for illegal kickbacks that undermines the…
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‘Encounters 2024’ festival holds June 20-30, calls for Submission
THE organisers of Encounters South African International Documentary Festival, Africa’s home of documentaries, call on the filmmaking community, inviting submissions of…
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20th Abuja International Film Festival holds Oct 30-Nov 3, entries end Aug 31
ORGANISERS of the 20-year old Abuja International Film Festival, AIFF, have announced October 30-November 3 for the 20th edition of the festival, one of the longest of its kind in!-->!-->!-->…
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Entries for Zimbabwe Film Festival 2023 end August 31
*Festival's theme 'ASPIRATION5' from Africa Union's 'Agenda 2063'*Entries to be submitted via: https://filmfreeway.com/ZimbabweInternationalFilmFestivalSUBMISSION of entries!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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Tales from the Authoritative Bystander: Ayorinde’s commentary on the 30 years of the new Nigerian…
'This book is a gift whose value and worth will appreciate as generations pass — it is a goldmine of information that will shape how future generations of researchers, scholars, and!-->…
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African Indigenous Language Film Festival receives NFC’s endorsement
*Asuelime unveiled as Festival DirectorTHE Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC) has formally endorsed the forthcoming 'African Indigenous Language Film Festival (Ailff)', a pan-African!-->!-->!-->…
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Tunde Kelani’s Ayinla wins Isaac Oluwole Delano Prize for Yoruba Studies
By Eva Irewole'...what is most beautiful about the movie is how it is not only a representation of Ayinla’s life but also the way it reflects the lives of several other characters,!-->!-->!-->…
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iREP 2023: Frontline Docu film festival stages ‘moderated edition’, with focus on…
*Date: Thurs March 16-Sunday, March 19DUE to the inclement election-induced political climate in the country, organisers of the iREPRESENT Documentary Film Festival, have resolved!-->!-->!-->…
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African Queens: Njinga review – Jada Pinkett Smith’s docudrama is like a mediocre Channel 5 show
This tale of a 17th-century African female ruler features impressive academics, but they’re drowned out by poor-quality dramatic sequences. It lacks context, analysis or personality!-->!-->!-->…
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Kunle Afolayan on Aníkúlápó: ‘I said this movie would be bigger than ‘Game of Thrones’
Wale OloworekendeThe Nigerian director explains how his film has become a huge Netflix hit and why he doesn’t care it’s been overlooked for an Oscar!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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