One of west Africa’s most popular action films speaks to Nigeria’s pressing security issues.
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The film insists that young Africans are not just passive recipients of imported technologies. They’re also active creators.
The skit economy is estimated to be Nigeria’s third-largest entertainment sector, with a net worth of over US$31 million.
Evangelical filmmakers turned prayers into special effects and spiritual battles into dramatic storylines and created a new genre.
Ghanaian film-makers struggle to access international distribution.
The films discussed by the women I interviewed served as commentaries on the social costs of poverty on the family. This is a popular Nollywood theme.
Netflix’s interest in Africa is more about business than telling nuanced stories about the continent.
Seven Doors, a Nigerian series, explores the themes of kingship, kinship, love, betrayal, family and restitution.
There’s a big difference between how Hollywood audiences view Black Panther and how African audiences do.
Increasingly slick films attracting big budgets are major features of Nollywood, the Nigerian film industry.
High action and outspoken politics meet digital-first thinking and a global hit is made.
Despite harsh laws, a growing number of African countries are representing queer life in their cinema.
A new Nigerian movie, Jagun Jagun, adds to the growing number of recent films of major cultural prestige eulogising heritage in war, bravery, and royalty.
Nigeria’s president, Muhammadu Buhari, recently signed the copyright law. Its provisions will be beneficial only if it is well implemented.
Elesin Oba, The King’s Horseman, is a film of a play by author and activist Wole Soyinka. It premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival.
From Blood Sisters to Half of a Yellow Sun, he was loved for his TV series and films as well as his novel Burma Boy.
Blood Sisters is untypical of Nollywood’s normal fair in a number of ways. It chooses thrill over romance and challenges taboos.
He was considered a bridge between the old and new breed of actors, straddling theatre and film and paving the way for much emerging talent in the industry.
Nigerian filmmakers are looking at the past and remaking old Nollywood classics for a new generation.
As the Nigerian film industry advances its methods, is it in danger of alienating its poorer audiences?
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Lecturer, University of Nigeria
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Professor of Drama, Theatre and Film Studies, University of Jos
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Professor, University of Gondar
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Senior Research Fellow, Development, Policy and Practice (DPP), The Open University
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Professor, Communication and Media Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Lecturer, Creative Unit, UniSA, Adelaide University
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Collaborateur scientifique FNRS, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
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Senior lecturer, Pan Atlantic University
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Researcher and Assistant Lecturer, University of Regina
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Associate Professor, Theatre and Performance Studies, The Rivers State University of Science and Technology
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Director, The Future of Diplomacy at the Institute for the Future of Knowledge, University of Johannesburg
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Senior Lecturer, Stellenbosch University
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Assistant Professor of Communication, Cornell University
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Associate Professor, Department of Languages, Linguistics and Culture, Maasai Mara University
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Senior Lecturer in Broadcast, Film, and Multimedia, University of Abuja