The growth of Nigeria’s film industry can be traced, curiously enough, to a time of neglect. During the 1990s, a lack of government funding pushed unemployed actors and crew to produce their own films ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Welcome to Global Breakouts, Deadline’s fortnightly strand in which we shine a spotlight on the TV shows and films killing it in ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Left-right: Actor Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù stars in "My Father's Shadow," directed by Akinola Davies Jr. and co-produced by Fatherland ...

Nigerian filmmaker Donald Iheonunekwu won Best Narrative Feature at the TAFF International Film Festival for A Trip to Kigali.

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 ...

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 ...

The Nigerian film industry, popularly known as Nollywood, was once seen as a mass producer of poor quality “home videos”. It’s now become known for increasingly slick films that are able to attract ...

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 ...

Filmmaker and popular curator, Femi Odugbemi has opined that Nigerian films are already culture superpowers across the globe. Odugbemi recently made this known at an industry panel session while ...

Nigeria recently hosted its highly anticipated Mixer Event, bringing together women from across Nigeria’s film, television, ...