Animation is easily the last frontier of film making for Nollywood. We have conquered the drama, the comedy, even dabbled in horror cult films and produced the occasional thriller. But animation as a medium and an art form has eluded Nollywood. Partly because the Nigerian film industry is a profit first industry and animation seems... Read More

Chris Ihidero, Lady Buckit and the Motley Mopsters

March 27, 2019

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‘MTV Shuga: Down South’ has never shied away from LGBTQ representation. ‘MTV Shuga Naija,’ what are you still waiting for???

MTV Shuga: Down South is in its second season, and the fifth episode will go down as one of its loveliest offerings on LGBTQ representation. In short, here’s a hot and steaming visual display of what went down: You have the permission to stare at the picture for as long as possible, but stay with... Read More

Culture, Featured

Chris Ihidero, LGBTQ representation, MTV Shuga Naija, MTV Shuga: Down South, Tope Oshin

December 20, 2018

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Artistry Media wins Lagos Film Academy’s short film grant of $5,000

Last month, the Lagos Film Academy (LFA) announced the theme for its annual Film for Life project – the upcoming 2019 elections in Nigeria. The Global Philanthropy Alliance endowed the project with a sum of $5,000, and a call for applications from young, aspiring filmmakers between the ages of 18-30 was made. From over 600... Read More

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Artistry Media, Chris Ihidero, Lagos Film Academy

July 1, 2017

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The Film Blog: You have to admire the bravery of this TNS review of Isoken

You know, one of us at The Film Blog absolutely insisted that Isoken is formulaic, and nothing special – at all. We shut him down. Not only because we are mostly Jade Osiberu fan boys and girls here, but also because, hey, this is the cool new film of the moment. If you don’t like... Read More

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Chris Ihidero, Dakore, Jade Osiberu, Movie reviews, nollywood, The Film Blog, Tina Mba

February 29, 2012

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Last Sunday on Rubbin’ Minds: Joke Silva, Lala Akindoju and others take on Nollywood

By Lekan Olanrewaju Check out the latest episode of Rubbing Minds which aired Sunday on Channels Television. In this edition of the show, host Chude Jideonwo took a look at Nollywood, Nigeria’s film industry, through the generations. Guests included veteran actress and film producer Joke Silva who shared her wealth of knowledge of the industry.... Read More

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