by Wilfred Okiche Blessing Egbe has built a career on documenting the ups and downs of being female in Nigeria. In the soap opera, Lekki Wives – her signature piece – she trained her lenses on upper-class suburbia. Scratching the picture perfect surface just a bit, Egbe uncovered a scandalous layer reeking of crime,... Read More

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July 7, 2017

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The Media Blog: We are actually excited about the new Fifty series

We know ‘Fifty’ the movie had a lot of ‘haters’, mostly converging upon the alleged lack of a story. That’s okay. The movie made itself vulnerable to the critique. Even though insiders told us at the time that the characters were not deepened deliberately because it was always planned to give way to a series,... Read More

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December 25, 2016

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The Film Blog: We’ll be watching EbonyLife’s Fifty tonight

Fifty isn’t a perfect movie. No gainsaying there. But in the annals of Nigerian movie history, its story will be told. Executive Producer Mo Abudu’s commitment to presenting the world with a different image of Africa is no better encapsulated by the film, which tells the story of four Nigerian women in, or about to... Read More

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December 21, 2016

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The Film Blog: The curious case of the AMVCAs, EbonyLife, and Green White Green

You already know our thoughts on some of the issues we have with this year’s AMVCA nominations. One thing we didn’t mention though, was the conspicuous absence of EbonyLife’s Fifty which was undoubtedly one of last year’s biggest movies. As we said before, awards will always be contentious. And, even though, an awards show which has A Trip... Read More

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June 26, 2016

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Fifty, Ghana must Go, Yvonne Nelson win big at the 2016 Golden Movie Awards

On Saturday, Africa’s best acting talents converged at the Kempinski Hotel in Accra, Ghana for the second edition of this year’s Golden Movie Awards. The annual award celebrates outstanding achievement in African television and film. See the full list of winners. AWDF Film award – Shirley Frimpong Manso Golden Actor In Drama – Gideon Okeke (GbomoGbomo Express)... Read More

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December 31, 2015

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Movie Review: ‘Fifty’ depicts stories of Nigerian women rarely told

Media entrepreneur, Mo Abudu is no stranger to using TV to offer a more glamorous depiction of Africa. Her media company, Ebonylife TV produces films, lifestyle shows and even scripted series that attempt to debunk the narrative that has haunted the continent by offering a more nuanced version of our reality. Directed by Biyi Bandele,... Read More

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December 1, 2015

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Go behind the scenes of the highly anticipated movie, ‘Fifty’ (WATCH)

Less than 2 weeks till the worldwide premiere of FIFTY, EbonyLife films gives us a behind-the-scenes peek into the highly anticipated feature. In this clip, we hear from all four principal characters played by Ireti Doyle, Nse Ikpe-Etim, Dakore Egbuson-Akande and Omoni Oboli respectively. We also hear from the Movie Director, Biyi Bandele and Executive... Read More

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Film Review: Blessing Egbe’s The Women is ‘Fifty’, but a lot less classy

The Media Blog: We are actually excited about the new Fifty series

The Film Blog: We’ll be watching EbonyLife’s Fifty tonight

The Film Blog: The curious case of the AMVCAs, EbonyLife, and Green White Green

Fifty, Ghana must Go, Yvonne Nelson win big at the 2016 Golden Movie Awards

Movie Review: ‘Fifty’ depicts stories of Nigerian women rarely told

Go behind the scenes of the highly anticipated movie, ‘Fifty’ (WATCH)

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