Nollywood has come a long way from its direct-to-video era. What started as a home video industry has evolved into a multi-billion-naira box office powerhouse, with films consistently competing with Hollywood imports in Nigerian cinemas. But what makes a Nollywood film a blockbuster today? The Rise of Cinema-Ready Nollywood Films In the early 2000s, Nigerian... Read More

box office, Cinema, film, filmmaking, nollywood

October 17, 2024

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In Benin Republic, Sèmè City and EbonyLife Media join forces to accelerate the transformation of the screen industries

Sèmè City, the flagship initiative of the Benin Republic’s government dedicated to human capital development, and EbonyLife Media, Africa’s leading media conglomerate with a global presence, in collaboration with the EbonyLife Creative Academy,announce the creation of the Sèmè City Film Lab. This innovative film incubation program, supported by the World Bank, aims to equip young talents in Benin Republic with the skills needed to excel in the... Read More

CeeC, Kiddwaya, and Seyi Share Filmmaking Aspirations Beyond #BBNaijaAllStars

The Big Brother Naija House has always been a melting pot of drama and excitement, but amidst the thrilling escapades and heated conversations, a recent exchange among housemates CeeC, Kiddwaya, and Seyi offered a candid yet professional view into their aspirations within the film industry. Kiddwaya’s revelation about his desire to step into the world... Read More

Reality TV

Big Brother Naija All Stars, CeeC, filmmaking, Kiddwaya, Seyi Awolowo

June 13, 2019

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Kemi Adetiba helped raised funds for teenagers to pursue their filmmaking ambitions and we just have to stan

When Kemi Adetiba isn’t making blockbusters, she is, as you’d soon learn, helping teenagers pursue their filmmaking ambitions. According to Adetiba, she was tagged on Twitter in a video made by some kids sourcing for funds to take their content creation to a higher level. I have spent a great deal of time consuming these... Read More

Culture, The Film Blog

filmmaking, Kemi Adetiba, Sterling Bank, The Critics

April 22, 2017

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[The Legislative Blog]: Are you ready? Senator Murray-Bruce wants to produce a Hollywood/Nollywood movie

Senator Ben Murray-Bruce has come a long way with his Common Sense series, we just realised. To celebrate the 100th episode in the series, the Senator wants to shoot “a Nollywood/Hollywood movie that will take the world by storm”. So he’s calling on professionals and amateurs who desire worldwide fame to send in their scripts.... Read More

The Legislative Blog

Ben Murray Bruce, filmmaking, hollywood., movie, nollywood, omotola jalade ekeinde, senator, star

September 11, 2016

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TIFF 2016: Here are the Nollywood stars featured at the festival

This year’s Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is playing host to Nigeria’s film industry, Nollywood in its first major debut on a world stage of this sort. Artistic director of TIFF, Cameron Bailey paid a visit to Lagos at the start of the year and was stunned by the growth in the industry, the quality... Read More

Banky W, cameron bailey, filmmaking, Mo Abudu, nollywood, TIFF, Toronto