Editor’s Note: Our in-house critic, Wilfred Okiche, was invited to the International Film Festival Rotterdam and is sending dispatches from the front lines of global film, enjoy. In Wanuri Kahiu’s sophomore film, the tender romance drama, Rafiki, the idea of two adolescents navigating the same sex attraction brewing between them is almost a normal occurrence.... Read More

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February 4, 2019

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#IFFR2019: Present.Perfect, Capharnaüm are big winners at Rotterdam’s awards night.

The award winners for the 48th International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) were announced Friday, 1, February 2019. The USA/Hong Kong co-production, Present. Perfect, a curious exploration of social media and human behavior using hours of found footage won the festival’s biggest prize, the Tiger Competition award. Director, Zhu Shengze received the trophy and 40,000 Euros... Read More

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IFFR, Rotterdam, Wilfred Okiche

February 1, 2019

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#IFFR2019: My Friend Fela is an intimate look at Nigeria’s biggest export

Even when the Nigerian film presence at the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) appears non-existent this year, Nigeria’s most important cultural export, Fela Anikulapo Kuti pulls off something of a saving grace in the form of the winning documentary, My Friend Fela (Meu Amigo Fela) directed by veteran Brazilian filmmaker, Joel Zito Araújo (Raça, Daughters... Read More

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December 10, 2017

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[The Film Blog] The IFFR just chose a Nigerian film critic to join their festival in 2018

Criticism is very misunderstood in Nigeria, anyone who has dabbled in editorial writing and criticism will easily tell you that. Because of our obsession with goodwill and respect, we often interpret criticism of a person’s art or creative work as a criticism of who they are as people and react accordingly, often with threats of... Read More

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IFFR, International Film Festival Rotterdam Young Critic 2018, Wilfred Okiche

#IFFR2019: Wanuri Kahiu’s Rafiki is vivid and technically accomplished

#IFFR2019: Present.Perfect, Capharnaüm are big winners at Rotterdam’s awards night.

#IFFR2019: My Friend Fela is an intimate look at Nigeria’s biggest export

[The Film Blog] The IFFR just chose a Nigerian film critic to join their festival in 2018

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