2020 was a weird and difficult year. The coronavirus pandemic shuttered the film industry for months at a time with one swoop as governments issued stay at home and no travel orders in a scramble to keep the raging pandemic under control. Still, artistes found a way to present new work to the world. Two... Read More

citation, Eyimofe, Finding Hubby, Oloture, Shine Your Eyes, skin, The Lost Okoroshi, The Milkmaid, This Lady Called Life, Trouble Sleep

September 2, 2019

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Funmi Iyanda is bringing stories of acceptance to the 2019 BFI London Film Festival

This year’s BFI London Film Festival starts in October, and already the line up will parade movies from Martin Scorsese (The Irish Man), Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit), Robbert Eggers (The Lighthouse), and promises a spectrum of cinematic offerings that will appeal to audiences. Interestingly, Nollywood isn’t excluded as media personality Funmi Iyanda takes Walking With... Read More

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Abba Makama, Funmi Iyanda, Jude Dibia, Mike Omonua, The Lost Okoroshi, The Man Who Cuts Tattoos, Walking With Shadows

August 9, 2019

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5 Things that Should Matter Today: Finally, ”Stay With Me” author Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ is the winner of the 2018 9mobile Prize for Literature

Just when I thought we will never get to see a winner announced for the 2018 9mobile Prize for Literature, the telecommunication company recently revealed that Stay With Me author Ayobami Adebayo is the recipient of the award. Adebayo gets the cash prize of 15,000 pounds, and a 4-month fellowship at the University of East... Read More

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