Clik here to view.
October 1 and The Meeting gets honored at the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards
Kunle Afolayan’s October 1 and Mildred Okwo’s The Meeting, emerged the biggest winners of the night, as the 2015 edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards took place on Saturday night at the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
South Africa and Nigeria aim to make Africa a Filmmaking Powerhouse
Africa’s two largest film industries Nigeria and South Africa are finally waking up to the fact that co-operation in the multi-billion black segment of the global film industry is vital to the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
iROKOtv gets pay TV distribution deal
Nigerian video streaming service iROKOtv has inked a deal with StarTimes to have two new linear TV channels, IROKO Play and IROKO Plus included on the digital TV operator’s platform.NigeriaDistribution
View ArticleClik here to view.
AMAA 2015 To Hold In June, Receives 800 Films
The eleventh edition of Africa’s foremost reward and recognition scheme for filmmakers Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) would hold in June 2015 as against its traditional hosting month of April...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Has Nollywood streaming lost it's appeal?
Five years ago, Jason Njoku set out on his entrepreneurial journey. He had one simple plan; set Nollywood free. At the time, Nollywood, Nigeria’s entertainment village, was pretty popular. It was the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Africa International Film Festival sends 15 undergrads for film school...
With the support of the Ford Foundation, the Africa International Film Festival has sent 15 undergraduates to training at the Film School at the Mountain State University in the US.NigeriaFilm Festivals
View ArticleClik here to view.
Nollywood - an insider look at Nigeria's film industry on Al Jazeera
Nollywood, a new documentary premiering on Al Jazeera English is an insider look at Nigeria’s prolific film industry, which makes more films than Hollywood - 50 a week. Only India’s Bollywood makes...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Al Jazeera launches My Nigeria documentary series
Premiering on Al Jazeera English on 24 August 2015, My Nigeria is a series of six half-hour documentaries telling the human story and pulsing with the energy of Africa’s leading...
View ArticleClik here to view.
AFRIFF Boosts Nigeria's Image at Durban Filmfest
Following Nigeria's outing at the just concluded Durban International Film Festival (DIFF), South Africa, there are strong indications of a collaboration that is fast making Nollywood the beau of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Filmhouse Cinemas and Imax partners to bring DMR technology to West African...
Imax Corporation and Filmhouse Cinemas, had announced an agreement for an IMAX® theatre to be located in a new construction project in Lagos, the nation’s biggest city with a population of more than 20...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New transgender reality show pulled from local TV channels
DStv and TLC Entertainment (DStv 172) have abruptly pulled a new reality show about a transgendered teen after a looming threat of censorship in Nigeria. by Thinus FerreiraNigeriaTelevision
View ArticleClik here to view.
2016 Africa Movie Academy Awards calls for entries
Having recently wrapped up the activities marking the 11th anniversary of the Africa Movie Academy Awards, the organisers of the continental awards have called for entries for the 2016 edition of the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Top Online Distributor of African Content Launches Global Division
African TV pioneer, iROKO (the world’s largest online distributor of African content), has launched its global content distribution and licensing division, iROKO Global, at DISCOP - the most important...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Seven SA filmmakers go to Nigeria with KwaZulu-Natal Film Commission
The KwaZulu-Natal Film Commission will be attending the African International Film Festival (AFRIFF) in Lagos, Nigeria (8-15 November 2015) and will be taking seven local filmmakers with it to build on...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Surprises at AFRIFF Awards
The weeklong Africa International Film Festival, AFRIFF, has ended with a star-studded awards ceremony at the Eko Atlantic City, Victoria Island, Lagos.NigeriaFilm Festivals
View Article
