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Inside Nollywood: tracing Nigeria’s film history

With plans afoot for a new Lagos museum to preserve Nigeria’s film history, we hear from the collection’s curator

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Adunni Ade: Effortlessly Sophisticated in Navy Blue and Chic Shades

Discover the effortlessly elegant style of Adunni Ade as she poses beside a sleek white car, exuding sophistication in her navy blue printed outfit.

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Feted abroad, ignored in Nigeria: The story of Mami Wata’s voyage to Oscars

The film, a black-and-white fantasy thriller inspired by West African folklore, is Nigeria’s third entry for the Oscars.

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Nollywood set new highs in 2023: here are four of my favourite films of the year

The Nigerian film industry, popularly known as Nollywood, was once seen as a mass producer of poor quality “home videos”. It’s now become known for increasingly slick films that are able to attract big budgets and compete at film festivals across the world.

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New on Netflix this week: 6 best shows and movies picked by our streaming expert

What to Watch's streaming expert picks 6 new movies and shows coming to Netflix this week, that are worth your time.

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New Netflix thriller tackling theme of justice in Nigeria is a global hit and a boon for Nollywood

A Nigerian action thriller that tells a gripping story of corruption and police brutality in Africa’s most populous country has reached record viewership numbers on Netflix charts globally

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The Black Book is a gritty new thriller that raises the bar for Nollywood

Nigerian thriller The Black Book has been in the headlines for reportedly topping global figures at streaming service Netflix, with 5.6 million viewers in its first two days. Does it live up to the hype?

The Conversation

Over the Bridge review – intricate Nollywood drama takes on corruption in Lagos

This gritty tale is undermined by melodramatic touches, but Ozzy Agu shines in the lead role and debut director Tolu Ajayi shows flair

The Guardian - UK

Nigeria's slick Netflix epic, Jagun Jagun, explores a rich past that also reflects the world today

Netflix’s recently released film Jagun Jagun (The Warrior) is set in pre-colonial Nigeria and follows the story of a feared warlord named Ogunjimi. While playing out in the past, it is steeped in contemporary universal cultural, political and socio-economic realities.

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You Need to Watch the Most Brutal War Epic on Netflix ASAP

If you like old-fashioned war epics, watch this brutal and damning Nollywood blockbuster.

Inverse

Nollywood suffers a string of deaths, including one in the United States

The Nigerian film industry is in a state of shock and mourning after several Nollywood stars and a sound engineer recently died in rapid succession.

Los Angeles Times

Nolywood Week festival in Paris: The best African cinema has to offer

The cinema industry in Nigeria, known as Nollywood, is the second-largest on the planet in terms of films produced, after Bollywood. Over the next few days, the best TV and films from across Africa are being showcased in Paris for the tenth edition of Nollywood Week. The festival celebrates the…

France 24

Nollywood could see a major boost from Nigeria's new copyright law - an expert explains why

Nigeria has finally updated its 2004 copyright law, bringing it into the digital era – where the entertainment industry has been for decades already.

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Afrobeats in 2022: global mobility, election songs, placemaking albums – and Tems

More than Nollywood films, Afrobeats is arguably Nigeria’s strongest cultural export since the turn of the millennium. It is a hugely dynamic music category that incorporates a range of moods, languages, styles, and existing genres. To understand its impact, a cultural connoisseur has equated good Afrobeats music with well-made, smoky…

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The King's Horseman, Nigeria's most famous play, is now a Netflix movie: what makes it a classic

Elesin Oba, the King’s Horseman is a new movie coming to Netflix. It is based on Nigeria’s most famous play, Death and the King’s Horseman, written in 1975 by Nobel Prize-winning author, activist and academic Wole Soyinka. Directed by the late Biyi Bandele, the film – in the Yoruba language…

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Biyi Bandele, a serial storyteller who elevated Nigerian culture

The writer, film-maker and theatre creator Biyi Bandele has passed away at the age of 54, news that has stunned the West African arts community where he was a creative icon who told classic Nigerian stories, sometimes in the Yoruba language, to a global audience.

Daily Mirror

Everything coming to Netflix UK in August - TV shows, films and documentaries

Tonnes of content is coming to UK Netflix this August, from new Netflix Originals to classic films like Memento, viewers have plenty to stream if they're trying to escape the heat.

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Blood Sisters: why the mini-series on Netflix sets a new pace for Nollywood

Nollywood – the Nigerian movie industry – was described as a small screen cinema involving amateurs who produced low budget trashy videos with predictable storylines.

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Olu Jacobs: Nollywood's elder statesman has always acted for his country

Oludotun Baiyewu Jacobs, the Nigerian film producer and renowned actor, whose career spans more than five decades, belongs to that group of elders representing the best of Nigeria. He was recently presented with the lifetime achievement award at the Africa International Film Festival. Jacobs is one of those who made…

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