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Writing against the grain: Adekeye Adebajo’s Africa
Informed, provocative, and hopeful — Adebajo’s work resists reduction, embracing Africa’s plurality and persistent spirit
Pieter Hugo’s tragic beauty pushes the button of mortality
The photographer’s ambitious new exhibition What the Light Falls On is a free-ranging meditation on life
Africa media consumption shifts to local content, but not by African authors
Local content is beginning to outcompete international films in Africa as rapid smartphone penetration and an affordable and expanding internet bring African creatives closer to…
OPINION | How film can shape our understanding of African queer realities
‘Inxeba/The Wound’ is but one of the films of the growing body of literary and visual texts which have focused on queer lived experiences in Africa.
Review: Nigeria’s ‘King of Boys’ was a smash hit. Does the sequel do it justice?
Kemi Adetiba’s Netflix miniseries is certainly stylish — but it’s missing the panache of the original
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How professionalism, and new business models, are nurturing Nollywood
Nollywood’s production values have undergone tremendous change over the past decade, but is the effect sustainable?
Nollywood’s political struggle
How has Nigeria’s film industry responded to the #EndSARS protests?
Nollywood-style weddings land on the cutting room floor
As the coronavirus restrictions on mass gatherings persist, Nigeria is having to tone down the grand events it cherishes
How to make a movie during a pandemic
Nollywood directors are having to adapt quickly to Covid-19 restrictions that make filming tricky
The Virtual Weekend Guide
Get into your lockdown long-weekend mood with at home entertainment ranging from Netflix, music concerts, cook-alongs to yoga sessions
“An African man like me depressed?” Why representation matters in the movies
The continent’s largest film industry has been getting mental health all wrong with dangerous consequences. Now, that’s changing.
What Netflix’s involvement in Nigeria’s massive film industry really means
Big investors seem to be mainly interested in Nollywood’s already established popularity with African audiences
New advocates for the ancient gods of Nigeria
Over the centuries, Nigeria’s colonisers brought their religions with them. But not everyone has forgotten the old gods
Glossy hit comedy heralds a new era for Nollywood
"Nollywood film The Wedding Party has shown Nigerian cinema at the top of its game"
Hard work pays off for founder of ‘Nollywood Netflix’
A young entrepreneur is tapping the high demand for Nigerian movies.