Nollywood, Nigeria’s vibrant film industry, is setting its sights on achieving global recognition akin to the meteoric rise of Afrobeats. As the third-largest film industry in the world by number of ...
For decades, Nollywood films have been used as a tool of cultural reinforcement, perpetuating stereotypes and often serving as a form of subtle propaganda. From the submissive housewife to the "wicked ...
History: Nollywood rising -- Nollywood in Nigeria: production and distribution -- Nollywood, the Nigerian product: style, format and audiences -- Organising Nollywood: government policy and guilds -- ...
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. Five actors — Mukaila Adedigba (also known as ...
This story is featured in the March/April 2025 issue of ESSENCE. In 2017, sisters Tochi and Ebele Anueyiagu shared a single image on their new Instagram account: a still of Nigerian film and beauty ...
The director Daniel Oriahi is capturing the audience’s attention with his latest film, “The Weekend,” which will premiere at the Tribeca Festival. By Nicolas Rapold The bustling Nigerian film industry ...
For the first time, Essence Fest – which has been celebrating African American culture in the United States for more than two decades – is devoting a day to Nigeria’s Nollywood film industry – the ...
EXCLUSIVE: In a landmark move, Nollywood heavyweights Inkblot Studios and Filmhouse Group have joined forces to create Kava, a new global streaming platform dedicated solely to Nollywood and African ...
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The distinctive makeup of early-aughts Nigerian movies is coming back — and so is the daring attitude of the women who wore it. By Houreidja Tall In the early 2000s, the femme fatales of Nollywood ...
Solomon Waliaula received funding from the International European Research Council as a contributor to the book Contemporary African Screen Worlds: Decolonizing Film and Screen Studies (2019-2025).
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Meet Nollywood’s iconic mother figures
Over the years, Nollywood has produced unforgettable mother figures who defined eras with their unmatched screen presence. These women brought to life complex shades of motherhood; from fierce to ...
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