Film

Burkina Faso's President Roch Marc Christian Kabore opens the 27th edition of the Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO), which was postponed from February 2021 to October 2021 due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso October 16, 2021. Picture taken October 16, 2021. REUTERS/Anne Mimault

Pandemic created opportunities for African video-on-demand, streaming services

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Editorial use only Mandatory Credit: Photo by Shutterstock (403980d) EAMONN WALKER AND GRANVILLE ADAMS 'OZ' TV SERIES - 2003

American actor Granville Adams dies at 58 after battling cancer

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Veteran Nollywood actress, Hilda Dokubo, has said having royalties in place in the movie industry would help appreciate the efforts of people who put in a lot of resources to produce films.

Veteran actress advocates royalties in Nollywood

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Netflix’s royal drama The Crown and Apple TV comedy Ted Lasso were the big winners at Sunday’s Emmy Awards.

Emmy Awards 2021: The Crown, Ted Lasso win most prizes

September 20, 2021

Nollywood Actress, Tonto Dikeh, has alleged that Prince Kpokpogri Joseph, her ex-lover, is threatening to release her nude pictures.

Tonto Dikeh: Being born again has nothing to do with my inner craze

September 18, 2021

Popular Nigerian blogger Linda Ikeji has announced she would be joining Nollywood soon as an Executive Producer, Producer, and Storyteller.

Linda Ikeji announces debut in Nollywood

September 17, 2021

Emmy winning Nigerian-American Uzo Aduba is set to join Lupita Nyong’o on the set of HBO Max’s upcoming series “Americanah”.

Uzo Aduba reveals she secretly married filmmaker Robert Sweeting last year

September 13, 2021

Nollywood actors Laura Fidel and Kunle Remi emerged winners of the Best Kiss category at the Best of Nollywood (BON) awards which held over the weekend in Ekiti State for their steaming performance in a short film titled Pole Girl.

BON Awards unveils 2021 list of nominees

September 12, 2021

Actress: Odunlade Adekola never demanded sex from me

September 12, 2021

Filming against a green screen in Illah, a village in southeast Nigeria, in November. The production is part of the Nollywood industry, which has exploded in Africa. Glenna Gordon for The New York Times

Nigerian film industry produces 635 movies in three months

September 8, 2021

The most anticipated ‘King of Boys- The Return of the King’ has been released exclusively on video streaming platform, Netflix.

‘King of Boys’ sequel released on Netflix

August 27, 2021

Prince Adam A Zango

Adam Zango: Why I may quit Kannywood soon

August 22, 2021

Nollywood actor Igbokwe Chika Johnson -- Mr Smile

Mr Smile: Nollywood is envy of the world

August 11, 2021

Jeffrey Gilbert, the judge in an Illinois court in United States, who denied billionaire fraudster, Ramon Abass, aka Hushpuppi, bail, has given five reasons why he would remain in detention.

Mo Abudu acquires right to adapt Hushpuppi’s life story into action thriller movie

August 6, 2021

Scarlett Johansson at the 35th Film Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica, California, February 8, 2020. REUTERS-Lucas Jackson

Scarlett Johansson sues Disney over ‘Black Widow’ streaming release

July 31, 2021