Film and TV

Paradise
Berlinale 2026: Jérémy Comte Confronts Human Connection and Contradictions in Lyrical Debut Feature, “Paradise”

In Paradise, Jérémy Comte offers a lyrical peek into the complex interconnectedness of all of…

Beza Hailu Lemma
How Beza Hailu Lemma and Bandamlak Yimenu Are Elevating Arthouse Film Culture in Ethiopia Through Videobet Cinema

The joint effort of Beza Hailu Lemma and Bandamlak Yimenu, and the launch of Videobet,…

Next Narrative Africa Fund
Next Narrative Africa Fund + Parrot Analytics Partnership: Advisory Board, $50 Million Content Seed, and Implications for Africa’s Screen Industry

The NNAF+Parrot Analytics deal joins other existing strategic efforts towards African screen development. While Africa…

Everything Is New Again
“Everything Is New Again” Review: What Is New About Nollywood’s Fear of Conflict?

Watching Everything Is New Again, Nollywood’s non-committal approach to conflict becomes more glaring. One is…

Praise Odigie Paige
In Conversation: Praise Odigie Paige Reflects on Migration, Memory and Artistic Trajectory in “Birdie”

“[This film] is about a chapter of Nigerian immigration history that is incredibly underexplored and…

Alive Till Dawn
“Alive Till Dawn” Review: Star Power, Genre Risk and Nollywood’s Innovation Myth

Alive Till Dawn is competent enough to be watchable, ambitious enough to signal intent, but…

Kikuyu Land
Sundance 2026: On “Kikuyu Land” And Picking Up Tea Leaves Soaked In Blood

Kikuyu Land trusts its audience to sit with complexity, to resist the urge for premature…

The Ghoul Awakens
Inside the Creative and Business Architecture of “Aníkúlápó: The Ghoul Awakens”

Aníkúlápó: The Ghoul Awakens pulled together over 50 actors, 100-150 crew members, with more than…

Akinola Davies Jr
“Art Has the Capacity to Move the Needle”: In Conversation with Akinola Davies Jr. on “My Father’s Shadow”, Nigerian History, and Casting Choices

“As a filmmaker, I’m even more committed to making those stories that make people want…

Rami Jarboui
Sundance 2026: In Conversation with Rami Jarboui, Director of “The Bird’s Placebo”

“I think, in every African country, we have this kind of mindset that we are…