Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nollywood, Nigeria’s prolific video-film industry, has been popular in Kenya since it was introduced to east Africa at around the ...

Nollywood star and producer Iyabo Ojo has declared her upcoming Easter release, The Return of Arinzo, will storm past the N1 ...

The making of a Nollywood film happens in stages, and marketers have the important work of connecting the product with the audience. So Niyi Akinmolayan, one of the film's producers, reached out and ...

Although early Nollywood generally had some cringy productions, when you look at some of these films today, you find that they are not so bad. There are some exceptional ones, that delivered premium ...

The irony is striking, as Nigeria is home to Nollywood, widely regarded as the second-largest film industry in the world by volume ...

Nollywood's film promotion debate heats up as stars clash over dance video marketing. Explore diverse opinions on this viral trend impacting box office success.

1, 2025, leaving an indelible mark on the global film industry. The event, which took place at the historic Egyptian Theater in Hollywood and the Norris Cinema Theatre at the University of Southern ...

Released in 2024, Everybody Loves Jenifa was a cultural phenomenon that dominated the Nigerian box office. The film, led by Funke Akindele, showcased her signature comedic brilliance, leaving ...

Pentecostal themes in Nigerian films. In the course of the last ten years, the West African film industry has grown exponentially, so much so that it now occupies a comfortable third-place position ...

Earlier this month, colorfully dressed film stars and gray-suited asset managers gathered on the top floor of a Chinese car showroom in Lagos to discuss how to make money on movies. Nollywood, as ...

Introduction / Ralph A. Austen and Mahir Șaul -- The "problem" of Nollywood. What is to be done? film studies and Nigerian and Ghanaian videos / Jonathan Haynes -- Nollywood and its critics / Onookome ...

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).