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The inaugural film history exhibition, titled ‘Losing Daylight,’ featured rare footage, classic movie screenings, movie scripts, historical news publications, iconic posters, video cassettes, and other significant artifacts from the 1930s to present-day Nollywood. Supported by BoxxCulture, EcoBank Nigeria, change.org and Zikoko, the two-day exhibition allowed the attendees to step into …

The stage is set for the premiere of Screen Perfect, a new sizzling reality show that’s poised to birth the next Nollywood superstar.   Screen Perfect, a StarTimes original, will premiere this Sunday, September 24 and will air every Sunday at 8pm on ST Nollywood Plus and Novela E channels, …

Content creators on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok build substantial followings, and create loyal fanbases that often extend beyond their online presence. This massive reach grants them visibility, making them attractive prospects for filmmakers looking to tap into a ready-made audience. Samuel Animashaun, popularly known as Broda Shaggi, is a notable …

He made his ritualist debut in Nollywood’s first blockbuster success, 1992’s Living in Bondage, playing Chief Omego, a megarich motor spare parts dealer who sacrifices his mother for wealth. The film’s mainstream success and the actor’s magnetic performance in a supporting role launched a trend of ritualist films that populated …

In 2022, the powerful digital camera was used to shoot three hit movies: Avatar: The Way of Water, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, and Top Gun: Maverick. Now, a Nollywood project joins the growing list. Shockng reports the camera has been used for the upcoming Plan C, which just wrapped filming …

Data from the Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN) shows that the comedy-drama has earned over N640 million after spending only nine weeks in theatres. The 2022 release is now the highest grossing Nollywood movie of all time. This title was previously held by ‘Omo Ghetto: The Saga’, also made …

To commemorate its attained feat, The Balvenie set out to honor “The Balvenie Makers Heart.” This was borne as a tribute to passion and sheer dedication to mastery and craftsmanship. ‘What is the Balvenie heart?’, you might ask. The heart of the Balvenie is our uniqueness which lingers, resulting in …

Nollywood is set to thrill movie enthusiasts yet again with a blockbuster movie, C.O.L.D which will hit cinemas nationwide from Friday, August 12 this year.    The high-budget action-packed film premiers a stellar cast including Pete Edochie, RMD, Hilda Dokubo, Ireti Doyle, Kanayo O. Kanayo, Ik Ogbonna, Keppy Ekpeyong, Lisa …

Netflix first launched its streaming services in Nigeria in 2016. As at the time, the Company was expanding into about 130 countries, it acquired Genevieve Nnaji’s 2018 film Lionheart; and also began commissioning its own original projects. In 2020, Netflix Naija was created. This development was celebrated by many Nigerians …

Apple’s year got off to a great start but the same cannot be said for Netflix as the streamer announced a major loss of 200,000 subscribers in the first quarter of 2022 and an expected loss of a further two million by Q2. In 2020, Netflix announced an accelerated growth …