By Oluwapelumi OlusanjoNollywood, Africa’s largest film industry by volume, is undergoing a powerful transformation in 2026 as women increasingly take charge behind the camera, redefining storytelling ...

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 ...

Read how children of Nollywood legends like Salamis, Afolayans, Edochies are redefining the industry with their own successful careers, blending talent and legacy.

Iteledicon has announced a historic achievement for his movie Koleoso, which has now exceeded 100 million views on YouTube.

Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies. A year of gehri dosti overcoming all odds, triumph of spirit to be released from teen guna lagaan and loving the family ...

The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) says it approved and classified a total of 1,185 films between January and December 2025. This is contained in a statement by Ogbonna Onwumere, ...

Iconic Nollywood movies, Wedding Party, '76, Wives on Strike, and more are turning 10 in 2026. Here’s why they are still worth watching today. It was also the year Netflix officially became available ...

Nollywood actor and filmmaker, Funke Akindele, has recorded another major commercial triumph as her latest cinema release, Behind The Scenes, grossed ₦1.77 billion at the Nigerian box office, further ...

‘Where Love Lives’, Nollywood’s latest romantic comedy, was released on YouTube on 24 December, just in time for the holidays. Produced by and starring Bimbo Ademoye, the film is now streaming on her ...

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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).

More than 20 years since the first movie was released, the Fast and Furious series is still going strong. Along with the fans who have been seated in theaters each time a new movie in the popular ...