It can really be exhausting to search for movies to watch with family and friends over the weekend after a long week at the ...

Nollywood romantic comedy Call of My Life has been confirmed as the highest-grossing Nigerian film of 2026, capping a record-breaking run that has kept it at the top of the box office for weeks since ...

A Nollywood classic released more than 25 years ago remains strikingly relevant today. Released in 1999, Issakaba was inspired by the real-life Bakassi Boys vigilante movement. It became one of ...

A romantic comedy spanning Nigeria, the U.K. and Hong Kong was unveiled at the Cannes Film Market, with A13 Films founder Chidozie Christian Ahaiwe and U.K.-based Hong Kong creative Hiu Man Chan ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Twin brothers Chuko Esiri and Arie Esiri grew up in Nigeria but left the country for their education, and until recently, both ...

Chuko and Arie Esiri's "Clarissa" is the second Nigerian film to ever play Cannes. With Neon as its global distributor, they pair tell IndieWire they hope to build a new Nigerian wave of cinema. “The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "The Boy and His King," "Insight," "Ashawo" and "Colors of Fire" pictured clockwise from top left, are among the Nigerian films ...

"The Boy and His King," "Insight," "Ashawo" and "Colors of Fire" pictured clockwise from top left, are among the Nigerian films that represent the next evolution in the West African nation's ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search. Set us as preferred The growth of Nigeria’s film industry can be ...

As chosen by the directors Mira Nair, Jafar Panahi, Kleber Mendonça Filho and Akinola Davies Jr. By Lovia Gyarkye A scene from Satyajit Ray’s “Jalsaghar” (“The Music Room,” 1958). The Criterion ...

Nigerian comedian, Okey Bakassi, has offered a ₦5 million reward for information leading to the recovery of stolen phones and the arrest of a suspected thief who allegedly infiltrated a private ...

A city in Northern Nigeria has turned into a moviemaking machine, churning out hundreds of productions a year. A city in Northern Nigeria has turned into a moviemaking machine, churning out hundreds ...