This was the year Nollywood made Netflix history. The film stars Nigerian film legend Richard Mofe-Damijo as Paul Edima, a deacon whose dark past returns after his son (Olumide Oworu) is framed for ...

The Nigerian entertainment industry is on a roll. In February, Netflix, the global streaming service with over 193 million subscribers, announced a slate of partnerships in the world’s third-largest ...

Dr. Chidia Maduekwe, the Managing Director of the Jos-based Nigeria Film Corporation, says Nigerian movies are among the best internationally in terms of contents, settings and acceptability. Maduekwe ...

Spirituality fuels Nollywood’s booming film industry. Nollywood recently surpassed Hollywood in film production, according to a UNESCO survey released in May. The Lagos-based industry has existed for ...

Osiberu will produce original TV and movie projects for Amazon through her Greoh Studios shingle. By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau Chief Amazon Prime Video has signed a three-year overall deal with ...

Technology has played a huge role in the evolution of Nollywood. Before Netflix expanded into Africa to showcase movies from the continent, Nigerian movie makers had to rely on the limited reach of ...

Netflix has unveiled its first Nigerian original – a drama from Vaya director Akin Omotoso. The streamer has ordered an as-yet-untitled six-part series that will be directed by Akin, Daniel Oriahi and ...

Nollywood is an entertainment-producing powerhouse gaining a foothold in the United States. But for one Boston film student, the movies her mother watched will always be tied up with memories of home.