Nigeria’s cinema is poised to benefit from the advantages of Artificial Intelligence, following the recent signing of a memorandum of understanding between the Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC) and ...

China has restated its commitment to strengthening cultural and film cooperation with Nigeria as the award-winning Chinese documentary Rooting was screened at the Zuma International Film Festival in ...

The country's film festival circuit has become an essential calendar for filmmakers, industry professionals, and cinema lovers across the continent and beyond. The final quarter of 2025 promises a ...

Set in 1993 Nigeria during political unrest Director hopes Cannes pick boosts African film representation Critic praises film as a subtle coming-of-age tale CANNES, France, May 19 (Reuters) - With "My ...

Cannes: Akinola Davies Jr.'s semi-autobiographical feature debut stars Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù as an absent father who tries to set a good example for his sons as their country burns around them. June 24, 1993 ...

It would be a historic and special moment just simply for the fact that Akinola Davies Jr.‘s debut feature, My Father’s Shadow, is the first film from Nigeria to be selected to play in the Cannes Film ...

Exclusive: Set over the course of a single day in Lagos during the 1993 Nigerian election crisis, the film premieres in Un Certain Regard. In 78 years of the Cannes Film Festival, it’s hard to believe ...

Robert De Niro and Tiffany Chen turned the red carpet into a date night. The actor and his girlfriend stepped out in Cannes, France, for the opening ceremony and Partir Un Jour (Leave One Day) ...

Nigeria is going to Cannes. In what is understood to be a first in the film festival’s near-80 year history, a movie from Africa’s most populous nation has been chosen as part of the Cannes Film ...

Nigeria has a booming film industry, but critics of Nollywood (ph) say its biggest productions often emphasize a glitzy version of Nigerian life. Now an emerging film festival in the city of Lagos, ...