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One African nation makes the cut. As the Oscars narrow their International Feature Film race, Tunisia stands alone  on the global shortlist. Here’s why The Voice of Hind Rajab matters, and what this moment signals for African cinema on the world’s biggest awards stage. The Voice of Hind Rajab (Tunisia), Tunisia’s Official Entry for the 98th Academy Awards® for Best International Feature Film, T he only African film in the running for the Oscar Nominations - January 2026 The A

Bridgetown, Barbados  – The Diaspora is mostly familiar with Hollywood’s blockbusters kings presented by Marvel and other American studios. We've watched The King's Speech , where a stammering monarch finds his voice to lead a nation through war. We've felt the weight of T'Challa returning to Wakanda to claim his throne in Black Panther . We've laughed as Prince Akeem crossed an ocean to find love in Coming to America  I & II. But on November 11, 2025, something far more prof

Film List Curated By Editor in Chief, Sahndra Fon Dufe This year’s Halloween, we are remembering those Nollywood films that scared and  stole our Sleep, I know Halloween is not an African holiday, but if there’s one thing we’ve always known how to do on this continent, it's to tell a good scary story. Long before the pumpkins and costumes era, our nights were already filled with tales of spirits, witches and ancestral vengeance whispered around kerosene lamps. And for those w

First-Ever Caribbean Edition Brings Africa-Caribbean Collaboration to New Heights with Exclusive World Premiere For the first time in its 16-year history, the prestigious GUBA Awards  is expanding into the Caribbean, bringing three of Nollywood's most dynamic talents to Barbados for an exclusive world premiere screening of their highly anticipated feature film, 19 . Sola Sobowale   ( King of Boys, Netflix ), Stan Nze  ( Rattlesnake, Netflix ) and Tola Odunsi  (Director, The M

Lagos, Nigeria – May 26, 2025  — Following the successful release of Alakada: Bad and Boujee  in December 2024, Nollywood star Toyin Abraham is set to headline Iyalode , marking her second box office debut in under a year. To celebrate its release, a premiere is scheduled at Filmhouse IMAX, Lekki, ahead of the film’s nationwide rollout. The event is expected to draw significant attention from Nollywood and the broader entertainment industry. Iyalode , distributed by FilmOne E

The FilmOne Exhibitors Showcase 2025  was nothing short of spectacular! Held in Lagos, Nigeria , the annual event brought together...

Emmy-nominated producer, host, and historian Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr . is set to debut his latest docuseries, Great Migrations: A People...

Paddington Bear, a character introduced to the world by Michael Bond  in 1958, Paddington Bear has become an enduring icon in children's...

London, UK — Film Africa 2024 — Film Lab Africa took center stage at this year’s FilmAfrica festival with a groundbreaking panel,...

From L to R Sahndra Fon Dufe Okeowo, Ashaalessandraimages and Tejiri Let me hit you with a dad joke: “What did ‘black excellence’ say to...

Nollywood, an epithet for the Nigerian movie industry, established as far back as the 1960s, has grown into the 2nd largest movie...