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Damilola Orimogunje's Dear Ajayi Sets World Premiere at Venice 2026, Unveils Official First Look
Damilola Orimogunje's latest feature, Dear Ajayi, will make its world premiere at the 2026 Venice Film Festival, with FilmOne Entertainment attached as the film's West African distributor. The announcement was accompanied by the release of the film's official first-look images, offering audiences an early glimpse of Orimogunje's latest work ahead of its festival debut. Dear Ajayi stars Bimbo Akintola and Tosin Adeyemi as estranged sisters who are forced to reunite to care for
Akinwande Jordan
2 days ago1 min read
Dika Ofoma's A Happy Ending Revisits the Legacy of Domitilla in Zikoko Life Anthology
The filmmaker's latest short film draws inspiration from Zeb Ejiro's 1996 classic while reimagining its themes for a new generation of Nigerian audiences. By Akinwande Jordan Nearly three decades after Domitilla became one of the defining works of Nollywood's video-film era, filmmaker Dika Ofoma is returning to its legacy with A Happy Ending, his latest short film and one of three entries in the second edition of the Zikoko Life anthology. Produced by Big Cabal Media in partn
Akinwande Jordan
4 days ago2 min read
Black Excellence Takes Centre Stage at the 53rd Daytime Emmy Awards
Beyond the Gates leads a strong showing for Black talent as the 53rd Daytime Emmy Awards recognise achievements across drama, talk television and lifestyle programming. By Akinwande Jordan When the nominations for the 53rd Daytime Emmy Awards were unveiled, one programme immediately emerged as the story of the year: Beyond the Gates. The CBS drama, the first new daytime soap opera in 25 years and the first with a majority-Black cast in more than three decades, secured a landm
Akinwande Jordan
4 days ago3 min read
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