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Micheal Ward has been found not guilty of all charges in his criminal trial at Snaresbrook Crown Court in London. Michael Ward Photo Credit: PA Media | 2025 On Friday, July 10, a jury acquitted Ward of two counts of rape and three counts of sexual assault following allegations related to an encounter with a woman after they met at a London nightclub on January 2, 2023. Throughout the trial, Ward maintained that the encounter was consensual. Speaking outside the court, Ward’s

The Zimbabwean supernovela that posted 19.1 million hours viewed in its first week debuting at number four on Netflix's global Non-English chart and topping it outright in South Africa, Kenya, and Jamaica has the world talking, arguing, and confessing on timelines everywhere: a story so precise about manipulation and control that it has Christian social media calling its villain a walking sermon. Joyce Gomora played by Gugu Gumede-Netflix There is a man pretending in a suit.

You bored, thinking you will sleep. You scroll the movie menu out of habit. And then, if you know where to look you find something that matters. Here is how to find it. Black Film Wire Staff · Summer 2026Travel Guide The in-flight entertainment screen does not look like a discovery space. It looks like a menu. Rows of studio titles, familiar comedies, the same action films you passed on at home. Most passengers scroll for two minutes, pick something comfortable, and stop th

MUBI You know Tubi. You may have scrolled past Hulu, Netflix and Prime Video looking for a film everybody serious about cinema seems to be discussing. Then someone says, “It’s on MUBI.” That is usually how the introduction happens. For many viewers, MUBI is where they first meet the films that do not always make it to the front page of mainstream streaming: a Nigerian feature, a Senegalese drama, a Berlin or Cannes title, a TIFF discovery, the kind of cinema that shows up in

From Scary Movie and Creed to Nollywood premieres, Cameroonian cinema, MUBI, Hulu and diaspora documentaries, here are Black Film Wire’s essential June 2026 screen picks. The summer movie season is officially open, and June 2026 is delivering more than the mainstream calendar might suggest. Yes, the Wayans family is back in theaters with Scary Movie. Yes, The Blackening is perfectly timed for a Juneteenth-season rewatch. And yes, Nia DaCosta's Hedda remains a Prime Video titl

By Oluwaseun Mary Netflix has officially confirmed that Blood Sisters is returning for a second season and yes, the chaos we have seen from pictures shared by the cast is making our mind pump from what we should expect. The official Instagram announcement confirmed the return of fan favourites, including Ini Dima-Okojie, Nancy Isime, Kate Henshaw and Genoveva Umeh, with a fresh lineup of new faces stepping into the already explosive world of the series. For many of us, Blo

How a Single Actress Winning Both Lead and Supporting Acting Honours in One Night Produced What May Be a Global First, while Nigeria's Designers Quietly Out-Conceptualised the Met By Sahndra Fon Dufe, Editor-in-Chief | Black Film Wire, Atlanta GA May 10, 2026 Linda Ejiofor-Suleman wins at AMVCA |2026 There is a moment at the end of a great awards season when something tips over from celebration into significance. Last night at the Eko Hotel and Suites in Lagos, at the 12th Af

The 12th edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards once again proved that African storytelling is not limited to film screens alone. Before the trophies, speeches and emotional wins, the AMVCA Cultural Night, which happened on Friday, May 9th, 2026, delivered what has now become one of the most anticipated seasons in the awards season. Held as part of the week-long AMVCA festivities themed “Honouring Craft, Celebrating Culture,” this year’s cultural night transformed

…………………………………………………………………………. By Njei Ryan FOR BLACK FILM WIRE By Day Three, CAMIFF 2026 had fully hit its stride. The festival grounds carried that unmistakable midpoint energy, where strangers have become collaborators, workshop participants are beginning to sound like filmmakers, and every room seems to be holding a different conversation about the future of African cinema. Thursday was one of those festival days where everything seemed to happen at once. Acting. Directing

Bimbo Ademoye's latest YouTube film arrives with 8 million views, a standout supporting cast, and serious style — but does the dual performance at its centre fully deliver? Atlanta, GA April 9, 2026 ★★★½ / 5 | 7/10 Rated on: Story & Script, Lead Performance, Supporting Performances, Direction, Production Design, and Emotional Impact Directed by Great Val Edochie | Written by Ukeme Ninedeys | Produced by Grace Felix | Executive Producer: Bimbo Ademoye | A3 Studios | 2h

The Platform is folding into Paramount+. Tyler Perry's stake is gone . And for Black filmmakers, the questions are bigger than the headlines Tyler Perry Theo Wargo/WireImage The news broke Friday with the kind of quiet corporate language that tends to mask seismic shifts. Paramount, BET's parent company, will fold BET+ into Paramount+ beginning in June, migrating more than 1,000 hours of content originals, movies, and specials, to the flagship streamer. The six-year-old pla

In the last decade, across film, TV, music and other media, there has been a notable shift in how consumers engage with tart. Access to previously distant data and unmasking of the celebrity mythos a la social media, among other factors, have made it such that fans are more invested in the product, producers, and the business. A random Hollywood enthusiast living on the other side of the planet can easily tell you what actors and directors make the most money. Disagreements a

Our breakdown of 3 significant Black moments from the 2026 BAFTAs: Wumi Mosaku's upset win, Ryan Coogler's historic Sinners victories, and My Father's Shadow impact . From L-R: Wumi Mosaku, Ryan Coogler, and Akinola Davie Jr. The 2026 British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards took place yesterday, 22nd February 2026, at the Royal Festival Hall, London. The Awards, which serve as one of the major stops in the 2026 Awards season, leading up to the Oscars in March, pr

First look at The Black Book 2 - Old Scores Source: What Kept Me Up Nigerian Director Editi Effiong ’s 2023 action thriller The Black Book , is set for a sequel, The Black Book 2 - Old Scores , produced by his company, Anakle Films, in collaboration with Emmy-nominated producer Nicky Weinstock ’s ( Severance , Escape at Dannemora , Bridesmaids , Queenpins , Thelma ) Invention Studios, as seen in an exclusive report by The Hollywood Reporter and announcements made via soci

Exclusive interview: Akinola Davies Jr., Rachel Dargavel & Funmbi Ogunbanwo discuss making My Father's Shadow, Nigeria's first Cannes competition film. From L-R: Akinola Davies Jr., Rachel Dargavel, Funmi Ogunbanwo, Wale Davies, and Sope Disiru. Image: Fatherland Productions Some films announce themselves quietly, arriving without fanfare before lodging themselves somewhere deep and permanent. My Father's Shadow , the debut feature from Nigerian-British filmmaker Akinola Dav

Netflix ’s Love Is Blind entered its tenth U.S. installment in Ohio carrying a familiar paradox: a new location, but narrative structures and audience reactions that feel increasingly predictable. Victor St John and Christine Hamilton (Love is Blind Season 10)| Netflix Netflix's Love Is Blind entered its tenth U.S. installment in Ohio carrying a familiar paradox: a new location (Ohio), but narrative structures and audience reactions that feel increasingly predictable. At ten

Nile-Distributed Mother’s Love Advances Global Festival Campaign Star of the evening, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, in Ade Bakare London. Image: Sammy Oguejiofor Los Angeles, California- February 16, 2026 Following a successful international festival trajectory from the Silicon Valley Africa Film Festival (SVAFF) to the 50th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) Mother's Love , the directorial debut of Nollywood legend, TIME 100 honoree, and global screen force Omotola Jala

Pamela Adie's ìfẹ́: The Sequel premieres at BFI Flare 2026. Nigerian LGBTQ filmmaker's narrative debut explores queer love and identity in Lagos. Nigerian LGBTQIA+ Filmmaker Pamela Adie ’s narrative debut feature ìfẹ́: The Sequel is set to make its its world premiere on March 23, 2026 at the 40th edition of the BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival . The film, which is the highly anticipated follow-up to the 2020 short ìfẹ́ will be showing at BFI Southbank, London,

Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson, whose legacy extended from marching with MLK to running for President twice and shaping Black American history, dies at 84. The Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson Sr., one of the most significant civil rights leaders in American history, has died at 84. According to a statement from his family, Jackson passed away peacefully on Tuesday morning. He was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2017 and had been battling Progressive Supranuclear

You know that feeling when you stumble on an old Nollywood or Ghallywood film on YouTube and suddenly it's 3 AM and you're crying over a love triangle that involves juju, class warfare, and at least two people pretending to be dead, BlackBerry in hand? That's " jakusco" energy, the beautifully chaotic, melodramatic African love stories from the late 90s to the early 2010s that defined a generation, with raw emotional performances that prioritized drama and cultural depth. I