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“AFRICAN TALENTS DESERVE CLARITY, CONTINUITY AND OWNERSHIP” - IN CONVERSATION WITH WINGONIA IKPI, CEO OF NIGERIAN FILM PRODUCTION COMPANY BOXONIA BLUEPRINT
In 2025 Nile Entertainment, the Nigerian film distribution company founded by veteran film executive Moses Babatope, landed the African theatrical rights to Son of the Soil, a Lagos-set action-thriller from the UK's Sovereign Films and its genre label Action Xtreme. Lauded for its grit, colourful direction and swashbuckling sequences, the film has gone on to clinch festival awards and earn international distribution deals spanning Africa, the UK, the US, and Netflix. Central
Jerry Chiemeke
Apr 2611 min read
“We wanted to conjure a picture of the Nigeria we know and love” - Akinola Davies Jr., Rachel Dargavel, and Funmbi Ogunbanwo on Making “My Father’s Shadow”
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
Jerry Chiemeke
Feb 2017 min read
Sundance Film Festival 2026: Olive Nwosu’s Feature Debut “Lady” Is A Spirited But Uneven Portrait Of Gender And Agency In Contemporary Lagos
Review: Olive Nwosu's Sundance 2026 debut Lady explores sisterhood and sex work in Lagos with spirited ambition but uneven execution. Jerry Chiemeke reports Image Credit: Sundance Nigerian-born filmmaker Olive Nwosu 's feature debut Lady (2026) announces itself with ambition as it wafts on an intriguing backdrop: an inverted view of the Lagos lagoon, two childhood friends perched on a dilapidated shack, and the shadow of trauma that will reverberate through the film's 92-min
Jerry Chiemeke
Jan 295 min read
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