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BLUHOUSE Studio Releases Casting Call For Female Role
Leading Nigerian studio Bluhouse has put out a call for an Igbo-speaking female role. Deadline is January 11. BLUHOUSE Studios, the production house behind films like Freedom Way (2024) , A Quiet Monday (2023) , the Zikoko Life Anthology Series (2025), and Indie pictures like Obi is A Boy (2025) and Kachifo (Till the Morning Come) , has put out a casting call for a female role. Applicants, between 25 and 35 years, are required to send in a monologue in Igbo as seen
Jan 61 min read
Christmas Special: 5 Nigerian Film Journos Discuss Their Favourite Coverages of 2025
Top Nigerian film journalists share their favourite 2025 coverage moments, from To Kill A Monkey controversy to indie discoveries and festival highlights.
Dec 25, 20255 min read
Christmas in Lagos: A Festive Nollywood Tale Worth Revisiting
Though it dropped last December, Jade Osiberu's vibrant holiday romance deserves its flowers in a sea of formulaic festive films.
Dec 25, 20259 min read
Nigerian Indie Filmmaker Dika Ofoma’s Obi Is A Boy Set For 2026 IFFR Premiere
Dika Ofoma's Obi is A Boy is Nigeria's only film showing at the prestigious International Film Festival Rotterdam
Dec 18, 20251 min read
From VCDs to Red Carpets: Nollywood Icons Through the Years
Celebrating some of Nollywood’s finest stars from the past and where they are now.
Dec 18, 20253 min read
FilmOne Dominates 2025 BON Awards With 9 Wins
FilmOne was the most awarded studio at the 2025 Best of Nollywood Awards, including Movie of the Year, Director of the Year, and Best Screenplay. We’re rolling back the clock this Thursday to one of the biggest highlights from Nollywood’s record-breaking weekend: FilmOne Entertainment’s sweep at the 2025 Best of Nollywood (BON) Awards on Sunday, December 14, 2025. The studio walked away with an incredible nine awards, cementing its place as one of the night’s biggest winners.
Dec 17, 20251 min read
Black Women Creatives Who Are Changing the Game in 2025
From cinema to visual activism, these six Black women creatives are changing the game in 2025 and shaping the future of culture.
Dec 13, 20252 min read
What to Watch This December: 5 Nollywood Movies to Watch in December
December is almost always loaded with a special kind of magic: families gathering, jollof on the stove, weddings every weekend and that beautiful feeling of closing out the year wrapped in gratitude and God’s goodness. Wait, we missed one item: good ol’ Nollywood drama! What is a great December without a solid lineup of films packed with laughter and pure Naija vibes? If you’re looking for what to watch this festive season, then relax. We’ve got you! Here are the top Nollywo
Dec 12, 20252 min read
Hollywood
BLUHOUSE Studio Releases Casting Call For Female Role
Leading Nigerian studio Bluhouse has put out a call for an Igbo-speaking female role. Deadline is January 11. BLUHOUSE Studios, the production house behind films like Freedom Way (2024) , A Quiet Monday (2023) , the Zikoko Life Anthology Series (2025), and Indie pictures like Obi is A Boy (2025) and Kachifo (Till the Morning Come) , has put out a casting call for a female role. Applicants, between 25 and 35 years, are required to send in a monologue in Igbo as seen
Jan 61 min read
Christmas Special: 5 Nigerian Film Journos Discuss Their Favourite Coverages of 2025
Top Nigerian film journalists share their favourite 2025 coverage moments, from To Kill A Monkey controversy to indie discoveries and festival highlights.
Dec 25, 20255 min read
Christmas in Lagos: A Festive Nollywood Tale Worth Revisiting
Though it dropped last December, Jade Osiberu's vibrant holiday romance deserves its flowers in a sea of formulaic festive films.
Dec 25, 20259 min read
Nigerian Indie Filmmaker Dika Ofoma’s Obi Is A Boy Set For 2026 IFFR Premiere
Dika Ofoma's Obi is A Boy is Nigeria's only film showing at the prestigious International Film Festival Rotterdam
Dec 18, 20251 min read
From VCDs to Red Carpets: Nollywood Icons Through the Years
Celebrating some of Nollywood’s finest stars from the past and where they are now.
Dec 18, 20253 min read
FilmOne Dominates 2025 BON Awards With 9 Wins
FilmOne was the most awarded studio at the 2025 Best of Nollywood Awards, including Movie of the Year, Director of the Year, and Best Screenplay. We’re rolling back the clock this Thursday to one of the biggest highlights from Nollywood’s record-breaking weekend: FilmOne Entertainment’s sweep at the 2025 Best of Nollywood (BON) Awards on Sunday, December 14, 2025. The studio walked away with an incredible nine awards, cementing its place as one of the night’s biggest winners.
Dec 17, 20251 min read
Black Women Creatives Who Are Changing the Game in 2025
From cinema to visual activism, these six Black women creatives are changing the game in 2025 and shaping the future of culture.
Dec 13, 20252 min read
What to Watch This December: 5 Nollywood Movies to Watch in December
December is almost always loaded with a special kind of magic: families gathering, jollof on the stove, weddings every weekend and that beautiful feeling of closing out the year wrapped in gratitude and God’s goodness. Wait, we missed one item: good ol’ Nollywood drama! What is a great December without a solid lineup of films packed with laughter and pure Naija vibes? If you’re looking for what to watch this festive season, then relax. We’ve got you! Here are the top Nollywo
Dec 12, 20252 min read
Breaking News, Events, Awards, Interviews
BLUHOUSE Studio Releases Casting Call For Female Role
Leading Nigerian studio Bluhouse has put out a call for an Igbo-speaking female role. Deadline is January 11. BLUHOUSE Studios, the production house behind films like Freedom Way (2024) , A Quiet Monday (2023) , the Zikoko Life Anthology Series (2025), and Indie pictures like Obi is A Boy (2025) and Kachifo (Till the Morning Come) , has put out a casting call for a female role. Applicants, between 25 and 35 years, are required to send in a monologue in Igbo as seen
Jan 61 min read
Christmas Special: 5 Nigerian Film Journos Discuss Their Favourite Coverages of 2025
Top Nigerian film journalists share their favourite 2025 coverage moments, from To Kill A Monkey controversy to indie discoveries and festival highlights.
Dec 25, 20255 min read
Christmas in Lagos: A Festive Nollywood Tale Worth Revisiting
Though it dropped last December, Jade Osiberu's vibrant holiday romance deserves its flowers in a sea of formulaic festive films.
Dec 25, 20259 min read
Nigerian Indie Filmmaker Dika Ofoma’s Obi Is A Boy Set For 2026 IFFR Premiere
Dika Ofoma's Obi is A Boy is Nigeria's only film showing at the prestigious International Film Festival Rotterdam
Dec 18, 20251 min read
From VCDs to Red Carpets: Nollywood Icons Through the Years
Celebrating some of Nollywood’s finest stars from the past and where they are now.
Dec 18, 20253 min read
FilmOne Dominates 2025 BON Awards With 9 Wins
FilmOne was the most awarded studio at the 2025 Best of Nollywood Awards, including Movie of the Year, Director of the Year, and Best Screenplay. We’re rolling back the clock this Thursday to one of the biggest highlights from Nollywood’s record-breaking weekend: FilmOne Entertainment’s sweep at the 2025 Best of Nollywood (BON) Awards on Sunday, December 14, 2025. The studio walked away with an incredible nine awards, cementing its place as one of the night’s biggest winners.
Dec 17, 20251 min read
Black Women Creatives Who Are Changing the Game in 2025
From cinema to visual activism, these six Black women creatives are changing the game in 2025 and shaping the future of culture.
Dec 13, 20252 min read
What to Watch This December: 5 Nollywood Movies to Watch in December
December is almost always loaded with a special kind of magic: families gathering, jollof on the stove, weddings every weekend and that beautiful feeling of closing out the year wrapped in gratitude and God’s goodness. Wait, we missed one item: good ol’ Nollywood drama! What is a great December without a solid lineup of films packed with laughter and pure Naija vibes? If you’re looking for what to watch this festive season, then relax. We’ve got you! Here are the top Nollywo
Dec 12, 20252 min read
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