Share Nollywood apparently makes billions of dollars and has become the staple entertainment for millions across the continent. But some believe mass production is compromising standards. What do you think? Is Nollywood ruining Africa’s young film industry? Do you watch Nollywood films and if so why? If not, why not? Do you think Africa’s film industry would »
Share We are delighted to interview the award winning director, Baff Akoto. His debut documentary Football Fables, provides an unprecedented insight into the inner workings of African football tradition and migration and is described by Empire Magazine as “an insightful and, at times, sobering journey through a multi-billion dollar industry”. This film unfolds through the eyes of Francis, a »
Share Is it Mandela’s “Long Walk to Freedom” or more accurately Mandela’s “Long walk to Houghton”? A question often posed by Pieter-Dirk Uys a well known political satirist from South Africa in reference to the rather wealthy Johannesburg neighbourhood where Mandela resides, a far cry from his humble roots. According to Uys, in some of his political »
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BEST PICTURE Seasons of a life (Malawi) The Tenant (Nigeria) The Perfect Picture (Ghana) The Figurine (Nigeria) I sing of a well (Ghana) BEST DIRECTOR Shemu Joyah- Seasons of a life Shirley Frimpong-Manso- The Perfect Picture Kunle Afolayan – Figurine Leila Jewel Djansi – I sing of a well Jude Idada and Lucky Ejim – The Tenant BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE Lucky Ejim »
Share Gone are the days when African films were exclusively shot on video using Betacam and Super cam. Gone are the days when the only films screened in most African countries tended to be either American or Indian. These days locally made films by local film producers are the norm especially in the Nigerian film industry. However, it »
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Pumzi Pumzi, Kenya’s first science fiction film, imagines a dystopian future 35 years after water wars have torn the world apart. East African survivors of the ecological devastation remain locked away in contained communities, but a young woman in possession of a germinating seed struggles against the governing council to bring the plant to Earth’s ruined »
Share Niyi Epega is a spiritual master, a great Dad and British/Nigerian and African film producer. He says “My head swells every time my children tell me that I am good looking, not only in the superficial physical sense but also in the deeper, mystical aura kind of way”. Niyi lives in Lagos Nigeria. MyWeku: Tell me a little bit »
Share Think ‘blockbuster’ and African film doesn’t immediately come to mind. Yet the sci-fi movie District 9, directed in ‘mockumentary’ style by South African Neill Blomkamp and produced by Peter ‘Lord of the Rings’ Jackson, has almost changed all that. On its release in August 2009 it topped box office rankings in the US and UK »
