Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Welcome to Global Breakouts, Deadline’s fortnightly strand in which we shine a spotlight on the TV shows and films killing it in ...

Nigerian filmmaker Donald Iheonunekwu won Best Narrative Feature at the TAFF International Film Festival for A Trip to Kigali.

The growth of Nigeria’s film industry can be traced, curiously enough, to a time of neglect. During the 1990s, a lack of government funding pushed unemployed actors and crew to produce their own films ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Left-right: Actor Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù stars in "My Father's Shadow," directed by Akinola Davies Jr. and co-produced by Fatherland ...

Whether it’s a love story that sends the internet into collective “awwws,” a historical epic, or a heist flick, Nollywood knows how to keep people talking. Last month was no different. From romantic ...

1, 2025, leaving an indelible mark on the global film industry. The event, which took place at the historic Egyptian Theater in Hollywood and the Norris Cinema Theatre at the University of Southern ...

From the tastiness of traditional dishes to the rhythmic beats of our dances, the complexities of familial relationships, and the joyous exuberance of weddings and marriage rites, Nigerian films ...

Is Nollywood having its Cannes coming-out party? Ranking among the world’s most prolific film industries for years, Nigeria’s scrappy, homegrown biz is breaking out at this year’s festival, with the ...

Nigeria recently hosted its highly anticipated Mixer Event, bringing together women from across Nigeria’s film, television, ...

According to him, many emerging actors entered the industry without taking time to study the foundation laid by veteran ...

Yoruba Nollywood actor and pastor Taiwo Adeshina, known as Elegbeje Ado, died on June 29, 2026. Fans remember him for his ...