The Nigerian hit film tackles social issues through an action plot.
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High action and outspoken politics meet digital-first thinking and a global hit is made.
Cleopatra (centre) is played by a black actress, Adele James, in the new Netflix docudrama series.
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The ethnicity outcry says more about today’s preoccupations with race than ancient Egypt’s.
Odunlade Adekola stars in Elesin Oba, The King’s Horseman.
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Elesin Oba, The King’s Horseman, is a film of a play by author and activist Wole Soyinka. It premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Filmmaker Biyi Bandele (left) directing the TV series Shuga in 2015. He was also a theatre maker and novelist.
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From Blood Sisters to Half of a Yellow Sun, he was loved for his TV series and films as well as his novel Burma Boy.
Detail from a poster for the romantic comedy Happiness is a Four-Letter Word.
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The rise of the black romantic comedy in South Africa dovetailed perfectly with the advent of streaming services - creating a box office phenomenon.
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As more comes to light about the money-making tactics of social media platforms we need to reevaluate our relationship with them.
A still from High Fantasy by Jenna Cato Bass.
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Micro-budgets, alternative distribution and collaboration have been fast-tracked by the coronavirus crisis.
Tik Tok’s popularity has raised eyebrows in some countries.
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Young people continue to find new ways to connect on social media, in spaces that are increasingly hard for governments to regulate.
Nigerian actress, Genevieve Nnaji in her film, ‘Lionheart’.
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Big investors seem to be mainly interested in Nollywood’s already established popularity with African audiences.