Nollywood

Are films characterised as Nollywood’s Yoruba epics only to be critiqued by reviewers from or intimately familiar with Yoruba culture?

“Everybody Loves Jenifa” is a commercial juggernaut in and out of Africa.

Nollywood’s list of Top 10 box office hits of 2024 is led by Everybody Loves Jenifa, Queen Lateefah, and Ajosepo.

Patrick Lee was responding to claims made by Nollywood actress-producer Mercy Aigbe, actor Femi Branch, and others.

Cinemagoers in Burkina Faso, Gabon and other French-speaking countries can see The Waiter from January 10. Canada, Ireland, the US, and the UK to follow a week later.

The upcoming film follows the 2018 picture and its sequel, a series released on Netflix in 2021.

With Everybody Loves Jenifa, Akindele occupies the first, second, third, and fourth spots on Nollywood’s all-time list, beating out Disney’s Mufasa.

Funke Akindele’s holiday movie, Everybody Loves Jenifa, contributed over a billion naira.

To be eligible for the waivers, new investors would have to establish at least five community cinemas.

Nigeria’s 2025 Oscars submission has yet to receive campaign funds, says director Prince Daniel.