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The Economist: ‘Lights, camera, Africa’
Last week, The Economist printed an interesting article which likened Nollywood’s transnational influence to a form of modern-day cultural colonization. To decide for yourself, I’ve pasted the text...
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The Guardian: ‘Nollywood goes for new models to curb piracy’
Go out and buy The Guardian today, everyone! My article on New Nollywood’s innovative distribution methods is published under the Friday Review section. I’ve pasted the text below, or you can read the...
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EXCLUSIVE: Tunde Kelani will premiere ‘Ma’ami’ on June 4 at MUSON Centre
Five months after shooting wrapped in Abeokuta, Tunde Kelani is finally ready to unveil his latest feature film, Ma’ami – starring Funke Akindele, Wole Ojo, Tamilore Kuboye and Olumide Bakare. The...
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CNBC Africa: “Success Story of Nigeria’s Nollywood”
Is there a way to make money in Nollywood? This CNBC Africa Entrepreneurial Edge segment attempts to answer this question, but I was distracted by the slew of misinformation; the most glaring of which...
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The New York Times: ‘A Scorsese in Lagos: The Making of Nigeria’s Film Industry’
Nollywood fever has finally hit The New York Times Magazine. The odyssey began in March 2011 when Andrew Rice, the reporter, contacted me through this blog to gather preliminary research for the...
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Daily Times: ‘A Nollywood adventure’
I would like to thank culture journalist Derin Ajao for her very comprehensive profile of my work in the Daily Times last week, the publication of which marked more than 18 months since I first set...
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Lagos State Govt and Nollywood Workshops announce Nollywood UP
In another sign of Lagos State’s continued support of Nollywood, the L.S. government announces the Nollywood Upgrade Project, “an initiative to support sustainable growth in the Nigerian Film Industry...
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Nollywood the Largest Creative Economy in Sub-Saharan African
Yinka Olatunbosun’s article “Searchlight on Intellectual Property” in This Day newspaper (Oct 14, 2012) describes a recent meeting on the issue of intellectual property rights held by the Nigerian...
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Nollywood UP Accepting Applications for Training Sessions
About a month ago, the folks at Nollywood Workshops announced, in conjunction with the Lagos State government (LSG) and Innovate Lagos, a very promising project for the formalization and ongoing...
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Nollywood Upgrade Project Day 3
We are in the third day of training sessions for Nollywood UP, the capacity building program designed by Nollywood Workshops and CONGA President Bond Emeruwa, and backed by the Lagos State Government....
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