Kunle Afolayan’s “Aníkúlápó” hits number one on Netflix global Non-English speaking top 10. This is a significant victory for Nigerian indigenous language cinema and the Nigerian Film making industry.
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The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, spoke at the world premiere of the series, themed: “Red and Fugitive.”
Netflix and EbonyLife Studios announced the cast of Netflix’s first original Nigerian series, Blood Sisters, in 2021.
The father of seven revealed this to fellow cast member Khanyi Mbau on the Netflix reality show: “Young, Famous & African.”
The Pan-African series initially launched in Kenya, and has since expanded into Nigeria, South Africa and Cote D’Ivoire. The show’s success includes two seasons in Kenya, four in Nigeria, two in South Africa and two in Cote D’Ivoire; all of which are now available on Netflix.
Netflix unveiled its first-ever all-African reality show, “Young, Famous, & African” ahead of its debut next month on Monday.
The four filmmakers, who made the shortlist were: Nosa Igbinedion, Tongryang Pantu, Akorede Azeez and Anita Abada.
The candidates were selected following a rigorous evaluation process by a wide range of industry professionals from across the continent who assessed over 2080 applications from across the continent in multiple languages. The shortlist contains a dynamic group of African creatives from across 13 countries in the region.
Applicants will now have until January 21, 2022 to apply for the Episodic Lab and Development Executive Traineeship
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The institute said in a statement on Monday in Lagos that the Lab would take place remotely from June 1 to August 31, 2021, and is targeted at writers from Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa with authentic and original stories of all genres.
Ben Amadasun, Netflix’s Director of Licensing and Co-productions in Africa said in a statement on Wednesday, that the entertainment outfit planned to do this by promoting “Naija to the world’’ story collection.
Netflix has been wooing Nollywood stylishly for a while now: from streaming Nollywood movies from as early as 2016 to purchasing Genevieve Nnaji’s “Lion Heart” in 2019.
As of April 2019, Netflix had over 148 million paid subscriptions worldwide, including 60 million in the US
Initially rejected by cinemas, this criminally under-seen movie was finally accepted in December 2018
Alongside Alabi, who plays the father, Moz, the show also stars some Hollywood veterans, including Loretta Devine (Grey’s Anatomy) and Tia Mowry (Sister Sister).
Nigerian-British actor, Damson Idris, has been cast in the new season of Netflix’s show: “Black Mirror.”
A dramatic Thai cave rescue that gripped the world in 2018 will get its story told as a Netflix series, an announcement made on Tuesday.
“Chief Daddy” has become the third movie from the EbonyLife Film’s studio to get on Netflix.