‘The Irishman’ fails to win at Oscars 2020

Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman did not win a single award at the 2020 Oscars which held Sunday night. It was yet another disappointing outing for the team behind the Netflix’s $160 million three-hour-long mob drama. The film starring Robert De…

‘Kasala!’ Ema Edosio’s film now on Netflix

Ema Edosio’s well-travelled debut Kasala! is on Netflix. The comedy has played in several film festivals home and abroad and is one of several amazing Nollywood films to have gone unnoticed because of the industry’s distribution challenges. Initially rejected by…

Genevieve Nnaji’s rise from Nollywood to Netflix (BBC)

Nigerian star and film director Genevieve Nnaji has already shown that she is a force to be reckoned with, so the disqualification of her Netflix film from the Oscars is unlikely to frustrate her ambitions. In fact, the rejection of…

Oscar-winner Mo’Nique sues Netflix for pay discrimination (Punch)

Oscar-winning actress Mo’Nique on Thursday filed a pay discrimination lawsuit against Netflix, alleging the streaming giant offered her less money than it did to white and male performers because she is a black woman. Mo’Nique, also a singer and comedian,…

Netflix to produce series inspired by Hillary Clinton’s presidential run (BBC)

Netflix is producing a new drama inspired by Hillary Clinton’s failed 2016 run for US president. The series will be based on a chapter of Chasing Hillary, a memoir by Amy Chozick who covered the election as a reporter for…

Netflix acquires Kunle Afolayan’s ‘Mokalik’, Others(Punch)

Netflix, the America streaming giant, has acquired award-winning director and producer Kunle Afolayan’s new movie ‘Mokalik.’ Afolayan disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday on the sideline of the French-Nigerian Cinema Days holding from…

Netflix gives new shows 28 days to impress them or they’re cancelled (Metro)

Netflix has given a rare insight into what they look for in a successful show, and give some sage advice about why they cancel the series they do. Cindy Holland, Original Content VP for the service, is the one of…

Chiwetel Ejiofor’s film comes to Netflix next month (Quartz)

As a southern African country Malawi’s neighbours South Africa and Zimbabwe usually get all the coverage when it comes to global popular culture: both for good and bad. It’s probably why Malawians have been hotly anticipating the new Netflix feature…

Chiwetel Ejiofor adds authenticity to directorial debut (PageSix)

When actor Chiwetel Ejiofor optioned the rights for the 2009 best-seller The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, penning the screenplay for a feature directorial debut that world-premieres in Sundance and then appears in the Berlin Film Festival before being released…

Netflix Launches First African Series (Guardian)

11 DECEMBER 2018 Netflix has revealed the launch of its first African original series to be aired in 2019. According to entertainment news site Variety, the series, Queen Sono is a drama that centres around a female secret agent that…

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