After garnering international acclaim in London, the highly anticipated film adaptation of Wole Soyinka’s prison memoir The Man Died is set to make its domestic rounds at three prestigious Nigerian festivals this November, according to a statement from the film’s…
CORA celebrates Wole Soyinka at 90 with month-long festivities in Lagos
The Committee for Relevant Art (CORA) is honouring the 90th birthday of Wole Soyinka, a titan of African literature, with a series of weekly readings, exhibitions, and film screenings throughout July 2024 at Freedom Park in Lagos. This celebration, dubbed…
Nigerian wins Best Director at world’s largest black film festival
Ogo Okpue, a UK-based Nigerian filmmaker, has won the Best Director award at the 2023 American Black Film Festival for his film A Song From The Dark. The American Black Film Festival is the largest black film festival in the…
‘Don’t get mad, get even’: I’ve not stopped acting – Wale Ojo
Actor Wale Ojo has said that he has not stopped acting. He was speaking during the press briefing and unveiling of the trailer for his directorial debut, Don’t get mad, get even at the Silverbird Galleria in Lagos on Friday. “I’ve…
Wale Ojo set to shoot directorial debut
Actor Wale Ojo has started work on his directorial debut with the movie titled Don’t get mad, get even. The film, which features Femi Jacobs, Deyemi Okanlanwon, Kenneth Okolie, Toyin Abrahams, Patience Ozonkwor, Jide Kosoko, Nancy Isime, Ayo Adesanya, Afeez…