Coming of Age in Nigerian Moviemaking
The 1970s signalled the beginning of indigenous efforts in Nigerian filmmaking. Francis Oladele made Kongi’s Harvest written by Wole Soyinka in 1971 and soon after that, Ola Balogun made Alpha …
The 1970s signalled the beginning of indigenous efforts in Nigerian filmmaking. Francis Oladele made Kongi’s Harvest written by Wole Soyinka in 1971 and soon after that, Ola Balogun made Alpha …
Hello Nigeria! is a film that aims to unravel and understand Nigerian society by examining the contents of their very own celebrity/society magazine Ovation. The film is actually the first …
The history of discourse on ethnographic film has been rife with contentions and opposing viewpoints. There have been contestations over its very definition to the issue of its proper role …
Since the late 1980s, a booming video feature film industry evolved in Ghana. While established filmmakers both within and outside the state-owned Ghana Film Industry Corporation (GFIC) found it extremely …
The meeting has been under way for well over two hours, and the seven participants do not seem exhausted after strings of passionate exchanges. The scene could have been ripped …
Jude G. Akudinobi: How would you define African cinema?Gaston Kaboré: When I speak about African cinema, I am addressing the historical context of the birth of a cinema in Africa, …
For African cinema, the final decade of this century has been a mixed bag of promises, hopes, achievements, and continued struggle and frustration with the same set of issues and …
The next decade will surely mark exciting developments. Sierra Leone, like many countries, is experiencing changes of climate. As a signatory to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change …
In celebration of Sierra Leone’s 50th Anniversary of independence, and in the spirit of preserving and promoting Sierra Leone’s cultural wealth, AFF launched the Sierra Leone Cultural Conservation Project (SLCCP) …