Fresh off Cannes win, Akinola Davies imagines the future of Nigerian film

Akinola Davies, the director of "My Father's Shadow", Nigeria's first film to win an award at the Cannes film festival, is ...
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Nigerian cinema in the spotlight as ‘My Father’s Shadow’ to premiere in Cannes Film Festival first

Left-right: Actor Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù stars in "My Father's Shadow," directed by Akinola Davies Jr. and co-produced by Fatherland Productions CEO Funmbi Ogunbanwo. - Shane Anthony Sinclair/Getty ...
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Nigeria's Nollywood finally makes it into Cannes arthouse film fold

It has taken nearly 80 years, but a Nigerian movie will finally be screened in a hallowed official slot at the Cannes film festival Sunday. After decades of being written off for its cheap and ...
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A Lagos film festival spotlights stories of Nigeria that the mainstream is missing

Nigeria has a booming film industry, but critics of Nollywood (ph) say its biggest productions often emphasize a glitzy version of Nigerian life. Now an emerging film festival in the city of Lagos, ...