Nollywood’s Streaming Renaissance: How Netflix and Prime Video Changed African Cinema

Nollywood’s Streaming Renaissance: How Netflix and Prime Video Changed African Cinema

For decades, Nollywood operated on a simple formula: make films quickly, keep production costs low and get them into the hands of as many viewers as possible. It was an industry built on resourcefulness. Long before international streaming platforms began competing for African audiences, Nigerian filmmakers were producing hundreds of movies every year, often with…

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Ogogo and the Old Guard: Yoruba Cinema’s Passing Eras and Nollywood’s Creative Legacy

Ogogo and the Old Guard: Yoruba Cinema’s Passing Eras and Nollywood’s Creative Legacy

The death of veteran actor Alhaji Taiwo Hassan, known across generations of audiences as “Ogogo”, has prompted an outpouring of national grief and retrospection. Passing away at the age of 66 after a battle with stage-four cancer, Hassan was among the final cohort of performers whose careers bridged the foundational era of Nigerian travelling theatre,…

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