Renowned Nigerian film producer and director, Kunle Afolayan, has responded to the Oscar selection committee’s rejection of his recently released film, ‘Anikulapo’. Oscar declared the film which revolved around a stranger who had an illicit affair with one of the King’s young wives, which resulted in his death sentence, as ‘non-eligible’. Last month, the Nigerian Oscar Selection Committee announced that three Yoruba-language submissions had been received: Anklápó, Elesin Oba, The King’s Horseman, and King of Thieves. The committee, however, rejected all three films because a majority of the selection committee voted that they were “ineligible.” Responding ...

Social media content creators, popularly known as Ikorodu Bois, recently made their Netflix debut in Kunle Afolayan’s film ‘Anikulapo.’ The film, which is Afolayan’s third Netflix-commissioned project after the release of ‘Swallow’ and Netflix’s first Nigerian Christmas film ‘A Naija Christmas,’ will be released in theatres on September 30th. Fawaz Aina and Maleek Sanni played Babarinsa and Adigun, respectively, in the film. Afolayan, the film’s producer, took to Instagram to share a photo of the boys, announcing that the film will be released in theatres later this month. The online comedy group is also known to recreate and imitate multi-million dollar music videos, Hollywood movie trailers, and ...

At the 2022 National Film Festival in the UK, filmmaker Kunle Afolayan’s film Citation took home the ‘Best International Film’ trophy. On Wednesday, he shared an Instagram post announcing the victory. The actor also admitted that he was surprised by the prize because it wasn’t influenced by any type of campaigning. He posted: “Two days ago in London, Citation won Best International Film. The Director – Kunle Afolayan and the entire production team didn’t ...

Top Nigerian filmmaker, Kunle Afolayan has opened up on why he is tired of collaborating with other filmmakers in Nollywood. The filmmaker made the revelation during ...

The official trailer for Ayinla Omowura biopic “Áyìnlá”, directed by Tunde Kelani and produced by Jade Osiberu is finally out. The biopic, which will be released ...

Netflix, a popular US streaming service, has announced a partnership with Kunle Afolayan, Nigerian filmmaker, for the production of three original feature films. In a statement, ...

Film maker, Kunle Afolayan, has paid glowing tribute to the memory of veteran actor, broadcaster, writer, and producer, Sadiq Daba, who passed on yesterday, March 3, ...

Filmmaker, Kunle Afolayan has taken to social media to celebrate his brother who is now a professor. “Dr Adesina Afolayan who lectures Philosophy at the University ...

Popular Nigerian film producer and director, Kunle Afolayan in a recent news has narrated how Ibukun Awosika and Temi Otedola were enlisted among the cast for ...

Although her debut in Nollywood, Temi Otedola, the daughter of Billionaire Businessman, Femi Otedola made us all proud as the lead character of the movie, Citation! ...