America has Hollywood and India has Bollywood, but Nigeria makes magic in Nollywood. The journey to Nigerian movie stardom is explored in “Nollywood Dreams,” which makes its regional premiere at Round ...

Nollywood is an entertainment-producing powerhouse gaining a foothold in the United States. But for one Boston film student, the movies her mother watched will always be tied up with memories of home.

Nigerian director Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen lines up a shot in the documentary 'Nollywood Babylon.' OK, quick: Name the three biggest film-producing countries in the world. The home of Hollywood, the ...

The director Daniel Oriahi is capturing the audience’s attention with his latest film, “The Weekend,” which will premiere at the Tribeca Festival. By Nicolas Rapold The bustling Nigerian film industry ...

Set up by filmmaker Femi D. Ogunsanwo and finance execs Tunde Leye and Adedayo Amzat, the fund has already invested in heist-thriller 'The Lagos Job.' By Alex Ritman U.K. Correspondent The banner’s $3 ...

Amazon Prime Video is expanding its footprint in Africa with a three-picture deal with Lagos City-based production house Nemsia Films. The first feature in the deal will be Breath of Life. Described ...

Amazon Prime Video has set an exclusive three-picture feature deal with Nigerian studio Nemsia Films. The first title to be announced under the deal is “Breath of Life,” written and directed by BB ...

For the first time, Essence Fest – which has been celebrating African American culture in the United States for more than two decades – is devoting a day to Nigeria’s Nollywood film industry – the ...