KANO, Nigeria — Hollywood and Bollywood may be the two biggest "-woods," but in northern Nigeria there is a scrappy, thriving filmmaking industry, nicknamed Kannywood. The name comes from Kano, both a ...
Jamilu Abdussalam Hajaj is the founder of the first Hausa film streaming platform Northflix. In this interview, the entrepreneur and businessman talks about sundry issues concerning the entertainment ...
The Hausa cinematic industry has been in existence from time immemorial. It started as stage dramas mostly performed during festivities in the 80s, but gradually metamorphosed to what is obtainable ...
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The women of Kannywood
Since the inception of the Hausa entertainment industry, popularly known as Kannywood, many actors and actresses have grown. On the flipside, a number of them have also experienced controversies, ...
Long overshadowed by south Nigeria's Nollywood, filmmakers in the north of Africa's cinema powerhouse are pushing the boundaries of censorship in search of international recognition. The Kannywood ...
At the heart of this industry are the talented female actors who have defied cultural expectations, broken barriers, and carved out spaces for themselves in a male-dominated field. For decades, ...
Long overshadowed by south Nigeria's Nollywood, filmmakers in the north of Africa's cinema powerhouse are pushing the boundaries of censorship in search of international recognition. The Kannywood ...
A city in Northern Nigeria has turned into a moviemaking machine, churning out hundreds of productions a year. A city in Northern Nigeria has turned into a moviemaking machine, churning out hundreds ...
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