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Damilola Orimogunje’s Dear Ajayi Selected as Nigeria’s Official Submission for the 99th Oscars

October 7, 2026 No Comments

Nigeria is back in the Oscar conversation, and this time the film carrying the country’s hopes is a quiet family drama rather than a spectacle built for easy headlines. Damilola Orimogunje’s Dear Ajayi has been selected as Nigeria’s official submission for the Best International Feature Film category at the 99th Academy Awards, putting the Nigeria-Germany co-production on the road […]

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One Woman One Bra: Kenya Sends a Maasai Story to the Oscars

September 24, 2026 No Comments

Kenya has chosen a story rooted in the Maasai community to carry its cinema to the 99th Academy Awards. One Woman One Bra, written and directed by Kenyan filmmaker Vincho Nchogu and produced by Nigerian filmmaker Josh Olaoluwa, was selected on 23 September as Kenya’s official submission for the International Feature Film category. The Kenya Oscars Selection Committee considered […]