NollywoodWeek Film Festival

Paris-based film festival dedicated to cinema from Nigeria, Africa & the diaspora. Screenings, premieres, panels & industry talks. Founded in 2013.

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NollywoodWeek is now on X.
For updates on the festival, official selections, award winners, filmmaker news, industry conversations, and cinema from Nigeria, Africa & the diaspora. Follow us here.
Founded in 2013. The 2026 edition just wrapped!
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Du studio derrière Uli & Tata, présenté deux fois à NollyKids, découvrez Boy Boi — une nouvelle série animée 2D venue du Kenya.
Située à Nairobi, la série suit Boi, 6 ans, dans des aventures drôles, rythmées et pleines de surprises.

Soutenez Boy Boi ici : https://t.co/ZfQr7PWaPj

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From the studio behind Uli & Tata, screened twice at NollyKids, comes Boy Boi — a new 2D animated kids series from Kenya.
The series follows 6-year-old Boi on funny, action-packed adventures.
Help bring Boy Boi to life: https://t.co/ZfQr7PWaPj

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Au-delà des projections, NOW2026 a réuni des conversations autour des droits musicaux, de l’IA dans la production, du microdrama, de la narration verticale, de la distribution, du public et de l’avenir du cinéma du continent et de sa diaspora.
À suivre.

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Beyond the screenings, NOW2026 brought together conversations on music rights, AI in film production, microdrama- vertical storytelling, distribution, audience-building, creation of black superheroes and the future of African cinema and its diaspora.
More takeaways coming soon.

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Kenyan-Nigerian Feature ‘East West Love’ to Open NollywoodWeek 2026 in Paris

Making its world premiere, the cross-border romantic comedy is set between Mombasa and Lagos and features a Nigerian and Kenyan cast.

Read more here: https://t.co/C2wvGFjn0h

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Ema Edosio’s When Nigeria Happens turns the exhaustion of living in Nigeria into movement, music, and emotion, using dance to tell its story.

Read more in our NollywoodWeek review. https://t.co/pHwJSVZVA5

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During NollywoodWeek NOW2026 we had an interesting panel on AI in African Cinema and two of the panelists, @obitalks and @slickcityceo , discussed some of those topics on France24

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Eye on Africa - Can artificial intelligence help Nollywood tell African stories differently without losing its soul?
➡️ https://t.co/z437IEgITF

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NOW2026 s’est ouverte avec la première mondiale de EAST WEST LOVE et s’est clôturée avec l’avant-première européenne de OGENE, présentée en partenariat avec CLAM Magazine.
De Nigeria au Kenya, du Japon à Paris — cette édition a pleinement incarné son thème : Voyager.

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NOW2026 opened with the world premiere of EAST WEST LOVE and closed with the European premiere of OGENE, presented in partnership with CLAM Magazine.
From Lagos to Mombasa, from Japan to Paris — this edition truly lived its theme: Voyager.
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Le Jury Long Métrage a également décerné deux mentions spéciales à :
MEMORY OF PRINCESS MUMBI, réalisé par Damien Hauser
WHEN NIGERIA HAPPENS, réalisé par Ema Edosio Deelen
Deux œuvres fortes de la sélection officielle NOW2026.
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The Feature Film Jury also awarded special mentions to:
MEMORY OF PRINCESS MUMBI, directed by Damien Hauser
WHEN NIGERIA HAPPENS, directed by Ema Edosio Deelen
Two bold, memorable works from the NOW2026 official selection.
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Les lauréats NOW2026 sont là.
Prix du Jury Court Métrage : GOAT, réalisé par Judy Kibinge
Prix du Jury Long Métrage : THE FISHERMAN, réalisé par Zoey Martinson
Prix du Public : ONOBIREN : UN DESTIN UNIQUE, réalisé par Famous Odion Iraoya
Félicitations.

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The NOW2026 winners are here.
Short Film Jury Award: GOAT, directed by Judy Kibinge
Feature Film Jury Award: THE FISHERMAN, directed by Zoey Martinson
Prix du Public: ONOBIREN: UN DESTIN UNIQUE, directed by Famous Odion Iraoya
Congratulations to all.

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La 13e édition de la Nollywood Week Film Festival s’est tenue du 6 au 10 mai 2026 au Cinéma l’Arlequin à Paris.
Cinq jours de projections, avant-premières, panels, Q&As, NollyKids, rencontres, musique et communauté.
Merci pour ce beau voyage. #NOW2026

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The 13th edition of NollywoodWeek Film Festival took place May 6–10, 2026 at Cinéma l’Arlequin in Paris.
Five days of screenings, premieres, panels, Q&As, NollyKids, food, music, and community.
Thank you for making #NOW2026 such a beautiful voyage.

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Fondée à Paris en 2013, la Nollywood Week Film Festival crée un espace de rencontre entre le public, les cinéastes, les professionnels et les partenaires autour du cinéma venu du Nigeria, d’Afrique et de la diaspora.
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Founded in Paris in 2013, NollywoodWeek Film Festival creates a space for audiences, filmmakers, industry professionals and partners to discover cinema from Nigeria, Africa and the diaspora on the big screen.
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Suivez-nous ici pour les actualités du festival, la sélection officielle, les lauréats, les nouvelles des cinéastes, les conversations professionnelles et le cinéma venu du Nigeria, d’Afrique et de la diaspora.
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NollywoodWeek is now on X.
For updates on the festival, official selections, award winners, filmmaker news, industry conversations, and cinema from Nigeria, Africa & the diaspora. Follow us here.
Founded in 2013. The 2026 edition just wrapped!
#NollywoodWeek #NOW2026