On December 15, 2018, widely acclaimed movie star, Genevieve Nnaji announced the homecoming of her directorial debut, ‘Lionheart.’ ...

Netflix has bought worldwide rights to Genevieve Nnaji’s comedy “ Lionheart ” on the eve of its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. Netflix announced the deal Friday.

Asides that, women across several industries have made waves. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala made the board of Twitter Inc., Genevieve Nnaji’s movie, “Lionheart” became the first Nigerian movie ...

Released worldwide on January 4, 2019 after a December 2018 theatrical release in Nigeria, ‘Lionheart’, which is Nnaji’s directorial debut, tells the story of a young woman, Adaeze Obiagu ...

For many Americans, this film will be an introduction to the actress and director Genevieve Nnaji, one of the Nigerian movie industry’s biggest stars.

Lionheart is their first Nigerian movie, and it’s about a young woman trying to succeed in a male-driven industry. Read on for more… LIONHEART: STREAM IT OR SKIP IT?

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has disqualified Nigeria's "Lionheart" as the nation's contender for the Oscar in the Best International Feature Film category.

Nigeria’s first submission for the Oscar for best international film has been disqualified because the movie was predominantly shot in Nigeria’s official language — English.

After the Academy disqualified “Lionheart,” Nigeria’s entry for Best International Film, because the bulk of its dialogue is in English, Nigerian writer Kovie Biakolo notes that it’s hard ...

The drama Lionheart is the first film Nigeria has submitted for consideration for an Academy Award. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences disqualified it because it's in English.

“Lionheart” premiered last year at the Toronto International Film Festival and was Netflix’s first Nollywood acquisition. The 95-minute movie contains only about 10 minutes of Nigeria’s ...