informational resource about opportunities in film, scholarship, and information about the Nigerian Hausa film industry
The Hausa Home Video Resource Centre is an initiative of the Department of Mass Communication at Bayero University in Kano, Nigeria. It was founded with the aim to provide access to information about the Hausa film industry for researchers, journalists, and the general public and to provide useful resources for practitioners in the industry. It is currently being coordinated by Carmen McCain, a Ph
13/10/2025
This will be a hybrid session. Webinar link in the post.
Anonymity and Agency: Transformative Sexuality Discourse in Hausa Digital Prose Fiction This talk will be led by Dr Zaynab Ango, a British Academy International Visiting Fellowship from Department of English and Literary Studies, University of Abuja, Nigeria.
27/08/2025
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Watch this space as we dive into the vastness of African Knowledge Production(s) by bridging the past with the present and examine how indigenous knowledge remains a dynamic and essential resource for cultural expression, intellectual growth and global dialogue at the special fifth edition of the Hausa International Book and Arts Festival( ).
27/05/2025
https://www.bbc.com/hausa/articles/cd90lpje235o
Lokuta biyar da aka yi takun-saƙa tsakanin Kannywood da gwamnatin Kano - BBC News Hausa K**a manyan taurari Rabilu Musa Ibro da Adam A. Zango da kuma darakta Sanusi Oscar 442 na daga cikin abubuwan da hukumar tace finafinai ta jihar Kano ta yi da s**a girgiza Kannywood.
22/05/2025
https://von.gov.ng/kano-censorship-board-suspends-multiple-hausa-film-series/
Kano Censorship Board Suspends Multiple Hausa Film Series The Kano State Censorship Board has suspended 22 Hausa film series, including popular titles such as Labarina and Dadin Kowa, for allegedly violating state censorship regulations.The suspension announced by the Executive Secretary of the Board, Abba
14/12/2024
https://www.bbc.com/hausa/articles/cwypwzwxdyjo
Ko an maye gurbin Ibro a Kannywood bayan shekara 10 da rasuwarsa? - BBC News Hausa A ranar Talata, 10 ga watan Disamba tauraron finafinan Hausa Rabilu Musu Ibro ke cika shekara 10 da rasuwa.
14/12/2024
'Mamah': Za a haska fim din Kannywood a karon farko a sinimun kasar Saudiya Rahama Sadau ta cika da farin ciki yayin da za a haska fim din Hausa a kasar Saudiya. Wannan ne karon farko da aka haska fim din Kannywood a Saudiya.
14/12/2024
'Ku abin tsoro ne': Mawakan Kannywood na fuskantar matsala bayan mutuwar El-Muaz Mutuwar El-Mu'az Birniwa ta haddasa ce-ce-ku-ce yayin da mawakan Kannywood s**a shirya casu kwanaki biyar kacal bayan rasuwarsa, abin da ya fusata Nasiru Ali Koki.
05/11/2024
https://leadership.ng/why-many-nigerian-films-didnt-qualify-for-2025-oscars/
Why Many Nigerian Films Didn’t Qualify For 2025 Oscars The Nigeria Official Selection Committee (NOSC) for the 2025 Oscars have selected the film ‘Mai Martaba’ as Nigeria’s Best International Feature Film
05/11/2024
https://allure.vanguardngr.com/2024/11/united-for-children/
United for children By Jemi Ekunkunbor As West and Central Africa continue to suffer outbreak of vaccine-preventable diseases such as polio, measles, diphtheria and yellow fever, UNICEF in collaboration with 11 music and movie stars–Omawumi, Spyro, Qing Madi, and Sekouba Bambino from Guinea etc, came together to coll...