All we need to do is locate those artefacts and make sure they are returned. Let me tell you, this FESTAC logo is in London Museum, it is just the picture that we are using. I was in Portharcourt ...

The highly anticipated historical epic - Festac ‘77, has been selected by the Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC) to make an exclusive preview at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival in France. It is set ...

Set against the backdrop of a huge cultural festival called Festac that took place in Lagos in 1976, it’s a period piece and follows on from a successful earlier movie that hit festivals and ...

At a gathering in Lagos, critics wondered what the future holds for African arts and culture, 40 years after FESTAC 77. UDEMMA CHUKWUMA was there. Forty years ago, also known as the Second World ...

FESTAC is a celebration of cultures & heritage through arts, fashion, music, storytelling, film, travel, tourism, hospitality, food and dance Africa’s Biggest festival, FESTAC Africa 2023, sets ...

Marilyn Nance was 23 when she photographed Festac ’77, a global celebration of Black and African art that she described as ‘the Olympics, plus a Biennial, plus Woodstock’. In his review of Nance’s ...