List of Nigerian films before 1970
Din doli ŋɔ na nyɛla Nigeria Filim nima din yina pɔi ni 1970.
Colonial era
mali niŋ1920s
mali niŋ| Title | Director | Genre | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | ||||||
| Palaver | Geoffrey Barkas | Adventure | Recognized as the first Nigerian feature film, for its use of non-professional local Nigerian as actors. | |||
1930s
mali niŋ| Title | Director | Genre | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | ||||||
| Sanders of the River | Zoltán Korda | Adventure, Drama | The film was set in Colonial Nigeria. | |||
| 1937 | ||||||
| The High Command | Thorold Dickinson | Drama | The film was shot in Colonial Nigeria. | |||
1940s
mali niŋ| Title | Director | Genre | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | ||||||
| The Man from Morocco | Mutz Greenbaum | Action, Adventure | Featured by Nigerian actor Orlando Martins. | |||
| 1946 | ||||||
| Men of Two Worlds | Thorold Dickinson | Drama | Featured by Nigerian actor Orlando Martins (uncredited). | |||
| 1947 | ||||||
| North and South of the Niger | John Page | Documentary | ||||
| 1949 | ||||||
| Daybreak in Udi | Terry Bishop | Documentary | Winner of the Oscar for Best Documentary in 1950 | |||
1950s
mali niŋ| Title | Director | Genre | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | ||||||
| Nigeria Greets Her Queen | Lionel Snazelle | Documentary | ||||
| 1957 | ||||||
| Fincho | Sam Zebba | Drama | The first Nigerian fiction film to be shot in colour. | |||
| Freedom | Vernon Messenger | Drama | ||||
| 1958 | ||||||
| People like Maria | Harry Watt | Documentary | ||||
Republical era
mali niŋ1960s
mali niŋ| Title | Director | Genre | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | ||||||
| Iju | Lionel Snazelle | Documentary | ||||
| 1966 | ||||||
| Give Me a Riddle | David Schickele | Drama | American-Nigerian co-production | |||
| 1969 | ||||||
| One Nigeria | Ola Balogun | Documentary | ||||