Behind the scenes
FumingLyon TV Blog
Production stories, budgeting guides, casting advice, and festival strategy — from the people actually making the films.
Meet Delilah: The Story Behind Our Most-Loved Series
Delilah is soft-spoken. Her boyfriend Mario is calm. Somehow every conversation between them still spirals into a full misunderstanding, across all ten episodes of Season 1. Here's who's who — and what it actually took to make it.
Anonymous: Five Housemates, One Body, No Alibi
When one of five housemates is found dead, suspicion turns friends into foes. Shot in three days in a single location, Anonymous is our tightest, tensest film yet — and a deliberate provocation about consent and the lies we tell to protect ourselves.
Let the Poor Breathe: When a System Refuses to Listen
When a young girl from a poor family goes missing after working for a wealthy household, her parents face a system built to silence the weak. This one is the most overtly social of our films — and the hardest to sit through.
Not My Valentine: A Bar, a Will, and the Worst Possible Timing
Max just wants to sell his late mother's bar. Angela has other plans. What follows is a darkly comic week involving accidental death, a security guard with delusions of grandeur, and a Valentine's Day performance nobody asked for.
Casting in Lagos: Finding Great Nigerian Actors
Your cast makes or breaks your film. Where to find actors in Lagos, how to run auditions that actually tell you something, what to pay, and the paperwork you cannot skip.
Equipment Guide for Nigerian Filmmakers: What to Buy First
Most first-time filmmakers spend their whole kit budget on the wrong thing. Here is the order to buy in, what to rent instead, and the power problem nobody warns you about.
How to Get Your African Film into International Festivals
Festivals open doors YouTube cannot — but only if you submit strategically. A practical guide to tiers, premiere status, deliverables, fees, and the calendar that governs all of it.
African Filmmaking on a Budget: $5K vs $20K Films
You do not need Hollywood money — but you do need to know what money actually buys. A line-by-line look at what changes between a $5,000 short and a $20,000 one, and where you must not cut.