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Rok Studios is a Nigerian film production company. Its production studios is based in Anthony Village,
Lagos . The company was founded in August 2013 by
Mary Remmy Njoku .
[1] In addition to its numerous films, Rok Studios has produced over 12 TV series.
[2]
Notable productions from Rok Studios include:
Hazeezat
[3] (2014),
Thy Will Be Done ,
[4]
[5] Festac Town ,
[6] –TV Series (2014), and
A Northern Affair (2014) (all of which were produced by Mary Njoku).
Mary Njoku launched ROK on Sky, a network airing across the UK at the Nigerian High Commission in the UK in 2016.
[7]
In July 2019, ROK was acquired by
Canal+ Group .
[8] Mary Njoku stays on as director general of ROK under the Canal+ acquisition.
[9]
[10]
On 23 November 2022, ROK United Kingdom launched a streamed service on Freeview channel 280.
[11]
[12]
[13]
2013–2014 releases
Release Date
Title
Notes
2014
Festac Town
Produced by Mary Remmy Njoku
2014
Raging Passion
[14]
Produced by Mary Remmy Njoku
2014
Hazeezat
Produced by Mary Remmy Njoku
2015
Stolen Waters
[15]
[16]
Produced by Mary Remmy Njoku
2014
A Northern Affair
[17]
Production Finance
2014
A Trip To Hell
Production Finance
2014
Cheaters Vacation
Co-production
2014
Family Album
[18]
Co-production
2013
False
Co-production
2014
Wicked Love
Co-production
2013
Finding Mercy
Co-production
2013
Somewhere in Africa
Co-production
2013
Forgetting June
Co-production
2014
Broken Mirror
Co-production
2014
Prince of Barmah
Co-production
2014
Forbidden Choice
Co-production
2014
If You Were Mine
Co-production
2014
Nkuli
Co-production
2013
Crime Suspect
Co-production
2013
In Her Shoes
Co-production
2014
Mother's Error
Co-production
2014
Chibundu
Co-production
2015–2017 releases
Release Date
Title
Notes
2015
Thy Will Be Done
First Nollywood movie to premier at the BFI IMAX - the largest screen cinema in Britain.
2015
Losing Control
[19]
Aired on iROKOtv.com 27 February 2015, Aired on African Magic, DStv
2015
Poisoned Bait
[20]
Aired on African Magic, DStv; iROKOtv.com 14 February 2015
2015
Husbands of Lagos
2015
Desperate Housegirls
2016
Stalemate
2016
Aso Ebi
2017
Single Ladies
References
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"Mary Remmy Njoku on iROKOtv | Number One Home For Nollywood & Ghanaian Movies" . Irokotv.com. Retrieved 2015-03-27 .
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"I've proven critics wrong— Mary Remmy-Njoku" . Punch Newspapers . Retrieved 2017-03-31 .
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"Watch Mike Ezuruonye, Mary Njoku, Segun Arinze, Alex Ekubo in 'Hazeezat' on IROKOtv Today!" . Bellanaija.com. 2014-12-30. Retrieved 2015-03-27 .
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"BBC World Service - Newsday, Nollywood Film First at London's IMAX" . Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-03-27 .
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"Fab Photos! Ramsey Nouah, Mercy Johnson-Okojie, Esama of the Benin Kingdom & More at the Movie Premiere of 'Thy Will Be Done' " . Bellanaija.com. 2015-02-27. Retrieved 2015-03-27 .
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"Festac Town - All seasons on iROKOtv | Number One Home For Nollywood & Ghanaian Movies" . Irokotv.com. Retrieved 2015-03-27 .
^ Famuyiwa, Damilare (2019-07-27).
"Everything you need to know about Mary Njoku, founder of the newly acquired ROK |" . Nairametrics.com . Retrieved 2020-02-23 .
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"Vivendi's CanalPlus Acquires Leading Nigerian Studio ROK" .
The Hollywood Reporter . 15 July 2019.
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"Canal+ acquires Nollywood studio ROK from IROKOtv to grow African film" . Techcrunch.com . 15 July 2019.
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"Canal+ acquires African producer ROK from parent IROKO" . Tbivision.com . 15 July 2019.
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"RokUK – Rok" . Rokchannels.tv . Retrieved 31 May 2023 .
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"Rok" . Rokchannels.tv . Retrieved 31 May 2023 .
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"New streaming channels for Freeview" . Rxtvinfo.com . 21 September 2022.
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"RAGING PASSION | African Movie Review" . Talk African Movies. 2014-07-06. Retrieved 2015-03-27 .
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"Stolen Waters [Trailer]-Latest 2014 Nigerian Nollywood Drama Movie (English Full HD)" . YouTube. 2014-11-21. Retrieved 2015-03-27 .
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"Stolen Waters trailer latest 2014 (Nigerian Bollywood drama movies English full hd" . Archived from
the original on February 11, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2015 .
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"A Northern Affair Ghanaian Movie [Official Trailer]" . Archived from
the original on February 6, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2015 .
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"Majid Michel and Kofi Adjorlolo lead a display of quality African fashion | AfricanMoviesNews.com - African Movies - Nollywood Movies - Nigerian Movies - Ghana Movies - Yoruba Movies" . AfricanMoviesNews.com. 2014-06-18. Retrieved 2015-03-27 .
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"Losing Control - All seasons on iROKOtv | Number One Home For Nollywood & Ghanaian Movies" . Irokotv.com. Retrieved 2015-03-27 .
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"Poisoned Bait - All seasons on iROKOtv | Number One Home For Nollywood & Ghanaian Movies" . Irokotv.com. Retrieved 2015-03-27 .
Directors
Groupe Canal+
Vivendi Ticketing
Digitick
Vivendi Village
MyBestPro
Watchever
L’Olympia
Prisma Media
Havas Other assets Equity investments Defunct/former assets