NIGERIA’S film industry, colloquially known as Nollywood, is hoping to take inspiration from Bollywood producers. Bollywood, the largest producer of movies in the world will for the first time meet in Nigeria with Nollywood, the second largest producer of movies in terms of titles during the ION International Film Festival to be held between 9-12 […]
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By Ali Baylay An Annex Merchandise Productions Film; Starring: St. Obi, Stephnie Okereke, Ifeoma Anyiam, Steve Eboh, Andy Chukwu,Uche Elendu, Cynthia Okereke, Chikezie Uwaizi, Esther Aikpokpoje, Nnamdi Eze; Story: Nwafor Anayo; Screenplay: Chuks Obiara; Editor: Iyke Okafor; Production manager: Chie Jina Ephraim O; Executive Producers: Nwafor Anayo; Producer: Nwafor Anayo; Director: Andy Chukwu. 108 Mins.
THE AFRICAN FILM & TOURISM AWARDS 2009 Mike Abiola, founder and CEO, Afro Hollywood Awards jets into Nigeria to announce nominees for the annual awards. Abiola explains that the awards popularly referred to as Afro Hollywood Awards now African Films & Tourism Awards is attracting key brand partners who will use it as a vehicle
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Nigeria’s government is asking cinemas to stop showing a science fiction film, District Nine, that it says denigrates the country’s image. Information Minister Professor Dora Akunyili said that she had asked the makers of the film, Sony, for an apology. She says the film portrays Nigerians as cannibals, criminals and prostitutes. An actor from the
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One of the pioneers of the thriving Nigeria movie industry otherwise known as Nollywood, Chief Lere Paimo, MFR aka Eda clocked 70 years on Friday, 18 September, 2009. The birthday celebration was a huge success considering the known faces in the Yoruba sector of Nollywood that graced the event which was held at the Genesis
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The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB), has suspended three staff, who allegedly embarked on unauthorised monitoring and raiding of films and video clubs. The Director-General of the Board, Mr Emeka Mba, made this known in an interview on Sunday in Abuja. He said the staff, from the Kaduna zonal office, were suspended following
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DID COMEDIAN HUSBAND KILL HIS COMEDIENNE WIFE ? The death on Tuesday of popular comedienne and actress, Mrs. Monsurat Omidina (popularly known in Nollywood circle as Omoladun Kenkelewu) is generating ripples and has left many questions unanswered. What could have made the woman foam in the mouth, bleed through the nose, causing her to die
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The 2009 Lagos International Film Festival (LIFF) with ‘Promoting Policy Instruments for Cinema Development in Africa’ as its theme held from August 11 to 16, 2009 at the National Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos. Established by Madu Chikwendu in 1996 as the National Conference on Entertainment, LIFF transformed into the African Video Expo in 2005 and was
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By Ali Baylay A Venus Film productions. Starring: Jackie Appiah, Majid Michael, Kalsoume Sinare, Psalm Adjetefio, Naana Hayford; Editor: Dapo Ola-Daniels: Music Score: Austin Erowele; Producer: Abdul Salam Mumuni; Executive Producer: Abdul Salam Mumuni; Director: Frank Raja Arase; Screenplay: Phil Efe Bernard. 145 mins. William Shakespeare died in 1616, then Caroline period, then Commonwealth, the
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TRAGEDY HITS KANNYWOOD; TOP ARTISTES DIED IN VARIOUS AUTO ACCIDENTS Kannywood, the name given to the Hausa movie industry in Nigeria has in recent times faced with the challenge of the Kano state censorship board that have been making life difficult for the industry, owing to the famous Hiyana Video. However, the industry has also
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