Actor Jimmy Jean-Louis shared news on Twitter of a documentary film he co-directed and produced, titled "Jimmy Goes to Nollywood," in which he visits fellow filmmakers and actors in Nigeria and Ghana, as he takes a look at continental Africa's most prolific movie industry - Nollywood. The film is currently streaming on Netflix, so add it to your watch list. I'll be checking it out myself this weekend. Mr. Jean-Louis co-directed the film with Rachid Dhibou. Nigerian, Ghanaian and American actors and filmmakers all feature in the documentary, including: Ama K. Abebrese, Ebbe Bassey, Leila Djansi, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Majid Michel, Akin Omotoso, O.C. Ukeje, Isaiah Washington,...
- 2/3/2016
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
What a way to start the day... with this, the trailer for an upcoming new feature film titled "30 Days in Atlanta" - a Nigerian-produced project featuring a mix of Nigerian and Black American actors. Specifically, Vivica Fox and Lynn Whitfield, who co-star alongside Ay, Ramsey Nouah, Karlie Redd, Richard Mofe Damijo, Desmond Elliot, Rachael Oniga, Mercy Johnson, Adah Ameh, Kesse Jabari, Majid Michel, and Juliet Ibrahim. That Vivica Fox is in this isn't a surprise to me, given her resume - especially in recent years. It's not a knock on Fox; it just is. She's earning a living and that's ultimately what most want out of life and career. But Lynn Whitfield is a surprise;...
- 8/19/2014
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
BiTV Stream is available for free viewing on FilmOn. The channel brings viewers some of the most entertaining videos out of Africa. Here’s more about the channel. “BiTV Stream is a premium online video on demand channel with diverse quality African entertainment videos that include blockbuster movies across Africa, TV series and eventually music and sports. BiTVstream is a registered trademark of Orbit Management based in the United States.” One of the movies you can view is “Somewhere In Africa: The Cries Of Humanity.” The film features veteran actor David Dontoh and discusses Africa’s current state of affairs. “If you think you have seen the best of Majid Michel, Martha [ Read More ]
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- 8/5/2014
- by monique
- ShockYa
iROKOtv.com, the world’s most popular Internet TV platform for African entertainment has unveiled a brand new international content package for its subscribers on the continent, to include TV series and movies from around the world. New content categories introduced on the platform include Hollywood, Bollywood, Telenovelas and Korean programming, to complement the platform’s extensive Nollywood catalogue of over 10,000 hours. For as little as $2.50 a month, subscribers throughout English Speaking Africa (Esa) can now access an unrivaled and affordable international online content package, featuring Hollywood royalty, alongside the likes of Nollywood favorites Mercy Johnson, Majid Michel...
- 8/4/2014
- by iROKOtv
- ShadowAndAct
Industry insiders say there is a growing trend for Nigerian films that take on controversial topics in current affairs
It's a tried and tested formula for smash-hit Hollywood cinema: terrorists plotting mass destruction only to be foiled by a mixture of fate and law enforcement – with a good love story thrown in to boot.
Now Nollywood, Nigeria's burgeoning film industry, has got in on the action, making the country's Islamic extremist sect the subject of a new release, Boko Haram – the movie.
The film follows the story of a young man who comes to Lagos with a secret mission to detonate a bomb that will kill 2,500 people. But in an unlikely twist he meets a prostitute who prompts a rethink.
"It's a film about a terrorist who finds love and has to challenge everything he has been taught," said Pascal Amanfo, who wrote and directed the film. "We wanted to...
It's a tried and tested formula for smash-hit Hollywood cinema: terrorists plotting mass destruction only to be foiled by a mixture of fate and law enforcement – with a good love story thrown in to boot.
Now Nollywood, Nigeria's burgeoning film industry, has got in on the action, making the country's Islamic extremist sect the subject of a new release, Boko Haram – the movie.
The film follows the story of a young man who comes to Lagos with a secret mission to detonate a bomb that will kill 2,500 people. But in an unlikely twist he meets a prostitute who prompts a rethink.
"It's a film about a terrorist who finds love and has to challenge everything he has been taught," said Pascal Amanfo, who wrote and directed the film. "We wanted to...
- 7/4/2013
- by Afua Hirsch
- The Guardian - Film News
Every now and then, a national film industry succeeds in making the leap to international success. African cinema has been dominated for the last decade by prolific and popular Nollywood productions and their more artistically inclined South African counterparts. Now Ghana looks like it may be stepping up to make that breakthrough.
It has been an interesting year in the Ghanaian film industry, affectionately known as Ghallywood. In February the country's National Film and Television Institute began working on a new project aimed at securing German financial backers for locally produced films, and in April Ghanaian actor Majid Michel was named the best actor on the continent at the Africa Movie Academy Awards. A substantial Ghanaian contingent attended last month's Cannes Film Festival, including the popular actress Jackie Appiah.
Big name stars in Ghana still routinely work for just $3,000 to $5,000 a film. Though this is substantial in relation to standard.
It has been an interesting year in the Ghanaian film industry, affectionately known as Ghallywood. In February the country's National Film and Television Institute began working on a new project aimed at securing German financial backers for locally produced films, and in April Ghanaian actor Majid Michel was named the best actor on the continent at the Africa Movie Academy Awards. A substantial Ghanaian contingent attended last month's Cannes Film Festival, including the popular actress Jackie Appiah.
Big name stars in Ghana still routinely work for just $3,000 to $5,000 a film. Though this is substantial in relation to standard.
- 6/1/2012
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
News on the march…! Held over the weekend, in Yenegoa, Bayelsa State (Nigeria) on Saturday, March 26, 2011, the celebration announcing the winners of the 2011 African Movie Academy Awards (Amaa) – in just its 7th year.
This year’s nominations list boasted an even longer list of awards, compared to previous years, as the award ceremony continues to grow.
Viva Riva, a film I’ve touted on this website in recent days, after seeing it for the first time last week, rightfully dominated, winning 6 trophies, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Cinematography, and Best Production Design.
The rest of the story follows in the table below, lifted from the Amaa’s website Here:
Category
Nominated Films
Winners
Best Short Film Bougfen – Petra Baninla Sunjo (Cameroun)
Weakness – Wanjiru Kairu (Kenya)
No Jersey No Match – Daniel Ademinokan (Nigeria)
Duty – Mak Kusare (Nigeria)
Bomlambo – Zwelesizwe Ntuli (South Africa)
Zebu And...
This year’s nominations list boasted an even longer list of awards, compared to previous years, as the award ceremony continues to grow.
Viva Riva, a film I’ve touted on this website in recent days, after seeing it for the first time last week, rightfully dominated, winning 6 trophies, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Cinematography, and Best Production Design.
The rest of the story follows in the table below, lifted from the Amaa’s website Here:
Category
Nominated Films
Winners
Best Short Film Bougfen – Petra Baninla Sunjo (Cameroun)
Weakness – Wanjiru Kairu (Kenya)
No Jersey No Match – Daniel Ademinokan (Nigeria)
Duty – Mak Kusare (Nigeria)
Bomlambo – Zwelesizwe Ntuli (South Africa)
Zebu And...
- 3/28/2011
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
Ms Nollywood Forever has given me permission to use her reviews of Nollywood films here.
So, for those of you interested in diving into the mosh pit that is Nollywood cinema but are either intimidated or just don’t have the desire to sift through thousands of titles, in search of gems, I hope you’ll find her reviews helpful.
She reviews just about everything – the good and the bad, or as she states – “(Nigerian and Ghanaian) movies that I have watched. The old, the new… The good, the bad… The excellent and the disastrous.”
And she has an entire library full of them (both films and reviews of films). But I’ll only post reviews of those films she recommends, starting off with today’s selection titled, Deepest Of Dreams, written and directed by Tchidi Chikere, which she gives an 81% rating, calling it “thought provoking” and “well worth watching.
So, for those of you interested in diving into the mosh pit that is Nollywood cinema but are either intimidated or just don’t have the desire to sift through thousands of titles, in search of gems, I hope you’ll find her reviews helpful.
She reviews just about everything – the good and the bad, or as she states – “(Nigerian and Ghanaian) movies that I have watched. The old, the new… The good, the bad… The excellent and the disastrous.”
And she has an entire library full of them (both films and reviews of films). But I’ll only post reviews of those films she recommends, starting off with today’s selection titled, Deepest Of Dreams, written and directed by Tchidi Chikere, which she gives an 81% rating, calling it “thought provoking” and “well worth watching.
- 2/11/2010
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
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