Also included in the shortlist are some of Nigeria's brilliantly produced films; Half of a Yellow Sun, Tango with me, Flower Girl, Hoodrush, Confusion Na Wa and the rest.NOMINEES(1) BEST AFRICAN FILMOf Good Report – Jahmil X.T. Qubeka, (South Africa)
Nairobi Half Life – David Kitonga, (Kenya/Germany)
Mother of George – Andrew Dosunmu, (Nigeria/USA)
Half of A Yellow Sun – Biyi Bandele, (Nigeria/UK)
B for Boy – Chika Anadu (Nigeria/UK)
(2) FAVOURITE FEMALE AFRICAN INTERNATIONALLupita Nyong'o (USA/Kenya)
Linda Ejiofor (Nigeria)
Danai Gurira (USA/Zimbabwe)
Damilola Adegbite (Nigeria)
Adepero Oduye (USA/Nigeria)
(3) FAVOURITE MALE AFRICAN INTERNATIONALOC Ukeje (Nigeria)
Joseph Benjamin (Nigeria)
Femi Jacobs (Nigeria)
Chris Attoh (Ghana)
Anthony Monjaro (Nigeria)
Alex Ekubo (Nigeria)
(4) FAVOURITE NIGERIAN (NEW NOLLYWOOD) FILM Amina
Turning Point
Tango with Me
Onye Ozi
Hoodrush
Flower Girl
Confusion Na Wa(5) FAVOURITE BLACK CHANNEL ABN TV
BEN TV
Nollywood Movies
The Africa Channel
Vox Africa(6) DIVERSITY IN FACTUAL PRODUCTION(a) Albino Witchcraft Murders – BBC4 Bad 25 – BBC2
(b) Burma: My Father and the Forgotten Army – BBC2
(c) First Amongst Equals: The Laurie Cunningham Story – ITV1
(d) The Cruel Cut – C4
(e) Martin Luther King and the March on Washington – BBC2(7) DIVERSITY IN DRAMA PRODUCTIONDancing on the Edge – BBC2
Death in Paradise – BBC1
Holby City – BBC2
Luther – BBC1 Run – C4
Top Boy – C4 Youngers C4(8) INDEPENDENT SPIRIT FILM PRODUCTIONFedz – Top Dog
Gone Too Far – Destiny Ekaragha
It's a Lot – Femi Oyeniran & Darwood
Grace Sable Fable – Stephen Lloyd Jackson
The Fade – Andy Mundy-Castle(9) HONORARY AND MAJOR AWARDSClassic Movie – Do the Right Thing
Classic TV (Intl.) – The Cosby Show
Classic TV (UK) – Desmond's
Edric Connor Inspiration (Posthumously) – FELIX DEXTER
Outstanding Contribution – Bill Duke
CHAN 2014 SEMI-FINAL: END OF THE ROAD FOR NIGERIA
Up Nigeria! You remain a winner to us! Congratulations Ghana!!!
THROWBACK PHOTO: PETE EDOCHIE
So Pete Edochie’s signature beard has come a long way! Really interesting!!! They grew thicker and denser with age. The story of the Nigerian movie industry would be incomplete without ample space given to veterans like him. I miss the stern-looking actor, his strong, powerful voice, the way his eyes twitch before he breaks into adages/proverbs.
HILARIOUS! CHINESE STUDENTS SHOW US A WONDERFUL STUDYING TECHNIQUE
To stop themselves from nodding off while studying, these Chinese university students resorted to tying up their hair with cloth pegs , so anytime they try to nod off, the pegs would pull their hair.
The technique was carried out by two students, Chen and Huang, who were determined to succeed but had problems staying awake.
"Chen is so keen to succeed that she decided to give the hair trick a try, as you can see her hair is more than long enough. As we didn't have a beam in our dorm, she used the clothes dryer and claims it worked really well. The preparation is boring, but the hanging hair practice makes it interesting and I really feel much more energetic by studying this way". Huang explained.
MICHELLE OBAMA'S LOOK-ALIKE SPOTTED IN NIGERIA
NOLLYWOOD'S MOST DISCIPLINED ACTRESS RELEASES 2014 CALENDAR PHOTOS
Chika Ike; the recently-crowned most disciplined actress in Nollywood (that award still amuses me) loves to be in the news, well, mostly for the right reasons. The UN ambassador has just released her official calendar with 12 different, gorgeous photos representing each month of the year. July, August and November photos are my favourite.
PHOTOS: JAYWON REMEMBERS GOLDIE IN NEW VIDEO
"I miss everything about her. She was the only one I could confide in she was my friend, big sister and had a very good heart, ever since she passed on I haven't found anyone to confide in and I don't know if I will ever find any". The Madantin star told HipHopWorld Magazine.
Also featured in the video are self-acclaimed Comedian of the Federal Republic (CFR), Gbenga Adeyinka, YQ, Jybo, Joel to mention a few. You would recall that the Goldie breathed her last shortly after she returned from the Grammy Awards event in the US.
An autopsy report carried out shortly after revealed that she suffered a terminal hypertensive heart disease.
May her soul find repose. Amen!
Photocredit: HiphopWorldmagazine
NIGERIAN STRIKER, PETER ODEMWINGIE COMPLETES TRANSFER TO STOKE CITY
The Super Eagles player signed an 18-month swap-deal that will see Trinidad striker Kenwyne Jones move in the opposite direction to Cardiff City.
"We're pleased to get Peter in. He's a good Premiership player with experience at this level, a goal in him and a bit of pace – which we need to add to the squad. I'm pleased to add him." Huges, Stoke City Manager stated.
CAF RANKS NIGERIA TOP SEED FOR 2015 AFCON QUALIFIERS
Thanks to Super Eagles’ smashing AFCON 2013 victory. Confederation of African football (CAF) has ranked Nigeria as top seeded team for the Morocco 2015 Orange African Cup of Nation qualifiers. Nigeria garnered a total of 39.5 points, Ghana and Ivory Coast had 38 and 36 respectively. Their automatic qualification will also see them leading other countries to the group stage qualifiers.
Top Ten
(1) Nigeria –
(2) Ghana
(3) Ivory Coast
(4) Zambia
(5) Burkina Faso
(6) Mali
(7) Tunisia
(8) Morocco
(9) Algeria
(10) Angola
(10) Cape Verde
CAF’s criteria include the performance of the teams during the three last editions of the AFCON; qualifiers of those editions, and the qualifiers of the World Cup 2014. The qualifiers’ draw will be held Sunday, April 27th 2014 in Cairo, Egypt.
Top 21 teams listed in the CAF ranking will automatically qualify for the group phase which will be held from September 5th to November 19th 2014. The final phase’s draw shall be conducted on November 26th 2014 in Morocco. The 2015 AFCON will be played from 17th January – 7th February 2015.
N2.5M PORN FILMS CONFISCATED IN ABUJA
As part of it’s plans to fight piracy and totally phase out films that promote moral decadence in youths, The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB); an agency set up to regulate the film industry, censor and classify film and video works in Nigeria have confiscated pirated and uncensored pornographic films believed to be worth N2.5m at different locations in Abuja.
According to a statement issued by the the acting Head, Corporate Affairs of the NFVSC board, Mr Caesar Kagho, the illegal films were confiscated during a raid at different home video retail outlets in Banex, Sheriff Plaza, Wuse II, Dutse Alhaji FCT and even from individuals who failed to comply with the NFVCB ‘s New Distribution and Exhibition Framework.