Nse Ikpe Etim, Dakore Akande, Omoni Oboli and Ireti Doyle dazzle in new promo shoot

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Dakore Akande, Omoni Oboli, Nse Ikpe Etim & Ireti Doyle look dazzingly beautiful in this promo shoot for a new movie, titled Fifty is sold out. Directed by Biyi Bandele and produced by Ebony Life Films, 

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The movie centers on the lives of Lagos’ contemporary and glamorous upper class, sharing the world of four women as they rise above adversity to stand as they truly are; modern African women.

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More photos from 2014 AMVCAs + Complete list of winners.

Funlola Aofiyebi-Raman
Desmond Elliot
Sheyi Shay
Agbani Darego
Gbenro Ajibade
Genevieve Nnaji
Linda Ejiofor
Chinedu Ikedieze, John Okafor and Osita Iheme
The 2014 AMVCAs went down successfully yesterday, 8th March 2014 at the Eko Hotel and Suites. Biggest award winners of the night were Nairobi Half-life and The Contract. They carted home 4 awards each. Flower Girl also scooped two awards. Some of my favourite winners include Funke Akindele, who had several nominations last year but didn’t win any. Fast-rising actor, Tope Tedela, Mercy Aigbe Gentry and Nse Ikpe Etim.
LIST OF WINNERS
1) Best Movie of 2013 – The Contract
2) Best Actress in a Drama Award – Tope Tedela (A Mile From Home)
3) Best Actress in a Drama Award – Nse Ikpe-Etim (Journey To Self)
4) Best Movie Drama – Frank Rajah Arase (The Price)
5) Best actor in a comedy award – Elvis Chucks
6) New era award – Rita Dominic (The Meeting)
7) Industry Merit Award – Peter Edochie
8) Trailblazer award – Michelle Bello
9) Best supporting actor in a Drama – Desmond Elliot (Finding Mercy)
10) Best supporting actress in a Drama – Bikiya Graham-Douglas ( Flower Girl)
11) Best Director – Shirley Frimpong-Manso (The Contract)
(12) Best Actor in a Comedy – Osita Iheme (The Hero)
(13) Best Online Video – Amarachukwu Onoh, (Mother Tongue)
(14) Best Short Film award – Walter ‘Waltbanger’ Taylaur (The Wages)
(15) Best Documentary award -Dr Gilbert Chigbo, (The Deadwood)
(16) Best Indigenous Language (Hausa) – Abba Muko Yakassai
(17) Best indigenous language Yoruba award – Mercy Aigbe
(18) Best indigenous language Swahili award – Njoki Muhoho (Mama Duka)
(19) Best Television Series (Comedy/Drama)award – Fred Phiri (Love Games Episode 6)
(20) Best video editor – Shirley Frimpong-Manso (The Contract)
(21) Best sound editor – Obi Emelonye and Luke Corradine (Last Flight to Abuja)
(22) Best Cinematographer – Christian Almesberger – (Nairobi Half Life)
(23) Best Writer in a Comedy award – Jigi Bello (Flower Girl)
(24) Best Lighting Designer – Mohamed Zain (Nairobi Half Life)
(25) Best writer in a Drama – Shirley Frimpong-Manso & Hertey Owusu (The Contract)
(26) Best Make-Up Artiste Award – Elayne Okaya (Nairobi Half Life)
(27) Best Costume Designer award – Chiemela Nwagboso (The Kingdom)
(28) Best Art Director award – Barbara Minishi (Nairobi Half Life)


RITA DOMINIC'S 'THE MEETING' GETS RELEASE DATE

 

The wait is finally over!! The Meeting, one of Nollywood’s highly-anticipated movies will be released on October 19, 2012.
Produced by the Audrey Silva Company (TASC), a company founded by Rita Dominic and Mildred Okwo, it was superbly written by Tunde Babalola.

The star-studded romantic comedy flick which will be distributed by the Silverbird Distribution Limited parades stars like Rita Dominic, Jide Kosoko, Kate Henshaw-Nuttal, Basorge Tariah, Nse Ikpe-Etim, and Chinedu Ikedieze.

On the company’s first cinematic offering, Mildred Okwo, Managing Director of TASC stated that, “We are excited about this film because it is a truly Nigerian story that cuts across borders. Anybody anywhere in the world will find something about this film to like. We are not only introducing upcoming stars in Femi Jacobs and Linda I. Ejiofor but we are also showcasing a different and dynamic Rita Dominic.”

SYNOPSIS
The story set in Abuja follows the trials of Lagos-based corporate executive Makinde Esho (Femi Jacobs) who finds himself at the mercy of political patronage, bureaucratic red tape and Cupid’s arrow while in hot pursuit of a ‘meeting’ to secure a government contract.

It addresses an array of contemporary issues audiences are sure to identify with from love to African time, to the trials of tackling officials and manoeuvring red tape.

Check out Behind-the-Scene pictures of The Meeting

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(INTERVIEW) MY NEXT FILM WILL BE THE BIGGEST-KUNLE AFOLAYAN

Regarded as an established actor, filmmaker/producer, Kunle Afolayan shot into public view with his not-so dimunitive role (Aresejabata) in the 1999 Mainframe box office, Saworoide’, after then, many felt he had receded from the public view. Not until few years ago, when he earned our trust with Irapada and then award-winning films, Figurine and Phone swap. Produced from his Golden Effects stables, his movies are not only poles different from the wishy-washy ones which flood the market but they speak lots of volumes in terms of originality, storyline, quality and many more.
There is no gainsay that his recent film, Phone Swap is a Nollywood production with a class, infact the buzz surrounding it is still very intense.
 
The film had its premiere barely two months in Nigeria and Ghana got four nominations at the recently concluded Africa Movies Academy Awards (AMAA) but claimed the Achievement in Production design prize.In this short interview, he speaks on the secret behind his first-class movies as well as other issues. Enjoy and share!
I ask, what differentiates Kunle Afolayan from other filmmakers?
 
In a very relaxed mood, the soft-spoken actor didn’t mince words, he exuded a lot of confidence all through.
“I think it is just my work that speaks for me and the fact that my mindset is different from a whole lot of people.” He began.
 
 
” I believe anything that is worth doing is worth doing well. I was able to witness the genesis of motion pictures in Nigeria and privileged to see the positivity in it when we started and what austerity and a whole lot of economic issues has done to the industry before it now translated to Nollywood. I felt that there’s a whole lot to be done to revive that vibrant industry, production value was more important than commercial, for me I’ve been able to blend the two together”.
 
 
What made Phone Swap a success?
 
I think it was God that made it so. Then i invested a lot of hardwork into it. The film wasn’t an hurried job, i really took our time. Then. i also had a wonderful cast, working with them was quite easy and enjoyable. Wale Ojo actually got into the cast like 4 Days to the shoot unlike Nse who got the script like a year before the shoot.
 
Briefly tell us about your company, ‘Golden Effects’.
 
Basically what we do is audio visuals. We shoot films, commercials and documentaries. We rent out equipments, we do training, act as liaisons for people who come to shoot films in Nigeria. We have different departments, post production, accounts and many more.
 
How do you monetize your creative content?
 
One of the channels of distribution available in this country is the theatrical, that is the cinema but we are trying to explore other forms like online streaming. We also extend it to training for other corporate organizations, we hope to sell TV rights much later, a film like Irapada is still making some money through TV rights. I want to believe that the scope is getting bigger.
Your father, ‘Ade Love’ w as a renowned entertainer, do you feel his impacts are really working out for you?
 
I will say Yes to an extent but the man was long dead before i started learning one or few things not as a filmmaker but rather in the area of film business. I never learnt anything from him creativity wise but i was able to see how they run production companies especially film exhibition and stuffs but most times it opens doors, it is now left for you to utilize that opportunity. For me I’ve been able to build my own image to the extent that it now rubs on easily. If you surf through the internet, most of the things that are being said about him (my Father) are being linked to me or some of my brothers, unfortunately we dont have archives in Nigeria, there are not a lot of things about him online, so children born 20 years time won’t even know anything about him until they search online.
 
We’ve seen Irapada, Figurine and Phone Swap, what’s next?
 
The next one is in progress, infact, i started working on it before Phone Swap. It’s in that genre of Figurine. I want to believe it is going to be the biggest.
 
How do you keep in shape and what are your regular exercises like?
 
I walk in the morning for one and a half hours, i used to play basketbal every Sunday but I’ve been so busy with work so I’ve not done that in a while now. At least i take a walk around my neighbourhood like three times a week.
 
What are your challenges, either as a family man or an enterpreneur?
 
The challenges are enormous, even our day to day activities. As a young enterpreneur, when you’re trying to manage creativity and business, for you to step up your game, you must really be very smart. For me i plan, most times when you employ people to do stuffs for you, they don’t do it to my satisfaction. That alone is challenging. Also, if you’re thinking about a project, there’s no sure avenue to raise money in this country. You have to think and work out how you raise money, that too is a very distracting and exhausting experience.
This environment does not help or encourage filmmakers. There’s usually no light, everything has has to be powered by generators, when you want to push, the light of these obstacles weigh me down, you might not really be at your best. We have been surviving it and our best is yet to come.

KUNLE AFOLAYAN'S PHONE SWAP SET TO PREMIERE IN LAGOS, ABUJA AND GHANA

Bonafide actor and movie producer, Kunle Afoloyan will premiere his latest flick, ‘Phone Swap’ on March 17th, 2012 at the Eko Hotel&Suites.

The film, produced by Golden Effects pictures in association with Globacom telecommunications stars thorough-bred actress, Joke Silva, delectable Nse Ikpe-Etim, Wole Ojo, Chika Okpala, Lydia Forson, Ada Ameh.
Kunle Afolayan’s figurine was not only on-point, it swept awards and more significantly marked a big step up in his career. This new film, ‘Phone Swap’ will surely go to the Oscars, says Kunle.

SYNOPSIS

Akin and Mary meet for the first time at an airport where they accidentally bump into each other and mistakenly swap their identical phones.
This leads to a destination mixup after they receive one another’s text regarding a travel destination. Consequently, Akin ends up travelling to where Mary is supposed to go and vice versa. Neither knows about the swap until they have reached their opposite destinations and “the phone” stops ringing (In Mary’s case) and ‘Won’t stop ringing” (In Akin’s case).
As a result of the phone swap, they agree to carry out each other’s missions, armed with the information and data on each other’s phone. But it’s not as easy as they both think as new obstacles and complications rise at every turn as they both struggle to adapt to their alien environment and situation. Mary has to walk in Akins shoes and represent him in a company meeting while Akin has to represent Mary in her family meeting. This they do with hilarious results.

EPIC MOVIE, 'INALE' HITS NATIONAL THEATRE

‘Inale’, one of the most outstanding epic movies in Nigeria would be available at the National Theatre, Iganmu from 24th December 2011-3rd January 2012 from 12, 3 and 6pm. The movie which won the award for the Best Soundtrack in the recent Best of Nollywood (BON) awards stars Ini Edo, Nse Ikpe-Etim, Dede Mabiaku,Keppy Ekpeyoung, Mbong Amata, Caroline Chikezie and many more.
Produced by award-winning Keke Bongwus and directed by maverick director, Jeta Amata, the film is a folklore told in Otukpo, Benue State with themes on tradition, envy, love and war.

BEHIND-THE-SCENE PICTURES OF RITA DOMINIC'S 'THE MEETING' MOVIE



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Sometime ago, I wrote about Sultry actress, Rita Dominic’s first film ever called ‘The Meeting’, produced by her production company, ‘The Audrey Silver Company’. Above are the behind-the-scene pictures.

Starring Rita Dominic, Femi Jacobs, Nse Ikpe Etim and others, the romantic-drama which would be released by March 2012 follow the travails of Makinde Esho (Femi Jacobs), a Lagos-based telecoms executive, who is in Abuja to meet with the Honourable Minister of Land Resources. His efforts to meet the minister are however being frustrated by the minister’s powerful secretary, Clara (Rita Dominic). He has to meet with the minister in order to save his job, and somehow get back to Lagos in time for the graduation of his daughter. Under pressure, and running out of time.

Source: Celebregion

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