Oprah Winfrey in a September 2009 show on the ‘Most Famous People in the World,’ stopped by the African continent to highlight Genevieve Nnaji, Africa’s most famous and highly paid Actress. While this is obviously great, we at Ladybrille want to also highlight even more of Africa’s leading film personalities for you. Ladybrille MagazineFounded in 2007, …
Kam’s Kapsules: Bid Budget and Independent Films Opening this Week!
BIG BUDGET FILMS Ninja Assassin (R for profanity and graphic violence) Korean singing sensation Rain stars as the title character in this high body-count, martial arts saga about a renegade from a secret society of trained killers forced to fight his former comrades when they trail him from the Far East to Berlin. With Naomie …
“Mugabe and the White African’ Shortlisted for Oscar
Who does Zimbabwe belong to? White or Black Africans? President Robert Mugabe believes Zimbabwe belongs to Zimbabweans but even more specifically, certain Zimbabwean lands belong to the indigenous people of Zimbabwe. Ladybrille MagazineFounded in 2007, Ladybrille® Magazine is a California based pioneer digital publication demystifying the image of Africans in the west through contemporary African …
Valentino ‘The Last Emperor’ Shortlisted for Oscar
Ladybrille Media Group, Inc. had the honor of being a media sponsor for the screening of Valentino, The Last Emperor at Delta College in Stockton, California. The event was organized by Delta’s Fashion Director Leslie Asfour (cousin to Gabriel Asfour of Three Asfour) and its fashion students and was hugely successful. Matt Tyrnauer flew in from …
New York Film Academy Goes to Nollywood to Train Industry
I received news a while back that the New York Film Academy was headed to Nollywood to help train its industry professionals. Frankly, I was not necessarily surprised. Nollywood has become such a fascination for many, especially in the West. Organizations, individuals and Western investors are scratching their heads wondering how Nollywood with no financial …