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African Cinema: Bobby Boulders Presents ‘The Island’ Starring Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde & Tolu ‘Toolz’ Oniru @officialisland

Bobby Boulder, a veteran music video director and executive at Storm Records, makes the transition to producing television/drama movies. Does he have what it takes? We will just have to wait and see. In the meantime, check out his latest release ‘The Island’ which has Nollywood A-List Actress Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde and Media personality Tolu ‘Toolz’ …

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African Cinema: Turning Point Lagos Premiere Scheduled for Friday 24th May

Following a star-studded London premiere in December 2012, the details of the highly anticipated Lagos premiere of Nollywood and Hollywood production by HekCentrik Films, Turning Point, has been revealed. Expected to host the glitterati of Nigerian cinema, entertainment and fashion as well as government officials, dignitaries, leading business people and journalists, the Lagos premiere will …

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Cannes Film Festival: South Africa & Kenya Sign Film Agreement to Join Forces in Telling African Stories

South Africa and Kenya signed a memorandum of understanding on the sidelines of the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday that will enable filmmakers from the two countries to work together in telling the continent’s stories. The memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed by Zama Mkosi, CEO of South Africa’s National Film and Video Foundation, and …

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Nollywood Director Kunle Afolayan to Screen ‘Phone Swap’ & ‘The Figurine’ at Tokyo’s African Film Festival

Kunle Afolayan, one of Nollywood’s film directors garnering international recognition for his work, gains even more inroads with his upcoming movie screenings at the Tokyo Film Festival in Japan. The festival which will be held on May 18th to the 23rd, 2013 at the Auditorium Shibuya is produced by the non-profit group Cinema Africa with …