The 18th New York African Film Festival returns to New York in early April. It kicks off with a panel discussion featuring actor-director Harry Belafonte at the Museum of Arts and Design on April 2nd, 2011. It then heads to The Film Society of Lincoln Center for a week, then heads to three other locations …
Women Changing Africa: Barnard College Hosts Third Annual Global Symposium in South Africa!
New York City’s Barnard College, a premier U.S. Liberal Arts College for women, hosted an historic gathering of prominent African women leaders today in Johannesburg, South Africa for the school’s third annual global symposium. The event, ‘Women Changing Africa,’ attracted African women leaders from across the continent in government, commerce, academia, media, and the arts—for …
Women in Film and Television Launches Nigerian Chapter!
We are excited the Los Angeles headquartered Women in Film and Television (WIFTIN) launched its Nigerian chapter last week. See details from the event producers below: In attendance was Gbemi Olateru, the Mistress of Ceremony at the event and a board member/Director of WIFTIN. Other members and members of the press were present at the …
Winners at Arise Magazine Fashion Week Awards: Bunmi Koko, Flaviana Matata & More!
Sunday March 13th, 2011 marked the grand finale of the Arise Magazine Fashion Week shows and the highly anticipated Arise Fashion Awards. Five designers would be selected to show this September 2011 at Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion Week. You could feel all holding their breaths at the awards, waiting to see if they were one …
Arise Magazine Fashion Week Lagos 2011 Day 2 Review: Tojuh Foyeh, Eki Orleans, House of Farrah
Day two of the Arise Magazine Fashion Week Lagos 2011 shows seemed a lot more promising. Overall the venue and event lived up to expectations of many, as initially hoped for. The likes of Jewel by Lisa (NG), Mustafa Hasannali (TZ), Tiffany Amber (NG), Korto Momolu and other heavy hitters showed at the event. Designers …
Arise Magazine Fashion Week Lagos 2011 Day 3 Review: Bunmi Koko, Klûk CGDT, LDA, Ere Dappa
The Arise Magazine Fashion Week shows, although it began with a bumpy ride, only got better as the days progressed with Saturday, March 12th, 2011 being one of the nice highlights of the event. Nigeria’s major celebrities, one of which included Nollywood A-List star Genevieve Nnaji, were in attendance. While the fashion audience was excited …