In April of 2011, Ladybrille Magazine focused on African Cinema in our Film Edition. We traced Africa’s cinema history and also brought to you, throughout the month, stories by Africans of Africa’s people. In an unexpected and historic move, the 2011 MTV Movie Awards just added, for the first time, to the upcoming 2011 MTV Movie …
Nollywood: Mbong & Jeta Amata ‘Black Gold’ Screened at Monaco Film Festival
Congratulations to Mbong Amata, Ladybrille Woman of the Month April 2011, whose film ‘Black & Gold Struggle for the Niger Delta’ enjoyed a world premiere at the 6th Annual Monaco Film Festival. The film directed by Jeta Amata, sees Mbong Amata playing lead role as the female activist advocating for the people of the Niger …
Nollywood: Genevieve Nnaji Wins ‘Best Breakthrough Performance’ in Monaco
We have been receiving insider updates and images of the festivities and stars at the Cannes Film Festival. Ideally, for us at Ladybrille, we would love to see our African stars strut the red carpet like their counterparts in Bollywood and Hollywood. So far, it has not happened. We anticipate it will in the nearest …
African Films: The First Grader Opens this Friday May 13th in Los Angeles & New York City!
Ladybrille New Yorkers and Los Angelenos, the First Grader opens this Friday in theaters near you! Other cities include Chicago, DC, San Jose, Atlanta, Baltimore, San Francisco, Boston, Dallas, Berkeley, Scottsdale and many more. Check your local listings and check it out! THE FIRST GRADER tells the remarkable uplifting true story of an 84 year-old …
10 “New” Faces in African Cinema
Ladybrille has featured Africa’s leading film industry and film directors in the past. Here we highlight our top 10 New Faces in African Cinema whose names keep buzzing among fans and media, alike. Many have been in the industry for a while but are just now getting their due recognition. Enjoy and do tell us …