African film makers are pushing boundaries and telling African stories that are now loved by many, globally. Nigeria’s young film industry, Nollywood, leads the way followed closely by Gollywood. Here is a listing of LADYBRILLEmag.com’s 10+ African Filmmakers in Africa you should know, from West Africa. Desmond Elliot shot into limelight in the early 2000’s …
‘Anchor Baby’ Starring Omoni Oboli to Hit Nollywood Theaters Soon
Canada produced Anchor Baby which chronicles the experience of an African immigrant in Canada is set to hit Nollywood theaters soon. The Anchor team sent this our way. If you will visit Nigeria soon, it might be worth checking out. We will keep you posted on releases for the Western markets. “Anchor Baby, a movie …
Is Nollywood Destroying Africa’s film industry? BBC Africa Wants to Know
Nollywood has had a chance at filmmaking for a while now yet, arguably, it can seem to get its act right with respect to producing films of high caliber that can stand against its Western counterparts. Ghanains who are still relatively new at film making show signs of “getting it” and taking Africa cinema to a much higher level and …
VIDEO: D’Banj “Falls in Love” with Genevieve Nnaji (Official Video)
Nigeria’s music and film industries “marry” in D’Banj’s Official music video for his hit single ‘Fall in Love, ‘ released today. Nollywood actress Genevieve Nnaji who appeared on Oprah last year; and MTV Award winning artist D’Banj role play a couple in love in the spectacular and crisp “Fall in Love” video. Check on it! …
CNN Feature: Stars Shine at Africa Oscars 2010 AMAA Awards (Video)
“Bayelsa, Nigeria (CNN) — The stars of African cinema graced the red carpet at the African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA), in Nigeria, showcasing the films that could make waves on the global festival circuit. The African movie industry gathered in Yenagoa, in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria, for the fifth annual “African Oscars.” Ladybrille …
African Movie Academy Awards 2010, Winners
The absence of many Nollywood A-list stars at the 2010 African Movie Academy Awards did not stop event organizers from pushing forward with an award that proved to be relatively successful. Nevertheless, the general sentiments both from film industry insiders and media is that organizers need to step up their game from logistics to ensuring attendance of …