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 …
Women’s International Film Festival Celebrates Africa Night on April 1st, 2010
The 5th Annual Women’s International Film & Arts Festival (WIFF) which began on March 26th, 2010 continues its celebration of filmmakers from around the globe with its Africa night celebration. On April 1st, 2010 at 6:15pm WIFF kicks off a marathon of African films that will be screened at WIFF. The films include: Ebony Goddess …
Stephanie Okereke on Seven Stage with Meryl Streep (Pictures)
Ladybrillemag.com reported Nollywood darling Stephanie Okekere’s appearance on the SEVEN stage with Meryl Streep and Archie Panjab and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. We’ve got the pictures from the event. Congratulations to Stephanie, Archie, Meryl Streep and all the wonderful women involved in this project. Ladybrille MagazineFounded in 2007, Ladybrille® Magazine is a California based …
Africa Movie Academy Awards 2010 – Nominees List
Organizers of the Africa Movie Academy Awards aka AMAA which has been dubbed the “Oscars of Africa” prepare for the 6th Annual Awards event which will be held on April 10th, 2010 in Bayelsa, Nigeria. Gearing for AMAA 2010, event organizers held a nominees party in both Ghana and Nigeria to celebrate African film professionals who made the …
Nollywood, Gollywood, Make Way for Sierra Leone’s Sollywood!
“In a few years, people won’t be talking about Hollywood or Bollywood or Nollywood. People will be talking about Sollywood in Sierra Leone,” says musician, producer, director and screen writer Jimmy Bangura aka Jimmy, about Sierra Leone’s emerging film industry. Jimmy B. is the pioneer of Sierra Leone’s film industry helping to redefine the image of Sierra …