Oprah’s Africa’s Most Famous Actress Genevieve Nnaji, Rapper/Actor Pras from the Fugees, actress Daryl Hannah, actor Giancarlo Esposito, Nollywood A-list actress Stephanie Okereke, Rita Dominic and Kate Henshaw-Nuttall, Bollywood Stars Masumeh Makhija and Adnan Siddiiqui were some of the personalities present at the 6th Annual ION International Film Festival held in Port-Harcourt, Nigeria last month. Ladybrille …
Majid Michel, Africa’s Leading Actor
Oprah Winfrey in a September 2009 show on the ‘Most Famous People in the World,’ stopped by the African continent to highlight Genevieve Nnaji, Africa’s most famous and highly paid Actress. While this is obviously great, we at Ladybrille want to also highlight even more of Africa’s leading film personalities for you. Ladybrille MagazineFounded in 2007, …
New York Film Academy Goes to Nollywood to Train Industry
I received news a while back that the New York Film Academy was headed to Nollywood to help train its industry professionals. Frankly, I was not necessarily surprised. Nollywood has become such a fascination for many, especially in the West. Organizations, individuals and Western investors are scratching their heads wondering how Nollywood with no financial …
Watch African Films at MNET’s African Film Library Online
Nollywood of late has taken centerstage when it comes to African films. But, there are such diverse African films across the continent with compelling story lines and great production quality. Contributing to the global efforts by Africans in rebranding Africa, MNET Africa, a well known South African TV Network launched the African Film Library in …
Bollywood Meets Hollywood at the 6th Annual ION International Film Festival
“NIGERIA’S film industry, colloquially known as Nollywood, is hoping to take inspiration from Bollywood producers. Bollywood, the largest producer of movies in the world will for the first time meet in Nigeria with Nollywood, the second largest producer of movies in terms of titles during the ION International Film Festival to be held between 9-12 …
The Figurine Araromire, Nollywood Film Premiere
Nollywood continues to gain momentum and it appears is positioning the city of Lagos, Nigeria, as an important city in the world for African film premieres. Following on the heels of Nollywood A-List Actress Stephanie Okereke’s ‘Through the Glass’ film premiere, another Nollywood film, “The Figurine, Araromire,” premieres in a grand way. Ladybrille MagazineFounded in …