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 …
New York African Film Festival- Film Promotion Panel April 10th, 2010
Ladybrillemag.com told you about the upcoming New York African Film Festival. The festival is here and there is an exciting panel we think Ladybrille film makers might be interested in. It’s the New York African Film Festival- Film Promotion Panel. Check out the synopsis of the panel below: “Filmmakers overcome immense difficulties to bring their …
South African Actors ‘Want Hudson Out of Mandela Film’
South African actors want to stop Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson from playing Winnie Madikizela-Mandela in a new film on the ex-wife of the nation’s first black president, reports said Monday. The Creative Workers Union of South Africa said using foreign actors to tell the country’s stories undermined efforts to develop the national film industry. “It can’t …
Kam’s Kapsules: Bid Budget and Independent Films Opening this Week!
BIG BUDGET FILMS Ninja Assassin (R for profanity and graphic violence) Korean singing sensation Rain stars as the title character in this high body-count, martial arts saga about a renegade from a secret society of trained killers forced to fight his former comrades when they trail him from the Far East to Berlin. With Naomie …