Two Brides and a Baby premieres on November 17
A GRAND premiere of the much-anticipated movie by the multi-talented artiste Blessing Effiom Egbe titled, Two Brides and a Baby, holds at the Genesis Deluxe Cinema on Thursday November 17 will precede the cinema run of the movie across the country as from November 25. The premiere, which is expected to have stars of the movie such as Egbe, Stella Damasus, Kalu Ikeagwu, Chelsea Eze, O.C Ukeje, Keira Hewatch, Okey Uzoeshi and many other celebrities in attendance, will, according to the organisers have all the trappings of a major premiere with many ‘goodies’ the producer is still keeping under wrap’. Two Brides and a baby centres on love, hate, blackmail, marriage and forgiveness. It is a story of an almost perfect relationship between a couple that spiraled out of control 24 hours to the altar after an ex-wife appeared with a baby. The couple must decide whether to risk their future or face the reality and ‘snap’ out of love fantasy. Who then wins in that decision game becomes that of the audience to tell when the movie premieres and when it begins its cinema runs this November.
Okey Ogunjiofor is LIFF 2011 Honorary President
PRODUCER of Living in Bondage and founder of TAVA awards Mr. Okey Ogunjiofor have been named Honorary President of Leap International Film Festival (LIFF). The organisers of what is reputed to beNollywood’s oldest film festival also confirmed the list of nominees for this years’ LIFF Lifetime Achievement Awards (LLAA). Marketer and Producer Mr. Azubuike Udensi, who died recently in a ghastly auto crash on Benin-Ore Road, will receive a posthumous award on December 7, at the Cinema Hall of Binez Hotels, Aba, Abia State. Others nominated for the prestigious award include Adebayo Salami (Oga Bello), Solomon Eze (Mike Ori Ihe di Nma), Prince Ossy Affason, Steve Enahoro, Eucharia Anunobi and Dr Henry Orayelu. LIFF CEO Madu C. Chikwendu gives a run down of the award recipients: “We are particularly proud to honour these outstanding individuals. The LLAA is awarded only to the very best. Oga Bello is being recognised for literally being the last man standing. He successfully transited from the Yoruba traveling theatre to the celluloid era of the 70s remaining a major factor in present day Nollywood. Ace Cinematographer Steve Enahoro is being recognised for his pioneering achievements in Cinematography. Enahoro was the single most influential cinematographer in the first 10 years of Nollywood. Also, any discussion of film marketing in Nigeria cannot be complete without the name Prince (Sir) Ossy Affason. His thoughts, views and ideas have shaped the way the movies are bought and sold in Nigeria. Anunobi is the epitome of towering achievements in the thespian art. From her debut in Nneka, The Pretty Serpent through Glamour Girls, she has captivated audiences across the globe. Though marketer Azubuike Udensi may have passed on recently, his legacy lives on. Udensi it was, who led the invasion of university graduates into Idumota, introducing not less than graduates into the business. Eze’s towering achievements have gone largely unnoticed. Operating under the name ‘Mike Ori ihe di nma’ churned out rib cracking comedies in the Onitsha area of South Eastern Nigeria. This was prior to the release of Living In Bondage. Orayelu takes credit for launching Nollywood movies on VCDs in the 90s.’ LIFF will hold from Dec 7, under the theme The Youth, the Society: A Cinema of Development.
2012 Africa Movie Academy Awards Calls for Entries
THE Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) is calling for feature, short and documentary entries for its 2012 edition, which holds in April. The deadline for submissions is December 30. Since its inception in 2005, AMAA has established itself as the most prestigious and glamorous awards celebrating filmmaking on the continent. The gala event, which is televised live around the world, attractsHollywood celebrities alongside their African counterparts, as well as African politicians and media. “Our theme this year is Africa Rising,” says founder Peace Anyiam-Osigwe. “With the success of last year’s AMAA winner, Viva Riva! All of a sudden there’s this great awareness of the possibilities in Africa. It challenged the ideology of what African cinema is all about.” After winning six awards at AMAA 2011, Djo Tundawa Munga’s gritty Congolese crime drama was released in America, Canada, Europe, Australasia, and an unprecedented 18 African countries to rave reviews, demonstrating the untapped audience potential of the roughly one billion Africans on the continent. “This has been an exciting year for African cinema,” says Peace. “We’ve also seen the UK release of six Nollywood films, with Lonzo Nzekwe’s Anchor Baby and Obi Emelonye’s Mirror Boy having extended runs at The Odeon Cinema in England.” Only films produced and released between December 2010 and December 2011 are eligible. Features may not exceed 120 minutes and shorts may not be longer than 40 minutes. Submission forms can be downloaded from the AMAA website, www.ama-awards.com.Nominations will be announced in February 2012.
NFC salutes National Honours recipients
THE Nigeria Film Corporation (NFC) has reacted to the 2011 National Honour Awards by the Federal Government to film practitioners, describing it as a true testament of the great impact the motion picture industry is having on the socio-cultural life and economy of the nation. In a statement from the headquarters of the film agency in Jos, Plateau State managing director of NFC, Afolabi Adesanya, said it was indeed heartwarming that the motion picture industry has continued to garner recognition and accolades from home and abroad, for rebranding Nigeria as the motion picture nation of the African continent, redefining African cinema and as a tool for international diplomacy. The NFC boss also commended the recipients whose acting and creative careers, spanning several years, have transformed the dynamics of socio-cultural life of movie fans and enthusiasts globally.
Among those to be honoured are Genevieve Nnaji; Stephanie Okereke; veteran actor, Olu Jacobs; Kanayo O. Kanayo and Osita Iheme (a.k.a Pawpaw). They all bagged the Member of Order of the Federal Republic (MFR). NFC spearheaded the recommendations for nomination of motion picture practitioners for recognition for National Awards in 2005. Since then, over 18 practitioners have been duly honoured. They include, Dr Yemi Farounbi, (OON), Chief Wale Adenuga (MFR) and Chief Lari Williams (MFR). Others are Justus Esiri (OON), Chief Adebayo Faleti (OON), Brendan Shehu (OON), Mrs. Taiwo Ajai-Lycett (OON), Chief Pete Edochie (MON), Mr. Frank Aig-Imoukhuede (OON), the late Yusuf Mohammed (MFR), Mr. Zeb Ejiro (OON), Chief Peter Igho (MFR) and Chief Eddie Ugbomah (OON). The National Honours Award scheme was instituted in 1963 to honour deserving citizens, and friends of Nigeria who have contributed to the development and progress of the nation.
Zuma opens entries for 2012 feast
INTERESTED filmmakers from Nigeria, Africa and in the Diaspora have, up till March 30, to submit entries for the 2012 edition of the biennial film festival dubbed Zuma. Organised by the Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC), entries for the festival, which holds in Abuja, opened on October 4. In a statement by the NFC, Zuma 2012 is expected to span five days beginning May 6. The theme of the film fest, the 6th edition in the series is The Human Story: Connecting People. On the state of preparedness for the festival, Afolabi Adesanya, managing director and chief executive officer of the Corporation, assures of a hitch free and successful film fest. According to Adesanya, series of activities through partnerships and collaborations have been outlined for implementation in the coming months and that Nigerians and corporate bodies are also being mobilized to sustain the gains so far attained. For the competitive category; feature, documentary, children, student, animation/cartoon, short and emerging talents films qualify; while Nigerian panorama, Universal films, Diaspora & African films, National Film Institute (NFI), Retrospect/Tributes qualify for the Non-Competitive category. While all entries must be submitted with a two-minute trailer as part of the conditions, the statement further added that entry forms for the festival can be sourced at the headquarters and liaison offices of the NFC and at the festival website: www.zumafilmfest.gov.ng.
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