According to the organisers, the StarTimes-AMAA Short Film Festival, also called The Shorts, was organised to motivate young and promising filmmakers on the African continent by providing a bigger platform for talented young people to succeed. The Filmmakers, critics, and movie enthusiasts gathered to appraise the future of the African …
Read More »Lanniup Consulting to partner with RTF on debut Nollywood and Caribbean film [Exclusive]
According a press statement gathered by Pulse, the duo recently signed a partnership deal to bring about the new project which bridges the gap between Nollywood and its Caribbean fanbase. “The aim of this agreement is to produce the first ever hybrid film between Nollywood and the Caribbean Film industry …
Read More »Biodun Stephen’s faith based film ‘Joba’ lands Amazon Prime release
Starring Blossom Chukwujekwu and Enadio Odigie, Ronke Ojo, Chris Ihuewa, and Christine Osifuye, ‘Joba’ follows a Christian couple. When all fingers point to the husband as the cause of their childlessness, He must protect his wife who is on a suicide mission whilst managing to keep the faith. The film …
Read More »What would you do for water? Watch ‘Ayinde’ short film
The official synopsis reads: “After a long day at school and playing soccer with his friends, Ayinde heads home to meet an empty house and not a drop of water to drink. His thirst leads him on a hunt for water; the lack of empathy from several people he meets …
Read More »KAP Academy graduates first-ever set of film trainees
Toye Peter, Ifeanyi Passion, Todumu Adegoke, Adesuwa Omon, Ugbede Peter, Oyinbra Fegha, Emeka Egbueui, Unyime Patrick, Temitope Folarin and Candace John-Jumbo were awarded a diploma in post-production editing (Picture Cropping, Editing and Sound Design). Tuition-free, the entire course module was estimated to be in the margin of N500,000. Being one …
Read More »‘Biyi Alexander releases teaser for his short film ‘ANTISTROFI’
The synopsis for the short film reads: On his hunt for the mysterious man who raped and murdered his sister, Deji, a thug with ADHD, gets caught in a deadly game linked to the suspected killer Antisrofi was shot in November 2020 but due to some budget constraints and lack …
Read More »4 Nigerian film festivals to attend in 2022
1. Realtime International film festival (RTFF) Tagged the film festivals “For Filmmakers and By Filmmakers”, Realtime International Film Festival is an annual film event organized for indie filmmakers to help them showcase their material in film. The festival only selects creative movies that have the tendencies of making global statements. …
Read More »KAP Film and Television Academy graduates 1st set of trainees
Scheduled for May 23, 2022, at the KAP Hub, Ikeja, Lagos, the Academy has announced that cultural guru and distinguished scholar, Professor Duro Oni will be Chairman of the occasion while the Keynote address will be delivered by award-winning Writer, Producer/Director and photographer, Mr. Femi Odugbemi. Also expected at the …
Read More »‘Ayinla’ wins big at Pan African Film & Arts Festival
Announcing the huge recognition, producer Jade Osiberu took to Instagram to express her excitement while announcing the film’s Netflix debut. “Some great news from @greohstudios 2021 film, in partnership with the legendary @tkelani . Ayinla won big at the Pan African Film Festival a few weeks ago and is FINALLY …
Read More »‘The Harder They Fall’ director confirms new film based on Blacks in biblical era
“The Bible’s the biggest franchise in the world. The biggest superhero, the most famous superhero of all time is Jesus himself,” Jeymes revealed. “But when I used to learn about those things when I was a kid, I used to say to myself, Where did Jesus buy his sandals from? …
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