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Bring outdoor, indoor movies or drive-ins to any space with Cinewav. Solve the noise pollution issue as well as scalability. Grow your screenings from 30 to 3000 with the same equipment while delivering premium sound quality. Your guests will thank you for it. So will your neighbours.

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Users of Cinewav App

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Cinewav screenings
1000+

Fireworks, Drone shows, Projection mapping events
36+

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Revolutionary Audio Sync Technology for Immersive Experiences

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Redefining Audio Experiences Globally
Cinewav is a world first, patented audio synchronisation technology platform for large-scale visual experiences. It delivers synchronised audio through smartphones, revolutionising how people experience audio visual content in shared spaces. The Cinewav platform allows the creation of immersive experiences anywhere with the power of personalized, synchronized audio.

Traditional audio doesn't scale! Our scalable platform eliminates traditional audio infrastructure limitations with applications across numerous verticals:
Cinema & Film Festivals: Create cinemas anywhere at a fraction of the cost
Education: Deliver clear audio learning environments in noise-challenged settings
Public Art & Attractions: Monetize visual displays by adding premium audio 
Museums & Galleries: Personalize visitor experiences without audio bleed
Large-Scale Events: Enable immersive narratives for thousands simultaneously.

Revolutionary Audio Sync
Transform any large- scale audio visual event with perfectly synced audio delivered directly to your audience's smartphones. 

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Cinematic Experiences
Bring outdoor, indoor movies or drive-ins to any space with Cinewav. Solve the noise pollution issue as well as scalability. Grow your screenings from 30 to 3000 with the same equipment while delivering premium sound quality. Your guests will thank you for it. So will your neighbours.

Large Scale Events 
Fireworks, drone shows, projection mapping displays are all created with beautiful soundtracks that are usually never heard. Deliver the synchronised soundtrack to thousands via their smartphones. Cinewav is plug and play. It is very easy to integrate into your technical triggering system. 

Key Benefits
We deliver clarity and scalability of audio with a user friendly app.

Synchronisation
No other system has achieved this at scale. Millisecond precise audio alignment to visuals.

Scalability
From intimate gatherings to massive public events. Use the same simple set up. Let our servers do the rest.

Eco-friendly
Ideal for noise-sensitive locations and multi-zone events. Events can be completely solar powered.

Exceptional Audio Quality
High fidelity audio unmatched by speaker systems. Users can personalise the volume.

User-Friendly App
The intuitive design ensures smooth navigation, enhancing user experience without needing technical expertise.

Clarity & Quality 
Never need acoustically treated spaces again. Allow out of the box thinking for event spaces. 

Cinewav makes Vivid Sydney more Immersive with Personalised Audio
Ravepubs, 2023: "At Vivid Sydney 2023, May 26 to June 17, visitors will be able to discover a whole new way of experiencing immersive, super-sized light and animations with their own personalised audio."

First Fireworks Show with Wireless Audio for your headphones is a vision of the future
Techradar, 2023: "

Traditionally, event sites have a large-scale audio distribution system installed in main audience areas but not in all spectator vantage points. Our fireworks displays can (now) be designed to be viewed by spectators spread over several kilometres of an event site or city, not just the front row of seats. This technology gives the power of music to the people to ensure they can hear the music soundtrack."

Firework Festival Goers are in Sync with Cinewav 
ProAVL, Asia 2023: "It truly inspired me. I was struck at the sound quality which perfectly matched the visuals. This is also the first time in Vietnam that a renowned festival like DIFF applies this technology. I think this will be a new and exciting experience that visitors will surely enjoy. DIFF 2023 is a great way to showcase international talent to a local audience, to attract tourists to the area and promote the local economy and businesses. I believe that Cinewav is a game changer for large-scale events."

Impact
Cinewav and it's partners have collectively done over a thousand movie screenings, dozens of fireworks, drone and projection mapping shows. We've served over 85,000 users globally and growing daily.

The impact of clear, personalised, synced audio for large scale shared experiences is still underestimated. This is just the beginning!

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Cristian Mungiu's "Fjord" Wins the Palme d'Or of 79th annual Cannes Film Festival

The 79th annual Cannes Film Festival held from May 12 to May 23, 2026 in France.

"Clarissa", by the Esiri twin brothers of Nigeria that premiered in the DIRECTORS’ FORTNIGHT made the Best of Cannes 2026 Films selected by Hollywood Reporter 

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/best-of-cannes-2026-1236601445/ 

Romanian filmmaker Cristian Mungiu won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize for a second time, for his drama film "Fjord". 

The film had its world premiere at the main competition of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival on 18 May, where it won the Palme d'Or, the François Chalais Prize, the FIPRESCI Prize and the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury. It received positive reviews, with special praise for its screenplay.

In the first feature film prize of the night, Rwandan director Marie-Clémentine Dusabejambo made history by winning the Caméra d’Or for best first film for Ben’Imana.

The film, which is the first Rwandan film to screen at the festival, explores the complexities of justice and reconciliation in Rwanda close to 20 years after the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi, through the experiences of a survivor. 

WINNERS LIST
Palme d’Or
Fjord, Cristian Mungiu

Grand Prize
Minotaur, Andreï Zviaguintsev

Best Actor
Emmanuel Macchia, Valentin Campagneshare for Coward

Best Actress
Virginie Efira and Tao Okamo for All Of A Sudden

Best Director tied
Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, La Bola Negra
Paweł Pawlikowski, Fatherland

Jury Prize
The Dreamed Adventure, Valeska Grisebach

Best Screenplay
Emmanuel Marre for A Man Of His Time (Notre Salut)

Camera d’Or
Ben’Imana, dir. Clémentine Dusabejambo

Short Film Palme d’Or
For The Opponents, dir. Federico Luis.

https://deadline.com/2026/05/cannes-2026-winners-live-

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Carolina Maria de Jesus, At Your Service and The Daughters Triumph at Goes to Cannes

Carolina Maria de Jesus, At Your Service and The Daughters Triumph at Goes To Cannes

The Marché du Film has unveiled the winners of the 2026 Goes to Cannes awards, with three projects taking home prizes during this year’s expanded showcase: Carolina Maria de Jesus by Brazilian filmmaker Jeferson De, At Your Service by Estonian director German Golub and The Daughters by Catalan filmmaker Daniel Romero Bueno.

This year’s edition of Goes to Cannes welcomed seven international partner festivals (see the news) and introduced three industry awards presented by AH Media Production, Ciné+ OCS and Sideral Cinema, further strengthening the initiative’s role as a launchpad for emerging international cinema.

The AH Media Production Award, accompanied by a €10,000 prize, went to Carolina Maria de Jesus, presented by the Festival do Rio (read the report). Directed by Jeferson De, and produced by Maria Gal and Clélia Bessa, the Brazilian-French co-production revisits the extraordinary life of Carolina Maria de Jesus, the celebrated writer who rose from poverty in 1950s Brazil to become one of the country’s most influential literary voices. Based on her internationally acclaimed diaries, the film explores themes of racism, hunger and resistance through a deeply personal lens.

The Ciné+ OCS Award, carrying a €15,000 prize, was handed to At Your Service, presented by the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (read the report). The Estonian-German production follows a police officer stationed near the Russian border, whose life spirals into moral conflict after a family member commits a crime. Produced by Evelin Penttilä, Marcos Kantis and Melanie Blocksdorf, the project blends crime-drama with tense geopolitical undertones.

Meanwhile, the Sideral Cinema Award, which includes a €10,000 minimum guarantee, was presented to The Daughters, also introduced by the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. Directed by Daniel Romero Bueno, and produced by Tamara Garcia Iglesias and Ferran Tomas Olalla, the Spanish-UK co-production centres on a young woman abducted and taken to an isolated house in the woods, where she discovers three other women living under the influence of their captor. Combining psychological horror with unsettling family dynamics, the project stood out as one of the showcase’s most striking genre entries.

Goes to Cannes remains one of the Marché du Film’s key industry initiatives, connecting film festivals and markets from across the world with sales agents, distributors and festival programmers through curated presentations of works in progress. By inviting partner festivals to spotlight selected projects in Cannes, the programme offers international filmmakers crucial exposure during the final stages of post-production.

The 2026 edition once again reflected the growing diversity of contemporary world cinema, bringing together projects spanning historical drama, socially conscious storytelling and elevated genre filmmaking. Across four days of presentations at the Palais des Festivals, emerging talents were given the opportunity to position their projects on the international stage while forging new industry connections ahead of completion and release.

Here are the winners of Goes to Cannes 2026:

AH Media Production Award

Carolina Maria de Jesus - Jeferson De (Brazil/France)

Producers: Globo Filmes, Rosane Svartman (RSMTS), Cris Arenas (Buda Filmes), Sara Silveira (Dezenove Som e Imagens), MACT Productions

Ciné+ OCS Award

At Your Service - German Golub (Estonia/Germany)

Producers: Evelin Penttilä, Marcos Kantis, Melanie Blocksdorf (Stellar Film, Schiwago Film)

Sideral Cinema Award

The Daughters - Daniel Romero Bueno (Spain/UK)

Producers: Tamara Garcia Iglesias, Ferran Tomas Olalla (Atakeleun, La Verneda Films, La Charito Films)"

Source 

https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/491607 

African Filmmakers Who Have Won the Palme d'Or, Grand Prix, Jury Prize and other Prizes at the Cannes Film Festival

African Filmmakers Who Have Won the Palme d'Or, Grand Prix, Jury Prize and  other Prizes at the Cannes Film Festival

The first and only African film so far to win the Palme d'Or was “Chronicle of the Years of Fire”, 1975 by  Algerian Filmmaker, Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina.
The film, a three-hour saga dramatized the socio-political conditions leading up to the 1954 Algerian War of Independence against French colonial rule. It remains a landmark moment as the only African and Arab production to win the prize.
Another African from Tunisia also won the Palme d'Or, Abdellatif Kechiche, regarded as Tunisian-French.  His romantic drama "Blue Is the Warmest Colour" won the Palme d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. But it is a French film and not an African film.

Mati Diop (Senegal/France): Made history in 2019 by becoming the first Black woman to have a film in the main competition, where she won the Grand Prix (the festival's second-most prestigious award) for her haunting drama Atlantics.

Idrissa Ouédraogo (Burkina Faso): Won the Grand Prix in 1990 for his critically acclaimed feature film Tilaï (The Law), which explores the clash between strict tribal traditions and personal desires.

Souleymane Cissé (Mali): Captured the Jury Prize (the third-highest honor) in 1987 for Yeelen (Brightness), a visually striking fantasy film rooted in Bambara mythology.

Mahamat-Saleh Haroun (Chad): Awarded the Jury Prize in 2010 for his moving father-son drama A Screaming Man (Un homme qui crie).
And his 2013 film "Grigris" was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festiva

South African films have also competed at the Cannes and Elaine Proctor's "Friends" won the Caméra d'Or at the1993 Cannes Film Festival.

The following African films have won the top prizes in the Un Certain Regard.
"A Thousand Months" (Mille mois) by Faouzi Bensaidi of Morocco won Prix le Premier Regard in 2003.
"Moolaadé" by the Father of African Cinema, Ousmane Sembène of Senegal won the Prix Un Certain Regard in 2004.
"Delwende" by S. Pierre Yameogo of Burkina Faso won the Prix de L'espoir in 2005.

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Mati Diop (Senegal/France): Made history in 2019 became the first Black woman to have a film in the main competition, where she won the Grand Prix (the festival's second-most prestigious award) for her haunting drama "Atlantics".

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Sunday Selfies of EKENYERENGOZI Michael Chima

 EKENYERENGOZI Michael Chima 

🌞 Sunday afternoon selfies 

May 17, 2026.

Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria.

No filters and no enhancement and no makeup.

Natural light photography

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A pure and with a pure spirit in the abundance of the grace of Almighty God JEHOVAH JIREH for His faithfulness never fails.

I am still building what is my life work and my legacy for the benefit of humanity and posterity.

I am almost done since I released the MVP in 2014.

Recognition and Impact

The app gained notable industry acknowledgment when it was named a finalist for the 2014 FIRE Africa Awards (Fund for Internet Research and Education). It was spotlighted for its innovative approach to utilizing mobile infrastructure to solve local distribution, storytelling, and mass communication challenges in Nigeria. 

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Nigerians Report Online Presents The 79th Annual Cannes Film Festival

  

The 79th Cannes Film Festival is taking place in Cannes, France, from May 12 to 23, 2026. A major highlight of this year’s edition is the Jury President, South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook. The festival opened with French director Pierre Salvadori's film The Electric Kiss. 

Here is a quick glance at key details for the 2026 event:

Official Poster: Designed by Hartland Villa, featuring Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis on the set of Thelma & Louise.
Opening Ceremony Host: French actress Eye Haïdara.
Main Jury: Chaired by Park Chan-wook, with prominent members including actress Demi Moore.

Opening Film: The Electric Kiss.
Honorary Palmes d'Or: Awarded to Peter Jackson, John Travolta, and Barbra Streisand. 

 

The films of the Official Selection 2026 - Festival de Cannes

IN COMPETITION

Opening film:

THE ELECTRIC KISS by Pierre SALVADORI – Out of Competition

AMARGA NAVIDAD by Pedro ALMODÓVAR

A WOMAN’S LIFE by Charline BOURGEOIS-TACQUET

LA BOLA NEGRA by Javier CALVO & Javier AMBROSSI

COWARD by Lukas DHONT

PARALLEL TALES by Asghar FARHADI

PAPER TIGER by James GRAY

DAS GETRÄUMTE ABENTEUER by Valeska GRISEBACH
(THE DREAMED ADVENTURE)

ALL OF A SUDDEN by HAMAGUCHI Ryusuke

THE UNKNOWN by Arthur HARARI

ANOTHER DAY by Jeanne HERRY

SHEEP IN THE BOX by KOREEDA Hirokazu

HOPE by NA Hong-jin

NAGI NOTES by FUKADA Koji

GENTLE MONSTER by Marie KREUTZER

A MAN OF HIS TIME by Emmanuel MARRE

FJORD by Cristian MUNGIU

THE BIRTHDAY PARTY by Léa MYSIUS

MOULIN by László NEMES

FATHERLAND by Paweł PAWLIKOWSKI

THE MAN I LOVE by Ira SACHS

EL SER QUERIDO by Rodrigo SOROGOYEN
(THE BELOVED)

MINOTAUR by Andreï ZVYAGINTSEV

UN CERTAIN REGARD

Opening film:

TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA by Jane SCHOENBRUN

ELEPHANTS IN THE FOG by Abinash BIKRAM SHAH | 1st film

IRON BOY by Louis CLICHY

BEN’IMANA by Marie-Clémentine DUSABEJAMBO | 1st film

CONGO BOY by Rafiki FARIALA

CLUB KID by Jordan FIRSTMAN | 1st film

A GIRL’S STORY by Judith GODRÈCHE

UĻA by Viesturs KAIRIŠS

TITANIC OCEAN by Konstantina KOTZAMANI | 1st film

LA MÁS DULCE by Laïla MARRAKCHI
(STRAWBERRIES)

EL DESHIELO by Manuela MARTELLI
(THE MELTDOWN)

SIEMPRE SOY TU ANIMAL MATERNO by Valentina MAUREL
(FOREVER YOUR MATERNAL ANIMAL)

YESTERDAY THE EYE DIDN’T SLEEP by Rakan MAYASI | 1st film

I’LL BE GONE IN JUNE by Katharina RIVILIS | 1st film

WORDS OF LOVE by Rudi ROSENBERG

EVERYTIME by Sandra WOLLNER

VICTORIAN PSYCHO by Zachary WIGON

ALL THE LOVERS IN THE NIGHT by SODE Yukiko

ULYSSE by Laetitia MASSON
Closing film of Un Certain Regard

OUT OF COMPETITION

LA BATAILLE DE GAULLE : L’ÂGE DE FER by Antonin BAUDRY

KARMA by Guillaume CANET

DIAMOND by Andy GARCIA

FORSAKEN by Vincent GARENQ

CRESCENDO by Agnès JAOUI

HER PRIVATE HELL by Nicolas WINDING REFN

MIDNIGHT SCREENINGS

FULL PHIL by Quentin DUPIEUX

SPECIES by Marion LE CORROLLER | 1st film

ROMA ELASTICA by Bertrand MANDICO

JIM QUEEN by Marco NGUYEN & Nicolas ATHANÉ | 1st film

GUN-CHE by YEON Sang-ho
(COLONY)

CANNES PREMIERE

LA TROISIÈME NUIT by Daniel AUTEUIL

THE MATCH by Juan CABRAL & Santiago FRANCO

MARIE MADELEINE by Géssica GÉNÉUS

AQUÍ by Tiago GUEDES

ORANGE-FLAVOURED WEDDING by Christophe HONORÉ

KOKUROJO by KUROSAWA Kiyoshi
(THE SAMURAI AND THE PRISONER)

THE END OF IT by Maria MARTÍNEZ BAYONA | 1st film

THINK GOOD by Géraldine NAKACHE

HEIMSUCHUNG by Volker SCHLÖNDORFF
(VISITATION)

PROPELLER ONE-WAY NIGHT COACH by John TRAVOLTA | 1st film

SPECIAL SCREENINGS

REHEARSALS FOR A REVOLUTION by Pegah AHANGARANI | 1st film

LES MATINS MERVEILLEUX by Avril BESSON | 1st film

L’AFFAIRE MARIE-CLAIRE by Lauriane ESCAFFRE & Yvo MULLER

AVEDON by Ron HOWARD

VESNA by Rostislav KIRPIČENKO | 1st film

ASHES by Diego LUNA

TANGLES by Leah NELSON | 1st film

LES SURVIVANTS DU CHE by Christophe Dimitri RÉVEILLE | 1st film

LE TRIANGLE D’OR by Hélène ROSSELET-RUIZ | 1st film

JOHN LENNON : THE LAST INTERVIEW by Steven SODERBERGH

GROUNDSWELL by Josh TICKELL & Rebecca TICKELL

CANTONA by David TRYHORN & Ben NICHOLAS

FAMILY SCREENING

LUCY LOST by Olivier CLERT | 1st film

CLARISSA, From The Esiri Twin - Brothers of Nigeria

Clarissa is the first Nigerian film to be selected for the annual Directors’ Fortnight and among the 19 international films selected for the 58th edition of the Directors’ Fortnight alongside the main 79th annual Cannes Film Festival taking place from 12 to 23 May 2026.

Premiere Date: May 16, 2026

Details on 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarissa_(2026_film)#:~:text=Neon-,Release,-date 

Clarissa: The Biggest Nigerian Film at the 2026 Annual Cannes Film Festival

 

Clarissa: The Biggest Nigerian Film at the 2026 Annual Cannes Film Festival

Clarissa is the second feature of the twin brothers,Arie and Chuko Esiri known for their award winning directorial feature, Eyimofe (This Is My Desire), of 2020 that was in official competition for the best feature at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival in Germany and other international film festivals.

Clarissa is the first Nigerian film to be selected for the annual Directors’ Fortnight and among the 19 international films selected for the 58th edition of the Directors’ Fortnight alongside the main 79th annual Cannes Film Festival taking place from 12 to 23 May 2026.

Clarissa was shot on 35mm across Lagos and Delta State in late 2025 with a budget of US$4 million. The film is an adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s 1925 romantic novel, “Mrs Dalloway” in Nigerian version about the drama unfolding as a society woman, Clarissa prepares to host a party at her home in Lagos city, where she will unexpectedly encounter once-intimate friends from her youth. As the group reflects on their shared past over the course of a single night, memories of their intricate relationships, passionate love, hidden desires, and lost aspirations give rise to bittersweet reckoning.

Starring acclaimed  Nigerian actress, Sophie Okonedo and actors,David Oyelowo, Ayo Edebiri, Toheeb Jimoh, and India Amarteifio, the English actress of Ghanaian and German ancestry.

The film has been acquired by Neon for global film distribution.

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