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Sunday, October 13, 2024

My Red Apple Series and other Still Life Art Photography

 


The Chinese Agenda.

The Phenomenon of Yogi









The moon is a small bead and the moonlight done with my Torchlight.

The earring is the same small bead. 

The red apple with a gold ring for the still life photographs created by me.





























My Red Apple Series Still Life Art Photography of conceptual and intellectual narratives and perspectives on life, economics, politics, culture, people, places and developments using books, magazines and other objects in my observations.
I created some of the objects I have used for the photographs.

The photographs were shot with my smartphone camera in a guest room during my visit to Uyo, Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria in 2024.
I created the unique red apple with a gold ring as a symbol of conquest and quest for an important possession, achievement, attainment, policy, ambition, mission and vision in the world showing important icons and locations of human developments in Africa, Asia, Europe and America.

Some have been posted on 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelchimaeyerengozi

The photographs are on art canvas and are available for private and public collections, auctions and exhibitions.

My artworks have been exhibited locally in Nigeria and internationally in Japan since when I was 20 years old and co-curated the first Art Against AIDS exhibitions in Nigeria at the National Museum and National Theatre in 1993.
The works of my only mentor in fine arts, the famous Prof. Bruce Onobrakpeya were included in the sold out exhibitions.














Sunday, March 19, 2023

What Matters Most in Filmmaking?

"What matters most in filmmaking is not the size of your camera, but the size of your imagination."

- Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima,
Publisher/Editor,
NOLLYWOOD MIRROR® Series,
The first book series on Nollywood and the Nigerian film industry since 2013.


Case study: Mami Wata: Directed by C.J. 'Fiery' Obasi.



Winner of the World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Cinematography at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, USA.

Mami Wata won the PRIX DE LA CRITIQUE Pauline S. Vieyra (African Critics Award) at the Special Awards Gala.Next, the drama received the MEILLEUR IMAGE (Cinematography Award) and finally the MEILLEUR DÉCOR (Set Design Award) at the Closing Awards Ceremony of the 2023 Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (Festival panafricain du cinéma et de la télévision de Ouagadougou or FESPACO) on March 4, 2023, in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

Complete list of winners of the 28the FESPACO
 
FICTION FEATURE FILM
Golden Stallion of Yennenga: “Ashkal” by Youssef Chebbi (Tunisia)
Silver Stallion: “Sira”, by Apolline Traoré (Burkina Faso)
Bronze Stallion: “Shimoni” by Angela Wamai (Kenya)
– Best Performance by an actor: the whole cast of “Sous les figues” by Erige Sehiri (Tunisia)
– Best Actress: All the actresses of “Sous les figues” by Erige Sehiri (Tunisia)
– Best set design: “Mami Wata” by Fiery Obasi (Nigeria)
– Best editing: “Abu Saddam” by Nadine Khan (Egypt)
– Best Screenplay: “Le Bleu du caftan” by Maryam Touzani (Morocco)
– Image Award: “Mami Wata” by Fiery Obasi (Nigeria)
– Sound Award: “Ashkal” by Youssef Chebbi (Tunisia)
– Best Music: “Our Lady of the Chinese Shop” by Ery Claver (Angola)
– Special Mention of the Jury: “Regarde les étoiles” by David Constantin (Mauritius)
FICTION SHORT FILM
– Golden Foal Short Fiction: “Will my parents come to see me” by Mo Harawe (Somalia)
– Silver foal short fiction : ” A doll ” by Andriaminosa Hary and Joel Rakotovelo (Madagascar)
– Bronze foal short fiction: “Tsutsue” by Amartei Armar (Ghana)
DOCUMENTARIES
Golden Stallion feature documentary: “Omi Nobu/L’Homme nouveau” by Carlos Yuri Ceuninck (Cape Verde)
Silver Stallion feature documentary: “Nous, étudiants” by Rafiki Fariala (Central African Republic)
Bronze Stallion feature-length documentary: “Guardian of the Worlds” by Leïla Chaïbi (Algeria)
Golden Foal short documentary: “Angle mort” by Lofti Achour (Tunisia)
Silver foal short documentary: “Katanga nation” by Beza Hailu Lemma (Ethiopia)
Bronze Foal short documentary: “Kelasi” by Fransix Tenda Lomba (DRC)
Special Mention of the Jury: “L’Envoyée de Dieu” by Amina Mamani (Niger) and “Cuba en Afrique” by Negash Abdurahman (Ethiopia)
PERSPECTIVES SECTION
– Paul Robeson Award to the feature documentary “The Spectre of Boko Haram” by Cyrielle Raingou (Cameroon)
BURKINA FASO SECTION
– Best Burkinabe film: “Laabli l’insaisissable” by Luc Youlouka Damiba.
– Best Burkinabe hopeful: “Le Botaniste” by Floriane Zoundi