Sunday, September 27, 2015
Nigerian Consumers Opinion Forum Will Launch Before Christmas
AMAA 2015: The Official Winners List
The prestigious event was held last night at the Boardwalk International Convention Centre, Nelson Mandela Bay, Port Elizabeth in South Africa. It is the first AMAA outside Nigeria and has attracted more attention than the previous editions hosted by Bayelsa State in the state capital of Yenagoa since the inaugural edition in May 2005, except for the 2008 edition of AMAA held in Abuja, federal capital of Nigeria and the 2012 edition held in Lagos.
EFERE OZAKO AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FILM
Twaaga – Burkina Faso
AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST ANIMATION
The Legacies of Rubies – Nigeria
AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY
Egypt’s Modern Pharaohs – Egypt
OUSMANE SEMBENE AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST FILM IN AN AFRICAN LANGUAGE
Timbuktu – Mauritania
MICHAEL ANYIAM OSIGWE AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST FILM BY AN AFRICAN LIVING ABROAD:
Fevers – Morocco
AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA SHORT
Sound of Tears - Canada
AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA DOCUMENTARY
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution – USA
AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA FEATURE
Supremacy - USA
AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION DESIGN
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AMAA 2015 ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN
October 1 – Nigeria
AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE-UP
Njinga: Queen of Angola – Angola
AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUNDTRACK
Triangle Going to America – Ethiopia
AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECT
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AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND
Lobraz Kaan – Mauritius
AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY
Lobraz Kaan – Mauritius
AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING
Timbuktu
AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SCREEN PLAY
Le President
AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST COMEDY FILM
30 Days In Atlanta
AMAA 2015- BAYELSA STATE GOVERNMENT ENDOWED AWARD FOR BEST NIGERIAN FILMOctober 1
AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST CHILD ACTOR
Layla Walet Mohammed and Mehdi A.G Mohammed – Timbuktu
AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST YOUNG/ PROMISING ACTOR
IT’S A JOINT AWARD AND THE AWARD GOES TO Kemi Lala Akindoju (DAZZLING MIRAGE) and Hassan Spike Insingoma – (BODA BODA THIEVES)
AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Samson Tadesse - Triangle Going to America
AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Hilda Dokubo - Stigma
AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Sadiq Daba – October 1
AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Lesliana Pereira - NJINGA: Queen of Angola
AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST FIRST FEATURE FILM BY A DIRECTOR
Destiny Ekaragha - Gone Too Far
AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR
Abderrahmane Sissako - Timbuktu
AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST FILM
Timbuktu – Mauritania
SPECIAL JURY
There are some occasions where the jury feels the need to acknowledge certain films for their forward vision. On this occasion, the jury would like to give special jury prizes to two films:
Le President by Jean-Pierre Bekolo of Cameroun; and to Triangle: Going to America by Theodros Teshome Kebede of Ethiopia.
AMAA 2015 JURY STATEMENT DELIVERED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE JURY FOR 2015 MR. KEITH SHIRI: Saturday September 26, 2015. Port Elizabeth South AfricaSOURCE: Africa Movie Academy Awards, AMAA.
On behalf of the jury members I welcome you to the AMAA 2015 Awards. Over the last 11 years, the AMAA Awards has set itself the challenging but rewarding task of celebrating the best of our continent and its Diaspora’s filmmaking.
To this end, our aim has always been to reward and encourage African originality in film production; to seek out and bring attention to the continent’s unique and distinctive talents; to champion her distinctive voices and to encourage and nurture that rare combination of ambition and originality that is the best of our movie making.
Every year, hundreds of films from across the continent and its Diaspora arrive at the AMAA offices. This year we received close to 800 movie entries from over 60 countries, mostly within Africa and also from around the world. This unprecedented number of entries, in all categories and from many African diaspora countries and communities. can lead only to this conclusion: AMAA is indeed, a truly Pan-African event and a global brand.
It is significant that this year for the first time in AMAA’s history, the nominations event was held in the African Diaspora, in Los Angeles: and that the Awards themselves are held outside of Nigeria, here in South Africa.
And after our several weeks and months of consultations, we commend to you tonight, our roll call of the best for 2015.
Thank you and have a wonderful evening.
Keith Shiri, London based programme advisor BFI London Film Festival, Artistic Director of the Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF), President of the AMAA 2015 Jury.
Ambassador Filippe Savadogo, Former Secretary General FESPACO Burkina Faso
John Akomfrah, OBE, London based Ghanaian filmmaker
Prof. Hyginus Ekwuazi, Professor of Broadcasting and Film, University of Ibadan
Former Managing director of the Nigerian Film Corporation, and until recently Head of the Department of Theatre Arts at the University of Ibadan, Founding Director National Film Institute and former Director General Nigerian Film Corporation Jos, Nigeria.
Steve Ayorinde, Journalist and former MD of “National Mirror” newspaper, Nigeria
Dorothee Wenner, filmmaker and curator at the Berlin International Film Festival
Asantewa Olatunji, Programming Director of PAFF, Pan African Film Festival in Los Angeles and Atlanta,
June Givanni, International film curator based in UK, Artistic Director of the Colours of the Nile Film Festival, Addis Abeba; and director of the June Givanni Pan African Cinema Archive
Shaibu Husseini, film journalist and critic at Lagos based The Guardian newspapers, Nigeria
Berni Goldblat, filmmaker and producer based in Burkina Faso
Ayuko Babu, Executive Director of PAFF, Pan African Film Festival in Los Angeles and Atlanta
Charles Burnett, filmmaker Los Angeles USA
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WHO Removes Nigeria from Polio-Endemic List
GENEVA, 25 September 2015 / PRN Africa / -- The World Health Organization announced today that polio is no longer endemic in Nigeria. This is the first time that Nigeria has interrupted transmission of wild poliovirus, bringing the country and the African region closer than ever to being certified polio-free.
Félix et Meira is Canada's Selection for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar in 2016
Telefilm Canada announces that Félix et Meira is Canada's selection for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar in 2016
MONTREAL, Sept. 25, 2015 /CNW Telbec/ - Telefilm Canada, which chairs the pan-Canadian Oscar selection committee, is pleased to announce that the feature film Félix et Meira, directed by Maxime Giroux, has been selected to represent Canada for consideration as a possible nominee in the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 88th Academy Awards, to be held in Hollywood on February 28, 2016.
Saturday, September 26, 2015
A President Addressing the UN Is Not An Achievement
A President addressing the UN is not an achievement.
Even the worst presidents have done so.
What will be an achievement is when President Muhammadu Buhari fulfills his oath of office as the Commander-in-Chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces to guaranty our national security, that is the security and welfare of every citizen of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. But if he fails to do so, the National Assembly should IMPEACH HIM.
Former President of Nigeria, Mr. Goodluck Jonathan, PhD, addressing the UN before he lost the 2015 presidential election.Nigerians should no longer be patient with any incompetent President as they were with the last one who failed to guaranty the security of lives and properties and lived in denial of his corrupt and incompetent government for more than six years until he lost his desperate bid for a second term. And one political idiot is comparing him to our LORD and MESSIAH Jesus Christ and other idiots are commending him even though they know that he only won his gubernatorial election by bribery and corruption and in a civilized country, he would have been jailed.
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Friday, September 25, 2015
New iPhone 6 Coming Soon To Nigeria
New iPhone 6 coming soon to Nigeria......
Why you should Buy the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus From an authorized re-seller.
If you are itching to get your hands on the latest iPhone from Apple, the good news is you will be able to do so sooner than you think.
It’s tempting to get it before it’s in Nigeria, but the early bird might not be getting the best worm. Asking family or friends to buy it abroad might not work in your favour. Last year iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus landed on our shores within 8 weeks of the launch in the US. Those who bought the new iPhone when it was officially launched most likely got it sooner than those waiting for family and friends to bring it from abroad.
What’s more, if you buy from iStore Ikeja you will not only have an official iPhone, but reap the benefits of these offerings. Here are five good reasons why you should wait for the official release and buy from iStore:
1) You won't need to pay a premium for what is already a premium product.
2) You'll get the peace of mind of a full manufacturer's warranty – a full 1 year.
3) Buying your iPhone from iStore, Ikeja entitles you to expert technical support and advice, along with free training workshops.
4) One of iPhone’s most stunning features is FaceTime, which allows you to make video calls over WiFi or cellular networks. Did you know that iPhones that come from Dubai don’t have FaceTime?
5) You'll have the confidence of knowing that your brand-new iPhone is the real, genuine deal, direct from Apple.
If that’s not enough, there is one more reason. As promised by iStore Ikeja last year, you will be able to trade-in your current iPhone for the new iPhone when it launches at iStore Ikeja. You can get up to 50% of the current value.
Go to www.myistore.com.ng to sign-up to be the first to know, and you could soon be holding the iPhone of your dreams in your hands. It will be here sooner than you think.
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Why you should Buy the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus From an authorized re-seller.
If you are itching to get your hands on the latest iPhone from Apple, the good news is you will be able to do so sooner than you think.
It’s tempting to get it before it’s in Nigeria, but the early bird might not be getting the best worm. Asking family or friends to buy it abroad might not work in your favour. Last year iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus landed on our shores within 8 weeks of the launch in the US. Those who bought the new iPhone when it was officially launched most likely got it sooner than those waiting for family and friends to bring it from abroad.
What’s more, if you buy from iStore Ikeja you will not only have an official iPhone, but reap the benefits of these offerings. Here are five good reasons why you should wait for the official release and buy from iStore:
1) You won't need to pay a premium for what is already a premium product.
2) You'll get the peace of mind of a full manufacturer's warranty – a full 1 year.
3) Buying your iPhone from iStore, Ikeja entitles you to expert technical support and advice, along with free training workshops.
4) One of iPhone’s most stunning features is FaceTime, which allows you to make video calls over WiFi or cellular networks. Did you know that iPhones that come from Dubai don’t have FaceTime?
5) You'll have the confidence of knowing that your brand-new iPhone is the real, genuine deal, direct from Apple.
If that’s not enough, there is one more reason. As promised by iStore Ikeja last year, you will be able to trade-in your current iPhone for the new iPhone when it launches at iStore Ikeja. You can get up to 50% of the current value.
Go to www.myistore.com.ng to sign-up to be the first to know, and you could soon be holding the iPhone of your dreams in your hands. It will be here sooner than you think.
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Thursday, September 24, 2015
Nollywood Needs An Insurance Policy
Nollywood Needs An Insurance Policy
The Nigerian film industry popularly called Nollywood may be the largest in Africa and third largest in the world for the production of home videos, but it is not the biggest film industry in Africa. South Africa has the biggest film industry in Africa.
http://nfvf.co.za/home/22/files/Baseline%20study.pdf
http://www.gov.za/sites/www.gov.za/files/mso1a2_0.pdf
The Nigerian film industry is not as organized as the South African film industry that has functional professional bodies with insurance policies.
From Kannywood to Nollywood, the Nigerian film industry does not have any insurance policy.
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
"King" Sunny Adé is Thanking God for His Birthday!
We wish you many happier returns of the day with all the glory and thanksgivings to Almighty God JEHOVAH.
"King" Sunny Adé is a living legend and one of the greatest icons of African music as a highly gifted singer, master guitarist, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and choreographer who has been twice nominated for the coveted Grammy Awards.
See more on his achievements on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Sunny_Ad%C3%A9
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Malala Yousafzai, Aliko Dangote and other World Leaders Appointed To New Commission On Global Education
The youngest-ever Nobel Prize laureate, Malala Yousafzai, the acclaimed Pakistani human rights activist and champion of equal education for girls and billionaire Aliko Dangote, CEO, Dangote Group of Nigeria who is the richest black man in the world are among the world leaders, including five former presidents appointed to a new International Commission on Financing Global Education Opportunity.
Trial of Senator Bukola Saraki is A Political Comedy of Errors
The political trial of Senator Bukola Saraki, the new President of the Senate of Federal Republic of Nigeria is a political comedy of errors.
The Code of Conduct Tribunal has a faulty foundation and the 13-count charge against Senator Saraki by the Code of Conduct Bureau for falsification of assets he declared are trumped up allegations plotted for his embarrassment and impeachment.
It has nothing to do with the fight against corruption.
This is what I call Political Battle Royale of Nigerian political leaders and it is nothing new, because we have seen these political dramas before. From the removal of first President of the Senate of the fourth republic, Senator Evan Enwerem of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) on November 18, 1999 and his rival, Senator Chuba Okadigbo took over as President of the Nigerian Senate. But he was also removed on August 8, 2000 and Senator Adolphus Ndaneweh Wabara of the same PDP became the President of the Senate from 2003 to 2005 before he was forced to resign in April 2005 and was succeeded by Senator Ken Ugwu Nnamani from 2005 to 2007.
Enjoy the political drama of the political fallacy and hypocrisy of Nigerian political leaders.
While they are busy with their useless political drama, Boko Haram is on a killing spree in Maiduguri and they don't care, because Boko Haram terrorists cannot reach them and their own families who are well protected and secure.
While Boko Haram terrorists are attacking, killing and raping the daughters and wives of the poor and powerless, the daughters and wives of Nigerian political leaders are busy doing makeup and going shopping for designers collections for their next social rendezvous and red carpet events in Lagos, Abuja, Dubai, London, Paris, Milan and New York.
They have turned Nigeria into a political comedy of errors and a tragedy of horrors.
They have no conscience and they have no shame.
Nigerian democracy is the monopoly of political opportunists applauded by political idiots.
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THE MOST GRAPHIC BOOK ON THE 2015 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN NIGERIA
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