Netflix Needs Cinemas and Cinemas Need Netflix

Netflix Needs Cinemas and Cinemas Need Netflix

The long months of the #lockdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic left movie theaters closed and millions of movie-goers had no other choice, except the Hobson's Choice of sitting in the comfort of their homes binge watching movies, series and other shows on OTT platforms and cable TV channels. Netflix, the most preferred streaming video service since 2007 attracted more subscribers than ever before. Both the major film production studios and  movie theatre chains have been apprehensive of the  popularity of Netflix and feared that it will reduce the populations of movie-goers. But they were wrong, because before the COVID-19 pandemic, movie theaters had a record breaking year in 2018 from Nigeria to North America.
The revenues from tickets sold were about US$12bilion in North America.
According to the Motion Picture Association (MPA) , the number of tickets sold was more than 1.2 billion tickets, representing a 4.8 percent increase over 2017.

Cate Blanchett Praises 77th Annual Venice International Film Festival

Opening speech of President of the Jury, Catherine Elise Blanchett., AC praising the 77th annual Venice International Film Festival organised by the La Biennale di Venezia and directed by Alberto Barbera.

People arrived at the venue on the Venice Lido in Italy wearing their facemasks, going through temperature checks and observing the rules and guidelines for social distancing. The film festival started from September 4 and will end on September 12, 2020.

It is the first international film festival to be held with physical presence of the organisers and participants in the atmosphere of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Art of Victory

One of the most viewed quotes on Twitter in January after America killed Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani of Iran who led Iranian covert operations and intelligence and was one of the country’s most senior leaders. His murder brought Washington and Tehran closer to a war before the global emergency of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Only fools fight foolish wars when they ignore the wisdom of the wise.
- from one of my completed new books, "The Art of Victory" inspired by Sun Tzu's  classic "The Art of War".

77th Venice Film Festival, African Filmmakers and No Nollywood

The 77th Venice International Film Festival opened yesterday September 2, 2020 on the Venice Lido in Italy. It runs from 2 - 12 September 2020.

There are 66 films, including 21 world premières in the official selections. It is organised by La Biennale di Venezia. The Festival Director is Alberto Barbera and hosted by Anna Foglietta. Famous Hollywood diva, Australian actor, Cate Blanchett is the President of the Jury.
The festival opened with "LACCI" (THE TIES), directed by Italian filmmaker, Daniele Luchetti and the closing film will be LASCIAMI ANDARE (YOU CAME BACK) by Stefano Mordini.

"SOLICITUDE in SOLITUDE: How I Overcame the Trauma of COVID-19

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 "SOLICITUDE in SOLITUDE: How I Overcame the Trauma of COVID-19"

The Health Benefits of Art Therapy have been helping millions of people during the #lockdown of the #COVID19 pandemic. And I have used my smartphone for Self-portraits in photos and videos on my moods at different times in self isolation showing my stream of consciousness.

LIGHTSEEKERS: Femi Kayode's Masterpiece

 

A respected Nigerian psychologist travels to a remote southern border town to uncover the truth about the murder of three university students

Durban FilmMart Welcomes Netflix As Programme Partner For 11th Edition

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Durban FilmMart Welcomes Netflix As Programme Partner For 11th Edition

Netflix, the World’s leading streaming entertainment service, has joined the Durban FilmMart as a new programme partner to the 11th edition of Africa’s premier film industry event which will host its virtual edition from 4 to 13 September 2020.

Netflix lead for African Originals, Dorothy Ghettuba, and Director of Licensing and Co-Productions in Africa, Ben Amadasun .

The Most Appreciated Film Writer in Nigeria

Do you know that the Alpha Man, EKENYERENGOZI Michael Chima is the most appreciated film writer on #Nollywood and the film industry by filmmakers and other major stakeholders in the Nigerian film industry since 2012. He has written on the Academy Awards and Cannes Film Festival since 2008 to date and accurately predicted the winner of the Oscars for the Best Picture and Best Director in 2017 won by Guillermo del Toro for "The Shape of Water". He has also written definitive articles on Nollywood and history of the Nigerian cinema published on Indiewire and by SHADOW&ACT Author Post List https://shadowandact.com/author/MichaelChima. He wrote the widely circulated "Ghanaian Actresses Are Hotter Than Nigerian Actresses" with over 100, 000 views so far.

GIOVANNI ROSMAN: The First Canadian Actor in Nollywood

#UCLfinal#SundayMotivation#CanadasDragRace@TheAcademy@cameron_tiff@TorontoStar@CanadianPM@CanHCNigeria@onishinyt@CBC@BuzzFeed@netflix@IndieWire@THRGlobal@Variety@AmericanFilm@NPR@ABC
Rosman: The Frst Canadian Actor in #Nollywood Movieshttps://t.co/O3zFmQnV9u pic.twitter.com/aSuhZknHZr

— 247 Nigeria (@247nigeria) August 23, 2020

My Autophotography in the Quarantine Life of COVID-19 Pandemic

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Autophotography
What is auto photography?
It is an autobiography in pictures of yourself
A photo book of your self portraits.