Nigeria is Still Far Behind South Africa in Film and TV Productions

 

Nigeria is Still Far Behind South Africa in Film and TV Productions

South Africa has the biggest film industry in Africa, followed by Egypt and Morocco in terms revenues in international film distribution and acquisition.

From the Academy Award winning "Tsotsi" of 2005 directed by Gavin Wood that grossed more than US$11 million from a budget of US$3 million to "District 9" of 2009 directed by Neill Blomkamp that had four nominations for the #Oscars. The film made more than  US$210 million from a budget of US$30 million.
There are several other outstanding South African films of global success.

Omo Ghetto: The Saga: The highest grossing Nollywood movie of all time so far made less than US$2 million from the box office. 

In spite of the popularity of sociocultural phenomenon of Nollywood, the first indie film industry in Africa ranked as the second largest film industry in the world after the Bollywood of India and ahead of Hollywood in the quantity of movies produced annually, we are still waiting for a Nigerian film that can make up to US$5 million from the box office or qualify for nominations at the Academy Awards, Cannes Film Festival, Venice Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival and Berlin International Film Festival.

 

When it comes to TV, of course the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is more advanced than the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), both in content,  programming and administrative management in structure and manpower. Without Multichoice in Nigeria,  both the local public and private TV stations are lagging behind South African TV stations. The private TV stations in Nigeria don't produce enough programmes and the programmes are often running without any proper programming. And the programmes have discordant audio caused by bad audio boards or incompetent audio engineers.
No need to discuss the quality of the TV productions with bad sound.
They have badly produced local movies, documentaries and reality TV shows, because of low budgets and insufficient revenues to produce or buy premium content. So, they resort to having cheap content of low quality.

There are more entertainment on some Nigerian blogs than the local private TV  channels in Nigeria.  And they even  compete for bragging rights to winning local TV awards with programmes that cannot be sold internationally.

- By EKENYERENGOZI Michael Chima 

Publisher/Editor, 

NOLLYWOOD MIRROR®Series 

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Julia Ducournau's "TITANE" Wins the Palme d'Or of the 74th Annual Cannes Film Festival in France

Julia Ducournau's "TITANE" Wins the Palme d'Or of the 74th Annual Cannes Film Festival in France

 

Director Julia Ducournau, center, winner of the Palme d'Or for the film 'Titane' poses with Agathe Roussell, left, and Vincent Lindon during the awards ceremony at the 74th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, July 17. AP-Yonhap.

 

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74th Annual Cannes Film Festival
Winners Announced 

I wanted "Annette" by Leos Carax to win the highly coveted Palme d'Or, but "Titane" by Julia Ducournau won it while Leos won the prize for the Best Director.
See my article on Leos Carax Makes "Annette" Masterpiece of Modern Cinema on https://nigeriansreportng.blogspot.com/2021/06/leos-carax-makes-annette-masterpiece-of.html

Palme d’Or
Titane, dir: Julia Ducournau

Grand Prize (TIE)
A Hero, dir: Asghar Farhadi, (Farhadi has received two Oscarsfor Best Foreign Language Film for his films A Separation, 2011 and The Salesman, 2016.)

Compartment No. 6, dir: Juho Kuosmanen
Best Director
Leos Carax, Annette
Best Screenplay
Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Drive My Car
Best Actress
Renate Reinsve, The Worst Person In The World

Jury Prize (TIE)
Ahed’s Knee, dir: Nadav Lapid
Memoria, dir: Apichatpong Weerasthakul
Best Actor
Caleb Landry Jones, Nitram
Camera d’Or
Murina, dir: Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic
Short Film Palme d’Or
All The Crows In The World, dir: Tang Yi
Special Mention: August Sky, dir: Jasmin Tenucci

Yara Shahidi Becomes Global Ambassador of Dior

 

DIOR MAKEUP NAMES YARA SHAHIDI A GLOBAL BEAUTY AMBASSADOR 

THE FRENCH FASHION HOUSE NAMES THE ACTRESS AND ACTVISIT YARA SHAHIDI AS DIOR'S NEW GLOBAL BRAND AMBASSADOR 

Yara Shahidi is Christian Dior's newest global brand and beauty ambassador, alongside Christian Serratos and Sam Visser celebrating the designs and creations of Women’s Creative Director, Maria Grazia Chiuri, and Creative and Image Director of Makeup, Peter Philips. She joins the league of other Dior brand ambassadors Natalie Portman, Jennifer Lawerence,and Cara Delevingne. 

Shahidi worked with Dior earlier this year for International Women's Day for "Dior Stands with Women," a project created by Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project for female-led education. Off-screen, Shahidi is a full-time student at Harvard University where she is earning a B.A. in Social Studies and African American studies. She uses her social media platform to support Black Lives Matter and WeVoteNext while also dedicating her time to public speaking with leaders such as Dr. Angela Davis, President Obama, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and First Lady Michelle Obama. 

Source https://www.crfashionbook.com/celebrity/a36914394/dior-makeup-names-yara-shahidi-a-global-beauty-ambassador/

You Can Start Dating by Going To the Movie Theater

You Can Start Dating by Going To the Movie Theater 

My first date with LO was taking her to the Silverbird Cinemas at the Silverbird Galleria on Victoria Island in Lagos, Nigeria. But we spent some time on her campus at the University of Lagos before heading to see an Eddie Murphy with Kerry Washington movie and then later posed for photographs. 

Romance plays a great part in going to the movies and it is better than going to the night club or pub.

Sitting close to each other, sharing drinks and popcorn or other cookies and the thrilling moments of a movie will increase the romantic warmth between you.

She can rest her head on your shoulder and then put your arm around her and peck or kiss her if she permits you.

I always prefer to sit with my date at the end of the last row where we can snuggle together and I have been able to do some smooching during the screening of a movie.

Some subtle romantic movies like using your fingers to stroke her eyebrows and if you are an experienced lover or player, you can admire her cleavage, commend her beautiful eyes (even if they are not beautiful), lips, nose, ears and hair.

Touching her ear can tickle her romantic fancy.

Then take some popcorn and feed her lovingly and tell her to do the same.

Seeing a romantic movie on a date can put both of you in the right mood for sharing the most loving moments. 

1. It is always better to let her choose a movie of her choice.

Give her that obligation and RESPECT.

2. Don't dictate the pace, make room for her to sit first and make sure she is comfortable. 

Open the bottle or can of drink for her and also taste her popcorn and tell her to taste yours. 

It is better if you share the same pack.

3. Don't touch her without permission and PLEASE, don't extend your fingers or hands to her sensitive parts on a first date and if you are not her main guy. I mean don't trespass if she is not your girlfriend, except you want to snatch her from another guy. 

Snatching another person's lover can be suicidal, so be careful.

4. If she coughs, sneezes or belches, say "sorry" and politely pat her hand or shoulder. And offer her a clean handkerchief if she does not have any.

5. Compliment her by saying she is as attractive as the beautiful actress in the movie. Mention similarities in hair, skin and other physical features. 

Appreciate the best attributes of a woman by appreciating the good actresses in the movie.

Ladies like men who respect other women.

They are kindred spirits.

6. Don't be distracted from her and the movie.

Don't answer phone calls while you are in the movie theater. 

Switch off your cell phone once you step into into hall.

7. Don't be in a hurry to leave and if you are going to the GENTS, leave your cell phone with her. It shows mutual trust.

More later.

- Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima,,

Publisher/Editor,

NOLLYWOOD MIRROR®Series 

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Author of "The Language of True Love", " Scarlet Tears of London", "Diary of the Memory Keeper", "The Prophet Lied" and other books distributed by Amazon, Barnes&Noble and other booksellers.

Be on Showtime @ the Movies for the Promotion of movies for only N150, 000 for Nigerian movies and US$500 for foreign movies.Contact Ekenyerengozi Michael'Chima by email to ekenyerengozimichaelchima@gmail.com.

Madagascan Designer Eileen Akbaraly Honored at Cannes

 

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Madagascan Designer Eileen Akbaraly Honored at Cannes

Eileen Akbaraly received the Unity Peace Award [Best Commitment] from the collective Union-Life International

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CANNES, France, July 15, 2021/ -- Cannes (France), first place in world press coverage thanks to its famous film festival, a platform of global influence, has just hosted the 5th edition of the Better World Fund. At the podium, Eileen Akbaraly, founder of Made For A Woman (www.MadeForAWoman.shop), reaffirmed her entrepreneurial and creative commitment to an innovative project which is respectful of nature and profoundly human. She received the Unity Peace Award BWF. A stone’s throw from Spike Lee's “summer palace”, the splendid president of what is, this mid-July, the most important crossroads for celebrities on the planet, a conscience of tomorrow was invited to this forum of new worlds. This was an opportunity for the young Madagascan raffia-palm craft brand to promote its values and ambitions. Invited to speak at the high-end advocacy session ‘Mastermind’ at the opening of this day presented by the Better World French endowment fund, Eileen Akbaraly challenged the public regarding the modern mission of companies. “Customers want transparency about the origin of materials, products that have meaning, an identity inseparable from their territory. The act of purchasing is aligned with a certain relationship to the world which values human action and demonstrates natural balance.” It is a major development for all economic and creative players from the South as well as the North, confirmed by the presence of other panelists such as OECD adviser Louis Maréchal, the president of the René Moawad Foundation, Michel Moawad from Lebanon, geopolitician Mikaa Mered, Ghanaian politician Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, and even international lawyer Stéphane Brabant. During the evening, several hundred prestigious guests were able to appreciate the immanent beauty of the unique works of Made For A Woman, produced in the brand's workshops in Madagascar. Bags, tunics, and hats, made by hand in the tradition of the living heritage of Madagascar and colored without heavy metals or dangerous chemicals, offered testimony to a desire to magnify this inseparable link between nature, women, and men who inherit it and the risky, daring part called intelligence in action. Traceability was illustrated by the film “The Raphia Journey” by Geoffrey Gaspard, produced by Eileen Akbaraly, which was presented to guests on the Croisette. https://bit.ly/2TdHCJN At the end of the event, Eileen Akbaraly received the Unity Peace Award [Best Commitment] from the collective Union-Life International. Created by Manuel Collas de La Roche as a forum conducive to advocacy for peace, solidarity, and humanism, the Better World Fund held its 5th edition within the prestigious framework of the 74th Cannes Film Festival. Over the years, it has honored personalities of international rank including Jean-Michel Cousteau, Mary J. Blige, Denis Mukwege, Forest Whitaker, and HRH Prince Albert. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Made for a Woman.   For more images: https://bit.ly/3z2ZOoO Press Office: fazdahall@gmail.com +27 834 133 346 vincent.garrigues@meroe.global +33 640 460 542 MADE FOR A WOMAN Anosivavaka, Ambohimanarina, Antananarivo, Madagascar https://madeforawoman.shop/ https://www.instagram.com/madeforawoman/   SOURCE Made for a Woman

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My Kyosie T-Shirts for Canon with Love

I am impressed with Canon's  philospphy of Kyosei– a Japanese word meaning ‘living and working together for the common good’.

I call Kyosie the Golden Rule of Canon as clearly defined and explained in The Path of Kyosei by Ryuzaburo Kaku published by the Harvard Business Review on https://hbr.org/1997/07/the-path-of-kyosei. 

I have designed the Kyosie T-Shirt as shown in the photographs of different models wearing it.

Canon should put Kyosei with Japanese writing on Canon branded T-shirts, face caps, shopping bags, travel bags and screensavers for the promotion of Kyosei in Canon on billboards and rollerbanners at the malls and shops selling the brands of products of Canon and see how your public relations and sales will increase in Nigeria. 

I can help you to circulate it in social media outlets.

Faithfully, 

EKENYERENGOZI Michael Chima 

International Digital Post Network Limited

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY PROF. WOLE SOYINKA The Lion of African Literature

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PROF. WOLE SOYINKA

The Lion of African Literature.

Akinwande Oluwole Babatunde Soyinka(Yoruba: Akínwándé Olúwo̩lé Babátúndé S̩óyíinká; born 13 July 1934), known as Wole Soyinka (pronounced [wɔlé ʃójĩnká]), is a Nigerian playwright, novelist, poet, essayist, human rights activist, actor and filmmaker in the English language and Yoruba. He was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature.

A #Netflix documentary film on SOYINKA will be a hit from OTT platforms to the cinema. He is the Big Picture of African Literature.
I am the best for the production design of the documentary film.
Netfix, HBO or Amazon should not miss this great opportunity.

Morocco's Oasis Studios Venture Looks to Fuel Pan-African Production - Variety

Khadija Alami 

                            Chioma Ude

#Nigeria

#africa

#morocco

#Nolllywood

#oasis

#studio

#Movies

Morocco's Oasis Studios Venture Looks to Fuel Pan-African Production - Variety

Moroccan producer Khadija Alami and Nigerian producer and Africa Intl. Film Festival founder Chioma Ude have announced a 50-50 partnership in Morocco’s Oasis Studios, a thriving production hub that they aim to use as a launching pad for the next generation of African filmmakers.

Read the report on 

https://variety.com/2021/film/global/morocco-oasis-studios-khadija-alami-1235010676

Juliet Ibrahim in "African Bodyguard" Action Movie

Juliet Ibrahim in "African Bodyguard" Action Movie

 African Bodyguard

Synopsis:
Pangea is a small but wealthy country between Mauritania and the Sahara Desert. When the First Lady of Pangea does the unthinkable, the bodyguards at the Presidential Palace become vulnerable. Discover what happens when their head of state takes charge of the dilemma that threatens to destroy lives and damage his reputation.

Directors
J Leo Uche
Starring
Juliette Ibrahim, Akin Lewis
Genres
Action, Romance
Subtitles
English [CC]
Audio languages
English

The Scarcity of Film Curators and Hairstylists in Nollywood

Elizabeth Banks (left, as Effie Trinket) and Ve Neill (right, makeup artist) on the set of The Hunger Games. Photo by Murray Close. Courtesy of Lionsgate.http://academyartunews.com/newspaper/2016/06/celebrity_makeupart.html.

"The study of film criticism comes before the study of film curation."

- Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima.

You cannot be a film curator without the knowledge, experience or expertise in film criticism. 

Film schools in Nigeria must teach film curation or programming, because of the scarcity of professional film curators or programmers in the Nigerian film industry.

The lack of this can be seen in the substandard selections of movies and TV series on cable TV channels and public TV channels in Nigeria, especially in the selection of Yoruba movies and series of low quality and the most annoying subtitles by half-educated translators or subtitlers whose poor knowledge of English grammar either makes you laugh or upsets you. 

Another widespread common erroneous practice in #Nolllywood and #Kannywood is the fact that many of the filmmakers don't know that a makeup artist is different from an hairstylist. And there must be an hairstylist as there must be a makeup artist for every film or TV production. There is a hairstyle for every character in a drama or comedy.

There is Film Hairstyling for Storytelling and should be included in the top courses in film schools in Nigeria.

 

- Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima,

Publisher/Editor,

NOLLYWOOD MIRROR®Series,

247 Nigeria @247nigeria on  #Twitter