Africa's number one action hero, J Leo Uche and one of the fast rising young filmmakers in Nigeria.
Thursday, July 22, 2021
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Tuesday, July 20, 2021
NFTs Are Beyond Digital Art
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#NFTs Are Time Capsules
Non-fungible tokens are tokens of our digital civilization: the time capsules
of our history for the benefit of every entity of humanity for our posterity.
- Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima, Author of Uli Si Naka Chi
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Nollywood is Not Hollywood
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Having a cinema is one thing; attracting moviegoers to the cinema is another thing.
- Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima
Nigerian film distributors and exhibitors banking on the followers of the A-List actors on Instagram and Facebook has not attracted majority of them.to the movies they featured in. Because, many the actors buy followers, views and likes and majority of the followers are not going to the cinemas to spend N4000 to watch a movie that they can watch later on #Netflix with a subscription that is not up to N3000 monthly, including hundreds of other movies and series.
70% of the #Nollywood movies playing in the cinemas in Nigeria are actually teleplays without cinematic quality.
Dramatic scenes are often mistaken for cinematic scenes in Nollywood. And actors having a shouting match in a scene is not an #Oscar performance, but may be good enough for an #emmy . Nollywood is not Hollywood.🤩
Frankly speaking, Nollywood movies are best viewed on @netflix, @showmaxonline and cable TV channels.
- Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima.
Sunday, July 18, 2021
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.
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
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Saturday, July 17, 2021
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
Friday, July 16, 2021
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,,
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Thursday, July 15, 2021
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/3z2ZOoOPress 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/ SOURCE |
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Wednesday, July 14, 2021
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.
Tuesday, July 13, 2021
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.