Filmmakers should be entitled to 70% of the revenues from the screenings of their movies in cinemas.
Florence Ibiyemi 'Yemi' Fawaz
So Unforgettable
Over twenty years ago, I was searching for a place on Adelabu Street in Surulere on the mainland of Lagos, Africa's largest megacity when I met the most beautiful model from Nigeria, Yemi Fawaz in her residence and restaurant, Double 4. She was the
first Nigerian international supermodel with a career from the 1970s to the 1990s. One of the pioneers of professional modelling in Nigeria. She was also a fashion designer, beauty promoter/consultant, actress, trade show organiser, chef, restaurateur, and deacon.
We became friends. I was attracted by her beauty and she was attracted by my honesty which she said was a rarity among majority of Nigerians. We became closer friends and she wanted me to join her in the management of her restaurant. But I couldn't do so, because I was a vegetarian who would not eat or sell meat to anyone. She thought she could change my mind.
She did for me what nobody ever did when she hosted my only solo salon art exhibition that I did not prepare for. She cooked and served all our invited guests, but when she served me, I openly rejected the food of rice with stew and beef.
"You know I don't eat meat. So, why did you give me a nonvegeterian food?"
She apologized. But she was not happy about it. We became closer. But my vegetarian life and refusal to run the restaurant with her made us to part ways before I left Lagos for Bonny Island on Rivers State in 2004. She had relocated to the United States of America before I left Lagos. She was still in America when I returned to Lagos in 2008. She returned later before she succumbed to colon cancer and passed on to eternal glory on February 20, 2019 at the Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City.
I can never forget Yemi Fawaz.
"Unforgettable
In every way
And forever more
That's how you'll stay."
- Nat "King" Cole.
- By Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima,
March 9, 2022.
MX Player Presents "Azumkuta Kingdom" Starring Patience Ozokwor
Naked Beauty
(Celebration of the natural black beauty of an African woman in the Niger Delta of NIgeria)
Extract from the screenplay by Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima and Dr. Chika Christian Onu (Living in Bondage 2, Glamour Girls, Karashika, Peacemaker)
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Tonye gazes at her and sighs. He has seen so many photographs of nude women and few models have posed for him in the nude in the city. But none of them can be compared to the naked beauty before his very eyes. He feels the overwhelming urge of sexual passion and the bulge in his crotch. But, he resists the temptation and swallowing lumps of saliva he goes to Oma and picks up her wrapper. Tonye wraps the wrapper around Oma to cover her nakedness. He does not want to violate her beauty in the lust of the flesh.
Oma is wondering why Tonye has declined to do what she has expected. To sleep with her since she has willingly surrendered her body to him.
“Not now Oma. Not now,” Tonye says.
“Why?” Oma asks.
“There is time for everything,” Tonye replies.
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The African Queen of Content
Mrs. Mary Remmy Njoku’s creative work so far has led ROK to produce more than 540 movies and 25 original TV series.
She founded ROK Studios, a leading African film and television studio and production house based in Lagos, Nigeria. It has produced over 540 films and 25 original TV series, including Festac Town, Single Ladies, Body language, Losing Control and Husbands of Lagos since its launch.
Njoku launched ROK on Sky, a network airing across the UK in 2016. She also launched ROK on DSTV, a network airing across Africa, in the same year.
She was nominated for The Futures Awards and EbonyLife Prize for Screen Producer in 2017.
In April 2018, ROK Studios launched two new channels, ROK2 and ROK3, to meet the growing demand of ROK on DSTV.
She produced the movie Nwanyioma in 2018, where her role required her to completely shave her head.
In 2019, Njoku oversaw the acquisition of ROK to CANAL+, the largest international deal to-date for a Nollywood brand.
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HALLELUJAH!
Happy Birthday Daddy Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye.
I wish you many happier returns for the day with all the thanksgivings to our one and only Almighty Father God JEHOVAH JIREH for your beautiful long life and more prosperity in the mighty name of our Lord, Redeemer, Saviour and MESSIAH JESUS Christ, the same yesterday, today and forever. AMEN!
HALLELUJAH!
Psalm 112
1 Praise ye the Lord. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, that delighteth greatly in his commandments.
2 His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed.
3 Wealth and riches shall be in his house: and his righteousness endureth for ever.
4 Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.
5 A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.
6 Surely he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance.
7 He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the Lord.
8 His heart is established, he shall not be afraid, until he see his desire upon his enemies.
9 He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour.
10 The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.
Nollycasting.com Secures Major International Role for Rising Actress Onyinye Odokoro in Sky Original TV Series which is Directed by Oscar nominated Oliver Hirschbiegel.
Proudly, Nigerian rising actress Onyinye Odokoro has landed a major international role in Unwanted, a new TV series from Sky Original through Nollycasting, Africa’s largest casting site for film and TV. The young and beautiful actress will star alongside Marco Bocci, Jessica Schwarz, Dada Fungula Bozela, Sylvester Groth and other international stars in this production which is currently being filmed in Italy.
“Unwanted” is produced by Sky Studios, Pantaleon Films and Indiana Production and directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel. It is set to air on Sky and streaming service Now in all Sky territories.
Onyine joins a growing number of African stars who are realizing their dreams of snagging major roles through Nollycasting. With hundreds of jobs in acting, modeling, commercials and music videos listed daily, Nollycasting is the ideal platform for both new and seasoned talents in the film and TV industry. In partnership with its subsidiary, Next Page Talents, the platform also provides customized talent management services for creative individuals who want to take their career to the next level.
It's easier than ever to cross that gap between having the right skills and finding the right job on Nollycasting.com! Creative individuals such as actors, models, music artistes and more can upload their profiles and highlight their skills, thereby positioning themselves to be discovered by casting directors who are actively recruiting for such roles.
Upload your profile on www.nollycasting.com today and get one step closer to achieving your dreams!
Silverbird Brings "The American King" To Cinemas in NIgeria and Ghana
Silverbird Film Distribution is delighted to bring you, "The American King", the sizzling Hollywood and Nollywood comedy from Vision Films Inc of California and Ihotu Films in association with Doctors Charity.
The film opens in cinemas in Nigeria and Ghana from Friday, March 4, 2022.
The exciting star-studded movie is starring the famous African American singer, Akon with top Hollywood stars, Andrew Howard (“Limitless“), Nick Moran (“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows“, “Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels“), Massi Furlan (“Jumanji: The Next Level“), Nathin Butler (“Westworld”), and Miguel Nuñez Jr. (“Juwanna Mann,”, “Tour of Duty“) and our very own top Nollywood stars, Nse Ikpe-Etim and Enyinna Nwigwe.
This beautiful fusion of top American actors and our very own Nigerian stars presents us with that fine blend of drama and comedy.
Similar to “Coming to Africa” but this time, Nigeria sitting pretty as the giant of Africa that we are with excellent acting by our A-list Actors Nse ikpe-Etim and Enyinna Nwigwe.
Lise Romanoff, CEO and Managing Director of Vision Films, says, “The American King is a cross between Coming to America and Black Panther, and while this movie is delivered with comedy, it depicts a very powerful commentary about the divisiveness and double standards in today’s society. We know audiences will have a good laugh and enjoy the very talented cast.”
Trailer code: TSWZ/02/22/08
Rating: TBC
Here is the new poster of "The American King" opening at the cinemas in Nigeria, Ghana and Liberia from March 4, 2022 distributed by the Silverbird Group.
Top Actors:Akon, Andrew Howard, DaShawn Barnes, Enyinna Nwigwe, Massi Furlan, Miguel A. Núñez Jr., Nick Moran, Nse Ikpe Etim, Stella Ademiluyi
Director:Adah Obekpa
Release:March 4, 2022
Language :English
Nollywood actors Nse Ikpe-Etim and Enyinna Nwigwe are in the Hollywood and Nollywood comedy film “The American King” with the popular singer Akon.
Written and directed by Adah Obekpa and co-produced by Joan McCarthy, the film follows the story of Sebastian, an ex-con dealing with some dangerous yet sensitive Russian gangsters to whom he owes money, who receives an unbelievable offer to escape it all from a mysterious High Priestess who seeks to fulfil a 400-year-old prophecy: choose an American to become King of an ancient African kingdom and restore it to the global superpower it once was.
The film also stars Andrew Howard (“Limitless“), Nick Moran (“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows“, “Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels“), Massi Furlan (“Jumanji: The Next Level“), Nathin Butler (“Westworld”), and Miguel Nuñez Jr. (“Juwanna Mann,”, “Tour of Duty“).
Lise Romanoff, CEO and Managing Director of Vision Films, says, “The American King is a cross between Coming to America and Black Panther, and while this movie is delivered with comedy, it depicts a very powerful commentary about the divisiveness and double standards in today’s society. We know audiences will have a good laugh and enjoy the very talented cast.”
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Poor Reading Culture in NIgeria is Showing in the Poor Screenwriting in Nollywood
You have to be a good reader before you can be a good writer and you have to be a good writer before you can be a good screenwriter.
You cannot be good in storytelling if you are not good in reading and writing.
I have written about the literature of motion picture.before, but I can bet that majority of the people in Nollywood and the Nigerian film industry ignored it, because of their intellectual ignorance of the importance.
Majority of the screenplays of NIgerian movies are intellectually deficient in message development and dialogue.
How can someone who doesn't read novels, plays, poems and essays be a good screenwriter?
You can see the evidence of poor intelligence in sentence structure of the dialogue.
You can see the lack of intellectual comprehension in the poor characterization.
In most cases, what we have seen is garbage in and garbage out (GIGO)
You cannot give what you don't have.
Many of the screenwriters in Nollywood are lazy to do research on the historical personalities in the film adaptations of historical biographies such as on Queen Amina of Zaria, Mary Slessor and Madam Tinubu. They end up with poorly researched screenplays for the film and TV productions. But the filmmakers often use good casting, directing and cinematography to cover up the intellectual deficiencies of the screenplays.
Reading is essential for screenwriting in storytelling.
I was the youngest professional scriptwriter in Africa when I started writing for the puppet drama series of the NIgerian Television Authority (NTA) when I was 18 years old and I wrote for four years. Before then, I was already a notable young writer interviewed by the Times International newsmagazine for my play, "The Prodigal".
Reading improved my intellectual comprehension and literary abilities in creative writing and scriptwriting.
