Ibinabo Fiberesima gets 7 years for manslaughter
Former beauty queen and popular Nigerian actress, Ibinabo Fiberesima, has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment for manslaughter which she pleaded not guilty. She was alleged to have killed a medical doctor in a road accident last year after what investigators describe as “careless” driving under the influence of alcohol.
Tribe X Entertainment – Making African Entertainment Mainstream
Tribe X Entertainment has a simple mission. To promote talent from Africa and help make Nollywood and other african actors and movies as mainstream, if not more so, than Bollywood. Talent from Nigeria has drawn the interest of various people in the Diaspora including Akon. Movies have been made about Nollywood (Nollywood Babylon, This is Nollywood, etc.), and MTV Base is hosting it’s second MTV Africa Music Awards in Nairobi, Kenya. People are definitely taking notice. Jamati Online caught up with Harrison Nwozo to learn more about his company, Tribe X Entertainment, and his vision for it’s future.
Nollywood stars promotion
Nollywood stakes its claim in Hollywood
Actor Hakeem Kae-Kazim was joined by Hollywood Celebrities for the “4th Annual Nollywood Convention’s VIP Banquet”. African actors Caroine Chikezie, Amanda Annan, Raz Adoti joined Hakeem to support this red carpet event for one of the biggest film industries in the world.
Attendees enjoyed Nigerian delicacies, a crowd stopping perfomance by soul singer “Sammie Jay”, Nollywood Films which were followed by Nigerian music. Also enjoying the evening were Alice Amter (The Big Bang Theory), Treva Etienne (Terminator Salvation), Ed Gale (Howard The Duck) and Julio Hanson (Angels and Demonds).
The banquet was a culmination of a 3-day Nollywood Convention at the Palomar Hotel in Westwood to raise awareness of the Nollywood industry to Hollywood. The Nollywood Foundation’s president, Professor Sylvester Ogbechie, shared that the Nigerian film industry has grown rapidly to become one of the largest film producing industries in the world. » Read more…
Hakeem Kae-Kazim gets dream role on ‘24′
Nigerian-born, English-raised South African actor/producer Hakeem Kae-Kazim certainly gained international recognition for his role as Georges Rutaganda in Hotel Rwanda in 2004 and he continues to be on the rise.
Ashionye Bares It All To Jamati Entourage
Singer, songwriter, actress, radio and TV presenter, entrepreneur, all define Ashionye Michelle Ugboh. In this interview, she takes us on a ride through her passion, works and experiences and also lets us into that childhood experience you’ve never heard of and will find surprising.
Film Review: Nollywood Babylon
Filmmakers Ben Addelman and Samir Mallal (Discordia, Bombay Calling) showcase the Nigerian film industry in their first collaboration under their production company AM Pictures.
Nollywood Babylon is a documentary that details Nigeria’s film industry, Nollywood, an industry whose impact stretches all through Africa as well as abroad. With over 2,000 films produced per year, Nollywood represents the third largest film industry in the world behind the United States and Indian film industries. Idumota Market, in Lagos, is one of the places where Nollywood films thrive. » Read more…
Shirley Frimpong-Manso’s Perfect Picture
Shirley Frimpong-Manso, a film writer/director/producer is emerging as the biggest force to reckon with in terms of quality Ghanaian movies. She has already produced two amazing movies that have enjoyed critical and commercial success across Africa, Europe and North America. She stunned movie buffs with the amazing picture and story quality of ‘Life and Living It’, and confirmed her grasp on the industry with the much-talked drama, ‘Scorned’, a movie about a woman fighting to keep her sanity in a marriage of abuse. The lead actress in that movie, Lydia Forson has been nominated for the most promising actor award in the 2009 Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA).
An Interview with Edward Osei-Gyimah
Jamati: Let me first say thank you Edward for allowing Jamati to do this interview with you. Can you let the readers know a little bit about yourself — Where you’re from, your occupation, things like that? » Read more…
The African Movie Academy Award (AMAA) Nominations for 2009
The African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA), an offshoot of the African Film Academy, are scheduled to take place on April 4, 2009. These awards have pulled together a phenomenal list of talented directors, actors, and films from around Africa, that have made, or are going to make a tremendous impact on the continent and in the diaspora. You can visit their website to learn more, or visit the award section of the website here. Here is the list of the nominations:
Nollywood’s Rita Dominic to Dine With Malawi Fans
Renowned Nollywood actress, Rita Dominic, will in May this year dine and wine with her Malawian fans following the launch of the Multichoice Malawi- Africa Magic promotion that is being run jointly by South African airways, Malawi’s Sunbird Hotel Group, and Malawi’s biggest news paper group, Nation Publications Limited (NPL).
Nollywood Babyloon Premieres in Canada
Ben Addelman and Samir Mallal, present an electric vision of a modern African metropolis and a revealing look at the powerhouse that is Nigerian cinema.
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