Hakeem Kae-Kazim shoots new film in Nigeria

Written by Ameyaw Debrah | January 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment

Hakeem Kae-Kazim who is known for Hollywood blockbusters like ‘X Men Origins: Wolverine’, The Fourth Kind and Hotel Rwanda, is back in his home country of Nigeria filming his latest flick ‘Inale’.

Hakeem Kae-Kazim

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Nollywood stakes its claim in Hollywood

Written by Ameyaw Debrah | June 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment

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…

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Hakeem Kae-Kazim gets dream role on ‘24′

Interview by Ameyaw Debrah | May 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment

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.

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