Tag: Movies and Films

<strong>Nigerian Film, Mami Wata Wins Sundance Film Festival Award</strong>

28Jan

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Movies and Films, News, Nigeria

Nigerian Film, Mami Wata Wins Sundance Film Festival Award

Mami Wata, a Nigerian film has won the World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Cinematography at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. The film directed by CJ Obasi and produced by Oge Obasi was recognized by the Sundance Film Festival, which is one of the most highly-rated film festivals in the world. Rita Edochie appears in a still from Mami Wata by C.J "Fiery" Obasi , an official selection of the World Cinema Dramatic Competition at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute. The award speaks volumes about the hard work and dedication put into the film’s cinematography by Lílis Soares and the entire “Mami Wata” team. CJ Obasi while commenting on the award, said, “It means a lot. This was a dream, we worked so hard on this. A testament to what we were tr...

<strong>Why I Refused To Join Politics – Actor Nkem Owoh</strong>

28Dec

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Movies and Films, News, Nigeria

Why I Refused To Join Politics – Actor Nkem Owoh

Nkem Owoh, a veteran Nollywood actor, has said that he refused to join politics despite pressure from several quarters because he might get to heights where he will succumb to pressure and become infected by the ‘disease’ affecting Nigeria’s political system. Owoh in an interview with Midweek Entertainment described himself as a fearless person, noting that he avoided politics because he likes using his personality to brighten people’s moods. Commenting on the 2023 election, he said, “I will just go and vote. I have tried to reject Nigerian politics in its entirety even though I know there are still some good people inside the polity, but the system is like a diseased mesh. “People have tried to draw me into politics but I know that if I put my head into it, I will be infecte...

Tonto Dikeh’s Ex-Lover Drags Film Star, DSS To Court, Seeks N10billion Compensation

23Sep

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Human Rights, Judiciary, Justice, Movies and Films, News, Nigeria

Tonto Dikeh’s Ex-Lover Drags Film Star, DSS To Court, Seeks N10billion Compensation

Prince Joseph Kpokpogri, the estranged lover of prominent Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh, has dragged the actress and the Department of State Services (DSS) before a Federal High Court in Abuja to seek the enforcement of his fundamental rights. In the case dated September 20, 2021, filed on Wednesday with Suit Number FHC/ABJ/CS/1092/2021, the Plaintiff prayed the court for a restraining order stopping the DSS from further inviting him. Also, Kpokpogri, through his Lead Counsel, Ovie Justice Ojefia, is asking the court for an order directing the Respondents jointly and severally to pay him the sum of N10,000,000,000 (Ten Billion Naira) as compensation for the mental trauma, emotional stress and severe damage caused him due to the invitation extended to him. Kpokpogri in the suit so...

My Kids Are My Colleagues When on Set – Jide Kosoko

17Jul

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Movies and Films, News, Nigeria

My Kids Are My Colleagues When on Set – Jide Kosoko

Veteran actor, Jide Kosoko has said that he charges less than his regular fees just to partake in blockbuster movies. He stated this in an interview with Saturday Beats. He said, “I am not fulfilled yet. The industry has not got to the stage I want it to get to. As such, I must continue to ensure that the industry is sanitised. Yes, I am trained but at a point, the training would become outdated. One must retrain oneself in order to be current. Also, a lot of prayers are needed for one to succeed. I pray about my movie roles a lot, no matter how small it is I pray to God so I can deliver in a superb manner. Until my director smiles at me (on set), I don’t relax. “In 2005, I was at the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye, Ogun State, to study Performing Arts and Film Studies, as...