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Lights, Camera, Africa!
Lights, Camera, Africa! is a film festival which has been held annually in Lagos Lagos (Nigerian English: ; ) is the largest city in Nigeria and the second most populous city in Africa, with a population of 15.4 million as of 2015 within the city proper. Lagos was the national capital of Nigeria until December 1991 fo ... since 2011. The festival was established by Ugoma Adegoke. Hosted by The Life House, the inaugural Lights, Camera, Africa! was supported by New York's African Film Festival, Inc. and ran for three days, from 30 September – 2 October 2011. Annual editions References {{Reflist External links Lights Camera Africa!!! website Film festivals in Lagos Film festivals established in 2011 Annual events in Lagos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lagos
Lagos (Nigerian English: ; ) is the largest city in Nigeria and the List of cities in Africa by population, second most populous city in Africa, with a population of 15.4 million as of 2015 within the city proper. Lagos was the national capital of Nigeria until December 1991 following the Government of Nigeria, government's decision to move their capital to Abuja in the center of the country. The Lagos metropolitan area has a total Population and housing censuses by country, population of roughly 23.5 million as of 2018, making it List of urban areas in Africa by population, the largest metropolitan area in Africa. Lagos is a major African financial center and is the economic hub of Lagos State and Nigeria at large. The city has been described as the cultural, financial, and entertainment capital of Africa, and is a significant influence on commerce, entertainment, technology, education, politics, tourism, art, and fashion. Lagos is also among the top ten of the world's fast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koukan Kourcia
''Koukan Kourcia'' is a 2010 documentary film. Synopsis The film portrays the voyage, from Niger to the Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ..., of Hussey, an ageing Nigerian singer, and Sani Elhadj Magori, the director. He has asked Hussey to accompany him to the Ivory Coast to convince his father to return to his village. In the seventies, Hussey was a very well known singer and had the power to persuade young people to emigrate and try to make their fortune on the coasts of West Africa. Many young Nigerians, like the director's father, left never to come back. What sort of power does Hussey still have over the souls of men? Awards * Fespaco 2011 * Milan 2011 External links * 2010 films Nigerien documentary films French documentary films 2010 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York, I Love You
''New York, I Love You'' is a 2008 American romantic comedy-drama anthology film consisting of eleven short films, each by a different director. The shorts all relate in some way to the subject of love, and are set among the five boroughs of New York City. The film is a sequel of sorts to the 2006 film ''Paris, je t'aime'', which had the same structure, and is the second installment in the ''Cities of Love'' franchise, created and produced by Emmanuel Benbihy. Unlike ''Paris, je t'aime'', the shorts of ''New York, I Love You'' all have a unifying thread, of a videographer who films the other characters. The film stars an ensemble cast, among them Bradley Cooper, Shia LaBeouf, Natalie Portman, Anton Yelchin, Hayden Christensen, Orlando Bloom, Irrfan Khan, Rachel Bilson, Chris Cooper, Andy García Andrés Arturo García Menéndez (born April 12, 1956), known professionally as Andy García, is a Cuban-born American actor, director and musician. He first rose to prominenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timbuktu (2014 Film)
''Timbuktu'' is a 2014 Mauritanian-French drama film directed and co-written by Abderrahmane Sissako. The film centres on the brief occupation of Timbuktu, Mali Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mali ... by Ansar Dine, and is partially influenced by the 2012 public stoning of an unmarried couple in Aguelhok. Shot in Oualata, Mauritania, ''Timbuktu'' was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or in the main competition section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury and the François Chalais Prize. ''Timbuktu'' was chosen as List of Mauritanian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, Mauritania's submission for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saworoide
''Saworoide'' is a 1999 Nigerian political drama film, produced and directed by Tunde Kelani. It stars Kola Oyewo, Bukky Wright, Lere Paimo, Larinde Akinleye, Peter Fatomilola, Kunle Bamtefa, Adebayo Faleti, Kayode Olaiya and Doyin Hassan. ''Saworoide'' depicts the setting of an old Yoruba norm in the town of Jogbo where a person can not be crowned king without a ritual which involves the playing of saworoide (English: brass bell talking drum). It was listed as one of the 10 best selling Yoruba movies. Plot Opens in an ancient time in the town of Jogbo. The priest tells the king that there will be a pact between the citizens of Jogbo and their kings, using a brass bell in the ritual process, and that the ritual process would also be carried out of succeeding Kings. A new king, Lapite (Kola Oyewo) has just been elected in Jogbo; there's been a long-standing saying that kings of Jogbo don't get to be influential and wealthy as kings of other territories. Lapite finds out from hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finding Fela
''Finding Fela'' is a 2014 documentary film by Oscar-winning director Alex Gibney, portraying and analysing the life of pioneering musician Fela Kuti. The film had its world premiere at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 17, 2014. Synopsis A look at the life and music of Nigerian singer Fela Kuti, interwoven with extended scenes of the development of the New York musical ''Fela!'' and interviews with its director Bill T. Jones. Reception ''Finding Fela'' received mixed reviews from critics. Geoffrey Berkshire of ''Variety'', said in his review: "This watchable but rather rote chronicle fails to find a compelling perspective on Kuti's significant life and legacy." David Rooney of ''The Hollywood Reporter'' praised the film by describing it as "An absorbing if not quite definitive patchwork of the life and legacy of an unorthodox artist." Extracts from the film featured in the 2015 British Library exhibition '' West Africa: Word, Symbol, Song''. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eighteam
Eighteam is a 2015 Spanish/Zambian documentary film written and directed by Juan Rodriguez-Briso. It is based on the true story of the Zambia national football team. The team are commonly known as Chipolopolo - the "copper bullets"David Clement Ruffelle Scott, ''A Cyclopaedic Dictionary of the Mang'anja Language'' (Foreign Mission Committee of the Church of Scotland, 1892), p. 90: "Chipolopolo, 4, A bullet." and the film follows their journey from tragedy to glory. Plot In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Chipolopolo were a very promising national football team and in the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul they surprised the world, and thrashed Italy 4-0. Following this victory, they had their eyes on winning the Africa Cup of Nations trophy and qualifying for their first World Cup in 1994. This was not meant to be. On 27 April 1993, a Zambian Air Force plane carrying the team, coaches and administrative staff, ditched into the Atlantic Ocean about 500 metres offshore from Librevill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beasts Of The Southern Wild
''Beasts of the Southern Wild'' is a 2012 American fantasy-drama film directed, co-written, and co-scored by Benh Zeitlin. It was adapted by Zeitlin and Lucy Alibar from Alibar's one-act play ''Juicy and Delicious''. The film stars Quvenzhané Wallis and Dwight Henry. After playing at film festivals, its limited theatrical release began in New York and Los Angeles on June 27, 2012, before expanding to additional markets. ''Beasts of the Southern Wild'' was met with commercial success and acclaim from critics, with praise going to the cinematography and Wallis's performance. The film was nominated for four Academy Awards in 2013: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Actress (Wallis). At age 9, Wallis became the youngest Best Actress nominee in history. Plot Six-year-old Hushpuppy and her ailing, hot-tempered father Wink live in a small community on an island in the Louisiana bayou called the "Bathtub". Although it lies beyond the levee system that hel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
October 1 (film)
''October 1'' (2014) is a Nigerian dark psychological thriller film written by Tunde Babalola, and produced and directed by Kunle Afolayan. It stars Sadiq Daba, Kayode Olaiya, David Bailie, Kehinde Bankole, Kanayo O. Kanayo, Fabian Adeoye Lojede, Nick Rhys, Kunle Afolayan, Femi Adebayo, Bimbo Manuel, Ibrahim Chatta, and introduces Demola Adedoyin; it also features a special appearance by Deola Sagoe. The film is set in the last months of Colonial Nigeria in 1960. It recounts the story of Danladi Waziri (Sadiq Daba), a police officer from Northern Nigeria who is posted to a remote town of Akote in Western Nigeria to investigate the frequent female murders in the community. He is supposed to solve the mystery before the Nigerian flag is raised on October 1, 1960, Nigeria's Independence Day. Production Casting the lead character, Danladi Waziri, posed a challenge, as the director had a particular look he wanted for the character. Sadiq Daba was selected for the role after m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federal Palace Hotel
The Federal Palace Hotel is a 5 star hotel with 150-rooms that overlooks the Atlantic Ocean, located in the commercial hub of Victoria Island (Nigeria), Victoria Island in Lagos. Established in 1960 as the country's premier international hotel, it was originally owned by the Victoria Beach Hotel, as part of the A. G. Leventis trading group."How the Federal Palace got its groove back" ''Jetlife Nigeria'', 28 August 2012. Considered "a landmark of the Lagos metropolis", the hotel is notable for having been the setting for the signing of Nigerian Independence, Nigeria's Declaration of Independence. It has been a Sun International property since 2007. History The Federal Palace Hotel is owned by Sun Internation ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Stuart Hall Project
''The Stuart Hall Project'' is a 2013 British film written and directed by John Akomfrah centred on cultural theorist Stuart Hall, who is regarded as one of the founding figures of the New Left and a key architect of Cultural Studies in Britain. The film uses a montage of documentary footage together with Hall's own words and thoughts to produce what Peter Bradshaw of ''The Guardian'' called "an absorbing account", awarding it four stars and stating that it has "an idealism and high seriousness that people might not immediately associate with the subject Hall pioneered". ''Sight & Sound'' magazine's Ashley Clark described it as "a strongly personal work" that "unfolds simultaneously as a tribute to a heroic figure, a study of the emergence of the New Left and its attendant political ideas, and a summation, in thematic and technical terms, of the key characteristics of Akomfrah’s body of work thus far (intertextuality, archival manipulation, a focus on postcolonial and diasporic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An Oversimplification Of Her Beauty
''An Oversimplification of Her Beauty'' is a 2012 American semi-animated comedy-drama-romance film, directed by Terence Nance in his feature directorial debut. The film follows a quixotic artist who, when stood up by an attractive woman, makes a film about it and shows it to her. The film was adapted from Nance's 2006 short film, ''How Would You Feel?''. It premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and has received generally positive reviews from critics. Synopsis A young man (Terence Nance) is stood up on a date by a beautiful woman (Namik Minter), he begins to wonder about the nature of feelings and what exactly makes up a specific moment in time. Cast *Terence Nance as Terence * Alisa Becher * Jc Cain * Dexter Jones * Namik Minter * Talibah Lateefah Newman *Chanelle Aponte Pearson Reception Critical reception for ''An Oversimplification of Her Beauty'' has been mostly positive and the film holds a rating of 74 on ''Metacritic'' (based on 11 reviews) and a rating of 82% on ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
