Nigeria has submitted Cj Obasi’s Sundance title Mami Wata as its candidate for the Best International Feature Film in the 96th Academy Awards.
Inspired by West African mermaid folklore and mythology, the black-and-white features stars Rita Edochie as a goddess facing waning influence in a remote struggling village.
Uzoamaka Aniunoh stars as her devoted daughter and Evelyne Ily Juhen as a skeptical protégé.
The deadline for submissions for Best International Feature Film was on October 2, but a number of countries are only announcing their selection now.
Home to Nollywood, Nigeria boasts Africa’s biggest film industry, but the country has yet to enjoy Oscar glory.
The fact that many of its films are in the country’s official language of English has made it difficult for the country to submit films for Best International Film Festival.
Its first-ever entry Lionheart in 2019 was disqualified because of the high percentage of English in the film.
Inspired by West African mermaid folklore and mythology, the black-and-white features stars Rita Edochie as a goddess facing waning influence in a remote struggling village.
Uzoamaka Aniunoh stars as her devoted daughter and Evelyne Ily Juhen as a skeptical protégé.
The deadline for submissions for Best International Feature Film was on October 2, but a number of countries are only announcing their selection now.
Home to Nollywood, Nigeria boasts Africa’s biggest film industry, but the country has yet to enjoy Oscar glory.
The fact that many of its films are in the country’s official language of English has made it difficult for the country to submit films for Best International Film Festival.
Its first-ever entry Lionheart in 2019 was disqualified because of the high percentage of English in the film.
- 10/17/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
The Tribeca Film Festival has announced the 2023 jury members in the 15 different competition categories for this year’s event. Those categories include film, immersive “storyscapes,” games, audio storytelling and more. Among the jury members are Brendan Fraser, Stephanie Hsu, Zoey Deutch, Dianna Agron, Zazie Beetz, Kate Siegel, Mark Duplass, Stephen Kay, Nina Dobrev, Clea DuVall, Piper Perabo, Chance the Rapper, Noah Centineo, Jeremy O. Harris, Andrew Ahn and Chloe Grace Moretz.
Alongside the competitive awards, the fest will present the Nora Ephron Award — created to honor the spirit and vision of the legendary filmmaker and writer. The winning films, projects, filmmakers, storytellers, and actors in each category will be announced at the Tribeca Festival ceremony on June 15th.
“We are thrilled to announce the jury for the 2023 Tribeca Festival,” said Tribeca Festival Executive Vice President of Artist Relations and Special Events Nancy Lefkowitz. “The diversity of perspectives and experiences across...
Alongside the competitive awards, the fest will present the Nora Ephron Award — created to honor the spirit and vision of the legendary filmmaker and writer. The winning films, projects, filmmakers, storytellers, and actors in each category will be announced at the Tribeca Festival ceremony on June 15th.
“We are thrilled to announce the jury for the 2023 Tribeca Festival,” said Tribeca Festival Executive Vice President of Artist Relations and Special Events Nancy Lefkowitz. “The diversity of perspectives and experiences across...
- 6/1/2023
- by Scott Mendelson
- The Wrap
The Tribeca Festival, which gets under way Wednesday in New York, has announced members of the jury who will decide winners in 15 award categories.
The jury roster of several dozen includes Brendan Fraser, Stephanie Hsu, Zoey Deutch, Dianna Agron, Zazie Beetz, Kate Siegel, Mark Duplass, Stephen Kay, Nina Dobrev, Clea DuVall, Piper Perabo, Chance the Rapper, Noah Centineo, Jeremy O. Harris, Andrew Ahn and Chloe Grace Moretz. Along with the competitive categories, the Nora Ephron Award will be presented in the memory of the filmmaker and writer.
While the festival removed the word “film” from its name several years ago to reflect its broad range of offerings in games, podcasts, music and other areas, the film slate has continued as an identifying aspect of the event. This year’s U.S. narrative feature jury includes Hsu, Ramin Bahrani, Zoey Deutch, Mike Flanagan and Tommy Oliver; the international feature jury includes Fraser,...
The jury roster of several dozen includes Brendan Fraser, Stephanie Hsu, Zoey Deutch, Dianna Agron, Zazie Beetz, Kate Siegel, Mark Duplass, Stephen Kay, Nina Dobrev, Clea DuVall, Piper Perabo, Chance the Rapper, Noah Centineo, Jeremy O. Harris, Andrew Ahn and Chloe Grace Moretz. Along with the competitive categories, the Nora Ephron Award will be presented in the memory of the filmmaker and writer.
While the festival removed the word “film” from its name several years ago to reflect its broad range of offerings in games, podcasts, music and other areas, the film slate has continued as an identifying aspect of the event. This year’s U.S. narrative feature jury includes Hsu, Ramin Bahrani, Zoey Deutch, Mike Flanagan and Tommy Oliver; the international feature jury includes Fraser,...
- 6/1/2023
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
She’s a talented actress, model, and director from Nigeria. Stephanie Linus has been in the game for a long time, and she’s had a wonderful career. She’s someone who is worth getting to know more than we already do. Perhaps you know her by her given name, by her married name, by her face; whatever it is, though, do you really know that much about the woman who is making big moves? She’s a household name in many places, and it’s time she becomes a household name in your own home. Here’s everything you need to know. 1. She’s an
10 Things You Didn’t Know about Stephanie Okereke Linus...
10 Things You Didn’t Know about Stephanie Okereke Linus...
- 11/20/2020
- by Tiffany Raiford
- TVovermind.com
Jack Of The Red Hearts and In My Father’s House were among the winners on Friday night at Geena Davis and Arc Entertainment’s inaugural Bentonville Film Festival (Bff) in Arkansas.
Janet Grillo’s Jack Of The Red Hearts claimed the jury award, while Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg’s In My Father’s House took the best documentary prize.
Best family feature was awarded to Morgan Matthews’ A Brilliant Young Mind, Meet The Patels from Geeta V Patel and Ravi V Patel took the Highest Diversity prize and Big Stone Gap from Adriana Trigiani won best ensemble award.
Stephanie Linus earned the best protagonist for her role in Dry, while Elizabeth Van Meter’s documentary Thao’s Library won the audience award.
The Dernsie Award for best screenplay sponsored by Bruce Dern and Jason Netter of Kickstart Productions went to Ani Simon-Kennedy for The Short History Of The Long Road.
The Bff Spirit...
Janet Grillo’s Jack Of The Red Hearts claimed the jury award, while Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg’s In My Father’s House took the best documentary prize.
Best family feature was awarded to Morgan Matthews’ A Brilliant Young Mind, Meet The Patels from Geeta V Patel and Ravi V Patel took the Highest Diversity prize and Big Stone Gap from Adriana Trigiani won best ensemble award.
Stephanie Linus earned the best protagonist for her role in Dry, while Elizabeth Van Meter’s documentary Thao’s Library won the audience award.
The Dernsie Award for best screenplay sponsored by Bruce Dern and Jason Netter of Kickstart Productions went to Ani Simon-Kennedy for The Short History Of The Long Road.
The Bff Spirit...
- 5/8/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Nigerian filmmaker Tony Abulu's Doctor Bello, which stars Isaiah Washington, Vivica A. Fox, Jimmy Jean-Louis, Bern Cohen, Genevieve Nnaji, and Stephanie Okereke, is the first movie project financed in part by the recently established Nigerian Intervention Fund for the arts and entertainment industry, administered by Nexim Bank. The money is part of the N200 billion (or about $1.2 billion) intervention fund set up by the Nigerian Federal Government to bail out the manufacturing sector from crisis. Thus far, a reported 7 projects have received money from the fun, which some say is too low, given how much of a boost...
- 1/17/2013
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Details via the press release below... A-List Nollywood Actress Stephanie Okereke-Linus Builds Global Film Brand While Giving Back to Society Los Angeles, Dec. 27, 2012 -- After her successful debut as writer, director and producer of the award-winning film "Through the Glass," A-List Nollywood actress Stephanie Okereke-Linus (http://www.stephanieokereke.net) is working on a new filmmaking project, titled "Dry," that will further her mission of helping victims of vesico vaginal fistula (Vvf). The feature film is the latest in Okereke-Linus' myriad endeavors, which also include international acclaim as a model, style icon, and winner of the 2008 Beyond the...
- 1/2/2013
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
If you can get past the occasional sound issues, and side chatter from the panelists, it's an otherwise worth-listening-to conversation, if you're interested in continuing to educate yourselves about Nollywood - Nigeria's film industry - especially from those who are on the frontlines. Skip over the first 5 minutes or so; they spend those initial early minutes getting situated. Watch the hour-long conversation below, which includes contributions from notable Nollywood director/producer Tony Abulu & one of Nollywood's star actresses, Stephanie Okereke Linus.
- 12/14/2012
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
A quick recap on this.. - First, the film is titled Doctor Bello and it's directed by Nigerian filmmaker Tony Abulu. - Second, it stars Isaiah Washington, Vivica A. Fox, Jimmy Jean-Louis, Bern Cohen, Genevieve Nnaji (maybe the most internationally well-known Nollywood actress), Stephanie Okereke (also a Nollywood actress) and many others. - Third, the film’s synopsis states, "The Cure for Cancer has been found in the sky mountains of Africa, and an American Oncologist will risk everything to get it." - Fourth, the film is scheduled to make its world premiere later this month - September 27, 2012 at...
- 9/1/2012
- by Courtney
- ShadowAndAct
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