Forget popcorn, it will be beignets and Naija meat pies all round when the French capital hosts its first Nigerian film week
Even though Nigeria didn't get much love at this year's African film festival, Fespaco, some Parisians believe the francophone world is ready for Naija cinema. Nollywood, the world's second largest film industry, produces more than 2,000 films annually, and now seven of its best will be screened at France's first ever NollywoodWeek Paris. From 30 May to 2 June, the L'Arlequin Theatre in Saint-Germain-des-Prés will host the festival, which is to include a VIP cocktail with the filmmakers, panel discussions and a crafts marketplace.
Nollywood is already popular in France. A new channel, Nollywood TV, has launched. A walk through Barbès and Château Rouge reveals shops full of films from around west Africa. Nollywood still doesn't have much access to mainstream France however, something the organisers of the film festival are hoping to change.
Even though Nigeria didn't get much love at this year's African film festival, Fespaco, some Parisians believe the francophone world is ready for Naija cinema. Nollywood, the world's second largest film industry, produces more than 2,000 films annually, and now seven of its best will be screened at France's first ever NollywoodWeek Paris. From 30 May to 2 June, the L'Arlequin Theatre in Saint-Germain-des-Prés will host the festival, which is to include a VIP cocktail with the filmmakers, panel discussions and a crafts marketplace.
Nollywood is already popular in France. A new channel, Nollywood TV, has launched. A walk through Barbès and Château Rouge reveals shops full of films from around west Africa. Nollywood still doesn't have much access to mainstream France however, something the organisers of the film festival are hoping to change.
- 5/7/2013
- The Guardian - Film News
This is good news! The film, which stars one of Nigeria's most popular actresses - Genevieve Nnaji and Omotola Ekeinde, together in a film for the first time - was first released in Nigeria in 2010, to box office success. It played the international film festival circuit (including a few right here in the USA) that same year; and, 2 years later, will finally see a North American commercial release on December 4 (next week Tuesday) via VOD merchants like Amazon and iTunes. Details from the press release we received... Directed and produced by Nigerian-born Chineze Anyaene, the acclaimed drama, Ijé (The Journey), is the story of two sisters who...
- 11/29/2012
- by Courtney
- ShadowAndAct
The story goes… Ije (The Journey), directed by Chineze Anyaene, tells a tale of Chioma, a child growing up in the Nigerian countryside, who warned her restless sister, Anya, about the trappings of the American Dream. Now ten years later, Anya is accused of killing three men in a Hollywood Hills mansion-one of them her record producer-husband. Chioma travels from Nigeria to Los Angeles, and with the help of a young, unproven attorney, discovers that the dark secret her sister wants to keep hidden might be the only thing that can win her freedom.
The film stars Genevieve Nnaji, currently one of the biggest stars in Nollywood, and highest paid actresses. It’s played in more than 13 film festivals around the world, including the Newport Beach Film Festival and Arizona Black Film Showcase, here in the USA, where it won the award for Best Feature Film. The film’s website...
The film stars Genevieve Nnaji, currently one of the biggest stars in Nollywood, and highest paid actresses. It’s played in more than 13 film festivals around the world, including the Newport Beach Film Festival and Arizona Black Film Showcase, here in the USA, where it won the award for Best Feature Film. The film’s website...
- 5/9/2010
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
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