Entries Tagged to 'nollywood'
Izu Osuigwe, CEO, Forest TV talks about: the countries where its VoD service is available; the kinds of African TV channels it offers; and its new satellite offering.
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September 27, 2018
Nigerian film-maker Adekunle "Nodash" Adejuyigbe talks about: the story in his film The Delivery Boy; how he uses the film to help him understand the protagonist's motivations; and his next project looking at depression in Nigeria.
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August 16, 2018
Director Ema Edosio talks about: her new film Kasala!; the story of brotherhood in the film; the actors in the film; the lack of a distribution deal; her next film project; and the barriers faced by Nollywood film-makers.
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June 6, 2018
Film-maker Jade Osiberu talks about: her latest film Isoken; the story about the pressure on women to marry in Nigeria; whether this pressure to marry is changing; what identity means; and her next film project.
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May 17, 2018
Brian O.Wilson, Zero Gravity Studios talks about: creating a live action comedy series for the DISCOP Mahala TV pitch session in 2017; the story in the Relationships series; and how the Mahala TV pitch went.
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February 17, 2018
Nigerian film-maker Mahmood Ali Balogun talks about: his South African co-production about the boxer Dick Tiger; a dance project project awaiting release; and why it's not a conventional film.
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January 20, 2018
British-Nigerian film-maker Keni Ogunlola talks about: how his pilot for the TV series Lodgers won prizes as a short film; the storyline in the Lodgers series, writing a film for Nigerian comedian AY and working on a film with Mo Abudu.
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August 25, 2017
Nollywood actor and director Kunle Afolayan talks about: how he came to make 3 films in 12 months; how easy it was to do it; the genres and stories in the three different films; and the next film that he's working on.
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August 5, 2017
Nigerian film-maker Izu Ojukwu talks about: the story in 76; Nigeria's "decision-making" decade; the importance of understanding history; and his latest film that is in post production about Queen Amina of Zazzau.
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July 6, 2017
Film director Walt Banger talks about: the story in Catch.er; how it presents a different view of the Lagos police; when it will be released in Nigeria; why the film is very different; and the origins of Nollywood Noir.
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June 23, 2017
Moses Babatope, Group Executive Director, Filmhouse Cinemas and Film One Distribution and Production and Executive Producer, The Wedding Party talks about: why The Wedding Party was the highest grossing film at the box office in Nigeria; the release on 15 December 2017 of The Wedding Party Pt 2: Destination Dubai; the success of The Wedding Party on Netflix; and the slate of five other films it has in production.
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May 25, 2017
Serge-Armand Kouami Noukoue, Founder and Executive Director, Nollywood Week, Paris talks about: why he decided to launch Nollywood Week in Paris; the changes since the festival started in 2013; highlights of this year's festival; the competition with Netflix for premiers; and his future plans for Nollywood Week.
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May 25, 2017
Mary Njoku, Rok Studios talks about: iRoko TV's new channel on Sky in the UK; the TV series it has planned; the five Nigerian languages they will be shot in; the producers they will be working with; the challenges of shooting in Nigeria; and the passion that drives her on.
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January 7, 2017
Nollywood film-maker Obi Emelonye talks about: why his film project Safari is on hold; his latest film Code 24; the story in Code 24; and its release before Obama leaves office.
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May 27, 2016
Biola Alabi talks about: two films - Dry and Wives on Strike - that tackle the issue of child brides; the different stories and approaches of the two films; and he social media campaign of Wives on Strike.
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May 27, 2016
Nigerian film-maker Obi Emelonye talks about: making game shows for Wazobia TV; how the film Oxford Gardens came about; and story in the film which is about how love changes the lives of a failed boxer just out of a jail and a young women with a terminal illness.
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March 8, 2016
Producer and director Walt Banger talks about: his first film Gbomo Gbomo Express (gbomo is yoruba for kidnapping); the characters in the film; the release of the film locally in Nigeria; and his ideas about making a sequel.
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January 9, 2016
Nigerian film-maker Daniel Oriahi talks about: his latest film Taxi Driver - Osho Ashewo; the story in the film; and why he's interested in lives of prostitutes in his films.
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November 27, 2015
Nigerian film-maker Stanlee Ohikhuare talks about: the recent success of Nigerian comedy with the release of 30 Days in Atlanta last year; the story in the his comedy film Stupid Movie; his previous film The Verdict; and his next planned film Babel Lingua.
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June 22, 2015
Obi Emelonye talks about: his first TV series The Calabash; the story and characters in The Calabash; what will happen in season 3; the film he made for iROKO TV, Thy Will Be Done; and story in the film.
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June 9, 2015
Uche Iwuchukwu, Udala Media on: what it costs monthly to subscribe to Udala in different parts of the worlds; What films and TV series it has on offer; the countries in Africa it's prioritizing; its focus on both anglophone and francophone content; how it will market itself; and its ambitions in terms of subscriber numbers.
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March 7, 2015
Writer Tom Rowlands-Rees, Cinema KpataKpata talks about: how he and Kenneth Gyang came to make Confusion Na Wa; how a lost mobile drives the story of the film; the awards the film has won; its re-release in Nigeria; and the next film they are going to be doing together.
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February 1, 2015
At Nollywood Week Paris 2014, Prince Ade Bamiro talks about: the twisted tale of betrayal in his movie; the success of the movie on the festival circuit; and his hopes for a distribution deal.
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June 11, 2014
At Nollywood Week, Paris 2014, Cyprian Josson talks about:how the radio station started as a magazine; the partners he has for his online radio channel; the size of its audience; and his plans for the future.
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June 11, 2014
Speaking at Nollywood Week, Paris 2014, Tope Oshin Ogun talks about: the story in the film; how it is being a women director in Nigeria; how she started by making Tinsel; and her next TV series set in Nigeria's music industry.
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June 11, 2014
British-Nigerian director Obi Emelonye talks about: the story of his latest film Onye Ozi (The Messenger); how he had to teach the white actors in the film to speak in Igbo for the film; why he has chosen to premier the film online; the success of Last Flight To Abuja online; how the online premiere will work; and the cinema release of the film in Nigeria.
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October 16, 2013
