We are excited to see the remarkable progrees our filmmakers are making both on the continent and internationally. Ladybrille salutes the Ethiopian Filmmakers below who have been selected to attend the prestigious Cannes Film Festival in France later this year. “(ADDIS ABABA / MONACO – April 26th, 2012 – The[...]
The Africa Movie Academy Awards took place this past weekend at Nigeria’s Eko Hotel & Suites in Victoria Island. The event was hosted by Ladybrille Man of the Month alumni Jimmy Jean-Louis. Watch the event captured by IROKOTV. AMAA Winners Best Actor in a Leading Role Majid Michel – Somewhere[...]
Drugs may be the contraband of choice in most modern, American crime capers, but this African adventure revolves around a present-day black market in petroleum. The picture’s protagonist is Riva (Patsha Bay), a petty thief who has commandeered a truckload of gasoline across the Angolan border into the Congo with[...]
“The Focus Features Africa First Short Film Program supports films that aspire to artistic excellence and accomplished storytelling, and substantially contribute to the development of local film industries. Award recipients of the 2011 Focus Features Africa First Short Film Program can use award money received from Africa First to complete[...]
Lawyer turned successful actress and filmmaker Funke Akindele graces the cover of TW (Today’s Woman) Magazine. Congratulations to the actress! It is also a good cue for us at Ladybrille to help you jumpstart your weekend with the Nollywood blockbuster “White Hunters” starring the talented trio of Mercy Johnson, Ini[...]
The official video for Bantu’s ‘Waiting’ featuring Nneka is out. The two did the song for the movie ‘Relentless’ where Nneka also makes her acting debut. Written and directed by Nigeria’s Andy Amadi Okoroafor, Relentless is “a haunting story about loneliness, love and self-discovery that explores Africa’s throbbing megacity Lagos,[...]
The 19th Annual Pan-African Film Festival in Los Angeles kicks off today with writer and director Russ Parr’s “35 and Ticking” film premiere tonight. Expected at the premiere are many of Black Hollywood celebrities and a few African celebrities including Ngo Okafor and Ghana’s A-List Actress Nadia Buari. Throughout the[...]
African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) prepares to rock the continent with its Pan African Film Awards event on March 26th, 2011. Leading up to AMAA, the producers, on February 25th and 26th, respectively, will hold both a nominee event announcing industry professionals who made the cut. On the 26th, Africa’s music[...]
Congratulations to Nollywood Actress Mercy Johnson who emerged ‘Best Actress’ at The Future Awards (TFA) event over the weekend. TFA is the hottest and most prestigious youth event in Nigeria. See the full list of winners below. ACTOR OF THE YEAR Mercy Johnson BEST USE OF ADVOCACY Muyideen Salau BEST[...]
As a way of ensuring that the life, works and ideals of the late award-winning popular rapper, Dagrin, is sustained for future generations to learn from, Stingomania Records is finalizing plans to go on location to begin the filming of the GHETTO DREAMZ, a biopic based on the true life[...]
LOS ANGELES – The Pan African Film Festival (PAFF) is set to take audiences around the world in eight days and back home again with the premiere of “35 and Ticking” to kick off festivities with a star-studded Opening Night Gala at 7:30 p.m on Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at[...]
Actor Jim Iyke rounds off his interview with Golden Icons Magazine’s Emma Emerson with a discussion on his view on Nigerian politics and his foray into fashion. Where does he shop? His shopping includes flea market in Paris, the Village in New York and Yaba market in Nigeria. “The trick[...]
Marketing and promotions for Jeta Amata’s ‘Black and Gold Struggle for the Niger Delta film‘ seems to be on track. The Amata crew just released a new poster for the feature film. The film includes a cast of Hollywood and Nollywood actors such as Vivica Fox, Hakeem Kae Kazim, Mbong[...]
90th Day is the latest flick from Nollywood. A successful engineer, Jack, is awarded a power plant government contract. It seems like the best thing, only it becomes a nightmare because a colleague feels she deserved the contract. She sets out to bring vengeance for being denied the contract. Her[...]