It’s become commonly recognized as critical hackwork to observe that a city acts as a character in a film, for the good reason that it’s almost never true. When sensuously and specifically captured on screen, however, a city can shape and alter the characters it contains. The ragged modernist maze of São Paulo serves exactly this purpose in “Shine Your Eyes,” a heady, enveloping narrative debut from Brazilian docmaker Matias Mariani: It’s shown as a place where immigrants come to lose themselves and find themselves in one fell swoop, planting new roots in its geometric concrete cracks. Ostensibly a missing-person drama, following a Nigerian visitor’s winding search for his estranged older brother, “Shine Your Eyes” morphs into something far more elusive and esoteric as the stakes of its central mystery shift.
One of the more celebrated premieres of this year’s Berlinale Panorama sidebar, “Shine Your Eyes...
One of the more celebrated premieres of this year’s Berlinale Panorama sidebar, “Shine Your Eyes...
- 7/23/2020
- by Guy Lodge
- Variety Film + TV
Set against the background of Nigeria’s vibrant Igbo community in downtown São Paulo, Matías Mariani’s “Shine Your Eyes” has been acquired by Netflix, which will launch the film on July 29.
The global licensing deal was closed with Netflix Africa, which is likely keen to leverage the star power of lead I.C. Ukeje, whose career has bridged international titles and multi-prized Nigerian movies.
In Brazil, “Shine Your Eyes” is scheduled for theatrical release in November, Covid-19 allowing, from leading independent film distributor Vitrine Filmes, before it is made available on Netflix.
Mariani’s fiction feature debut, “Shine Your Eyes,” world premiered to wide acclaim at February’s Berlinale, in its main Panorama sidebar.
The Netflix deal is a big coup for Paris-based sales agent Mpm Premium and Mariani himself, a producer on Heitor Dhalia’s seminal 2007 Sundance-selected “Drained” and “Adrift,” which played Cannes Un Certain Regard in 2009, and...
The global licensing deal was closed with Netflix Africa, which is likely keen to leverage the star power of lead I.C. Ukeje, whose career has bridged international titles and multi-prized Nigerian movies.
In Brazil, “Shine Your Eyes” is scheduled for theatrical release in November, Covid-19 allowing, from leading independent film distributor Vitrine Filmes, before it is made available on Netflix.
Mariani’s fiction feature debut, “Shine Your Eyes,” world premiered to wide acclaim at February’s Berlinale, in its main Panorama sidebar.
The Netflix deal is a big coup for Paris-based sales agent Mpm Premium and Mariani himself, a producer on Heitor Dhalia’s seminal 2007 Sundance-selected “Drained” and “Adrift,” which played Cannes Un Certain Regard in 2009, and...
- 7/14/2020
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Initiative behind Lady Macbeth chooses projects for year-round development lab.
Creative England’s low-budget feature initiative iFeatures, that has credits including the Bafta-nominated Lady Macbeth and 2017 Tiff premiere Apostasy, has chosen the 12 projects and teams to take part in its new-look lab format.
The new system will see 12 projects from first-time filmmakers taken through an entire cycle of development. This will include support for all aspects of the creative process, from inception to the stage when they are ready to be introduced to the market. This replaces the previous model of developing an initial 12 projects for early development, and then...
Creative England’s low-budget feature initiative iFeatures, that has credits including the Bafta-nominated Lady Macbeth and 2017 Tiff premiere Apostasy, has chosen the 12 projects and teams to take part in its new-look lab format.
The new system will see 12 projects from first-time filmmakers taken through an entire cycle of development. This will include support for all aspects of the creative process, from inception to the stage when they are ready to be introduced to the market. This replaces the previous model of developing an initial 12 projects for early development, and then...
- 7/2/2018
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
Editor's Note: Chika Anadu's directorial debut "B for Boy" is now streaming on Netflix - a multiple award-winning film (AFI Fest Audience Award; Seattle International Film Festival New Director's Showcase Special Jury Prize) that I strongly recommended. Here's our interview with her first published a year ago. And then read Nijla's AFI fest review of the film here. *** I first had the privilege of meeting Nigerian filmmaker Chika Anadu at Cannes Film Festival in 2011. Privileged/saddled with my yellow press badge (the lowest of the low grade of press badge - it was only after a few days that I realised that queuing in front of the Palais first thing every morning...
- 9/23/2015
- by Wendy Okoi-Obuli
- ShadowAndAct
Editor's Note: Chika Anadu's directorial debut "B for Boy" is now available on Mubi.com, the filmmaker informs us. Here's our interview with her... I first had the privilege of meeting Nigerian filmmaker Chika Anadu at Cannes Film Festival in 2011. Privileged/saddled with my yellow press badge (the lowest of the low grade of press badge - it was only after a few days that I realised that queuing in front of the Palais first thing every morning was Not the best, or only way for a yellow badge holder to get to see the films premiering that evening), non-plussed at the prospect of not actually getting to see all the films on my list when I wanted to see them, I wandered...
- 11/6/2014
- by Wendy Okoi-Obuli
- ShadowAndAct
Editor's Note: Chika Anadu's "B for Boy" is now available on Mubi.com, the filmmaker informs us. Here's our review... What is the worth of a womb? In Chika Anadu’s feature debut, "B for Boy," a woman’s womb becomes the source of great expectation for the birth of a son. It also becomes the source of great disdain, frustration, and stigma. Anadu explores the idea that a woman, her womb and a birth could somehow be wrong if a boy is not born. It is an honest, affecting portrayal of the ways that culture, religion, and patriarchy combine to both taint and question the very natural birthing process. Amaka, played powerfully by newcomer Uche Nwadili, is an...
- 11/6/2014
- by Nijla Mumin
- ShadowAndAct
The Colours of the Nile International Film Festival (Coniff) ran this past month, from March 24-31, with 48 films from around the African continent. The festival screened several projects that S&A has covered, including Chika Anadu's B for Boy, Kenneth Gyang's Confusion Na Wa, Soussaba Cisse's Rumours of War, David Tosh Gitonga's Nairobi Half Life, and Judy Kibinge's Something Necessary. From Mali, Rumours of War (Ngunu Ngunu Kan), directed by Soussaba Cisse won the Best Feature Film Award, Best Cinematography and Original Soundtrack at the 2nd annual film festival. The jury praised Rumours for "capturing in a...
- 4/7/2014
- by Vanessa Martinez
- ShadowAndAct
The Colours of the Nile International Film Festival (Coniff) returns March 24-31 with 48 films from around the African continent. The festival will screen quite a few projects we've covered on this site, including Chika Anadu's B for Boy, Kenneth Gyang's Confusion Na Wa, Soussaba Cisse's Rumours of War, David Tosh Gitonga's Nairobi Half Life, and Judy Kibinge's Something Necessary. More from the press release below: "The festival provides an opportunity to showcase some of the latest films by African filmmakers in its competition sections and to introduce audiences also to older films that they may not have had the opportunity to see, out of competition, including...
- 3/24/2014
- by Jai Tiggett
- ShadowAndAct
What is the worth of a womb? In Chika Anadu’s feature debut, B for Boy, a woman’s womb becomes the source of great expectation for the birth of a son. It also becomes the source of great disdain, frustration, and stigma. Anadu explores the idea that a woman, her womb and a birth could somehow be wrong if a boy is not born. It is an honest, affecting portrayal of the ways that culture, religion, and patriarchy combine to both taint and question the very natural birthing process. Amaka, played powerfully by newcomer Uche Nwadili, is an affectionate, independent wife and mother living in a contemporary middle class Nigerian community. She is seven months pregnant, but is...
- 2/7/2014
- by Nijla Mumin
- ShadowAndAct
Posthumous award announced as nominations revealed for the 9th Screen Nation Film & Television Awards.
Guest announcers Fernand Frimpong Jnr, from Vox Africa, and Venus vs.Mars actress Letitia Hector revealed the nominations in London (see below for full list).
Felix Dexter, the late comedian and actor, will be posthumously awarded the Edric Connor Inspiration award.
Actor-director Bill Duke, best known for his roles in Commando and Predator, is to receive the Outstanding Contribution award.
Honorary awards will also be bestowed on classic works such as Do the Right Thing, The Cosby Show and Desmond’s.
The awards ceremony will take place at Park Plaza Riverbank Hotel in London on Feb 23. The ceremony will be hosted by the Ali Baba, known as the Godfather of Nigerian comedy, and Caroline Chikezie, best known for her role in Us series 24, starring Kiefer Sutherland.
Voting for the nominees in all categories will be open to the public from today (Jan 23) until...
Guest announcers Fernand Frimpong Jnr, from Vox Africa, and Venus vs.Mars actress Letitia Hector revealed the nominations in London (see below for full list).
Felix Dexter, the late comedian and actor, will be posthumously awarded the Edric Connor Inspiration award.
Actor-director Bill Duke, best known for his roles in Commando and Predator, is to receive the Outstanding Contribution award.
Honorary awards will also be bestowed on classic works such as Do the Right Thing, The Cosby Show and Desmond’s.
The awards ceremony will take place at Park Plaza Riverbank Hotel in London on Feb 23. The ceremony will be hosted by the Ali Baba, known as the Godfather of Nigerian comedy, and Caroline Chikezie, best known for her role in Us series 24, starring Kiefer Sutherland.
Voting for the nominees in all categories will be open to the public from today (Jan 23) until...
- 1/23/2014
- ScreenDaily
Posthumous award announced as nominations revealed for the 9th Screen Nation Film & Television Awards.
Guest announcers Fernand Frimpong Jnr, from Vox Africa, and Venus vs.Mars actress Letitia Hector revealed the nominations in London (see below for full list).
Felix Dexter, the late comedian and actor, will be posthumously awarded the Edric Connor Inspiration award.
Actor-director Bill Duke, best known for his roles in Commando and Predator, is to receive the Outstanding Contribution award.
Honorary awards will also be bestowed on classic works such as Do the Right Thing, The Cosby Show and Desmond’s.
The awards ceremony will take place at Park Plaza Riverbank Hotel in London on Feb 23. The ceremony will be hosted by the Ali Baba, known as the Godfather of Nigerian comedy, and Caroline Chikezie, best known for her role in Us series 24, starring Kiefer Sutherland.
Voting for the nominees in all categories will be open to the public from today (Jan 23) until...
Guest announcers Fernand Frimpong Jnr, from Vox Africa, and Venus vs.Mars actress Letitia Hector revealed the nominations in London (see below for full list).
Felix Dexter, the late comedian and actor, will be posthumously awarded the Edric Connor Inspiration award.
Actor-director Bill Duke, best known for his roles in Commando and Predator, is to receive the Outstanding Contribution award.
Honorary awards will also be bestowed on classic works such as Do the Right Thing, The Cosby Show and Desmond’s.
The awards ceremony will take place at Park Plaza Riverbank Hotel in London on Feb 23. The ceremony will be hosted by the Ali Baba, known as the Godfather of Nigerian comedy, and Caroline Chikezie, best known for her role in Us series 24, starring Kiefer Sutherland.
Voting for the nominees in all categories will be open to the public from today (Jan 23) until...
- 1/23/2014
- ScreenDaily
A month ago AFI Fest 2013 awarded Nigerian filmmaker Chika Anadu's feature film debut, B For Boy, with the Breakthrough award, which was accompanied by a $5,000 cash prize. Developed at the Cannes Cinefondation Residence Program, the drama, an elegant realist drama that questions Nigeria’s gender divide as a middle-class woman resorts to desperate measures after a miscarriage, made its debut at the BFI in London this year. Wendy interviewed Chika last month. If you missed that conversation, click Here to read it. She's definitely one to watch. And also Nijla reviewed B For Boy after its AFI Fest screening,...
- 12/13/2013
- by Natasha Greeves
- ShadowAndAct
What is the worth of a womb? In Chika Anadu’s feature debut, B for Boy, a woman’s womb becomes the source of great expectation for the birth of a son. It also becomes the source of great disdain, frustration, and stigma. Anadu explores the idea that a woman, her womb and a birth could somehow be wrong if a boy is not born. It is an honest, affecting portrayal of the ways that culture, religion, and patriarchy combine to both taint and question the very natural birthing process. Amaka, played powerfully by newcomer Uche Nwadili, is an affectionate, independent wife and mother living in a contemporary middle class Nigerian community. She is seven months pregnant, but is...
- 11/18/2013
- by Nijla Mumin
- ShadowAndAct
What is the worth of a womb? In Chika Anadu’s feature debut, B for Boy, a woman’s womb becomes the source of great expectation for the birth of a son. It also becomes the source of great disdain, frustration, and stigma. Anadu explores the idea that a woman, her womb and a birth could somehow be wrong if a boy is not born. It is an honest, affecting portrayal of the ways that culture, religion, and patriarchy combine to both taint and question the very natural birthing process. Amaka, played powerfully by newcomer Uche Nwadili, is an affectionate, independent wife and mother living in a contemporary middle class Nigerian community. She is seven months pregnant, but is...
- 11/16/2013
- by Nijla Mumin
- ShadowAndAct
AFI Fest 2013 presented by Audi today announced the features and short films receiving this year’s Audience and Jury Awards. Congratulations are in order for Nigerian filmmaker Chika Anadu whose feature film debut, B For Boy, won the Breakthrough award, which is accompanied by a $5,000 cash prize. Developed at the Cannes Cinefondation Residence Program in Paris, the drama, an elegant realist drama that questions Nigeria’s gender divide as a middle-class woman resorts to desperate measures after a miscarriage, made its debut at the BFI in London this year. A few weeks ago, we featured Chika Anadu's short film titled The...
- 11/14/2013
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Amake (Uche Nwadili) is an admirably strong, independent and intelligent 39-year-old Nigerian woman. She runs a successful business and her husband Nonso (Nonso Odogwu) is a "modern" man who loves and respects her. Together, Amake and Nonso are financially secure enough to afford anything that they need; but despite their affluence and progressive opinions, Amake and Nonso still feel tremendous social pressure about not having a male heir to their family's name. That heightened pressure is certainly not healthy for a woman who is at risk of encountering difficulties with pregnancy because of her age. At the onset of Chika Anadu's B for Boy, Amake has just reached the third trimester of her pregnancy. She refuses to allow the doctors to tell her the sex of the baby, partly out of fear and partly out of stubburn refusal to comply with societies' wishes. Amake is perfectly content with their...
- 11/13/2013
- by Don Simpson
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
If you ever wondered what it takes to curate a film festival, AFI Fest Director Jacqueline Lyanga has some valuable insight. Kicking off today in Los Angeles, the annual AFI Fest features some of the year’s most talked about films, including B for Boy by Chika Anadu, Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom and Biyi Bandele’s film adaptation Half of a Yellow Son. The eight day, free event also features a strong slate of panels and talks with the likes of Steve McQueen and actor Michael B. Jordan. I spoke to Lyanga about the festival, its international focus, and why she decided to work in film festival curation after film...
- 11/8/2013
- by Nijla Mumin
- ShadowAndAct
If you ever wondered what it takes to curate a film festival, AFI Fest Director Jacqueline Lyanga has some valuable insight. Kicking off today in Los Angeles, the annual AFI Fest features some of the year’s most talked about films, including B for Boy by Chika Anadu, Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom and Biyi Bandele’s film adaptation Half of a Yellow Son. The eight day, free event also features a strong slate of panels and talks with the likes of Steve McQueen and actor Michael B. Jordan. I spoke to Lyanga about the festival, its international focus, and why she decided to work in film festival curation after film...
- 11/7/2013
- by Nijla Mumin
- ShadowAndAct
I first had the privilege of meeting Nigerian filmmaker Chika Anadu at Cannes Film Festival in 2011. Privileged/saddled with my yellow press badge (the lowest of the low grade of press badge - it was only after a few days that I realised that queuing in front of the Palais first thing every morning was Not the best, or only way for a yellow badge holder to get to see the films premiering that evening), non-plussed at the prospect of not actually getting to see all the films on my list when I wanted to see them, I wandered the film market, the Short Film Corner, and various events, looking for more than the same films and stories that every other press person at the festival would...
- 11/4/2013
- by MsWOO
- ShadowAndAct
I first had the privilege of meeting Nigerian filmmaker Chika Anadu at Cannes Film Festival in 2011. Privileged/saddled with my yellow press badge (the lowest of the low grade of press badge - it was only after a few days that I realised that queuing in front of the Palais first thing every morning was Not the best, or only way for a yellow badge holder to get to see the films premiering that evening), non-plussed at the prospect of not actually getting to see all the films on my list when I wanted to see them, I wandered the film market, the Short Film Corner, and various events, looking for more than the same films and stories that every other press person at the festival would...
- 10/29/2013
- by MsWOO
- ShadowAndAct
AFI Fest 2013 presented by Audi, a program of the American Film Institute, today announced the remaining sections and films that will screen in the festival’s World Cinema, American Independents, Breakthrough, Midnight, Cinema’s Legacy and Presentations programs. AFI Fest, which redefines Hollywood today as a place where icons and emerging artists bring audiences together to experience global cinema in the movie capital of the world, will take place November 7 through 14 at the historic Tcl Chinese Theatre, the Chinese 6 Theatres, the Egyptian Theatre and the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.
World Cinema showcases the most anticipated and prize-winning international films of the year, the American Independents section features work by U.S. filmmakers, Breakthrough highlights work discovered only through the blind submission process, Midnight’s selections tend toward the macabre and Cinema’s Legacy highlights restorations and classic films.
This year’s program includes the return of several filmmakers to AFI Fest...
World Cinema showcases the most anticipated and prize-winning international films of the year, the American Independents section features work by U.S. filmmakers, Breakthrough highlights work discovered only through the blind submission process, Midnight’s selections tend toward the macabre and Cinema’s Legacy highlights restorations and classic films.
This year’s program includes the return of several filmmakers to AFI Fest...
- 10/22/2013
- by Melissa Thompson
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Festival top brass have announced the outstanding World Cinema, American Independents, Breakthrough, Midnight, Cinema’s Legacy and Presentations programmes.
The AFI Fest is scheduled to run from November 7-14 in Hollywood’s Tcl Chinese Theatre, the Chinese 6 Theatres, the Egyptian Theatre and the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.
The complete programme includes 119 films (83 features, 36 shorts), representing 43 countries. Twenty-seven films are directed or co-directed by women as are 10 documentaries.
For the fifth consecutive year, AFI Fest will offer free tickets to all screenings, however only the Cinepass Express will provide priority entry to all regular screenings. For the complete programme visit the official site.
World Cinema SelectionsBaby Blues Kasia Rosłaniec (Poland)Bethlehem Yuval Adler (Israel)Borgman Alex van Warmerdam (Neth-Bel-Den)Child’s Pose Călin Peter Netzer (Romania)Closed Curtain Jafar Panahi, Kamboziya Partovi (Iran)The Congress Ari Folman (Isr-Ger-Pol-Lux)An Episode In The Life Of An Iron Picker Danis Tanovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina-France-Slovenia)Exhibition Joanna Hogg (UK)Gabrielle Louise Archambault (Canada...
The AFI Fest is scheduled to run from November 7-14 in Hollywood’s Tcl Chinese Theatre, the Chinese 6 Theatres, the Egyptian Theatre and the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.
The complete programme includes 119 films (83 features, 36 shorts), representing 43 countries. Twenty-seven films are directed or co-directed by women as are 10 documentaries.
For the fifth consecutive year, AFI Fest will offer free tickets to all screenings, however only the Cinepass Express will provide priority entry to all regular screenings. For the complete programme visit the official site.
World Cinema SelectionsBaby Blues Kasia Rosłaniec (Poland)Bethlehem Yuval Adler (Israel)Borgman Alex van Warmerdam (Neth-Bel-Den)Child’s Pose Călin Peter Netzer (Romania)Closed Curtain Jafar Panahi, Kamboziya Partovi (Iran)The Congress Ari Folman (Isr-Ger-Pol-Lux)An Episode In The Life Of An Iron Picker Danis Tanovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina-France-Slovenia)Exhibition Joanna Hogg (UK)Gabrielle Louise Archambault (Canada...
- 10/22/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Polish director honoured for 'courageous' tale looking at the legacy of the Holocaust in his homeland
• Review: four stars for Ida
British-based director Pawel Pawlikowski's latest film, Ida, took the top prize at the close of the London film festival on Saturday night.
The Observer's former film critic Philip French announced the Best Film award, saying: "The jury greatly admired Ida, the first film made in his native Poland by a director who came to prominence while living in Britain. We were deeply moved by a courageous film that handles, with subtlety and insight, a painfully controversial historical situation – the German occupation and the Holocaust – which continues to resonate."
The Guardian's film critic, Peter Bradshaw, was one of many who welcomed Pawlikowski's new work last week. Coming after the director's acclaimed Last Resort, from 2000, and My Summer of Love, made in 2004, it was, he wrote, "a small gem, tender and bleak,...
• Review: four stars for Ida
British-based director Pawel Pawlikowski's latest film, Ida, took the top prize at the close of the London film festival on Saturday night.
The Observer's former film critic Philip French announced the Best Film award, saying: "The jury greatly admired Ida, the first film made in his native Poland by a director who came to prominence while living in Britain. We were deeply moved by a courageous film that handles, with subtlety and insight, a painfully controversial historical situation – the German occupation and the Holocaust – which continues to resonate."
The Guardian's film critic, Peter Bradshaw, was one of many who welcomed Pawlikowski's new work last week. Coming after the director's acclaimed Last Resort, from 2000, and My Summer of Love, made in 2004, it was, he wrote, "a small gem, tender and bleak,...
- 10/20/2013
- by Vanessa Thorpe
- The Guardian - Film News
Other winners honoured at the glitzy ceremony included Anthony Chen for Ilo Ilo, and Starred Up screenwriter Jonathan Asser.
Pawel Pawlikowski’s Ida has been crowned the Best Film at the 57th BFI London Film Festival (Oct 7-20).
It saw off competition from the likes of Richard Ayoade’s The Double, Peter Landesman’s JFK drama Parkland and Jonathan Glazer’s Under the Skin, starring Scarlett Johansson (click here for full list).
Ida stars newcomer Agata Trzebuchowska opposite Polish star Agata Kulesza in the story of a novice nun coming face-to-face with her family’s past in 1960s Poland.
It marks the first Polish-language film for Warsaw-born British filmmaker Pawlikowski, best known for The Last Resort and BAFTA-award winning My Summer of Love.
The film previously won the Fipresci International Critics’ Award at the Toronto International Film Festival last month and the top prize at Poland’s Gdynia Film Festival.
Ida is a co-production...
Pawel Pawlikowski’s Ida has been crowned the Best Film at the 57th BFI London Film Festival (Oct 7-20).
It saw off competition from the likes of Richard Ayoade’s The Double, Peter Landesman’s JFK drama Parkland and Jonathan Glazer’s Under the Skin, starring Scarlett Johansson (click here for full list).
Ida stars newcomer Agata Trzebuchowska opposite Polish star Agata Kulesza in the story of a novice nun coming face-to-face with her family’s past in 1960s Poland.
It marks the first Polish-language film for Warsaw-born British filmmaker Pawlikowski, best known for The Last Resort and BAFTA-award winning My Summer of Love.
The film previously won the Fipresci International Critics’ Award at the Toronto International Film Festival last month and the top prize at Poland’s Gdynia Film Festival.
Ida is a co-production...
- 10/19/2013
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
★★★☆☆ Umut Dağ's Kuma (2013) brought the unconventional marital arrangement of second wives into UK cinemas earlier this year to impressive effect, and the practice appears again in Chika Anadu's B for Boy (2013). A markedly differing scenario to Kuma, this potential successor is in place to take over spousal duties should the current wife fail in her familial responsibilities. It's just one aspect of Anadu's heartfelt maternal drama that tackles the considerable pressures placed on Nigerian women to bare sons. Amaka (Uche Nwadili) has a loving husband in Nonso (Nonso Odogwu) as well as an adorable daughter.
Female offspring do not, however, make suitable heirs and there is a great sense of expectation that the heavily pregnant Amaka's second child will be the much-desired boy. The couple's relative maturity has put Nonso's traditional family - specifically his overbearing Mama (Ngozi Nwaneto) - on edge. As a precaution, a new young wife has been arranged for Nonso,...
Female offspring do not, however, make suitable heirs and there is a great sense of expectation that the heavily pregnant Amaka's second child will be the much-desired boy. The couple's relative maturity has put Nonso's traditional family - specifically his overbearing Mama (Ngozi Nwaneto) - on edge. As a precaution, a new young wife has been arranged for Nonso,...
- 10/13/2013
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
$10,000 In Financing Goes To Five
New Moviemakers For Their Short Films
New York, October 6th, 2011 . For a fourth consecutive year, Focus Features. Africa First program for short films, the worldwide film company.s initiative earmarked exclusively for emerging filmmakers of African nationality and residence, has awarded five filmmakers $10,000 apiece, Focus CEO James Schamus announced today.
The uniquely conceived initiative offers eligible and participating filmmakers the chance to be awarded the $10,000 in financing for pre-production, production, and/or post-production on their narrative short film made in continental Africa and tapping into the resources of the film industry there. Of equal importance, the program brings the filmmakers together with each other and with a renowned group of advisors, major figures in the African film world, for support and mentorship. The short films coming out of the program have been showcased at the Sundance, Toronto, and Berlin Film Festivals; the Film Society of...
New Moviemakers For Their Short Films
New York, October 6th, 2011 . For a fourth consecutive year, Focus Features. Africa First program for short films, the worldwide film company.s initiative earmarked exclusively for emerging filmmakers of African nationality and residence, has awarded five filmmakers $10,000 apiece, Focus CEO James Schamus announced today.
The uniquely conceived initiative offers eligible and participating filmmakers the chance to be awarded the $10,000 in financing for pre-production, production, and/or post-production on their narrative short film made in continental Africa and tapping into the resources of the film industry there. Of equal importance, the program brings the filmmakers together with each other and with a renowned group of advisors, major figures in the African film world, for support and mentorship. The short films coming out of the program have been showcased at the Sundance, Toronto, and Berlin Film Festivals; the Film Society of...
- 10/6/2011
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
2011 Entry Period For Focus Features.
Africa First Program To Commence May 16th;
$10,000 In Financing Apiece Earmarked For New Filmmakers
Focus Features will accept entries for its Africa First Program . entering its fourth year . beginning Monday, May 16th and continuing through Monday, August 22nd. Focus CEO James Schamus made the announcement today.
The uniquely conceived initiative, with funds earmarked exclusively for emerging filmmakers of African nationality and residence, is for the fourth consecutive year offering eligible and participating filmmakers the chance to be awarded $10,000 in financing for pre-production, production, and/or post-production on their narrative short film made in continental Africa and tapping into the resources of the film industry there. The program also brings the filmmakers together with each other and with a renowned group of advisors, major figures in the African film world, for support and mentorship. Complete details on Africa First . including application information . can be accessed year-round through www.
Africa First Program To Commence May 16th;
$10,000 In Financing Apiece Earmarked For New Filmmakers
Focus Features will accept entries for its Africa First Program . entering its fourth year . beginning Monday, May 16th and continuing through Monday, August 22nd. Focus CEO James Schamus made the announcement today.
The uniquely conceived initiative, with funds earmarked exclusively for emerging filmmakers of African nationality and residence, is for the fourth consecutive year offering eligible and participating filmmakers the chance to be awarded $10,000 in financing for pre-production, production, and/or post-production on their narrative short film made in continental Africa and tapping into the resources of the film industry there. The program also brings the filmmakers together with each other and with a renowned group of advisors, major figures in the African film world, for support and mentorship. Complete details on Africa First . including application information . can be accessed year-round through www.
- 3/2/2011
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Here’s a program we’ve given a lot of ink to on this website, so I won’t rehash. Just read the press release received today, for all the relevant info…
For Immediate Release: 2011 Entry Period For Focus Features’ Africa First Program To Commence May 16th
2011 Entry Period For Focus Features’
Africa First Program To Commence May 16th;
$10,000 In Financing Apiece Earmarked For New Filmmakers
New York , March 2nd, 2011 – Focus Features will accept entries for its Africa First Program – entering its fourth year – beginning Monday, May 16th and continuing through Monday, August 22nd. Focus CEO James Schamus made the announcement today.
The uniquely conceived initiative, with funds earmarked exclusively for emerging filmmakers of African nationality and residence, is for the fourth consecutive year offering eligible and participating filmmakers the chance to be awarded $10,000 in financing for pre-production, production, and/or post-production on their narrative short film made in continental...
For Immediate Release: 2011 Entry Period For Focus Features’ Africa First Program To Commence May 16th
2011 Entry Period For Focus Features’
Africa First Program To Commence May 16th;
$10,000 In Financing Apiece Earmarked For New Filmmakers
New York , March 2nd, 2011 – Focus Features will accept entries for its Africa First Program – entering its fourth year – beginning Monday, May 16th and continuing through Monday, August 22nd. Focus CEO James Schamus made the announcement today.
The uniquely conceived initiative, with funds earmarked exclusively for emerging filmmakers of African nationality and residence, is for the fourth consecutive year offering eligible and participating filmmakers the chance to be awarded $10,000 in financing for pre-production, production, and/or post-production on their narrative short film made in continental...
- 3/2/2011
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
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