The weeks leading up to a world premiere of a movie are typically a time of celebration and anticipation for the filmmakers, particularly when that premiere is taking place at the Toronto Film Festival. But for the team behind “Elesin Oba, The King’s Horseman,” which is produced by Mo Abudu’s EbonyLife Films and Netflix and screened in the festival’s Special Presentations section Sept. 10, there will be a long shadow cast across the red carpet on opening night.
Just weeks ahead of the film’s world premiere, director Biyi Bandele died in Lagos, Nigeria. His sudden, tragic passing on the eve of what would have been his crowning achievement as a filmmaker sent shock waves through the film community, particularly in Africa and across the African diaspora.
When the news broke, TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey paid tribute to the director, writing in a Twitter post: “Biyi Bandele was...
Just weeks ahead of the film’s world premiere, director Biyi Bandele died in Lagos, Nigeria. His sudden, tragic passing on the eve of what would have been his crowning achievement as a filmmaker sent shock waves through the film community, particularly in Africa and across the African diaspora.
When the news broke, TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey paid tribute to the director, writing in a Twitter post: “Biyi Bandele was...
- 9/10/2022
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
Get in touch to send in cinephile news and discoveries. For daily updates follow us @NotebookMUBI.NEWSAnne Heche in Psycho.Anne Heche has died at the age of 53, one week after sustaining critical injuries in a car accident. At Vulture, Matt Zoller Seitz offers a tribute to her "elastic," unclassifiable talent over 35 years of screen roles.Best known for Half of a Yellow Sun, an adaptation of the Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie novel, Nigerian director and novelist Biyi Bandele died aged 54 last week. His second feature, Elesin Oba, The King’s Horseman, is set to premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival next month.In New York, the Downtown Community Television Center (Dctv) will open a documentary cinema in lower Manhattan's Chinatown district, screening first-run debuts and curated programs starting on September 22.Mid-century Italian screen icon Gina Lollobrigida has said she will run for the Sovereign and Popular Italy party (ISP...
- 8/16/2022
- MUBI
Biyi Bandele, the renowned Nigerian novelist, playwright and filmmaker behind 2013’s “Half of a Yellow Sun” and upcoming film “The King’s Horseman,” has died. He was 54.
Bandele died on Sunday in Lagos, Nigeria, according to a Facebook post from his daughter, Temi Bandele. A cause of death was not given.
“Biyi was a prodigiously talented writer and filmmaker, as well as a loyal friend and beloved father,” Temi writes in the post. “He was a storyteller to his bones, with an unblinking perspective, singular voice and wisdom which spoke boldly through all of his art, in poetry, novels, plays and on screen. He told stories which made a profound impact and inspired many all over the world. His legacy will live on through his work.”
Bandele had recently finished his latest film entitled “The King’s Horseman.” Inspired by Nigerian Nobel Prize-winning writer Wole Soyinka’s anti-colonial play “Death and the King’s Horseman,...
Bandele died on Sunday in Lagos, Nigeria, according to a Facebook post from his daughter, Temi Bandele. A cause of death was not given.
“Biyi was a prodigiously talented writer and filmmaker, as well as a loyal friend and beloved father,” Temi writes in the post. “He was a storyteller to his bones, with an unblinking perspective, singular voice and wisdom which spoke boldly through all of his art, in poetry, novels, plays and on screen. He told stories which made a profound impact and inspired many all over the world. His legacy will live on through his work.”
Bandele had recently finished his latest film entitled “The King’s Horseman.” Inspired by Nigerian Nobel Prize-winning writer Wole Soyinka’s anti-colonial play “Death and the King’s Horseman,...
- 8/9/2022
- by Carson Burton
- Variety Film + TV
Biyi Bandele, the Nigerian playwright, novelist and writer-director known for his adaptation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s “Half of a Yellow Sun,” died Sunday in Lagos, Nigeria. His daughter Temi Bandele announced the news of his passing on Facebook. He was 54.
No cause of death was revealed.
“Biyi was a prodigiously talented writer and film-maker, as well as a loyal friend and beloved father,” she wrote on Bandele’s official page. “He was a storyteller to his bones, with an unblinking perspective, singular voice and wisdom which spoke boldly through all of his art, in poetry, novels, plays and on screen. He told stories which made a profound impact and inspired many all over the world. His legacy will live on through his work.”
The post continued, “He was taken from us much too soon. He had already said so much so beautifully, and had so much more to say.
No cause of death was revealed.
“Biyi was a prodigiously talented writer and film-maker, as well as a loyal friend and beloved father,” she wrote on Bandele’s official page. “He was a storyteller to his bones, with an unblinking perspective, singular voice and wisdom which spoke boldly through all of his art, in poetry, novels, plays and on screen. He told stories which made a profound impact and inspired many all over the world. His legacy will live on through his work.”
The post continued, “He was taken from us much too soon. He had already said so much so beautifully, and had so much more to say.
- 8/9/2022
- by Harper Lambert
- The Wrap
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Biyi Bandele, the pioneering Nigerian novelist, playwright and filmmaker who directed the 2013 adaptation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Half of a Yellow Sun, starring Chiwetel Ejiofor and Thandiwe Newton, has died. He was 54.
Bandele died Sunday in Lagos, Nigeria, his daughter Temi Bandele announced on Facebook. No cause of death was given.
“Biyi was a prodigiously talented writer and filmmaker, as well as a loyal friend and beloved father,” she wrote. “He was a storyteller to his bones, with an unblinking perspective, singular voice and wisdom which spoke boldly through all of his art, in poetry, novels, plays and on screen. He told stories which made a profound impact and inspired many all over the world. His legacy will live on through his work.”
Bandele was completing postproduction on his latest movie, The King’s Horseman, a drama inspired by the acclaimed anti-colonial...
Biyi Bandele, the pioneering Nigerian novelist, playwright and filmmaker who directed the 2013 adaptation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Half of a Yellow Sun, starring Chiwetel Ejiofor and Thandiwe Newton, has died. He was 54.
Bandele died Sunday in Lagos, Nigeria, his daughter Temi Bandele announced on Facebook. No cause of death was given.
“Biyi was a prodigiously talented writer and filmmaker, as well as a loyal friend and beloved father,” she wrote. “He was a storyteller to his bones, with an unblinking perspective, singular voice and wisdom which spoke boldly through all of his art, in poetry, novels, plays and on screen. He told stories which made a profound impact and inspired many all over the world. His legacy will live on through his work.”
Bandele was completing postproduction on his latest movie, The King’s Horseman, a drama inspired by the acclaimed anti-colonial...
- 8/9/2022
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Latest feature from Nigerian writer-director due to premiere at TIFF.
Nigerian film director and novelist Biyi Bandele has died aged 54 in Lagos, Nigeria.
His family confirmed that he died on Sunday (August 7) but did not reveal a cause of death.
Bandele’s latest feature Elesin Oba, The King’s Horseman is set to premiere at Toronto as a special presentation in September. It comes nearly a decade after his directorial debut, Half Of A Yellow Sun, premiered at Toronto in 2013, starring Chiwetel Ejiofor and Thandiwe Newton.
Further credits include Fifty, which played the London Film Festival in 2015, and he directed...
Nigerian film director and novelist Biyi Bandele has died aged 54 in Lagos, Nigeria.
His family confirmed that he died on Sunday (August 7) but did not reveal a cause of death.
Bandele’s latest feature Elesin Oba, The King’s Horseman is set to premiere at Toronto as a special presentation in September. It comes nearly a decade after his directorial debut, Half Of A Yellow Sun, premiered at Toronto in 2013, starring Chiwetel Ejiofor and Thandiwe Newton.
Further credits include Fifty, which played the London Film Festival in 2015, and he directed...
- 8/9/2022
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
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- 8/4/2022
- MUBI
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Netflix on Tuesday unveiled its slate of African originals, presenting a showcase of local-language series, feature films and non-fiction projects produced in Africa that will roll out across the streamer’s global service later this year and in early 2023.
Highlights include The King’s Horseman, the hotly awaited film adaptation of Noble Prize-winning writer Wole Soyinka’s acclaimed anti-colonial play Death and the King’s Horseman. Adapted and directed by Half of a Yellow Sun helmer Biyi Bandele, the Yoruba-language drama will have its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival in September.
On the series side, Netflix will premiere its first-ever Afrikaans-language drama, Ludik, on Aug. 26. The six-part actioner stars South African-born Arnold Vosloo (The Mummy) in the title role as Daan Ludik. Rob Van Vuuren, Diaan Lawrenson and Zane Meas co-star.
Nigerian actor/director Akin Omotoso will launch The Brave Ones,...
Netflix on Tuesday unveiled its slate of African originals, presenting a showcase of local-language series, feature films and non-fiction projects produced in Africa that will roll out across the streamer’s global service later this year and in early 2023.
Highlights include The King’s Horseman, the hotly awaited film adaptation of Noble Prize-winning writer Wole Soyinka’s acclaimed anti-colonial play Death and the King’s Horseman. Adapted and directed by Half of a Yellow Sun helmer Biyi Bandele, the Yoruba-language drama will have its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival in September.
On the series side, Netflix will premiere its first-ever Afrikaans-language drama, Ludik, on Aug. 26. The six-part actioner stars South African-born Arnold Vosloo (The Mummy) in the title role as Daan Ludik. Rob Van Vuuren, Diaan Lawrenson and Zane Meas co-star.
Nigerian actor/director Akin Omotoso will launch The Brave Ones,...
- 8/2/2022
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
After teasing a number of titles in one-off announcements, including Steven Spielberg’s The Fabelmans, TIFF has now unveiled their full Gala and Special Presentations lineup. Selections include Hong Sangsoo’s second new feature of 2022, Walk Up, plus Martin McDonagh’s The Banshees Of Inisherin, Sarah Polley’s Women Talking, Sam Mendes’ Empire of Light, the Vicky Krieps-led Corsage, Park Chan-wook’s Decision to Leave, the Jennifer Lawrence-led Causeway, Joanna Hogg’s The Eternal Daugther, Mark Mylod’s The Menu, Henry Selick’s Wendell & Wild, Darren Aronofsky’s The Whale, and more.
See the lineup below.
Gala Presentations 2022
*Previously announced
Alice, Darling Mary Nighy | Canada, USA
World Premiere
Black Ice Hubert Davis | Canada
World Premiere
Butcher’s Crossing Gabe Polsky | USA
World Premiere
The Greatest Beer Run Ever Peter Farrelly | USA
World Premiere
The Hummingbird Francesca Archibugi | Italy, France
World Premiere
Hunt Lee Jung-jae | South Korea
North American...
See the lineup below.
Gala Presentations 2022
*Previously announced
Alice, Darling Mary Nighy | Canada, USA
World Premiere
Black Ice Hubert Davis | Canada
World Premiere
Butcher’s Crossing Gabe Polsky | USA
World Premiere
The Greatest Beer Run Ever Peter Farrelly | USA
World Premiere
The Hummingbird Francesca Archibugi | Italy, France
World Premiere
Hunt Lee Jung-jae | South Korea
North American...
- 7/28/2022
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
Netflix historical drama “Elesin Oba, The King’s Horseman,” will become the first Yoruba-language film to premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Produced by Mo Abudu’s EbonyLife Films and Netflix, the film — which will play in the Special Presentations section — is based on real-life events in Nigeria in 1943, and set in the Oyo Empire, in which the King’s horseman, Elesin Oba, must commit ritual suicide to follow his deceased king into the afterlife.
However, his best intentions are derailed by his sexual desires, which leads to catastrophic consequences and ends in a deadly clash with the British rulers of the day. The horseman is unable to fulfil his ultimate commitment to the king, leaving his spirit to roam the earth, spelling doom for the land and its people.
The film is based on the stage play “Death and the King’s Horseman,” which was written by Wole Soyinka,...
Produced by Mo Abudu’s EbonyLife Films and Netflix, the film — which will play in the Special Presentations section — is based on real-life events in Nigeria in 1943, and set in the Oyo Empire, in which the King’s horseman, Elesin Oba, must commit ritual suicide to follow his deceased king into the afterlife.
However, his best intentions are derailed by his sexual desires, which leads to catastrophic consequences and ends in a deadly clash with the British rulers of the day. The horseman is unable to fulfil his ultimate commitment to the king, leaving his spirit to roam the earth, spelling doom for the land and its people.
The film is based on the stage play “Death and the King’s Horseman,” which was written by Wole Soyinka,...
- 7/28/2022
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix has released the trailer for its first original TV show out of Nigeria, “Blood Sisters.”
Produced by leading Nigerian production company EbonyLife Studios, founded by Mo Abudu, the four-part crime thriller directed by Biyi Bandele and Kenneth Gyang will launch globally on the streaming service on May 5. The show is Abudu’s latest project for Netflix as part of her multi-title deal with the platform.
Set in Lagos, “Blood Sisters” follows a Nigerian wedding where the bride — who is fed up of being beaten up by her partner — accidentally kills the groom the night before their big day. The show tackles themes of intra-family relationships, physical and substance abuse, love, commitment and relationships.
An official description bills “Blood Sisters” as “an ode to life in the city [of Lagos] as it brilliantly juxtaposes the various socio-economic divides in Africa’s most famous commercial and social hub.”
EbonyLife Studios CEO Abudu said:...
Produced by leading Nigerian production company EbonyLife Studios, founded by Mo Abudu, the four-part crime thriller directed by Biyi Bandele and Kenneth Gyang will launch globally on the streaming service on May 5. The show is Abudu’s latest project for Netflix as part of her multi-title deal with the platform.
Set in Lagos, “Blood Sisters” follows a Nigerian wedding where the bride — who is fed up of being beaten up by her partner — accidentally kills the groom the night before their big day. The show tackles themes of intra-family relationships, physical and substance abuse, love, commitment and relationships.
An official description bills “Blood Sisters” as “an ode to life in the city [of Lagos] as it brilliantly juxtaposes the various socio-economic divides in Africa’s most famous commercial and social hub.”
EbonyLife Studios CEO Abudu said:...
- 4/7/2022
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
When Netflix acquired “Lionheart” following its Toronto International Film Festival world premiere, the acquisition marked a new arena for the global streaming platform — Nigeria. The directorial debut of Nigerian superstar actress Genevieve Nnaji, “Lionheart” drew a new level of international attention to Nigerian cinema. However, as Nigerian movies get more notice outside the country, it’s also raising the issue of exactly what a Nigerian film is supposed to be.
“It’s a complicated question,” said 31-year-old Nigerian-American filmmaker Faraday Okoro. He’s the writer and director of “Nigerian Prince,” the first film to win the At&T/Tribeca “Untold Stories” initiative, a multi-tier alliance between At&T and the Tribeca Film Institute that supports underrepresented filmmakers and awarded $1 million in funding for the winning script. Born and raised in the Us, Okoro is a graduate of both Howard University and NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts where he received his Mfa.
“It’s a complicated question,” said 31-year-old Nigerian-American filmmaker Faraday Okoro. He’s the writer and director of “Nigerian Prince,” the first film to win the At&T/Tribeca “Untold Stories” initiative, a multi-tier alliance between At&T and the Tribeca Film Institute that supports underrepresented filmmakers and awarded $1 million in funding for the winning script. Born and raised in the Us, Okoro is a graduate of both Howard University and NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts where he received his Mfa.
- 10/19/2018
- by Tambay Obenson
- Indiewire
Vertical Entertainment has acquired U.S. distribution rights to “Nigerian Prince” from the year-old Untold Stories initiative created by At&T and Tribeca.
Spike Lee is an executive producer on “Nigerian Prince.” Writer and director Faraday Okoro was awarded $1 million in April of 2017 to produce his feature film with mentorship from the Tribeca Film Festival and the Tribeca Film Institute. The movie made its worldwide premiere in April at the Tribeca Film Festival after being shot on location in Lagos and finished in less than 12 months.
The pic marks Okoro’s feature debut and stars newcomers Chinaza Uche and Antonio Bell. Vertical plans a fall theatrical release in multiple U.S. markets, including New York and Los Angeles. The film will also be released via national VOD outlets.
“Unveiling this story to the world is so gratifying for the entire cast and crew of ‘Nigerian Prince,'” Okoro said. “After winning...
Spike Lee is an executive producer on “Nigerian Prince.” Writer and director Faraday Okoro was awarded $1 million in April of 2017 to produce his feature film with mentorship from the Tribeca Film Festival and the Tribeca Film Institute. The movie made its worldwide premiere in April at the Tribeca Film Festival after being shot on location in Lagos and finished in less than 12 months.
The pic marks Okoro’s feature debut and stars newcomers Chinaza Uche and Antonio Bell. Vertical plans a fall theatrical release in multiple U.S. markets, including New York and Los Angeles. The film will also be released via national VOD outlets.
“Unveiling this story to the world is so gratifying for the entire cast and crew of ‘Nigerian Prince,'” Okoro said. “After winning...
- 6/27/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Vertical Entertainment has secured the U.S. distribution rights to Nigerian Prince, a film from first-time director Faraday Okoro, which was selected as the first winning project of At&T Presents: Untold Stories created by At&T and Tribeca. The film, which had its world premiere at this year’s Tribeca fest, will get a limited theatrical release in the fall as well as a VOD roll-out.
Written by Okoro and Andrew Long, the plot follows a Nigerian-American teenager who is sent to Nigeria against his will and joins forces with an internet scammer in order to return to the United States.
The Untold Stories initiative is a multi-tier alliance between At&T, Tribeca and the Tribeca Film Institute that supports underrepresented filmmakers. Okoro was awarded $1 million to produce his feature film with mentorship from the Tribeca Film Festival and the Tribeca Film Institute.
Oscar Hernandez, Bose Oshin, and Okoro produced...
Written by Okoro and Andrew Long, the plot follows a Nigerian-American teenager who is sent to Nigeria against his will and joins forces with an internet scammer in order to return to the United States.
The Untold Stories initiative is a multi-tier alliance between At&T, Tribeca and the Tribeca Film Institute that supports underrepresented filmmakers. Okoro was awarded $1 million to produce his feature film with mentorship from the Tribeca Film Festival and the Tribeca Film Institute.
Oscar Hernandez, Bose Oshin, and Okoro produced...
- 6/27/2018
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Every week, IndieWire’s Filmmaker Toolkit rounds up the latest opportunities that can help those looking to advance projects or get a career started in the film industry. The following grants, labs, fellowships, contests, and other nonprofit opportunities could be a great way to help kickstart your movie and TV dreams.
Read More: Attention, Screenwriters: New Opportunities for Horror, TV and Women Over 40 — Indie Film Resources
Flies Collective Film Grant
Flies Collective, a New York-based production company founded by filmmakers Daniel Patrick Carbone, Zachary Shedd, and Matthew Petock, announced the launch of the inaugural Flies Collective Film Grant. Open to both established filmmakers and emerging talent in the independent space, the 2017 Flies Collective Film Grant will provide funding that allows promising, original projects to start production.
In an interview with IndieWire, Carbone explained that after the members of the collective had a good run of making money in commercial work...
Read More: Attention, Screenwriters: New Opportunities for Horror, TV and Women Over 40 — Indie Film Resources
Flies Collective Film Grant
Flies Collective, a New York-based production company founded by filmmakers Daniel Patrick Carbone, Zachary Shedd, and Matthew Petock, announced the launch of the inaugural Flies Collective Film Grant. Open to both established filmmakers and emerging talent in the independent space, the 2017 Flies Collective Film Grant will provide funding that allows promising, original projects to start production.
In an interview with IndieWire, Carbone explained that after the members of the collective had a good run of making money in commercial work...
- 4/14/2017
- by Chris O'Falt
- Indiewire
We've been informed that Biyi Bandele's 'Fifty' is heading to Netflix exclusively, beginning December 20. So those of you in the USA will be able to finally check it out, after months of coverage on this blog. Check out Jilo Katter's review of the film below. *** "Fifty" follows four African female lead characters into a riveting exploration of life’s paradoxes; love and lust, faith and logic, power and vulnerability, wisdom and youth, all culminated against the tropically insatiable backdrop of Africa’s fastest growing city, Lagos, Nigeria. After being shortlisted in the ‘Love Category’ of the prestigious BFI London film festival, themed rather befittingly as "The...
- 12/15/2015
- by Jilo Katter
- ShadowAndAct
"Fifty" follows four African female lead characters into a riveting exploration of life’s paradoxes; love and lust, faith and logic, power and vulnerability, wisdom and youth, all culminated against the tropically insatiable backdrop of Africa’s fastest growing city, Lagos, Nigeria. After being shortlisted in the ‘Love Category’ of the prestigious BFI London film festival, themed rather befittingly as "The Year of the Strong Woman," those expecting a traditional love story will be challenged by Biyi Bandele’s comparison of love as a playful frivolity in a society where divorce is traditionally crowned as the pit of a woman’s achievements. Tola (Dakore Egbuson) is the...
- 11/5/2015
- by Jilo Katter
- ShadowAndAct
The 59Th BFI London Film Festival Announces Full 2015 Programme
You can peruse the programme at your leisure here.
The programme for the 59th BFI London Film Festival in partnership launched today, with Festival Director Clare Stewart presenting this year’s rich and diverse selection of films and events. BFI London Film Festival is Britain’s leading film event and one of the world’s oldest film festivals. It introduces the finest new British and international films to an expanding London and UK-wide audience. The Festival provides an essential platform for films seeking global success; and promotes the careers of British and international filmmakers through its industry and awards programmes. With this year’s industry programme stronger than ever, offering international filmmakers and leaders a programme of insightful events covering every area of the film industry Lff positions London as the world’s leading creative city.
The Festival will screen a...
You can peruse the programme at your leisure here.
The programme for the 59th BFI London Film Festival in partnership launched today, with Festival Director Clare Stewart presenting this year’s rich and diverse selection of films and events. BFI London Film Festival is Britain’s leading film event and one of the world’s oldest film festivals. It introduces the finest new British and international films to an expanding London and UK-wide audience. The Festival provides an essential platform for films seeking global success; and promotes the careers of British and international filmmakers through its industry and awards programmes. With this year’s industry programme stronger than ever, offering international filmmakers and leaders a programme of insightful events covering every area of the film industry Lff positions London as the world’s leading creative city.
The Festival will screen a...
- 9/1/2015
- by John
- SoundOnSight
In news that should be music to the ears of many of you who've been anxiously awaiting an opportunity to finally see director Biyi Bandele’s adaptation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's award-winning novel “Half of a Yellow Sun,” and Still haven't seen it (despite a limited theatrical release, and a DVD release last summer), if you have a Netflix streaming account (or have been waiting for it to get to that platform), you can now watch the film there. It became available just yesterday. Produced by Andrea Calderwood ("The Last King of Scotland" and "The Constant Gardener"), “Half of a Yellow Sun” first premiered at the 2013 Toronto...
- 3/3/2015
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Earlier this year Lupita Nyong'o acquired the rights to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's award-winning 2012 novel Americanah, signing on to star as Nigerian émigré Ifemelu, as well as produce along with Brad Pitt's Plan B Entertainment. David Oyelowo has also signed on to star as romantic lead Obinze. The book is divine: beautifully written, emotionally complex, swooningly romantic and often bitingly funny. It's also full of razor-sharp insight on immigration and cultural identity, the shifting concept of home, and blackness in America, Nigeria, and Britain.
The project is guaranteed to be a meaty opportunity for Nyong'o and Oyelowo, but is still several steps away from production. Some questions:
1. Should we worry that the project doesn't yet have a script? I'd say no, in part because of my love for the source material, but largely due to the strength of Plan B producing. They've got a respectable filmography, and the last...
The project is guaranteed to be a meaty opportunity for Nyong'o and Oyelowo, but is still several steps away from production. Some questions:
1. Should we worry that the project doesn't yet have a script? I'd say no, in part because of my love for the source material, but largely due to the strength of Plan B producing. They've got a respectable filmography, and the last...
- 12/18/2014
- by Margaret de Larios
- FilmExperience
Biyi Bandele makes his directorial bow with Half of a Yellow Sun (2013), a take on Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's novel starring British actors Thandie Newton and Chiwetel Ejiofor. Set in the late 1960s, the film follows twin sisters Olanna (Newton) and Kainene (Anika Noni Rose) as they arrive back home in Nigeria having finished their studies in England. To celebrate the long-awaited home entertainment release of Half of a Yellow Sun this Monday (4 August), we have Three DVD copies to give away thanks to the kind folks at Soda Pictures. This is an exclusive competition for our Facebook and Twitter fans, so if you haven't already, 'Like' us at facebook.com/CineVueUK or follow us @CineVue before answering the question below.
- 8/8/2014
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
★★☆☆☆Odenigbo (12 Years a Slave's Chiwetel Ejiofor) and Olanna (Thandie Newton) are sat in uncomfortable silence at the dinner table before the quiet is pierced by a question: "Are we still trying to have a child?" This stuffy, uneasy scene - furnished with dialogue awkward and laboured - is regrettably Half of a Yellow Sun (2013) in microcosm. Based on Chimamanda Ngozi Adicie's novel of the same name, Biyi Bandele's stuttering directorial debut is a valiant attempt to navigate a tumultuous period in Nigerian history, but not an enormously successful one. An uneven blend of melodrama and the horrors of civil war, it should be anchored by strong leads but instead remains listless and adrift.
- 8/4/2014
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
Following up on last week's announcement that Biyi Bandele's "Half Of A Yellow Sun" - a film adaptation of celebrated author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Orange Prize-winning novel of the same name - has finally been cleared by the Nigerian Film and Video Censors Board, for local release, after almost 3 months in Limbo. The announcement didn't include a date that the film will eventually be released now that it's been approved for release; but we've learned today that its theatrical debut in Nigeria is now set for August 1. The film's producers and Nigerian distributor FilmOne Distribution, released a statement on the film's Censors Board clearance,...
- 7/9/2014
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Biyi Bandele’s adaptation of the best-selling novel will be shown in cinemas in Nigera from Aug 1.
Half of a Yellow Sun has been certified for theatrical release in Nigeria.
In a joint statement, Shareman Media and FilmOne Distribution said that Biyi Bandele’s adaptation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s best-selling novel had been passed by the National Film and Video Censors Board (Nfvcb), and will be released in cinemas across Nigeria from Aug 1.
They added: “The producers and distributors of this landmark movie would like to particularly thank all Nigerian for their patience and support.”
According to reports, the film was set to open in Nigerian cinemas in April but the Nfvcb found some scenes “objectionable”.
In June, FilmOne met with members of the Nfvcb and presented edited scenes which saw the film approved in June with an 18 certificate.
Vimeo’s Peter Gerard has spoken about how Nigerian producers are building their own distribution networks here...
Half of a Yellow Sun has been certified for theatrical release in Nigeria.
In a joint statement, Shareman Media and FilmOne Distribution said that Biyi Bandele’s adaptation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s best-selling novel had been passed by the National Film and Video Censors Board (Nfvcb), and will be released in cinemas across Nigeria from Aug 1.
They added: “The producers and distributors of this landmark movie would like to particularly thank all Nigerian for their patience and support.”
According to reports, the film was set to open in Nigerian cinemas in April but the Nfvcb found some scenes “objectionable”.
In June, FilmOne met with members of the Nfvcb and presented edited scenes which saw the film approved in June with an 18 certificate.
Vimeo’s Peter Gerard has spoken about how Nigerian producers are building their own distribution networks here...
- 7/9/2014
- by ian.sandwell@screendaily.com (Ian Sandwell)
- ScreenDaily
Various Nigerian press outlets and journalists (via Twitter) are reporting that Biyi Bandele's "Half Of A Yellow Sun" - a film adaptation of celebrated author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Orange Prize-winning novel of the same name - has finally been cleared by the Nigerian Film and Video Censors Board, for local release. The announcement didn't include a date that the film will eventually be released now that it's been approved for release. According to the Board’s Corporate Affairs representative, Caesar Kagho, the film has been approved with an "18" rating, which, based on my research, is the equivalent of an "R" rating here...
- 7/4/2014
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
In news that should be music to the ears of many of you who've been anxiously awaiting an opportunity to finally see director Biyi Bandele’s adaptation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's award-winning novel “Half of a Yellow Sun,” distributor monterey media and digital streaming platform Vimeo, have teamed up to release the acclaimed drama on the latter's Vimeo On Demand service. The film was released today, Sunday, June 29th, and is now available for rental ($3.99) and purchase ($12.99) on Vimeo On Demand. Visit Vimeo.com/OnDemand/HalfofaYellowSun now! It saw a limited theatrical release, which means many of you didn't see it...
- 6/30/2014
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
In news that should be music to the ears of many of you who've been anxiously awaiting an opportunity to finally see director Biyi Bandele’s adaptation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's award-winning novel “Half of a Yellow Sun,” distributor monterey media and digital streaming platform Vimeo, have teamed up to release the acclaimed drama on the latter's Vimeo On Demand service. The film will be available for rental ($3.99) and purchase ($12.99) on Vimeo On Demand, starting this Sunday, June 29th. Visit Vimeo.com/OnDemand/HalfofaYellowSun now, where you can preorder your copy, or, on Sunday, and thereafter, when it's officially...
- 6/26/2014
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
What? Yet another article about "Half of a Yellow Sun" I can hear you saying.But wait, don’t leave before I tell you that I have some good news for our readers in the Chicagoland area.Biyi Bandele's feature film, which is being distributed by Monterey Media, and stars Chiwetel Ejiofor, Thandie Newton, John Boyega, Anika Noni Rose, Joseph Mawle and Genevieve Nnaji, is a drama that weaves together the lives of four people swept up in the turbulence of civil war, with a newly independent 1960's Nigeria as the backdrop.The good news is that the film will finally open in Chicago this month, for a week’s engagement, starting next Friday, June 20 through 26. The film will play...
- 6/11/2014
- by Sergio
- ShadowAndAct
Title: Half of a Yellow Sun Director: Biyi Bandele Starring: Thandie Newton, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Anika Noni Rose, Joseph Mawle, John Boyega, Onyeka Onwenu A well-intentioned historical drama that unfolds in the 1960s against the backdrop of the Nigerian Civil War, ”Half of a Yellow Sun” features a couple strong lead performances and the sort of stark socioeconomic class conflict and high stakes that often lends itself to engaging adaptation, but the film gets caught up in the undertow of mawkish melodrama early on, never to fully recover. The story centers around a pair of twin sisters from a well-to-do family, Olanna (Thandie Newton) and Kainene (Anika Noni Rose), who return to their homeland [ Read More ]
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- 6/2/2014
- by bsimon
- ShockYa
And so it continues... a month after the film was initially set to open in Nigerian theaters, it still has yet to receive the necessary certification from the Nigerian Film and Video Censors Board, that will allow for its local release. Nigeria has been under an international microscope lately, thanks in large part to the kidnappings of some 300 school girls by Boko Haram, as well as recent news that the country has surpassed South Africa to become Africa's largest economy; and we could even now add the delayed release of Biyi Bandele's Half Of A Yellow Sun - a film adaptation of celebrated author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Orange Prize-winning novel of...
- 5/21/2014
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
When it comes to turning books into film, the sprawling historical novel is both the most alluring and most treacherous of source material. Alluring because of the promise of sweep, atmosphere, and the spectacle of human lives jostled around by great events. Treacherous because, well, movies are short, and novels are long. Case in point: Half of a Yellow Sun, written and directed by the Nigerian-British author Biyi Bandele, and adapted from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s award-winning historical epic set during Nigeria’s civil war in the 1960s, is transporting, well acted, and occasionally powerful. It’s also a rushed, maddening mess.The film begins on the eve of Nigerian independence in 1960, and follows two young women, Olanna (Thandie Newton) and Kainene (Anika Noni Rose), the daughters of a wealthy Lagos businessman, as they pursue the privileges that beauty, family wealth, and their headstrong demeanors bring them. Kainene is cool,...
- 5/16/2014
- by Bilge Ebiri
- Vulture
Setting your romantic epic against a historical backdrop is a risky proposition: Lend too much weight to actual events (especially those as horrific as in the 1967-70 Nigerian-Biafran War) and you risk rendering your tale irrelevant; emphasize the love story and you might be accused of trivializing history.
Fortunately, Biyi Bandele's Half of a Yellow Sun strikes an admirable balance between drama and history. For those whose knowledge of African history is lacking, Bandele helps the audience along with newsreel footage of the conflict framing the lives of sisters Olanna (Thandie Newton) and Kainene (Anika Noni Rose), "revolutionary professor" Odenigbo (Chiwetel Ejiofor), and English writer Richard (Joseph Mawle).
After the nearly year-long gushing over Ejiofor'...
Fortunately, Biyi Bandele's Half of a Yellow Sun strikes an admirable balance between drama and history. For those whose knowledge of African history is lacking, Bandele helps the audience along with newsreel footage of the conflict framing the lives of sisters Olanna (Thandie Newton) and Kainene (Anika Noni Rose), "revolutionary professor" Odenigbo (Chiwetel Ejiofor), and English writer Richard (Joseph Mawle).
After the nearly year-long gushing over Ejiofor'...
- 5/14/2014
- Village Voice
What? Yet another article about Half of a Yellow Sun I can hear you saying.But wait, don’t leave before I have to tell you that I have some good news for our readers in the Chicagoland area.Biyi Bandele's feature film, which is being distributed by Monterey Media and stars Chiwetel Ejiofor, Thandie Newton, John Boyega, Anika Noni Rose, Joseph Mawle and Genevieve Nnaji, is a drama that weaves together the lives of four people swept up in the turbulence of civil war, with a newly independent 1960s Nigeria as the backdrop.The good news is that it was announced earlier today that the film will open in Chicago in late June for a week’s engagement, starting June 20 through 26. The...
- 5/7/2014
- by Sergio
- ShadowAndAct
Biyi Bandele's Half Of A Yellow Sun - a film adaptation of celebrated author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Orange Prize-winning novel of the same name - opened in UK theaters 3 Fridays ago, April 11, and was to open in Nigeria, where the film is set, on Friday, April 25, but that didn't happen, as its release date was postponed to May 2nd, due to "delays in getting certification from Nigerian Film and Video Censors Board." The film's Nigeria debut date was been postponed once again last week, for the very same reasons, although no specific future date was given this time around. Needless to say, many in Nigeria, who were...
- 5/5/2014
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
News for those of you in Nigeria... Biyi Bandele's Half Of A Yellow Sun - a film adaptation of celebrated author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Orange Prize-winning novel of the same name - opened in UK theaters 3 Fridays ago, April 11, and was to open in Nigeria, where the film is set, last week Friday, April 25, but that didn't happen, as its release date was postponed to May 2nd, due to "delays in getting certification from Nigerian Film and Video Censors Board." The film's debut Nigeria debut date has been postponed once again for the very same reasons, although no specific future date was given this time...
- 5/2/2014
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
In its 21st Edition, New York African Film Festival is a month long celebration of the continent's best of the best with staggering 40+ films slated in its lineup. They will be showing in three different cultural venues throughout the city. The festival presents a unique selection of contemporary and classic African films, running the gamut from features, shorts, and documentaries to animation and experimental films. At Film Society of Lincoln Center, in celebration of the centenary of Nigeria's independence, the series kicks off with Nollywood dark comedy Confusion Na Wa by Kenneth Gyang. Centerpiece film is the much-anticipated Half of a Yellow Sun, directed and adapted by Biyi Bandele and starring Thandie Newton, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Anika Noni Rose. The sweeping 1986 epic Sarraounia...
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- 5/2/2014
- Screen Anarchy
Now in its 40th year, the Seattle International Film Festival (May 15-June 8) has announced that actors Laura Dern and Chiwetel Ejiofor will be honored with Tribute awards for Outstanding Achievement in Acting. Both are set to appear at special events, screenings of their work, awards presentations, Q&As and more. On May 16, the fest will spend an afternoon with Laura Dern, screening the Ya adaptation "The Fault in Our Stars," starring Shailene Woodley, with costar Dern in attendance. The next night, May 17, David Lynch's inimitable Palme d'Or winner "Wild at Heart," starring Dern and Nicolas Cage, will screen after an onstage interview surveying her career. On May 19, Siff will screen Biyi Bandele's Nigeria-set "Half of a Yellow Sun" in honor of star Chiwetel Ejiofor, who got his start in Steven Spielberg's 1997 "Amistad" and was Oscar-nominated earlier this year for "12 Years a Slave." Following the screening there will...
- 4/28/2014
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Thompson on Hollywood
Release of @HOAYSMovie in Nigeria postponed to 2nd May, due to delays in getting certification from Nigerian Film and Video Censors Board— Half of a Yellow Sun (@HOAYSMovie) April 25, 2014 News for those of you in Nigeria. Biyi Bandele's Half Of A Yellow Sun - a film adaptation of celebrated author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Orange Prize-winning novel of the same name - opened in UK theaters 2 Fridays ago, April 11; so I'm sure some of you across the pond have seen the film already, over the last 2 weeks, while the rest of the world waits in anticipation. It was to open in Nigeria, where the film is set, today, April 25; but that obviously...
- 4/25/2014
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
If you're in the UK, congrats to you, because Biyi Bandele's Half Of A Yellow Sun - a film adaptation of celebrated author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Orange Prize-winning novel of the same name - opened in UK theaters last week Friday, April 11; so I'm sure some of you across the pond have seen the film already, over the last week, while the rest of the world waits in anticipation (it opens in Nigeria, where the film is set, on April 25; and hits USA theaters, courtesy of Monterey Media, on May 16th).I'm a subscriber to the blog belonging to Richard Morrison - one of the world’s leading designers of film title sequences, who happens to be based in the UK, where the...
- 4/17/2014
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
The acclaimed novel about the Biafran war never really hangs together on screen
Hopes were high for this adaptation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's acclaimed novel about the Biafran war, starring Bafta-winning Chiwetel Ejiofor as the feckless father of a flawed emergent nation. But the road to mediocrity is paved with good intentions and Biyi Bandele's awkward arrangement of domestic squalls, milling extras and antique newsreel footage never truly hangs together. Still, Ejiofor and Thandie Newton turn in dogged, heartfelt performances as the Nigerian academics at the mercy of history and mired in conflict. Their house must find space for both toxic mother-in-law and illegitimate child. Meanwhile, the Hausa tribes to the north are targeting the Igbo majority in the south. Undeterred, our unhappy couple plough on through the years, eventually taking their places for the bloodiest wedding ceremony since Game of Thrones. It's another trumpeting metaphor for the world on their doorstep.
Hopes were high for this adaptation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's acclaimed novel about the Biafran war, starring Bafta-winning Chiwetel Ejiofor as the feckless father of a flawed emergent nation. But the road to mediocrity is paved with good intentions and Biyi Bandele's awkward arrangement of domestic squalls, milling extras and antique newsreel footage never truly hangs together. Still, Ejiofor and Thandie Newton turn in dogged, heartfelt performances as the Nigerian academics at the mercy of history and mired in conflict. Their house must find space for both toxic mother-in-law and illegitimate child. Meanwhile, the Hausa tribes to the north are targeting the Igbo majority in the south. Undeterred, our unhappy couple plough on through the years, eventually taking their places for the bloodiest wedding ceremony since Game of Thrones. It's another trumpeting metaphor for the world on their doorstep.
- 4/12/2014
- by Xan Brooks
- The Guardian - Film News
Oh what a lovely film! As romance and history, this is by turns funny and tragic, suspenseful and celebratory, and never less than solidly entertaining. I’m “biast” (pro): love Chiwetel Ejiofor
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
I have not read the source material
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Oh what a lovely film! The feature debut of screenwriter and director Biyi Bandele tells the tale of Nigeria in the 1960s, from independence through civil war, through the eyes of two sisters and the different roads they followed for their lives. Twins Olanna (Thandie Newton: Vanishing on 7th Street) and Kainene (Anika Noni Rose: For Colored Girls) are more openly liberated than even many women in the U.S. or the U.K. at the time would have been, and more than even their wealthy, progressive family in Lagos is completely happy with. No matter to them!
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
I have not read the source material
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Oh what a lovely film! The feature debut of screenwriter and director Biyi Bandele tells the tale of Nigeria in the 1960s, from independence through civil war, through the eyes of two sisters and the different roads they followed for their lives. Twins Olanna (Thandie Newton: Vanishing on 7th Street) and Kainene (Anika Noni Rose: For Colored Girls) are more openly liberated than even many women in the U.S. or the U.K. at the time would have been, and more than even their wealthy, progressive family in Lagos is completely happy with. No matter to them!
- 4/11/2014
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
This adaptation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's novel, though often sluggish, is a valuable reminder of Britain's toxic post-imperial legacy
Some of Britain's notable "postcolonial" fiction has translated uneasily into cinema: Monica Ali's Brick Lane and Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children didn't entirely work as movies. Zadie Smith's White Teeth was adapted, with more success, as a television drama. Now comes the film of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's 2006 novel Half of a Yellow Sun, about lives in Nigeria torn apart by the 1960s Biafran war: the attempt to create a secessionist state whose flag showed the top half of a hopeful rising (not setting) sun. Adapted and directed by Biyi Bandele, the film is well intentioned and certainly very well cast: Thandie Newton is the elegant intellectual Olanna and Chiwetel Ejiofor her husband, the conceited, bullish academic Odenigbo. Their tempestuous private lives are made even more tumultuous by the history being made around them.
Some of Britain's notable "postcolonial" fiction has translated uneasily into cinema: Monica Ali's Brick Lane and Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children didn't entirely work as movies. Zadie Smith's White Teeth was adapted, with more success, as a television drama. Now comes the film of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's 2006 novel Half of a Yellow Sun, about lives in Nigeria torn apart by the 1960s Biafran war: the attempt to create a secessionist state whose flag showed the top half of a hopeful rising (not setting) sun. Adapted and directed by Biyi Bandele, the film is well intentioned and certainly very well cast: Thandie Newton is the elegant intellectual Olanna and Chiwetel Ejiofor her husband, the conceited, bullish academic Odenigbo. Their tempestuous private lives are made even more tumultuous by the history being made around them.
- 4/10/2014
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
This adaptation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's novel, though often sluggish, is a valuable reminder of Britain's toxic post-imperial legacy
Some of Britain's notable "postcolonial" fiction has translated uneasily into cinema: Monica Ali's Brick Lane and Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children didn't entirely work as movies. Zadie Smith's White Teeth was adapted, with more success, as a television drama. Now comes the film of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's 2006 novel Half of a Yellow Sun, about lives in Nigeria torn apart by the 1960s Biafran war: the attempt to create a secessionist state whose flag showed the top half of a hopeful rising (not setting) sun. Adapted and directed by Biyi Bandele, the film is well intentioned and certainly very well cast: Thandie Newton is the elegant intellectual Olanna and Chiwetel Ejiofor her husband, the conceited, bullish academic Odenigbo. Their tempestuous private lives are made even more tumultuous by the history being made around them.
Some of Britain's notable "postcolonial" fiction has translated uneasily into cinema: Monica Ali's Brick Lane and Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children didn't entirely work as movies. Zadie Smith's White Teeth was adapted, with more success, as a television drama. Now comes the film of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's 2006 novel Half of a Yellow Sun, about lives in Nigeria torn apart by the 1960s Biafran war: the attempt to create a secessionist state whose flag showed the top half of a hopeful rising (not setting) sun. Adapted and directed by Biyi Bandele, the film is well intentioned and certainly very well cast: Thandie Newton is the elegant intellectual Olanna and Chiwetel Ejiofor her husband, the conceited, bullish academic Odenigbo. Their tempestuous private lives are made even more tumultuous by the history being made around them.
- 4/10/2014
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
While many of us still look at Chiwetel Ejiofor and see the anguished, broken Solomon Northup, given his quite miraculous and sincere portrayal in Steve McQueen’s Oscar winning drama 12 Years a Slave, the British actor is now back on home soil promoting his latest production, taking a starring role in Biyi Bandele’s Half of a Yellow Sun.
The film takes place amidst the devastating Nigerian civil war during the late 1960s, and Ejiofor plays political activist Odenigbo, who falls in love with Thandie Newton’s affluent Olanna. Though Ejiofor was born and raised in London, it’s a series of events very close to home to the actor, who is of Nigerian heritage. “It was something that I was always aware of,” he said. “It’s a very important part of my family history and one of the reasons why I was born in London, because after the...
The film takes place amidst the devastating Nigerian civil war during the late 1960s, and Ejiofor plays political activist Odenigbo, who falls in love with Thandie Newton’s affluent Olanna. Though Ejiofor was born and raised in London, it’s a series of events very close to home to the actor, who is of Nigerian heritage. “It was something that I was always aware of,” he said. “It’s a very important part of my family history and one of the reasons why I was born in London, because after the...
- 4/10/2014
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The International Black Women's Film Festival announces the 2014 Black Laurel Film Series at the New Parkway Theater in Oakland, CA, for April 20, July 20, and October 26, 2014. A celebration of Black women in film, the Black Laurel Film Series presents rare, under-appreciated films from fresh perspectives that re-examine the role of Black women in film through historical context, social constructs and cultural expression. The series opens with an exclusive free screening of Half Of A Yellow Sun (director Biyi Bandele) based on the best-selling book by author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Thandie Newton, and Anika Noni Rose. The...
- 4/9/2014
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Excited to show off their latest film, Thandie Newton and Chiwetel Ejiofor attended the UK premiere of "Half of a Yellow Sun" in London on Tuesday (April 8).
The Oscar-nominated actor looked handsome in a dark suit and white dress shirt while his gorgeous co-star wore a sleeveless black dress with a gold image of an eye on it.
In the drama, the lives of four people during the struggle to establish an independent republic in Nigeria are followed.
Excited for the event, Thandie tweeted, "Hollywood and Nollywood coming to Streatham tonight with Half of a Yellow Sun. Can't wait." Directed by Biyi Bandele, the movie hits theaters in the United States in July.
The Oscar-nominated actor looked handsome in a dark suit and white dress shirt while his gorgeous co-star wore a sleeveless black dress with a gold image of an eye on it.
In the drama, the lives of four people during the struggle to establish an independent republic in Nigeria are followed.
Excited for the event, Thandie tweeted, "Hollywood and Nollywood coming to Streatham tonight with Half of a Yellow Sun. Can't wait." Directed by Biyi Bandele, the movie hits theaters in the United States in July.
- 4/9/2014
- GossipCenter
I suspect that, ahead of the film's USA release, we'll have our opportunity to chat with director Biyi Bandele about Half Of A Yellow Sun - his film adaptation of celebrated author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Orange Prize-winning novel of the same name, which will open in UK theaters a week this week, in Nigeria on April 25, and in the USA (via Monterey Media) on May 16. But in the meantime, here's an informative interview the director gave to our friends at Smart Monkey TV, in which he talks how the film came to be made; the inspiration for the novel itself; turning the novel into a film; telling the story from the point of view of the two sisters; how...
- 4/8/2014
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
If you're in the UK, congrats because Biyi Bandele's Half Of A Yellow Sun - a film adaptation of celebrated author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Orange Prize-winning novel of the same name - will open in UK theaters a week from now, on April 11, while the rest of the world waits in anticipation to see it. Also those in Nigeria are in luck because the film opens there on April 25. For USA audiences, Monterey Media has announced today that the distribution company will be opening the film in the United States on May 16th. Along with that announcement came a whole bunch of new images from the film, some of which you can see embedded below.Ahead of its UK...
- 4/4/2014
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
As I reported last l week Half of a Yellow Sun director Biyi Bandele was interviewed by Nadia Denton (The Black British Filmmaker's Guide to Success: Finance, Market and Distribute Your Film) this weekend at the Watersprite Cambridge International Student Film Festival in the U.K. Luckily for all of us, now an audio recording of the entire hour long conversation is now available for everyone to listen. Among the many things that Bandele talks about is how he got started directing films and his early film career and the physical toll it took on him and the cast and crew to make the film and he addresses extensively as well the controversy over the casting of Thandie Newton in...
- 3/10/2014
- by Sergio
- ShadowAndAct
If you're in the UK, congrats because Biyi Bandele's Half Of A Yellow Sun - a film adaptation of celebrated author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Orange Prize-winning novel of the same name - will open in UK theaters a month from now, on April 11, while the rest of the world waits in anticipation to see it. For USA audiences, Monterey Media picked it up to release this summer, although they haven't set an exact date yet.Ahead of its UK release next month, a brand new release trailer has been cut and released, showing off footage that we haven't seen before. The UK release trailer is embedded below. Biyi Bandele's feature film directorial debut, stars Chiwetel...
- 3/7/2014
- by Courtney
- ShadowAndAct
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