Continuing with 2016 Toronto International Film Festival diaspora highlights… Nigerian filmmaker Akin Omotoso’s acclaimed 2011 crime drama “Man On Ground” traveled the international film festival circuit, winning over audiences and critics alike, throughout its run, after its premiere at the Toronto International… Continue Reading →...
- 8/18/2016
- by shadowandact
- ShadowAndAct
South Africa's Akin Omotoso is on something of a hot streak. Already a well known and respected actor seen in titles such as Blood Diamond, Shake Hands With The Devil and Lord Of War, Omotoso came to international attention as a director with 2011 drama Man On Ground. Omotoso has kept busy on both sides of the camera since then, scoring a huge local boxoffice hit with romcom Tell Me Sweet Something and is now back on the international festival circuit with his latest directorial effort Vaya, due to have its World Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. Nhlanhla has no money to pay for his girlfriend’s dowry. His problems seem to be solved when his cousin Xolani, from the big city tells him...
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- 8/17/2016
- Screen Anarchy
From Rififi Pictures comes a new film titled “Tell Me Sweet Something,” directed by the award-winning filmmaker Akin Omotoso ("Man on Ground"), which was inspired by Omotoso’s love of love songs, the romance classic "Love Jones," and his desire to tell a story that celebrates love in the city he loves - Johannesburg, South Africa. Starring Nomzamo Mbatha, Maps Maponyane, Thishiwe Ziqubu, Kagiso Lediga, Thomas Gumede, Thembi Seete and Mandisa Bardill, “Tell Me Sweet Something” tells the story of Moratiwa (Mbatha): an aspiring novelist with writer’s block. She hasn’t had much luck with love ever since her ex-boyfriend Norman went out to buy milk and never came...
- 9/11/2015
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
From Rififi Pictures comes a new film titled “Tell Me Sweet Something,” directed by the award-winning filmmaker Akin Omotoso ("Man on Ground"), which was inspired by Omotoso’s love of love songs, the romance classic "Love Jones," and his desire to tell a story that celebrates love in the city he loves - Johannesburg, South Africa. Starring Nomzamo Mbatha, Maps Maponyane, Thishiwe Ziqubu, Kagiso Lediga, Thomas Gumede, Thembi Seete and Mandisa Bardill, “Tell Me Sweet Something” tells the story of Moratiwa (Mbatha): an aspiring novelist with writer’s block. She hasn’t had much luck with love ever since her ex-boyfriend Norman went out to buy milk and never came...
- 6/8/2015
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
His acclaimed crime drama Man On Ground, traveled the international film festival circuit, winning over audiences and critics alike throughout its journey, after its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2011 in the Contemporary World Cinema category. However, it's unfortunately not yet widely available on home video platforms. While we wait for news of availability, Nigerian writer/director Akin Omotoso is going into production on his next feature film project, a romantic comedy titled Tell Me Sweet Something, which will be produced by Robbie Thorpe (who produced the South African box office hit...
- 5/8/2014
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Forget popcorn, it will be beignets and Naija meat pies all round when the French capital hosts its first Nigerian film week
Even though Nigeria didn't get much love at this year's African film festival, Fespaco, some Parisians believe the francophone world is ready for Naija cinema. Nollywood, the world's second largest film industry, produces more than 2,000 films annually, and now seven of its best will be screened at France's first ever NollywoodWeek Paris. From 30 May to 2 June, the L'Arlequin Theatre in Saint-Germain-des-Prés will host the festival, which is to include a VIP cocktail with the filmmakers, panel discussions and a crafts marketplace.
Nollywood is already popular in France. A new channel, Nollywood TV, has launched. A walk through Barbès and Château Rouge reveals shops full of films from around west Africa. Nollywood still doesn't have much access to mainstream France however, something the organisers of the film festival are hoping to change.
Even though Nigeria didn't get much love at this year's African film festival, Fespaco, some Parisians believe the francophone world is ready for Naija cinema. Nollywood, the world's second largest film industry, produces more than 2,000 films annually, and now seven of its best will be screened at France's first ever NollywoodWeek Paris. From 30 May to 2 June, the L'Arlequin Theatre in Saint-Germain-des-Prés will host the festival, which is to include a VIP cocktail with the filmmakers, panel discussions and a crafts marketplace.
Nollywood is already popular in France. A new channel, Nollywood TV, has launched. A walk through Barbès and Château Rouge reveals shops full of films from around west Africa. Nollywood still doesn't have much access to mainstream France however, something the organisers of the film festival are hoping to change.
- 5/7/2013
- The Guardian - Film News
His acclaimed crime drama Man On Ground, traveled the international film festival circuit from 2011 through last year, after its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in the Contemporary World Cinema category, and Nigerian writer/director Akin Omotoso is onto his next feature film project, titled Night Has Fallen, was written by both Omotoso and Mark Johnston, and is described as a political drama. But while we wait for that film to arrive, watch the below 17-minute informative behind-the-scenes feature on the making of Man On Ground, courtesy of our friends at Africa Is A Country. Recapping... Man On Ground, a bold...
- 4/11/2013
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
His acclaimed crime drama Man On Ground, continuing to screen around the world this year, after its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival last year in the Contemporary World Cinema category, Nigerian writer/director Akin Omotoso is moving forward, prepping his next feature film project. Details on plot aren't public yet, but I can tell you that it's titled Night Has Fallen, was written by both Omotoso and Mark Johnston, and is described as a political drama. I can also tell you that it's one of 41 feature projects selected for the Ontario Media Development Corporation (Omdc) International Financing Forum (Iff),...
- 8/29/2012
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Adding just over a dozen features and four shorts to the lists of previously announced titles (first round and Dokumente), the Berlinale announces that the Panorama program for this year's edition (February 9 through 19) is now complete. The breakdown: "53 feature films: 18 in the main program, 15 in Panorama Special and 20 in Panorama Dokumente.... 34 productions from 37 countries are screening as world premieres. Seven fictional films are directorial debuts. There are 12 German productions, and 24 women filmmakers presenting 16 films."
New narrative features:
Bugis Street Redux by Yonfan, Hong Kong. With Hiep Thi Le, Michael Lam, Greg-O and Ernest Seah.
Cherry by Stephen Elliott, USA. With Ashley Hinshaw, James Franco, Heather Graham, Dev Patel and Lili Taylor. World Premiere. The site.
Chocó by Jhonny Hendrix Hinestroza, Columbia. With Karent Hinestroza, Esteban Copete, Fabio García, Daniela Mosquera, Jesús Benavides. Wp.
Glaube, Liebe, Tod (Belief, Love, Death) by Peter Kern, Austria. With Traute Furthner, Peter Kern, Joao Moreira Pedrosa.
New narrative features:
Bugis Street Redux by Yonfan, Hong Kong. With Hiep Thi Le, Michael Lam, Greg-O and Ernest Seah.
Cherry by Stephen Elliott, USA. With Ashley Hinshaw, James Franco, Heather Graham, Dev Patel and Lili Taylor. World Premiere. The site.
Chocó by Jhonny Hendrix Hinestroza, Columbia. With Karent Hinestroza, Esteban Copete, Fabio García, Daniela Mosquera, Jesús Benavides. Wp.
Glaube, Liebe, Tod (Belief, Love, Death) by Peter Kern, Austria. With Traute Furthner, Peter Kern, Joao Moreira Pedrosa.
- 1/25/2012
- MUBI
Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: I celebrate all levels of trailers and hopefully this column will satisfactorily give you a baseline of what beta wave I’m operating on, because what better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising? Some of the best authors will tell you that writing a short story is a lot harder than writing a long one, that you have to weigh every sentence. What better medium to see how this theory plays itself out beyond that than with movie trailers? Hell and Back Again Trailer I talked about the first trailer for this movie a couple of months ago [1]. Danfung Dennis looks like he's made...
- 9/16/2011
- by Christopher Stipp
- Slash Film
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