Entertainment
Plans Underway To Showcase Nollywood Films In Germany
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posal has it that preparations are in top gear for the Nollywood film festival in Germany, a platform to showcase made in Nigeria films.
The four-day festival is slated for September this year at the prestigious Film Forum Hochst VHS Cinema in Frankfurt Am Main Germany from 11th to 14th September 2014. The festival is initiated by a renowned film maker, Isaac 130ya. The Nollywood actor, who is popularly known by his movie, Love in Berlin, said the award will culminate in an award ceremony where Nigerians who have contributed to the growth of the industry would be recognised.
During the award event known as Nollywood E-Golden Awards, NEGA 2014 which will come with a gala night, stand-up comedians and music stars within Nigeria and in the Diaspora are expected to perform at the event.
The festival aims to create a platform that will facilitate an opportunity for Nigerian directors, actors, producers and journalists to interact with their European counterparts about the nature and future of Nollywood and the movie industry generally. It is expected to be both pedagogic and stimulating platform for intercultural dialogue and international exposure.
The Nollywood week/NEGA Awards Germany, which is an annual event is dedicated to showcase the best of Nollywood to the German audience in order to foster international trading and exchange opportunities in this largely untapped market. It will feature two feature length films screening daily, opening night cocktail attended by Nollywood directors/actors, German/Nigerian experts, African movie premiere and the screening of two outstanding Nollywood movies daily and the first colloquium on African films.
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They Booed, Threw Bottles At Me – Tems Recounts
R&B star, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has recounted the early-career challenges she faced, revealing that she was once booed out of the stage while performing at a school event.
Speaking in an interview with Newsmen, the Crazy Tings crooner shared that she wasn’t only booed but was also harassed with plastic bottles.
“I remember one time I was going to perform at my school as an up-and-coming singer and I thought I was going to receiving a standing ovation.
“But I got booed. They even threw plastic bottles at me,” she recalled.
Tems explained that despite the embarrassing incident and other such rejections, she remained determined to pursue a career in music.
The Tide Entertainment reports that Tems admitted that some of the initial rejections she faced could be due to her conviction to stick to her originality instead of doing covers or familiar sounds like most of her peers.
The Grammy-winning singer said looking back now, she is glad that she didn’t compromise her style despite the initial pressures.
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Primeboy Pleads For Mohbad’s Burial
A close associate of late singer Mohbad, Primeboy, has appealed for the artiste’s burial nearly three years after his death.
According to him, Mohbad’s body remains in the mortuary since September 12, 2023, pending burial arrangements.
The Tide Entertainment reports that in a statement Primeboy urged the family, public, and government to permit the burial, stating, “It’s been almost three years since Mohbad left us. His body is still in the mortuary. I’m begging the family, I’m begging the public, I’m begging the government, please let’s bury our brother. He deserves a befitting burial.”
It would be recalled that Mohbad’s death sparked public outrage, protests, and investigations. Ongoing autopsy examinations, police inquiries, and legal proceedings have delayed burial arrangements amid family disagreements and public scrutiny.
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