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Movie Stars Battle For AMAA Top Prize…As Winners Of Oscars 2010 Emerge

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Top Nigerian actresses, Stephanie Okereke, Bimbo Akintola and their Ghanaian counterparts, Jackie Apia, Lydia Farson, Naa Ashoku and Mensa Doku are top nominees for the Best Actress Category in this year’s African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) to be held in Ghana next month. This is as a result of their movie roles in ‘Nnenda,’ “freedom in Chains and “perfect Picture.”

In the Best Actor category are Ramsey Noah, Lucky Ejim, Majid Micheal, Odera Ozoka and John Osie Tutu for their roles in ‘Tenant’ Sin of a soul,’ “The Figurin,’ Soul Diaspora’ and I Sing for a Well.”

While Kunle Afolaye (Figurin), Shemu Joyah, Shirley Frimpong Manso, Leila Juwel Djansi, Jude Idada and Lucky Ejim will slug it out for the Best Director category.

Kunle Afolayan’s ‘Figurine’ and Izu Ojukwu’s ‘Nneda’ were among 30 films that made the nominations for the 2010 Awards out of the over 280 entries received across Africa.

This was announced by the Awards-Chairman of College of Screeners Shuaib Hussein at a colourful ceremony at Mensvic Hotel, East Legon Accra Ghana on March 6, 2010.

Speaking at the event, the CEO of AMAA, Peace Anyiam Osigwe explained the symbolism of holding the nominations in Ghana on the eve of the country’s 53rd Independence Anniversary, stressing that with the awards, Kwame Nkuruma’s quest for oneness of Africa through the Pan African Ideology is being realised.

She noted that the motion picture has projected Africa positively to the world, adding that film makers from the continent should use their works to tell the African story in a more positive and meaningful way.

Meanwhile, Jeff Bridges and Sandra Bullock won the best acting Oscars last week. Bridges won for country music film ‘Crazy Heart’ while Bullock was victorious for the ‘Blind side’ at the 82nd Academy Awards.

Bristish Actress, Dame Helen had been nominated for the ‘Last Station,’ while Carey Mulligan was in the race for “Coming of Age film. An Educationist, Colin Firth had been nominated for the best actor, Oscar for a single man but all three lost out.

Kathrine Bigelow made Oscars history after becoming the first woman to win the Best Director award. The film maker also won the ‘battle of Exes’ at the ceremony with her Iraq war film ‘The Hurt Locker’ also winning Best  film and a total of six awards compared with three for former husband James Cameroun’s 31 epic ‘Avatar.’

Bigelows best director gong was greeted with loud cheers from the star studded audience in Los Angeles. Fighting back tears, she thanked the academy for showing that it can be about the performance and not the politics.

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NGA PH To Hold Synposium, Arts Exhibition Against Female Victimization 

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National Gallery of Arts, ( NGA) Port Harcourt, Rivers State in partnership with French Embassy in Nigeria and Alliance Francasie in Port Harcourt says arrangement have been concluded to organise a two day synposium and Visual Arts Exhibition.

The event with the theme ” Victimized” is expected to exhibit art works to preach against woman and the girl child victimization both at home, office etc equally a synposium that will speak on ways to eradicate female violence. The topic is expected to be delivered by International Federation of Women Lawyers ( FIDA) Rivers State chapter.

Head of station/cuator National Gallery of Art, in Port Harcourt, Mrs Uwaoma Ideli Agudosi, said this yesterday while briefing newsmen in of respect of the forthcoming Arts Exhibition in Port Harcourt.

According to her, the event was scheduled to commence 9th through 10th December 2023, at Alliance Francasie building Herbert Marculay Street Old GRA in Port Harcourt and its the major aim was to bring incessant women violence and victimization to the bearest minimum in our society.

” Our focus was bring to bring incessant victimization experienced by women to the barest minimum in all ramifications. We are to let the society know that even though we are seen as weaker vessels, that doesn’t mean we should be trampled on. We should have a voice and men cannot do without us.

” I want to say that we are doing it in line with the United Nations (UN) directive to set aside this season to say No to this monster in our society because we all know that women are mostly molested and victimized in festive season that is close” she said.

National Gallery of Art has been in existence for 30 years now, it was established as a parastatal by Decree No. 86, 1993, and the 2004 amendment act.

This was in fulfillment of the provision of the Nigerian cultural policy launched in 1988 in accordance with the recommendations of the committee of patrons of the world decade for cultural Development (WDCA) and currently having offices in 29 States and has its headquarters in Abuja.

” We have invited women , girls , men and boys mostly between the age of 15 to 45 to attend the event. We will use the visual art as a tool to speak out against this scourge in our society.

” I want say this medium is basically to promote peaceful coexistence among the male and female folks and advice men to stop violence against females” she added.

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‘Hello Mr Right 2023’: Winner Expresses Gratitude To PMAN, Others

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Winner of the second edition of the recently concluded reality TV Show, tagged “Hello Mr. Right’, Danny Tee has expressed joy over the successful hosting of his home coming party by the Performing Musicians and Employers Association of Nigeria( PMAN).
Danny Tee, an artiste and member of the PMAN who disclosed this yesterday to The Tide Entertainment said that he was excited about the warm and loving reception party hosted to celebrate him by his colleagues and members of the PMAN.
According to him, it was heart-warming, and thanked the executives of the PHALGA Unit, the Rivers State chapter of the body and the “Big G Entertainment” who sponsored his participation in the show for their display of love and support, saying that he was humbled by the massive turn out and show of love towards him.
“ I am humbled, l never expected it to be that much, but it happened and l deeply appreciate the show of love towards me”, he said.
The event which was held at the Flashpoint Bar Lounge, Borikiri Port Harcourt Tiwnship saw members of the body turned out in Mass to celebrate with their own on his recent win as ‘Mr. Right’.
The Secretary, Rivers State Chapter, PMAN, Hon Ezekiel Benibo who was also present at the event, said that the home coming party was put in place by the ‘Big G’ Entertainment, a record label under who’s platform Danny Tee got the sponsorship to participate in the reality TV show and the PHALGA unit of PMAN.
It is the second edition of the show which saw Tee cart home a N5million cash prize ,” he said.

By: Nancy Briggs

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PHALGA PMAN To Host Entertainment Showcase

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Performing Musicians Employers Association of Nigeria – PMAN, PHALGA Unit, says it has concluded, plans to organise a weekend’s event tagged ‘Entertainment Showcase in Port Harcourt City, Rivers State.
The activity is targeted towards creating an enabling environment for entertainers in the unit to improve their crafts in line with global standard.
The Public Relations Officer of the body, Christopher Sokari Briggs who is popularly called Don Christo the missioner, who revealed this to The Tide Entertainment yesterday said that the event is expected to hold every Friday.
According to him, the Chairman, PMAN PHALGA Unit, Vinning Simeon also known as V6 stated this at the monthly meeting of the unit held last month at Benhary Bar, Port Harcourt.
The chairman said he will get this done by commencing the Weekly Entertainment Showcase event which is aimed at seeing various performances from members of the units.
V6 further noted that a committee has already been inaugurated in charge of the Entertainment Club event which is expected to commence today.
He noted that the State Public Relations Officer of PMAN, King Isaac Albert, who was in attendance of the monthly meeting of PMAN, PHALGA Chapter, also known as Solo Blanky during the meeting urged the unit executives to work towards organising an entertainment summit aimed at educating members of the unit about the pros and cons of the entertainment business and to improve on their crafts.
Various ideas and contributions from members to chart a way forward for the new PMAN PHALGA executives were also entertained during the meeting.
The meeting recorded a good number of turnouts of Port Harcourt entertainers and its environs.
Meanwhile, the body recently held the Season 2 of its monthly event christened ‘PHALGA Industry Night” in the Garden City.
The Tide Entertainment reports that the ‘Entertainment Showcase’ is an activity put together to build the entertainment industry at the unit level, as the event is an open one for all entertainers in the industry, ranging from artiste, DJs, dancers, poets to comedians coming together to socialise and improve their crafts.
The PHALGA Industry Night is a platform where the upcoming artistes in the unit are given the opportunity to showcase their God-given talents.
The event which also paves way for hospitality business owners in the area to build their businesses was a huge success, having recorded a massive turn out from entertainers and spectators

It would be recalled that the season 1 of the event ( PHALGA Industry Night) was held last month in Port Harcourt.

By: Nancy Briggs

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