Entertainment
Preparations For Taraccotta Awards In Top Gear
Preparations for the Taraccotta Awards, the first ever Nigerian Film and Television awards in the country is in top gear as the organisers hosted the nominees and sponsors to a corporate nite in preparation for the main award slated for July 18th 2010 at the grand ball room of the prestigious Eko Hotels and Suits Lagos.
The sponsorship nite is tagged ‘The Corporate Nigeria Nite’ an initiative of Classic Events, the owners of Tarracotta Awards. According to the organsiers, the award is aimed at celebrating excellence in talents and creativity in the Nigerian Film And Television industry. And the theme of the award is “Imagine Life Without Television.”
The major sponsors of the award according to our source include Pan Africa, a Peugeot Automobile Nigeria Limited Company with the support of Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), Nigerian Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB), Talent Associates Nigeria Limited, Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC), Federal Ministry of Information and Communication, Voice of Nigeria (VON) and the Film Directory (TFD) etc.
The award also has endorsement from Independent Television Producers Association of Nigeria (ITPAN) and Zuma. In an interview, the executive producer/CEO, Mr. Ayodeji Adedeji, said the purpose for the presentation was to seek the support of corporate bodies in the execution of the first Nigerian film and television awards.
He stressed that “the relevance of the film and television medium cannot be over-emphasised. It is through these channels the information is being disseminated.” According to him “the corporate society realises the relevance considering the commercials being aired on well packaged programme with a view to connecting a wider audience. This is why Tarraccotta deems it necessary to encourage better programming by rewarding excellence in creativity productions.”
It will be also interesting to know that the award has been added to the British Film and Television Directories of Festivals having contents in the class of British Film and Television Awards (BAFTA), Irish Film and Television Awards (IFTA) and South Africa Film and Television Awards (SAFTA) etc.
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.
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.
Nancy Briggs
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