Entertainment
Nollywood Star Directs Hollywood Hit Movie …As Ireland Woos Nigeria Movie Clan
A 31 year old Nigerian is currently doing the nation proud by directing a top rated Hollywood movie. The film titled ‘Legacy’ is featuring Hollywood actor, Idris Elba and will be shown at the Tribecca film festival in New York as well as the American black film festival.
The Director, Thomas Ikomi, who hails from the middle belt holds a literature and writing degree from Columbia University in New York. With this remarkable achievement, it is obvious that those who are saying that Nollywood is the next big thing in the world are actually not far from the truth.
Meanwhile, indication that Nigeria and Ireland are set to strengthen their bilateral relations using film came to the fore recently when Mr. Shane Stephens, deputy head of mission, Embassy of Ireland, Abuja, visited the Nigerian Film Corporation Jos.
Stephens accompanied by Dearbhia Glynn an Irish film director, said Nigeria has a rich cultural background reflected in the movies produced in the country and that the Embassy of Ireland is interested in also using film to sustain diplomatic ties between both countries.
According to the film director, Ireland as a country has developed excellent relations with Africa, especially countries of the West Africa sub region and was poised to forge new frontiers that would further improve cross cultural relations. This, he said, explains the production of the movie ‘Dambe’ which was shot in the Republic of Mali and directed by Dearbhia Glynn.
It was gathered that ‘Dambe’ portrays the rich culture of Africa, it’s people, land, food and religion and that he and Glynn were at the Nigerian film corporation to seek further ways that Ireland and Nigeria can partner in film and entertainment based on the fact that Nigerian films have a large viewing audience among the Irish people.
Glynn further stated that the giant strides recorded by the institute were enough reasons for the visit to explore partnership opportunities. Briefing the Irish team on behalf of Mr. Afolabi Adesanya, MD Nigerian Film Corporation, the director of the National film institute, Teddy Hanmakugh commended the embossing’s new interest in partnership opportunities between both countries using film.
The institute’s director assured that NFC will initiate appropriate procedures to ensure that the renewed interest by Ireland in Nigeria’s motion picture industry is given the attention it deserves.
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.
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