[PHOTOS] EXCLUSIVE NEVER YET SEEN PICTURES FROM REMARKABLE MOVIE WORLD PREMIERE IN ABUJA [Pt. 1]

Tope Tedela, Acheneje Magdalene & Richard Adanyi (Remarkable Couple), Titi Joseph, Daniel k Daniel & Bright Wonder

And so it was, on the night of #RemarkableMovie World Premiere in the Federal Capital Territory, on Saturday, August 27, 2016, the National Merit House, Maitama venue of the spectacular event was filled to the brim. From the minute the event started, though slightly behind schedule, the navigation form one moment to the other was so seamless that the audience where glued to the screen from start till finish, for close to 4 hours, forgetting the delay in start off time.

Cross Section of the audience at the #RemarkableMovie Premiere

Titi Joseph

Marred by technical issues, slated time for the event was for 3pm but it officially kicked off by almost 5pm, anchored by Nollywood fast rising actor and presenter, Iyke Adiele alongside Omowunmi Okayi. While the event commenced, it was straight to business after a brief introduction by the Master of Ceremony. The event’s design was structured to celebrate High Definition Film Academy’s 5 years of unconditional efforts at discovering, grooming and nurturing fresh talents, Actors and filmmakers alike, providing them with the requisite platform to excel in their chosen paths through Project “Script 2 Screen” Annual Summer 4-weeks intensive Acting and Filmmaking training.

SEE REMARKABLE MOVIE PREMIERE EXCLUSIVE PICTURES [Pt. 2]

Asides Remarkable Movie premiere being one of the major highlight for the evening, 6 short films (Hateful Love, My Valley, Oddity, Furious, Breaking Point, Surreal) which was produced by the students that attended the Acting and Filmmaking training were also viewed. The event climaxed with the 5^th edition of “Script 2 Screen Awards” given out to outstanding students after the training. The highlight of the awards segment was the “Best Overall Film Award” category won by Hot FM, Abuja staff Faith Onyebujoh who enrolled for Filmmaking class. Other Awardees were, Michele Bigouret as “Best Child Actor”, Anthony Oni for “Best Editing”, Uchechukwu Osakwke for “Best Cinematography”, Ebi Omike for “Best Screenplay” and Pheonix Ezendu as “Best Overall Actor”.

Getrude Seibi, HDF Alumni and Overall Best Acting 
Student, Script2Screen2014

Funke Abiloye - Script2Screen2016 Filmmaking Students 
(Director of  FURIOUS Short Film)

   

Guests

Goodness Oguh (Remarkable movie cast) and
Grace Chimziterem - Script2Screen2016 Acting Students

cross section of guests at the audience at the premiere

Bright Wonder Obasi, Daniel K Daniel, Titi Joseph, Tope Tedela and Dumkenenna Nnadi Duke

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO NIGERIA'S FOREMOST FEMALE FLUTIST, "EBELE THE FLUTIST"

She is chocolate skinned, slim and slightly tall with a model-like figure who has long been poised to bubble up into the gospel music scene and had to constantly keep alive that unwavering belief that music can be made to impact lives in more wholesome ways.

She is an award winning flutist who has been recognized by CAMA, a master of her instrument and plays with incredible technical precision as well as with great sense of passion and swing, and what’s more, has most probably gradually but surely, been single-handedly destroying the stereotype. We are talking about none other than Ebelechukwu Sandra Ezeamakam, Nigeria’s Foremost Female Flutist alias Ebele The Flutist. Join us as we celebrate this rare germ on her birthday today, Tuesday, July 12, 2016.

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SAHARA GROUP LAUNCHES "GROOMING FILM ENTRAPRENEURS" PROJECT WITH KUNLE AFOLAYAN

To mark its 20th anniversary, Sahara Group (a leading African energy conglomerate with operations across four continents) under its foundation, has flagged off its entrepreneurship initiative Tagged “Grooming Film Entrepreneurs”, a competition designed to provide a hub for budding film makers to express their skills under the tutelage of ace Nigerian film producer and director, Kunle Afolayan. 

The competition is set to run from July 1st 2016 to July 25th 2016 and will require young film makers in Nigeria to channel their creativity into celebrating entrepreneurship in Nigeria by shooting a 15-minute documentary that captures entrepreneurs at work across the nation with the theme: ‘My Nigeria, My Platform…Nigeria through an entrepreneur’s eyes'. The documentaries is expected to highlight the story of Nigerian entrepreneurs, with a focus on how their activities are providing sustainable solutions, creating employment and promoting socio-economic development in the nation.

Speaking at the project flag-off, the Managing Director of the Group, Anthony Youdeowei said the company believes the initiative would help birth success stories that will transform the economic landscape of Nigeria and Africa through the Arts, hence a beautiful opportunity for Sahara 

Also speaking on the project, Kunle Afolayan said he was delighted to collaborate with Sahara on the initiative, adding “it has been my lifelong dream to play a role in moulding aspiring film makers and this project with Sahara is the ideal platform that might just produce the next big thing in Nigeria’s movie sector.”

COMPETITION ENTRY DESIGN:

The documentaries will be screened by the multiple award-winning Kunle Afolayan and the overall winner will undergo a mentor-ship program with the leading film producer and director for six (6) months.

Entries are expected from young film makers (35-years and below from across Nigeria) which will be whittled down to a shortlist of 20, a number that is commemorative of Sahara’s 20th anniversary. These 20 entries will then go on to the final stage from where a winner will be selected.

"Most importantly, having improved on overall film making capability, style of storytelling, subject matter interpretation, audio and visual quality, aesthetics as well as understanding of the perspective of a story, the winner will learn the commercial side of film making so that he or she is not just a good film maker, but also be a wealthy film maker'', Kunle Afolayan reiterated.

For more details on the project, DOWNLOAD FORM HERE 

Kunle Afolayan gained international reputation after Irapada, his 2006 Nigerian supernatural thriller film, won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Film in an African Language. He has produced other award winning movies such as October 1, The Figurine, Phone Swap and The CEO.

HIGH DEFINITION FILM ACADEMY UNVEILS 2016 EDITION OF PROJRECT SCRIPT 2 SCREEN

Started out in 2012 and currently set for its 5^th edition, Abuja’s foremost Acting and Filmmaking Academy and Nigeria’s top 5 film school, High Definition film Academy has just rolled out details for its summer acting and filmmaking training tagged “Project Script 2 Screen, 2016” (#HDFAS2S2016) - a four weeks intensive Acting and Filmmaking Training, Short Film Competition & Awards - with some of Nollywood’s finest movie icons: Nse Ikpe Etim, Blossom Chukwujekwu, Teco Benson, Charles Novia, Ishaya Bako, Kazeem Braimah and Bright Wonder Obasi as facilitators. 

Courses available include Acting, Screenwriting, Directing, Cinematography, Editing, Photography, 3D Animation and Special Effect Makeup. S2S 2016 project is set to commence with a welcome reception on Saturday, July 30, 2016 at HD Film Academy, Gwarimpa, Abuja. Lectures, training and short film shoot follows suit from Monday, August 1, 2016 through Friday, August 26, 2016 while the closing ceremony and outstanding students’ awards will hold on the last day, Saturday, August 27, 2016. Accommodation plans have been considered, sorted and taken care of with regards persons attending the training from outside the FCT. Registrations can be done via www.hdfilmacademy.com and for queries and enquiries, call 08161704676. 

Script 2 Screen, 2016… fire up your passion! This project is proudly supported by CoolWazobiaInfoFm.

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AMAA 2016: Daniel K Daniel, "Dry,"Soldiers Story", "The Cursed Ones",Fulu Mugovhani All Winners (Full List of Winners)

The 2016 edition of Africa Movie Academy Awards went down on Saturday, June 11, 2016 at the Obi Wali Cultural Event Center in Rivers State with peculiar upturns and some setups.

Winners include Daniel K Daniel, Fuku Mugovhani, "The Cursed Ones," "Dry," "Soldier Story," "Tell Me Something New,"among others.

Check out the comprehensive full list of winners, below.

AMAA 2016 Award for Best Short Film

• Meet The Parents - Nigeria/Canada
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BEST ANIMATION

• The Pencil - Burkina Faso

BEST DOCUMENTARY

• The Fruitless Tree - Niger
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BEST DIASPORA SHORT

• Across The Track - USA

MICHAEL ANYIAM OSIGWE AWARD FOR BEST FILM BY AN AFRICAN LIVING ABROAD

• Lambadina - Ethiopia/USA

BEST DIASPORA FEATURE

• Ben & Ara - USA

BEST DIASPORA DOCUMENTARY

• Agents of Change

ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN

• Eye of the Storm

ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION DESIGN

• The Cursed One - Ghana
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ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE-UP

• Soldiers Story

ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUNDTRACK

• O-Town - Nigeria

ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL ARTS

• Oshimiri - Nigeria

ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY

• The Cursed One

ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING

• Hear me Move

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ACHIEVEMENT IN SCREEN PLAY

• Tell me Something Sweet

RIVERS STATE GOVERNMENT ENDOWED AWARD FOR BEST NIGERIAN FILM

• Dry

OUSMANE SEMBENE AWARD FOR BEST FILM IN AN AFRICAN LANGUAGE

• Missing God - Nigeria

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

• Abidine Dioari - Eye of the Storm

BEST ACTRESS IN SUPPORTING ROLE

• Thishiwe Ziqubu - Tell Me Something Sweet

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

• Daniel K Daniel - Soldiers Story

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

• Fulu Mugovhani - Ayanda

BEST FIRST FEATURE FILM BY A DIRECTOR

• Beyond Blood - Greg Odutayo

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

• Olu Jacobs and Joke Silva
• Tony Akposeri
• Richard Mofe-Damijo

BEST FILM

• Eye of the Storm - Burkina Faso

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BEST DIRECTOR

• Nana Obiri-Yaboah, Maximilian Clausse - The Cursed One

BEST YOUNG / PROMISING ACTOR

• Zubaidat Ibrahim Fagge - Dry