The largest film industry in Africa is the Nigerian cinema, better known as Nollywood. Having grossed revenue of NGN1.72 trillion (US$10 billion) in 2013, it is rated the third most valuable film industry in the world, behind India and the United States. In terms of the number of annual film productions, it also ranks second, […]
The evolution of theatre, TV and film in Nigeria is in consonance with William George Jordan’s assertion in The Power of Peace that Charles Darwin’s 1859 book, The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, was inspired by Thomas Malthus’s Essay on the Principle of Population. Other writers also opine that the work of […]
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Shoyode ‘Tunji Jamiu is a graduate of Mass Communication from the Lagos State Polytechnic and holds a professional certificate in Design for New Media and Communications from the Pan-Atlantic University, Lagos. He also has a certificate in Production/Project Management from the Dubai College of Technology. In his early years, he spent several years of tutelage under […]
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Olatunji Afolayan is an accomplished production designer who has facilitated notable and outstanding film projects, television productions and game shows in the areas of set building, property management and art direction. He holds a certificate in Dramatic Film Making from the Nigerian Film Institute (NFI), Jos and is a graduate of Mass Communication from the […]
Femi Awojide is a Nigerian-born and educated creative director, filmmaker, digital content producer and photographer. He studied Electronics and Solid State Physics at the Federal University of Technology, Akure and earned a Masters degree with distinction in Advanced Multimedia Designs and 3-D Technologies from the Brunel University, West London. His competencies cut across several aspects […]
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February 2016 in Lagos has ushered in a season of theatre, and www.tundekelani.tv brings to you Lànké Òmu, a stage re-adaptation of the 1963 classic opera, The Palmwine Drinkard: Òmùtí by the versatile actor and renowned practitioner of the Yoruba folk-opera, Kólá Ògúnmólá who adapted it from Amos Tutùolá’s novel, The Palmwine Drinkard. The Palmwine […]
The 2016 edition of the African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) will hold on April 30 in Lagos. According to NET, this year’s edition will be preceded by a nominee unveiling in Dubai, later this month in pursuance of global partnership with prospective investors. Past winners of the awards include films such as Abeni, Otelo Burning, […]