Blind Bulgarian Psychic 'Predicted That Europe Will Be Destroyed By Isis'

A blind Bulgarian clairvoyant who is credited with correctly predicting the 2004 tsunami may have warned of the rise of Isis - predicting a 'great Muslim war' in 2016.

Baba Vanga died in 1996, aged 85, and is known as 'the Nostradamus of the Balkans' due to a supposed 85% success rate.

Her followers have drawn attention to predictions where she suggested that Europe will 'cease to exist' in a 'great Muslim war'.

She predicts a war where, 'Muslims would use chemical warfare against Europeans,' and predicts a Muslim caliphate with Rome at its centre by 2043.

Vanga is said to have written that Europe will be left a 'wasteland almost entirely devoid of any form of life'.

Vanga is credited with correctly predicting global warming in 1955, and with predicting the boxing day tsunami, writing that a 'huge wave' would smash into a 'big coast, covering people and towns and (causing) everything to disappear under the water.
Courtesy Yahoo.news 

Faces of Ekoiff 2015 Winners

Best feature film : God Forgive Us by Michael Bachochin USA

 Best Nigerian Film: Heavens Hell by Katung Direkta Aduwak Nigeria.

Best Actor Jeffery Kissoon from the film Ham & The Piper Uk

Best Actress Bimbo Akintola from the film 
Heavens Hell Nigeria

Best Supporting Actor Chumani Pan from the film Silverain Ghana

 Best Supporting Actress Nse Ikpe Etim from the film Heavens Hell Nigeria

Best Documentary Under the Palaver Tree by

 Clair Savary France.

Best Indigenous Film . Bogiri Olanu by 

Taiwo Samuel Nigeria

Best Actor Indigenous Tayo Afolayan from the film Alaaru Nigeria

Best Actress Indigenous Fatia Balogun from the film

Bogiri Olanu Nigeria

Best Short Film Awaiting Lazarus by Duke Orok UK/Nigeria

Best Nigeria Short Film Zyra by Douglas Enogieru Nigeria

Best Actor Short Film Michael Peters from the film

 Awaiting Lazarus UK/Nigeria

Best Actress ShortFilm Abigail Ocheibi 

from the short film Deranged Nigeria

Best Student Film Animation: Tatiana by Farouk Sadiq Nigeria

Outstanding Young Actor Award Somadina Adinma

 from the film Miss Teacher Nigeria

 Outstanding Young Actress Award Treasure Obasi

from the film Heavens Hell Niger

Thank you for being part of us- Ekoiff

From the Eko International Film Festival Team, 

we are so grateful to all who were part of the 6th edition. Without you this last edition wouldn't have been a great success.

We want to inform you that entries for the 7th edition will start April 1, 2016, until July 31, 2016.

We have started preparations and we expect your support as usual.

Thank You for being part of us.

The 2015 Annual Eko International Film Festival Winners

The 6th annual Eko International Film Festival is officially a wrap.

Best feature film: God forgive us  by  Michael Bachochin USA

Nigeria Best Nigerian Film: Heavens Hell by Katung Direkta Aduwak  Nigeria

Feature Film Category Award

1.     Best feature film :    God forgive us       by    Michael Bachochin USA 

2.     Best Nigerian Film: Heavens Hell     by       Katung Direkta Aduwak    

3.     Best Actor         Jeffery Kissoon                      Ham & The Piper     Uk                                  

4.     Best Actress      Bimbo Akintola from the film Heavens Hell  Nigeria

5.     Best Supporting Actor  Chumadi Pan from the film  Silverain  Ghana

6.      Best Supporting Actress  Nse Ikpe Etim  from the film Heavens Hell  Nigeria

Documentary Award Category

    Best  Documentary   Under the Palaver Tree    Clair Savary     France          

Indigenous Film Award

 1.Best Indigenous Film .       Bogiri Olanu     by  Taiwo Samuel Nigeria    

2.Best Actor Indigenous  Tayo Afolayan  from the film Alaaru  Nigeria

3.Best Actress Indigenous    Fatia Balogun from the film Bogiri Olanu                      Nigeria

Short Film Category Award

  1. Best  Short Film  Awaiting Lazarus  by  Duke  Orok   UK/Nigeria

      

2. Best Nigeria Short Film   Zyra by      Douglas Enogieru              Nigeria                                     

      

3. Best Actor Short  Film   Michael Peters  from the film Awaiting Lazarus  UK/Nigeria

    

 4. Best Actress Short Film  Abigail  Ocheiri  from the short film Deranged

Student Animation Film Award

      Best Student Film Animation :  Tatiana by  Sadiq Sadiq  Nigeria

      1. Outstanding Young Actor Award   Somadina Adinma from the film

           Miss Teacher  Nigeria

      2. Outstanding Young Actress Award   Treasure Obasi  from the film Heavens               Hell  Nigeria

Outstanding Young Actress Award   Treasure Obasi  from the film Heavens Hell  Nigeria

“STOLEN LIVES” kicks off 6th Eko International Film Festival

This year marks the 6th Annual Eko International Film Festival. The festival runs from November 16-21,2015.

The  film “STOLEN LIVES” kicks off the Festival on Monday, November 16 at the prestigious Silverbird Cinemas Victoria Island Lagos.

The film Stolen Lives

Synopsis: A night of promiscuous escapade opens up a new chapter in the life of young Amarachi Ogudu; and an entire best-selling novel into the lives of 3 friends.  It’s a web of lies, betrayals, hate, and LOVE.

Official Selection 6th edition Eko International Film Festival 2015

Every new year brings us another Eko International Film Festival which the 6th edition will kick off
November 16-21,2015 at the prestigious Silverbird Cinemas Victoria Island. Lagos, Nigeria.
Below is the Official Selection of films for the 2015 festival.

Feature Films

THE HERO                    by              Laun  KRYEZIU    : KOSOVO
GOD FORGIVE US       by             Michael  BACHOCHIN    : USA
CONFERENCING         by              Emmanuel PLASSERAUD :   FRANCE
TRAGEDY                     by              Azita MOGOUEE :  IRAN
HAM & THE PIPER     by         Mark Norfock : UK
POPOLO                        by                Edo NATASHA : USA
SILVER RAIN               by         Juliet   Asanze : GHANA
STOLEN LIVES            by         Emmanuel Williams:  NIGERIA
REQUITE                      by         Ego Aghedo : NIGERIA
MISS TEACHER          by                 Chika Ike : NIGERIA
HEAVENS HELL          by          Katung Direkta Aduwak : NIGERIA
STIGMA                        by          Dagogo Diminas : NIGERIA


Documentary Films
AFUERA                                       by       -U Laurentia GEBSKE :  FRANCE
UNDER THE PALAVER TREE   by      Clair SAVARY :  FRANCE

Indigenous Films
ALARAU                                       by               Tayo Afolayan :NIGERIA
BOGIRI OLANU                           by                Taiwo Samuel: NIGERIA
IJE EGO                                         by             Osy Living Stone:   NIGERIA


Short films
ZYRA                                         by       Douglas ENOGIERU : Nigeria
AWAITING LAZARUS             by        Orok DUKE :     Uk/Nigeria
DUST LAND                              by         Jacob C  ANDERSON: USA
SPOONS                                     by         Olivia WATSON:  UK
LA BOUCLE (THE LOOP)       by         Didier CHENEAU  :  France
THE AWAKENING                    by         Steven MATTHEWS :  Nigeria
GOLDEN RATIO                        by          Kingsley OBORO:   Nigeria/Ghana
SOBRIETY                                  by          Donatus DENIS N :   Nigeria
BROKEN DESTINY                   by          Kocabelle   GUIMINI : Nigerian Resident
DERANGED                                 by      Lawrence  CHUKWU : Nigerian


Student Animation Films
TATIANA                                     by     Faruk SADIQ, Sadiq SADIQ : Nigeria
PICO                                             by     Kelvin ATTEMIE- HART : Nigeria

12TH ABUJA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL AWARD WINNERS.

The Organisers of the 12th Abuja International Film Festival are pleased to announce the 2015 Award Winners. Each year, AIFF honors filmmakers from around the world in 15 categories for their exemplary work in 15 categories such as feature films, short films, animation, documentaries amongst others. community.

The award-winning filmmakers inspire, challenge and contribute to the profession’s creative base. They extend their work beyond the borders of filmmaking to societal development.

The award ceremony was held at the prestigious Silverbird Cinemas Abuja on 29th of September 2015 and had in attendance the creame de la creame of nollywood including members of the diplomatic corps and star actors. Below is the list comprehensive of the winners in the 15 categories ….. CONGRATULATIONS to all the award winners!

1.   BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM – UKRAINIAN – USA

2.    BEST ANIMATION FILM – PATE BY LUCAS JUDYNASTY – POLAND

3.    EFERE OZAKO BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM – AISHA’S STORY – NUHU DALOP

4.    OUTSTANDING FEATURE FILM (FOREIGN) – PAINTED SKIN – 
       THE RESURRECTION

5.     BEST NIGERIAN FILM –  LASIGBO

6.     OUTSTANDING SHORT FILM (NIGERIA) – KEKO BY KINGSLEY OBARO

7.     OUTSTANDING SHORT FILM (FOREIGN) – THE ONLY KING – INDIA

8.     OUTSTANDING COMIC FILM – BAD DROP – CHINA MCCOLLINS CHIDEBE

9.      OUTSTANDING FILM BY A STUDENT – SOCIAL LIVES BY SENATE EWAH

10.    OUTSTANDING MALE ACT IN A FILM – IKE OGBONNA – STOP

11.    OUTSTANDING FEMALE ACT IN A FILM – HILDA DOKUBO IN STIGMA

12.    OUTSTANDING FILM IN DIRECTING – LANCELLOT IMASUEN:  VICTIMS

13.     OUTSTANDING FILM IN MUSIC – HEART OF ISIAKU – NIGERIA

14.     GOLDEN JURY AWARD – PAINTED SKIN: THE RESSURECTION – CHINA

15.     VIEWERS CHOICE AWARD – HAZEEZAT – NIGERIA & SHADOWS –
         NIGERIA

Some of the influencial Filmmakers at the film festival included Zik Zulu Okafor (president of the Association of Movie Producers), Filmmakers Andy Boyo, Ralph Nwadike, Femi Branch, Charles Novia, Mrs Patricia Bala DG NFVCB, Mike Nliam, Francis Duru, Mr. Cheng Yan of the Chinese Embassy, Lancelott Imasuen, Mykel Parish of the African Film Commission, Obiora Chukwumba of the News Agency of Nigeria, Seun Oloketuyi CEO BON Awards, Filmmaker Lola Mkay from the UK amongst several others.

The theme of the festival this year is “Creative Industry as Employer of Labor” with  several discussions on issues that center how the industry can alleviate the unemployment issue in Nigeria. It was stressed that the industry employs a minimum of 65 individual on a single film set and there are more possibilities for the industry to contribute extensively to supporting the government in creating employment for more Nigerian youths. 

New Song/Video 'SOMETHING' from Pop Crooner Alex O

       

When I asked Alex O about his new songs, himself, and what is the next level; this is what he said.

‘I am working my way back to the top of the industry, single after single, video after video. While promoting this new track and video, I am also coming up with a follow-up. It will take a lot of hard work. It's a bigger industry now, it's a changed industry, far from what it used to be, but by God's grace we will get there. 

One thing is certain; Nigerians have ears for good music. Any day an artist strikes a good chord, the people will appreciate it. Slowly getting my music label/production company (QuietStorm) up and running.

In between the music, I am also doing post production jobs for Nollywood producers. I am glad they are gradually getting to know about the things I do.

I will continue to do my best and ask God for more blessings so that I will succeed.’

Alex O

"THE MISSING GOD " Ubaka Joseph Ugochukwu Film

SYNOPSIS
Upon the death of the village Chief Priest, Obidike gets struck by a strange sickness, leaving his mother in doubts that he has been poisoned by his step-mother. Dike, Obidike's father and his elder brother Amadi, embarks on a quest to discover the root of such illness, after consulting the oracle through AKIKA the native doctor, it's reveal that Obidike has been chosen by the gods as the next Chief Priest of Umuaka Village in the eastern part of Nigeria.
A sunny afternoon by the village river-side, after Obidike's recovery from the strange sickness, Obidike sights the arrival of strangers on two canoes into their community, "Mr White" a British colonial/ slave master, "Ogoni" his Interpreter and his armed bodyguards. Obidike takes to his heel, running home to inform his father about the arrival of the strangers. the village town crier raises alarm, leading to the arrest of Mr white by the village vigilante group.


MG TEASER HD from UBAKA JOSEPH UGOCHUKWU on Vimeo.

Ogoni negotiates for Mr. White's freedom with the village elders and in the process offers them various gift items of mirror, matches, wrappers, gun powder etc, he capitalizes on their ignorance and amazement at these strange gift items to deceive them into believing that MR WHITE is God's representative on earth. As Mr.White regains his freedom, he takes advantage of his new conviviality accorded him to perpetrate evil and destabilise Umuaka village community's system of government. Mr. White appoints Amadi, to be the Warrant Chief of Umuaka village after a show of loyalty, out of greed and quest for power, Amadi uses his position as the village Warrant Chief to secretly eliminate opposition group, using his brother Dike as a scapegoat.
Mr. White later defied the gods when he took to captivity the chief priest to be OBIDIKE and looted some sacred idols of the village. This he did with the special connivance of AMADI, who has been jealous of young OBIDIKE’S rising profile as the new Chief Priest to be. This affront on the traditional religion of Umuaka did not however go unchallenged by the gods of the land. Subsequently, the ghost of the late Chief Priest appears many times to Mr. White, demanding the return of the stolen deity and the release of Obidike together with other slaves from Umuaka village, but Mr. White men remains adamant. Severally Obidike has been questioned by Mr. White, to tell him who's the Old man that visits him most night demanding for his release, but Obidike's lack of responses triggers the evil spirit in Mr White, making him instruct his guards to double Obidike's punishment there in the slave camp.
The gods of Umuaka village decides to strike after the arrival of two British slave traders, Mr Jackson and Duncan to Umuaka village courtesy of Governor Wilberforce to assist Mr White in expanding her majesty's business on the coast, by killing the slave masters and their local collaborators with strange ailments.
In the confusion that trailed the deaths, OBIDIKE uses the opportunity to mobilize other captives in a revolt that marked the killing of Mr White, the recovery of the stolen sacred mask and the total destruction of the slave camp. Obidike returns home from the slave camp and goes to Amadi's house, to show him the sacred mask, after which, he goes to restore the sacred mask in Umuaka village shrine where he assumes his rightful position as the village Chief Priest, out of shame Amadi secretly commits suicide

Little Faith:Consider the lilies of the field... with Pastor Kola

                                         Pastor Kola

The Audacity of Faith (15)

Matthew 6:28-30

And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not..... Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?

Our focus today will be on Little Faith. Jesus here is challenging His followers on why they allow anxiety to rule their lives. He was concerned about how worries co-habits with men and advised them to take learning from the lilies that neither toil nor harvest but are most beautifully arrayed by heaven despite their short life spans.

Jesus understood humanity's propensity to worry about anything and everything and so cautions against the danger such an attitude portends. A man of little faith frets. He may start out with some guts and open declaration of faith. This however soon disappears the moment challenges come to validate the faith

Remember His disciples when He was sleeping in the boat. They had enough faith to follow Him but when the tempest rose and water began to fill the boat, they panicked and ran to wake Him. Th same thing with Peter when he walked on water

It is not wrong to have little faith. It is a good place to start. What is wrong is if we refuse to grow from there onto strong faith and great faith. Small beginnings are absolutely acceptable to God but not small endings where the potential for greatness exists

If you must make a mark in the kingdom; If your life must count for something; If you want to obtain a good report like the elders, you cannot afford to remain a person of little faith with anxiety as your life companion.

May the passion to grow your little faith consume you

I celebrate you

Kolawole Oyeyemi

Chapel of Uncommon Grace

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12TH ABUJA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2015 AWARD NOMINEES

ABUJA OCT 4^th 2015. — The Abuja International Film Festival today announces the list of  nominees for the 12th  edition of the Festival, which comes up from October 27^th to 30^th, 2015.

The nominees were selected after a painstaking 2 weeks of screening of over 700 films from 39 countries, the screeners made up of industry stakeholders including filmmakers and film critics expressed appreciation with the improved quality of films especially from Nigeria. Films were received in all genres – features, shorts, documentary, animation and experimental films.

According to  Gbenga Andipe, the spokesman for the college of screeners, Winners will be announced at the festival”s glamorous award ceremony scheduled for the Silverbird Cinema Abuja on the 30^th of October.

Below is the list comprehensive list of nominees –

NOMINEES FOR 12^TH ABUJA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

1.BEST DOCUMENTARY

1.     THE UKRAINIAN – UKRAINE

2.     COMMON MAN  - NIGERIA

3.     DREADLOCKS – USA

4.     FESTIVAL OF MARRIAGE – INDIA

5.     HAPPINESS PROMISED LAND – FRANCE

2.BEST ANIMATION

1.     SANGO & FRIENDS……………………………….NIGERIA – JOHN OKOSUN

2.   PATE……………………………………………………………POLAND – LUCAS JUDYNASTY

3.     ADVENTURE OF TURTLE TAIDO……….NIGERIA – ARTIE ROMERO

3.BEST EXPERIMENTAL

1.   SUPERNOVA……………… POLAND  –    PAUL CZAMECSKI

2.   AISHA’S STORY …………… NIGERIA -  NUHU DALYOP

3.   AWA N’ GARDE………  POLAND – BOUGUA WAZANA

4.   SILENT MANSION  - NIGERIA – JUBRIL MAILAFIA

4.BEST FEATURE FILM: FORIEGN

1.     WAR OF LIES ……………………………… GERMANY

2.     PAINTED SKIN; THE RESURRECTION……………… CHINA

3.     POLICE STORY…………………………………………………………CHINA

4.     THE POOL…………………………………………………………… NETHERLAND

5.     THE SLEEPER……………………………………………… USA

5.BEST FEATURE: INDIGENOUS

1.     HAZEEZAT ……………………………. KABAT ESEOSA EGBON

2.     STIGMA ………………………….. DAGOGO DIMINAS

3.     OPEN MARRIAGE  ………………………. CHICO EJIRO

4.   LASIGBO………………………LANRE OMIYINKA

5.     SHADOWS………………… DESMOND ELLIOT

6.     MRS & MRS JOHNSON  ……… ALEXANDER HULL

7.   VICTIM…………………LACELLOT IMASUEN

6.BEST SHORT FILM: NIGERIA

1.     KEKO…………………………………………………KINGSLEY OBARO

2.     GOOD PEOPLE DEAD……………………KUNLE ADEJUYIGBE

3.   DELUDED…………………………………………DIPO ABDUL

4.     THE ANNIVESARY……………………….SEUN OKEGBEMIRO

5.     VERDICT……………………………………… STANLEY  OHIKHUARE

6.     VERONICA PIECES ……………………. REMI IBINOLA OLATUNJI

7.BEST SHORT FILM: FOREIGN

1.     IF THE PHOTO IS GOOD………………………….FRANCE

2.     SPOONS………………………………………………………UNITED KINGDOM

3.   DINNER FOR TWO…………………………………UKRAINE

4.     ELECTRIC INDIGO……………………………BELGIUM/FRANCE

5.     THE ONLY KING…………………………………INDIA

6.     TWO BOYS, A MAN & A WOMAN ……….. SOUT KOREA

8.OUTSTANDING COMIC FILM

1.     STOP – DAMIJO EFE YOUNG

2.     BAD DROP – CHINA MC COLLINS CHIDEBE

3.     OKOMBO  -  SOBE CHARLES UMEH

9.BEST STUDENT FILM

1.     SOCIAL LIVES…………………… SENATE EWAH

2.     TWO STEPS AHEAD……………… EMEKA LOVEDAY

3.     I CRY……………………………………… DAVID MEDUGU

4.     SOULS UNDER SOLES…………… SEUN AFOLABI

5.     IF ONLY………………………………… SENATE EWAH

10.BEST MALE ACTOR

1.     GIJS SCHOLTEN VAN ASCIOLAT------THE POOL - NETHERLAND

2.     ARTYOM BISTROV------------------------THE FOOL - RUSSIA

3.     JACKIE CHAN--------------------POLICE STORY  - CHINA

4.     OLAREWAJU OMIYINKA-----------------LASIGBO – NIGERIA

5.     IKE OGBONNA  --------------------------- STOP - NIGERIA

6.     SEUN AKINDELE---------------------------VICTIMS  - NIGERIA

7.     MUYIWA ADEMOLA-----------------------AYOMI - NIGERIA

11.BEST FEMALEACTRESS

1.     MERCY AIGBE-------------------------------VICTIMS - NIGERIA

2.     KIKI OMEILI-------------------MRS. & MS. JOHNSON - NIGERIA

3.     HILDA DOKUBOH-----------------STIGMA  - NIGERIA

4.     INI EDO--------------------------OKOMBO – NIGERIA

5.     CHIDIEBERE ANEKE – BACK TO BASICS - NIGERIA

12.OUTSTANDING IN FILM DIRECTING

1.     PAINTED SKIN; THE RESURRECTION-------DONG FU - CHINA

2.     VICTIM--------------------------LANCELOT IMASUEN – NIGERIA

3.     SLEEPER --------------------- CHRISTOPHER MYLES  - USA

4.     POLICE STORY---------------------SHENG DONG - NIGERIA

5.     SHADOWS------------------------DESMOND ELLIOT - NIGERIA

6.     HAZEEZAT---------------------KABAT ESOSA - NIGERIA

7.     THE POOL ------------- CHRIS MITCHELL – NERTHERLAND

13.OUTSTANDING MUSIC SCORE

1.     PAINTED SKIN; THE RESURRECTION – CHINA

2.     ONCE UPON A TIME – NIGERIA

3.     HEART OF ISIAKU - NIGERIA

4.     POLICE STORY  - CHINA

5.     LASIGBO -  NIGERIA

14.GOLDEN JURY FILM

1.     PAINTED SKIN; THE RESURRECTION  - CHINA

2.     STIGMA - NIGERIA

3.     MRS & MS. JOHNSON – NIGERIA

4.     HAZEEZAT – NIGERIA

5.     POLICE STORY – CHINA

6.     THE POOL – NETHERLAND

7.     VICTIMS  - NIGERIA