GIDI in cinemas 24th June. Produced and Directed by Femi Odugbemi

SYNOPSIS: “Akin is an indulged playboy from an affluent family who accidentally meets an interesting beauty in an unpredictable place. Nkem is a beautiful, confident but unusual young lady who devotes herself to her work as a community volunteer in the belly of the city’s worst slum. Their romantic encounter drags them both into a whirlwind experience that questions everything they know and unravels their world.”

GIDI BLUES is a feature film project by CUT24 Productions, Produced and Directed by award-winning filmmaker Femi Odugbemi, featuring a stellar cast and crew of the best and brightest of Nollywood. It is an unusual love story in a Lagos-state-of-mind!  It is high-quality entertainment with humour, music, drama and suspense. Filmed in iconic Lagos locations like Idumota market, Makoko, Victoria Island, Isale Eko, Lekki and Freedom Park, Broad Street. GIDI BLUES showcases Lagos city and the unique energy of its people. “Las GIDI” is the affectionate swag name of this unpredictable city where anything can happen…and it often does.

•GIDI BLUES also seeks to inspire young people to give back through community volunteer work. Makoko, the fishing slum under the 3rd Mainland bridge, is where our lead characters find meaning in their lives as they volunteer as teachers and also start a book club for the disadvantaged children of the community.

•GIDI BLUES is high-quality entertainment featuring award-winning superstars including: BANKY W., GIDEON OKEKE, HAUWA ALLAHBURA, LEPACIOUS BOSE, DANIEL LLOYD, TINA MBA and BUKI WRIGHT and singer/songwriter ADUKE!

Femi Odugbemi -Director/Producer

The Movie MEN in TROUBLE by Paul Omoruyi

Synopsis

Men in Trouble is a Romantic Drama that exposes the common issues that affect marriages. In this movie, an intruder is bent on causing havoc in every home leaving every man he comes across in serious trouble. Obinna a well behaved and very responsible man is faced with series of seductive acts with  his wife's younger sister Pat, who is secretly bent on putting every man under her control for the love of money and power as she must get what she want. This result is to a frame up and hell is let loose.  The  movie starts Kelechi Udegbe, Seun Akindele, Mary Uche, Damilola Awosemo, Gregory Ojeifua, Prisca Iwuoha and Eric Obinna. The movie is a PSI Multimedia production, Produced and Directed by Paul Omoruyi with support from Kehinde Clement films (co- Producer).

About The Director.

Paul Omoruyi is a Trained Artist and a Multimedia professional born in the 70s, He attended Federal Polytechnic, Auchi was he majored in Painting from the school of Art & Design. He went on to study Multimedia in NIIT Benin after which he moved to Lagos to work in Lagos as a Graphic Artist in some Print media Houses and Advertising Agencies before finally starting his own media company PSI Multimedia Ltd in 2009.

He ventured into filmmaking in 2011 and since then he has Produced and Directed five movies which include Jambitos Bag (short)2011, Love is not Enough (feature)2012, The Mind Game (short)2013, An indecent Past (feature)2013, Aisha(short)2014. His recent attempt which is his 6th movie titled MEN IN TROUBLEis set to be released in cinema nation-wide soon

Pau Omoruyi is the CEO of PSI Multimedia Ltd, He is happily married to his wife Precious  with two beautiful daughters Michelle and Victory.

Paul Omoruyi

Africa Movie Academy announces full list of 2016 Nominations

The president of this year’s AMAA jury, Shaibu Husseini, announced the nominations in 26 categories at a media event in Lagos.

According to Husseini, AMAA received over 420 films from filmmakers across 25 African countries of which 250 feature films and eight short films were nominated by the jury.

However, competing for the best film slot are Dry (Nigeria), Ayanda (South Africa), Tell Me Sweet Something (South Africa), The Cursed One (Ghana), Fifty (Nigeria), Eye of the Storm (Burkina Faso), La Pagne (Niger) and Behind Closed Doors (Morocco).

On 14 May, 2016 Mr Shaibu Hussein announced the AMAA 2016 Nominations in Ikeja Lagos. The Board of Jurors will meet in June 2016 to decide winners of each category.

1. EFERE OZAKO AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FILM
1. Encounter – Nigeria
2. Le Chemin – Cote De Voire
3. Blood Taxi - Nigeria
4. Meet The Parents – Nigeria/Canada
5. Nourah The Holy Light – Burkina Faso
6. Ireti – Nigeria
7. Life of a Nigerian Couple – Nigeria

2. AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST ANIMATION
1. The Pencil – Burkina Faso
2. The Peculiar Life of a Spider – Ghana
3. Funsie Fast Fingers – Nigeria
4. Lazare Sie Pale – Burkina Faso

3. AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY
1, My Fathers Funeral – Cameroon
2. Nollywood – Nigeria
3. Tchindas- Cape Verde
4. The Fruitless Tree – Niger
5. Runs ‘I too Seek The Horizon’ – Nigeria/UK
6. Camera/Woman – Morocco

4. OUSMANE SEMBENE AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST FILM IN AN AFRICAN LANGUAGE
1. Brotherhood Eye – Mali
2. Bala Bala Sese – Uganda
3. Missing God – Nigeria
4. Cursed Treasure – Ghana
5. Wako – Uganda
6. Daggers of Life (Agbe Fe Akumehewo) - Ghana

5. MICHAEL ANYIAM OSIGWE AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST FILM BY AN AFRICAN LIVING ABROAD:
1. Lambadina – Ethiopia/USA
2. Skinned – Liberia/USA
3. LAPD African Cop – USA/Nigeria
4. Boxing Day – USA/Nigeria
5. MONA – Nigeria/UK

6. AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA SHORT
1. Lines - USA
2. Raptors - USA
3. Across The Track - USA

7. AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA DOCUMENTARY
1. Can You Dig This- USA
2. America’s Blues - USA
3. Spirits of Rebellion - USA

8. AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA FEATURE
1. America Is Still the Place - USA
2. Ben & Ara - USA
3. Luv Don’t Live Here - USA

9. AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION DESIGN
1. The Cursed One - Ghana
2. Soldiers Story - Nigeria
3. Ayanda- South Africa
4. Missing God - Nigeria
5. Out of Luck- Nigeria

10. AMAA 2016 ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN
1. Eye of the storm
2. Oshimiri
3. The Cursed One
4. Ayanda
5. Soldiers Story

11. AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE-UP
1. Oshimiri
2. The Cursed One
3. Missing God
4. Soldiers Story

12. AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUNDTRACK
1. O-Town - Nigeria
2. Tell Me Sweet Something – South Africa
3. The Cursed One - Ghana
4. Hear me Move – South Africa
5. Le Pagne- Niger

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13. AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECT
1. Hear me Move - South Africa
2. Oshimiri - Nigeria
3. Stupid Movie – Nigeria
4. House Arrest – Uganda
5. Soldiers Story – Nigeria

14. AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND
1. Eye of the Storm- Burkina Faso
2. Fifty - Nigeria
3. The Cursed One - Ghana
4. Behind Closed Doors - Morocco
5. Falling - Nigeria
6. Rebecca- Ghana

15. AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY
1. The Cursed one
2. Eye of the Storm
3. Ayanda
4. Tell me Sweet Something
5. Fifty

16. AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING
1. Behind Closed Doors
2. Rebecca
3. The Cursed One
4. Eye of the Storm
5. Hear me Move

17. AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SCREEN PLAY
1. The Cursed One
2. Tell me Sweet Something
3. The Visit
4. Eye of the Storm
5. Beyond Blood

18. AMAA 2016- RIVERS STATE GOVERNMENT ENDOWED AWARD FOR BEST NIGERIAN FILM
1. Beyond Blood
2. Dry
3. Fifty
4. Missing God
5. Falling
6. O’Town

19. AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST YOUNG/ PROMISING ACTOR
1. Nyanso Dzedze – Hear Me Move
2. Ophelia Klenam Dzidzornu – The Cursed One
3. Zubaidat Ibrahim Fagge – Dry
4. Ifu Ennada – O’Town
5. Eve Esin – Oshimiri

20. AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
1. Joseph Otsiman – The Cursed One
2. Uti Nwachukwu – Breathless
3. Abidine Dioari – Eye of the Storm
4. Odunlade Adekola – Taxi Driver
5. Kenneth Nkosi – Ayanda
6. Thomas Gumede- Tell Me Sweet Something

21. AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
1. Thishiwe Ziqubu – Tell me Sweet Something
2. Maureen Okpoko – Missing God
3. Ijeoma Grace Agu – Jimi Bendel/ Taxi Driver
4. Bontte Modiselle – Hear Me Move
5. Nthati Moshesh – Ayanda
6. Linda Ejiofor– Out of Luck

22. AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
1. Oris Erhuero – The Cursed One
2. OC Ukeje – Ayanda
3. Fragass Assande – Eye of the Storm
4. Masego ‘Maps’ Maponyane – Tell me Sweet Something
5. Daniel k. Daniel – Soldiers Story
6. Biuferi Yakoubi – La Pagne

23. AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
1. Zineb Odeib – Behind Closed Doors
2. Adesua Etomi- Falling
3. Fulu Mugovhani – Ayanda
4. Maimouna N’Daiye – Eye of the Storm
5. Iretiola Doyle, Dakore Egbuson, Nse Ikpe Etim, Omoni Oboli – Fifty
6. Nomzamo Mbatha – Tell me Sweet Something

24. AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST FIRST FEATURE FILM BY A DIRECTOR
1. MONA - Anthony Abuah
2. Beyond Blood – Greg Odutayo
3. 8 Bars and A Clef- Chioma Onyenwe

25. AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR
1. Nana Obiri-Yeboah- The Cursed One
2. Biyi Bandele- Fifty
3. Sekou Toure- Eye of the Storm
4. Sara Blecher- Ayanda
5. Moussa Hamadou Djingarey- La Pagne
6. Stephanie Linus - Dry
7. Akin Omotoso - Tell me Sweet Something
8. Mohammed Ahed Bensouda – Behind Closed Doors

26. AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST FILM
1. The Cursed One - Ghana
2. Fifty – Nigeria
3. Eye of the Storm - Burkina Faso
4. Ayanda – South Africa
5. La Pagne- Niger
6. Dry – Nigeria
7. Tell me Sweet Something- South Africa
8. Behind Closed Doors- Morocco

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The film ATM set to premiere : Produced by Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen

The Movie ATM is set to premiere on the 6th of May,2016 at Silverbird Cinemas Victoria Island Lagos,Red Carpet starts 5.00pm. 

THE SYNOPSIS

ATM is a romantic comedy that tells the story of a greedy young man, played by Alexx, whose search for greener pastures involves getting himself in a love scam with a white woman. He plans with his girlfriend to get married to the white lady in other to get a chance to travel abroad. Things however get out of hand when the white bride refuses to return to the UK claiming she likes it better in Nigeria.

Oyibo Princes,Yvoune Jegede,Francis Odega ,Alex Ekubo

Cannes to pay a tribute to Robert De Niro- With special screening ‘Hands of Stone’

Monday, May, 16th, the Festival de Cannes will welcome Robert De Niro in the Grand Theatre Lumière of the Palais des Festivals for a unique and special screening in Official Selection of Hands of Stone  by Venezuelan director Jonathan Jakubowicz.

The movie is about the common history of Panamanian boxer Roberto Duràn (Edgar Ramírez) and manager and coach Ray Arcel (Robert De Niro) who is going to take him to the highest worldwide successes of the ring in the '70s and '80s, including legendary fights against Sugar Ray Leonard.

“I’m excited to be coming back to Cannes especially with this movie Hands of Stone  that I’m so proud of, said Robert De Niro. This movie is uplifting, triumphant and a good time for audiences, so I’m looking forward to seeing my friends from across the world of cinema in joining us for this fun event.”

Hands of Stone  is produced and distributed by the Weinstein Company. Harvey Weinstein declared: “Hands of Stone  is vintage De Niro. Anyone wh‎o knows Bob, knows what a passion he has for boxing and his huge input into this movie made it very realistic and smart. On behalf of the company, we are thrilled that the Festival de Cannes chose to honor Bob this year with a special screening. It promises to be a fun time and a fantastic night to pay tribute to one of the great men of our industry.”

At nearly 50, Janet Jackson 'expecting first child'

Pop star Janet Jackson is pregnant with her first child at the age of 49.
Janet, who is 50 on May 16, is now expecting a child with her husband Wissam Al Mana.

SHORT FILM COMPETITION CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2016

THE 2016 SHORT FILMS COMPETITION 
 

This year, the selection committee received 5,008 short films – 458 more than in 2015.
The 2016 Short Films Competition comprises ten films, mostly from Europe and Latin America, with one representative from Asia and one from Africa.

These films are all in the running for the 2016 Short Film Palme d’or, to be awarded by Naomi Kawase, President of the Jury, at the official award ceremony of the 69th Festival de Cannes on 22th May.

THE SHORT FILMS COMPETITION

Lotfi ACHOUR	LA LAINE SUR LE DOS (Law of Lamb)	Tunisia, France	15’
Sara DUNLOP	DREAMLANDS	United-Kingdom	14’
Juanjo GIMENEZ	TIMECODE	Spain	15’
Raymund RIBAY GUTIERREZ	IMAGO	Philippines	15’
Simón MESA SOTO	MADRE (Mother)	Sweden, Colombia	14’
João Paulo MIRANDA MARIA	A MOÇA QUE DANÇOU COM O DIABO (The Girl who Danced with the Devil)	Brazil	14’
Félix MOATI	APRÈS SUZANNE	France	15’
Catalin ROTARU, Gabi Virginia SARGA	4:15 P.M. SFARSITUL LUMII (4:15 P.M. The End of the World)	Romania	15’
Farnoosh SAMADI, Ali ASGARI	IL SILENZIO (The Silence)	Italy	15’
Simon VAHLNE	FIGHT ON A SWEDISH BEACH!!	Sweden	14’

THE 2016 CINÉFONDATION SELECTION 
 

To mark its 19th year, the Cinéfondation Selection has chosen 18 films (14 works of fiction and 4 animations), from among the 2,300 works submitted this year by film schools from all over the world. Fifteen countries from three continents are represented.

Seven of the films selected come from schools taking part for the first time, and it is also the first time that a film school from Venezuela has reached the selection stage. More than half of this edition's movies are directed by women, with 10 out of the 18 films selected.

The three Cinéfondation prizes will be awarded at a ceremony preceding the screening of the prize-winning films on Friday 20th May in the Buñuel Theatre.

 

THE CINÉFONDATION SELECTION

Hamid AHMADI	IN THE HILLS	The London Film School UK	21'
Mounia AKL	SUBMARINE	Columbia University School of the Arts USA	21'
Nadja ANDRASEV	A NYALINTÁS NESZE  (The Noise of Licking)	Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design Hungary	09'
Alexandru BADEA	TOATE FLUVIILE CURG ÎN MARE (All Rivers Run to the Sea)	UNATC "I. L. Caragiale" Romania	24'
Mélody BOULISSIÈRE	AILLEURS  (Somewhere)	École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs France	06'
Anna CAZENAVE CAMBET	GABBER LOVER	La Fémis France	13'
Jac CLINCH	THE ALAN DIMENSION	NFTS UK	08'
Alexandre GILMET	POUBELLE (Trash)	INSAS Belgium	19'
Marta HERNAIZ PIDAL	DOBRO (Fine)	Sarajevo Film Academy - film.factory programme  Bosnia and Herzegovina	15'
Michael LABARCA	LA CULPA, PROBABLEMENTE (The Guilt, Probably)	Universidad de Los Andes  Venezuela	14'
Ernesto MARTÍNEZ BUCIO	LAS RAZONES DEL MUNDO (The Reasons in the World)	Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica Mexico	37'
PARK Young-ju	1 KILOGRAM	Korea National University of Arts Republic of Korea	29'
Fereshteh PARNIAN	ARAM	Université Lumière Lyon 2 France	17'
Saurav RAI	GUDH (Nest)	Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute India	28'
Laura SAMANI	LA SANTA CHE DORME (The Sleeping Saint)	Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia Italy	19'
Remo SCHERRER	BEI WIND UND WETTER (Whatever the Weather)	Hochschule Luzern - Design & Kunst Switzerland	11'
Or SINAI	ANNA	The Sam Spiegel Film & TV School Israel	24'
Malena VAIN	BUSINESS	Universidad del Cine Argentina	20'

OFFICIAL SELECTION CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2016

IN COMPETITION

Opening Film              

                         

Woody ALLEN (USA)                                                            CAFÉ SOCIETY                                     Out of Comp.

                         

            ***     

                         

Maren ADE (Germany)                                                                    TONI ERDMANN           

                         

Pedro ALMODÓVAR (Spain)                                                 JULIETA

                         

Andrea ARNOLD (United-Kingdom)                                AMERICAN HONEY

                         

Olivier ASSAYAS (France)                                                   PERSONAL SHOPPER       

                         

Jean-Pierre DARDENNE, Luc DARDENNE (Belgium)  LA FILLE INCONNUE   

                         

Xavier DOLAN (Canada)                                                       JUSTE LA FIN DU MONDE  (IT'S ONLY THE END OF THE WORLD)         

                         

Bruno DUMONT (France)                                              MA LOUTE (SLACK BAY)     

                         

Asghar FARHADI (Iran)                                                                 FORUSHANDE  (THE SALESMAN) 

                         

Nicole GARCIA (France)                                                             MAL DE PIERRES   (FROM THE LAND OF THE MOON)           

                         

Alain GUIRAUDIE (France)                                            RESTER VERTICAL (STAYING VERTICAL)      

                         

Jim JARMUSCH (USA)                                                                       PATERSON        

                         

Kleber MENDONÇA FILHO (Brazil)                                                 AQUARIUS          

                         

Ken LOACH (United-Kingdom)                                                                  I, DANIEL BLAKE   

                         

Brillante MENDOZA (Philippines)                                                    MA' ROSA         

                         

Cristian MUNGIU (Romania)                                           BACALAUREAT  (GRADUATION)   

                         

Jeff NICHOLS (USA)                                                                                  LOVING     

                         

PARK Chan-Wook (South Korea)                                         AGASSI (THE HANDMAIDEN)     

                         

Sean PENN (USA)                                                                                THE LAST FACE           

                         

Cristi PUIU (Romania)                                                                     SIERANEVADA    

                         

Paul VERHOEVEN (Netherlands)                                                      ELLE        

Nicolas WINDING REFN (Denmark)                                     THE NEON DEMON       

                         

UN CERTAIN REGARD

Opening Film              

                         

Mohamed DIAB (Egypt)                                                             ESHTEBAK (CLASH) 

                         

            ***     

Behnam BEHZADI (Iran)                                                              VAROONEGI (INVERSION)

                         

BOO Junfeng (Singapore)                                                              APPRENTICE        

                         

Delphine COULIN, Muriel COULIN (France)             VOIR DU PAYS (THE STOPOVER)         

                         

Stéphanie DI GIUSTO (France)                                        LA DANSEUSE (THE DANCER)         1st film

                         

                         

Michael DUDOK DE WIT (Netherlands)                       LA TORTUE ROUGE (THE RED TURTLE) 1st film

                         

FUKADA Kôji (Japan)                                                     FUCHI NI TATSU (HARMONIUM)     

                         

Maha HAJ (Israel)                                           OMOR SHAKHSIYA (PERSONAL AFFAIRS) 1st film

                         

Eran KOLIRIN (Israel)                        ME’EVER LAHARIM VEHAGVAOT (BEYOND THE MOUNTAINS AND HILLS)          

                         

KORE-EDA Hirokazu (Japan)              UMI YORIMO MADA FUKAKU  (AFTER THE STORM) 

                         

Juho KUOSMANEN (Finland)         HYMYILEVÄ MIES (THE HAPPIEST DAY IN THE LIFE OF OLLI MÄKI) 1st film

                         

David MACKENZIE (United-Kingdom)                      HELL OR HIGH WATER  

                         

Francisco MÁRQUEZ, Andrea TESTA (Argentina)           LA LARGA NOCHE DE FRANCISCO SANCTIS (FRANCISCO                                                                                                                                            SANCTIS'S LONG NIGHT)      1st film

                                 

Bogdan MIRICA (Romania)                                             CÂINI (DOGS)          1st film

                         

Stefano MORDINI (Italy)                                                PERICLE IL NERO (PERICLE)

                         

Michael O’SHEA (USA)                                             THE TRANSFIGURATION            1st film

                         

Matt ROSS (USA)                                                                   CAPTAIN FANTASTIC    

                         

Kirill SEREBRENNIKOV (Russia)                                       UCHENIK  (THE STUDENT)

                         

OUT OF COMPETITION

                         

Shane BLACK (USA)                                                                        THE NICE GUYS   

                         

Jodie FOSTER (USA)                                                                      MONEY MONSTER          

                         

NA Hong-Jin (South Korea)                                                         GOKSUNG  (THE WAILING)

                         

Steven SPIELBERG (USA)                                                                     THE BFG         

                         

MIDNIGHT SCREENINGS

                         

Jim JARMUSCH (USA)                                                                  GIMME DANGER   

                         

Jean-François RICHET (France)                                                    BLOOD FATHER    

                         

YEON Sang-Ho (South Korea)                                         BU-SAN-HAENG (TRAIN TO BUSAN)         

                         

SPECIAL SCREENINGS  

Thanos ANASTOPOULOS (Greece)                                  L'ULTIMA SPIAGGIA

Davide DEL DEGAN (Italy)                                                (THE LAST RESORT)         

                         

Karim DRIDI (France / Tunisia)                                                   CHOUF       

                         

Mahamat-Saleh HAROUN (Chad)       HISSEIN HABRÉ, UNE TRAGÉDIE TCHADIENNE (HISSEIN HABRÉ, A CHADIAN   TRAGEDY)          

                         

Grégoire LEPRINCE-RINGUET (France)        LA FORÊT DE QUINCONCES (FOOL MOON 1st film                  

Jonathan LITTELL (USA)                                         WRONG ELEMENTS         1st film             

Rithy PANH (Cambodia)                                                       EXIL (EXILE)       

                         

Albert SERRA (Spain)                          LA MORT DE LOUIS XIV (LAST DAYS OF LOUIS XIV)  

                         

Paul VECCHIALI (France)                                                          LE CANCRE