http://findingnollywood.com A Fulbright Fellow explores the social impact of the Nigerian video film industry Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:03:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://0.gravatar.com/blavatar/cf7b7b6f49014e1d5c012c0d3c3f2cfb?s=96&d=http%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fbuttonw-com.png http://findingnollywood.com http://findingnollywood.com/2011/12/02/nollywood-dispatch-from-brazil/ http://findingnollywood.com/2011/12/02/nollywood-dispatch-from-brazil/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 06:56:30 +0000 Bleu http://findingnollywood.com/?p=1366 ]]> http://findingnollywood.com/2011/12/02/nollywood-dispatch-from-brazil/feed/ 0 Bleu Arriving at the Cine Olido, the main site of the "Bem-vindo a Nollywood" film festival. © 2011 Mainframe Film & TV Productions Vanessa Lopes, Roberta Astolfi, Alex Andrade at the welcome dinner. © 2011 Mainframe Film & TV Productions Meeting with Jose Roberto Sadek, Secretary of Culture of the City of Sao Paulo. © 2011 Mainframe Film & TV Productions Jose Roberto Sadek, Secretary of Culture of the City of Sao Paulo, displays his gift of Mainframe classics. © 2011 Mainframe Film & TV Productions Eder Mazine (far right), President of the Sao Paulo Film Commission, presents gifts to Hakeem Adenekan and Tunde Kelani. © 2011 Mainframe Film & TV Productions L-R: Hakeem Adenekan, Tunde Kelani, Eder Mazine, Jamiu Shoyode, Bic Leu, Jonathan Haynes, Film Commission rep, Alex Andrade at the Cine Olido. © 2011 Mainframe Film & TV Productions Tour of the Cinemateca Brasileira. © 2011 Mainframe Film & TV Productions Tour of the Cinemateca Brasileira. © 2011 Mainframe Film & TV Productions With Tunde Kelani at the cinema inside the Cinemateca Brasileira. © 2011 Mainframe Film & TV Productions At the premiere of "Ma'ami" at the Cine Olio. © 2011 Mainframe Film & TV Productions Tunde Kelani with filmmaker Abel Success Erebe (far left) at the premiere of "Ma'ami" at the Cine Olido. © 2011 Mainframe Film & TV Productions L-R: Jonathan Haynes, Jamiu Shoyode, Bic Leu, Hakeem Adenekan, Tunde Kelani. © 2011 Mainframe Film & TV Productions at the Nollywood roundtable discussion at the Cine Olido. Festival co-curator, Alex Andrade, poses a question on Nigerian film preservation. © 2011 Mainframe Film & TV Productions A performance by the Orquestra de Berimbaus at the Centro Cultural da Juventude. © 2011 Mainframe Film & TV Productions São Paulo at night from the Centro Cultural da Juventude. © 2011 Mainframe Film & TV Productions National Black Consciousness Day celebration at the Museu Afro Brasil. © 2011 Mainframe Film & TV Productions "Metrópolis" interviews Kelani outside the Polo Cultural de Heliópolis. © 2011 Mainframe Film & TV Productions "Metrópolis" interviews Kelani outside the Polo Cultural de Heliópolis. © 2011 Mainframe Film & TV Productions Community leaders lead us on a tour of the Heliópolis favela. © 2011 Mainframe Film & TV Productions Community leaders lead us on a tour of the Heliópolis favela. © 2011 Mainframe Film & TV Productions With Heliópolis community leaders. © 2011 Mainframe Film & TV Productions Heliópolis community leader (right) presents Kelani with a gift. © 2011 Mainframe Film & TV Productions With my Brazilian co-curator, Alex Andrade, at the Polo Cultural de Heliópolis. © 2011 Mainframe Film & TV Productions At the end of our tour of the Heliópolis favela. © 2011 Mainframe Film & TV Productions http://findingnollywood.com/2011/11/06/bem-vindo-a-nollywood-marks-first-nigerian-film-festival-in-south-america/ http://findingnollywood.com/2011/11/06/bem-vindo-a-nollywood-marks-first-nigerian-film-festival-in-south-america/#comments Sun, 06 Nov 2011 17:26:38 +0000 Bleu http://findingnollywood.com/?p=1356 ]]> http://findingnollywood.com/2011/11/06/bem-vindo-a-nollywood-marks-first-nigerian-film-festival-in-south-america/feed/ 0 Bleu L-R: Segun Adefila, Bukola Awoyemi and Tunde Kelani on the set of “Arugba” (2008). © 2011 Mainframe Film and Television Productions http://findingnollywood.com/2011/11/01/tufts-magazine-next-stop-nollywood/ http://findingnollywood.com/2011/11/01/tufts-magazine-next-stop-nollywood/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 20:31:52 +0000 Bleu http://findingnollywood.com/?p=1348 ]]> http://findingnollywood.com/2011/11/01/tufts-magazine-next-stop-nollywood/feed/ 4 Bleu A video shop at the Nigerian Film Market in Surulere, Lagos. Photo © 2011 Bic Leu http://findingnollywood.com/2011/10/11/tunde-kelani-teams-up-with-irish-cinematographer-jack-conroy-for-master-classes-in-lagos/ http://findingnollywood.com/2011/10/11/tunde-kelani-teams-up-with-irish-cinematographer-jack-conroy-for-master-classes-in-lagos/#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2011 01:44:57 +0000 Bleu http://findingnollywood.com/?p=1338 ]]> http://findingnollywood.com/2011/10/11/tunde-kelani-teams-up-with-irish-cinematographer-jack-conroy-for-master-classes-in-lagos/feed/ 0 Bleu http://findingnollywood.com/2011/07/04/a-national-endowment-for-the-arts-for-nigeria/ http://findingnollywood.com/2011/07/04/a-national-endowment-for-the-arts-for-nigeria/#comments Mon, 04 Jul 2011 07:52:26 +0000 Bleu http://findingnollywood.com/?p=1333 ]]> http://findingnollywood.com/2011/07/04/a-national-endowment-for-the-arts-for-nigeria/feed/ 0 Bleu A Nigerian Endowment for the Arts could help fund film productions like Tunde Kelani's 'Ma'ami'. © Bic Leu and FindingNollywood.com, 2011. http://findingnollywood.com/2011/06/20/nollywoods-cinema-culture-continues-with-emem-isongs-kiss-tell/ http://findingnollywood.com/2011/06/20/nollywoods-cinema-culture-continues-with-emem-isongs-kiss-tell/#comments Sun, 19 Jun 2011 23:38:09 +0000 Bleu http://findingnollywood.com/?p=1304 ]]> http://findingnollywood.com/2011/06/20/nollywoods-cinema-culture-continues-with-emem-isongs-kiss-tell/feed/ 4 Bleu Executive Producer Emem Isong at the 'Kiss and Tell' premiere, Silverbird. © Bic Leu and FindingNollywood.com, 2011. Bird's eye view of the 'Kiss and Tell' premiere, Silverbird Galleria. © Bic Leu and FindingNollywood.com, 2011. http://findingnollywood.com/2011/06/09/cnbc-africa-success-story-of-nigerias-nollywood/ http://findingnollywood.com/2011/06/09/cnbc-africa-success-story-of-nigerias-nollywood/#comments Thu, 09 Jun 2011 00:40:40 +0000 Bleu http://findingnollywood.com/?p=1294 ]]> http://findingnollywood.com/2011/06/09/cnbc-africa-success-story-of-nigerias-nollywood/feed/ 1 Bleu http://findingnollywood.com/2011/06/05/kelani-unveils-maami-with-fashola-at-muson/ http://findingnollywood.com/2011/06/05/kelani-unveils-maami-with-fashola-at-muson/#comments Sun, 05 Jun 2011 09:53:00 +0000 Bleu http://findingnollywood.com/?p=1281 ]]> http://findingnollywood.com/2011/06/05/kelani-unveils-maami-with-fashola-at-muson/feed/ 1 Bleu The cast and crew of 'Ma'ami' on stage at the MUSON Centre. © Bic Leu and FindingNollywood.com, 2011 Governor Fashola gives his closing remarks with Tunde Kelani. © Bic Leu and FindingNollywood.com, 2011 Governor Fashola gives his closing remarks with Tunde Kelani. © Bic Leu and FindingNollywood.com, 2011 With Tunde Kelani and Deji Ajose-Ojikutu. © Bic Leu and FindingNollywood.com, 2011 With Wole Ojo. © Bic Leu and FindingNollywood.com, 2011 http://findingnollywood.com/2011/05/31/restless-city-premieres-in-new-york/ http://findingnollywood.com/2011/05/31/restless-city-premieres-in-new-york/#comments Tue, 31 May 2011 05:24:01 +0000 Bleu http://findingnollywood.com/?p=1260 ]]> http://findingnollywood.com/2011/05/31/restless-city-premieres-in-new-york/feed/ 0 Bleu Director Andrew Donsunmu (in red) with the crew of 'Restless CIty' at the NYC premiere at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. © Bic Leu and FindingNollywood.com, 2011 A film still from 'Restless City'. © Jenny Baptiste http://findingnollywood.com/2011/05/27/exclusive-tunde-kelani-will-premiere-%e2%80%98ma%e2%80%99ami%e2%80%99-on-june-4-at-muson-centre/ http://findingnollywood.com/2011/05/27/exclusive-tunde-kelani-will-premiere-%e2%80%98ma%e2%80%99ami%e2%80%99-on-june-4-at-muson-centre/#comments Fri, 27 May 2011 19:48:28 +0000 Bleu http://findingnollywood.com/?p=1251 ]]> http://findingnollywood.com/2011/05/27/exclusive-tunde-kelani-will-premiere-%e2%80%98ma%e2%80%99ami%e2%80%99-on-june-4-at-muson-centre/feed/ 1 Bleu Tunde Kelani's 'Ma'ami' Official Movie Poster