Photos of Popular Actress Funke Akindele Climbing A Palm Tree

Yeah, you are right; it can only be on a movie set.

From her looks, I guess she’s not enjoying the experience!!!

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AMAA organise training for film makers in Malawi

Malawians trooped out in their hundreds at the Crossroads Hotel in the capital city, Lilongwe, to register for training in various film disciplines.

The African Film Academy, which is organising the two-week long training termed the ‘Film in a Box Training Courses’, runs similar training programs in Banjul, Johannesburg and in Lagos.

Speaking to journalists on Thursday in the capital Lilongwe, AMAA Chief Executive Officer Peace Osigwe said the training is free of charge, though participants are expected to pay a token for registration.

Meanwhile, Martha Chikuni who is the Special Assistant to President Joyce Banda said the Malawi leader is impressed with the project.

“Let me tell you that the President is in full support of this initiative which will only not benefit young Malawians but also boost economic growth of the country,” Chikuni said.

VIDEO: Nollywood Actress Omotola Ekeinde Made Her USA TV Debut On 'Hit The Floor'

Sexy actress Omotola Ekeinde makes her debut on Hollywood on the TV series "hit the floor" season 1 episode 5.

Check out Omosexy’s stunning look

Kannywood producers suspend star actress, Nafisat Abdullahi, for organising party

The Arewa Film makers Association of Nigeria, AFMAN, said it has suspended popular Kannywood actress, Nafisat Abdullahi, for two years for improper conduct.

The association said Nafisa was suspended for conduct that violates the rules and regulation of the association. It accused her of organising a party, alongside her friends, Fati Washa and Ummi Lollipop, both actresses and colleagues of Nafisa.

A member of the Arewa Film Makers Association, Ismail Afakallahu, revealed that though the three actresses were summoned for questioning, only Fati and Ummi were present. He said Nafisat ignored the summons and did not attend the panel.

Another official of the association, who did not want his name mentioned, said, 

Queen Latifah to play Ghanaian King in a new Will Smith’s movie

Queen Latifah is set to portray Ghanaian hero Peggielene Bartels on the big screen after Will Smith snapped up the rights to a book about her life.

Bartels, a naturalised U.S. citizen, was chosen to become the first female "king" of the impoverished town of Otuam, in the Mfantsiman Municipal District, Ghana after the death of her leader uncle; and she detailed her experiences in her book ‘King Peggy.’

 Her life story is now being turned into a Hollywood movie and the 60 year old, who works as a secretary at Ghana's embassy in Washington, D.C., has given Queen Latifah her official seal of approval.

She says, "I cannot think of anyone better to play me than Queen Latifah because there is even a little physical resemblance."

Ghanaian actress Brenda Osei Bonsu joins cast of Nigerian TV series Tarima

Ghanaian actress Brenda Osei Bonsu is the latest addition to the cast of Nigerian TV series, TARIMA (Tangled Web).

Tarima is described as one of the award winning series currently showing on Dstv Channel 251 on Sunday 2:30pm and on Nigerian Television (NTA).

Alongside Brenda in the series is famous and award winning Ghanaian actor Prince David Osei.

Before starring in the series, Brenda went off the scenes following her sojourn to the UK. On her return she went to Nigeria to shoot Tarima sometime February, this year.

TARIMA (Tangled Web) is directed by Peter Armand Boyo.

PHOTOS: Nollywood actress, ChaCha Eke WEDS Movie Director, Austin Faani in Asaba

Nollywood actress, ChaCha Eke, and Nollywood director, Austin Faani got married on June 1, in Asaba, Delta State.

Congrats to the couple.

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INTERVIEW: I Don’t Want a Fairy Tale Wedding - Empress Njamah

Empress Njamah, dark skinned Nollywood actress is living her passion in fashion currently with her Abuja-based boutique, House of Empress, to show for it. Here is an interview she granted Thisday.

What’s new about Empress Njamah?

I have House of Empress Boutique based in Abuja. I have a spa. I have a saloon. And I’ve been working on so many things; especially my brands and I embark on loads and loads of traveling too. My free times I do one or three movies and I’m working on two more. They keep shifting, shifting because my movement no dey pure (laughs). My Boutique is it is standing firm in Abuja with branches here and there. Lagos is clustered for me but it’s not an excuse. I’m still working on Lagos. I still need a lot of people to psyche me on that because is one place is that I want to do this thing but there are loads of competition in Lagos. And then a lot of people don’t want to do their stuff but when they see you doing well with your stuff they want to get into your stuff. So I’m actually taking my time. But I have loads of customers in Lagos that I bring stuffs for more than every other place. But basically I love Abuja right now.

You seem to be falling out of love for acting?

Do people ever fall out of it? You don’t fall out of it. A lot of us are born actress or were made. So if you have it in there, it always going to be there. And then, the industry does not have an expiring date. I could have up tomorrow and say I’m not going to act for ten years and after then I come back and act like a mother because of age and time. But it is still there. So there is

I can be the new Oge Okoye - Ghanaian model and dancer, Abigail Dawson

While sexy actress, Oge Okoye is crying over cyber bullying and being hypertensive, an upcoming actress in Ghana is striving to be in her shoes.

Ghanaian model and video vixen, Abigail Dawson recently confirmed she would be veering into the make real busness.

She told News-One yesterday that she has great passion to act and with a dint of hard work, she hoped to take the movie industry by surprise in no time. “I believe in myself but for now I can’t say I will be a threat to any other actress. I have dedication for it and it is an inbuilt thing which comes natural. I have the drive to achieve more and I believe in myself to make it. I can be the new Oge Okoye but Yvonne Nelson is my role model”, she said.

Stressing on her forays into the movie world, she said “I’m currently on set for an upcoming ghetto movie. You guys should just watch out for me.”

Abigail Dawson is a former student of Koforidua Polytechnic and a onetime winner of the third edition of the Exopa New Faces contest.

Chet Anekwe, Van Vicker and Hollywood actor Carl Payne to stare in a new movie ‘When One Door Closes’

The movie, ‘When One Door Closes’ has been described as a “remarkable dramatic production that has brought different cultures together to tell a captivating African story.”

It was entirely shot in Atlanta, USA and draws on the acting talent of people from different cultures such as Nigerians, Ghanaians, Liberians, Jamaicans, African-Americans, Caucasians, and a host of others.

The movie which focuses on the hardships and triumphs people face in pursuit of happiness is due for release this summer and stars Van Vicker, Chet Anekwe, Clarice Kulah, Sarah Spicer and Hollywood’s Carl Payne of ‘The Cosby Show’ fame.

It was produced by Robert Peters, Van Vicker and Dr. Clarice Ford-Kulah under White Stone Pictures and Sky+ Orange Productions in collaboration with Divine Entertainment International.

Nigerian-Born Actor to become the first black Doctor Who

With the announcement that Matt Smith would be leaving the role of Doctor Who at the end of the year, the hunt is on to find the twelfth Time Lord.

And so far, Nigerian-born British actor Chiwetel Ejiofor has been given 7/1 odds and is the sci-fi fan sites' favourite to fill the role, not to mention becoming the first black Doctor in the show's history. Chiwetel, 35, has already stated that if the series' producers asked him to play the Time Lord, he'd tell them 'yes, of course.'

Asked by Andrew Marr in 2011 whether he'd take on the part, the actor said: 'Yes, of course. It's always good to be asked to come back to London and do great stuff not only in television but in theatre and film too.'

Skybet gave BAFTA-winner Chiwetel, the odds taking into account his stellar history on stage and screen, having starred in films like American Gangster and Love.

But Ejiofor isn't the only star rumoured to be taking on the high-profile job, with Rory Kinnear as the Ladbrokes favourite with odds of 3/1.

Russell Tovey is also a strong contender, whose name was linked to the eleventh Doctor role but obviously the Being Human star lost out to Matt Smith in 2010.

Oral sex caused my cancer – Hollywood Actor, Michael Douglas reveals

Hollywood actor Michael Douglas has claimed that his throat cancer was caused by performing oral sex on women.

The star, who fought a six month battle with the disease from August 2010 until January 2011, had initially believed that it was his years of smoking and drinking that had lead to the illness.

However, in a new interview the 68-year-old said that the particular strain he had suffered with was caused by human papilloma virus (HPV), a sexually transmitted disease. HPV is a sexually transmitted virus which is more widely known as a cause of cervical and anal cancer.

Douglas made the frank admission about how he developed the illness during an interview with The Guardian newspaper when he was asked if he had regretted smoking and drinking in the past.

Douglas candidly replied: ‘No, because without wanting to get too specific, this particular cancer is caused by HPV, which actually comes about from cunnilingus.’

I Won’t Quit Acting When I Turn Pastor – Omar Sheriff

Ghanaian actor, Omar Sheriff Captan was in the news last week when he confirmed he would soon be ordained a pastor.

“I have so far preached at a few churches including Ofori Amponsah’s church as well as the International Central Gospel Church and the responses have been fantastic. I am mostly at Achimota forest doing some wonderful work of God and I believe God will take me far” Omar said.

Meanwhile, Omar’s recent passion spurred his fans to ask if the former Tinsel’s star would quit acting for pastoral calling. In a recent chat with News-One, the actor says he won’t give up acting, rather would combine being a shepherd in the Lord’s vineyard and acting.

“I am not quitting acting. I will act while I also do God’s work. I will do it hand in hand,” he said.

Good luck to the Evangelist.

Appeal Court orders NDLEA not to pay Baba Suwe N25m

The Court of Appeal in Lagos, has overturned the ruling of a high court and quashed the N25million damages awarded to Nollywood actor, Babatunde Omidina, more popular as Baba Suwe.

The appellate court, in its judgment read by Justice Rita Pemu, held that the NDLEA has the right to keep the respondent in custody while investigation was being carried out.

Justice Pemu also declared that the Lagos High Court lacked the jurisdiction to entertain, in the first place, the fundamental human rights suit filed by Lagos lawyer and rights activist, Bamidele Aturu, on behalf of the comedian. She added that it was only the Federal High Court that had the right to adjudicate on the matter, being a drug-related case.

She then held that the award of the damage sum by the trial judge was “excessive, unrealistic and perverse.”

Justice Pemu said, “The constitution stipulates the right to personal liberty. The result of the CT Scan carried out on the respondent was in consonance with the appellant’s suspicion.

Yvonne Nelson Lost Her Temper while filming 'One Night in Vegas' In the US

While filming the movie 'One Night in Vegas', directed by John Uche, Yvonne Nelson displayed a high level of insubordination that literally brought the production to a halt. As portrayed by Washington Post, her attitude angered the Director who also reacted “No one can tell me what to do on my set; I’ve directed bigger actors than you.”

Washington Post captured Yvonne’s unruly behaviour in a recent article that featured the movie 'One Night in Vegas' – the movie, which starred Yvonne Nelson, Jimmy Jean-Louis and John Dumelo among others was shot in the US.

Here is a piece of the article;

A drop-dead beautiful Ghanaian actress is yelling at the director. Her voice — with that slightly British Ghanaian accent — echoes across the polished marble floors and bounces off the baby grand inside a Montgomery County mansion that has been turned into a movie set.

Cameras have stopped rolling. Actors lean against the bay windows overlooking the swimming pool.

“I’m human!” shouts the movie star, Yvonne Nelson. “I can complain if I want to complain. I am not a robot.”

“No one can tell me what to do on my set!” warns the director, John Uche, a Nigerian who lives in Upper Marlboro. “I’ve directed bigger actors than you.”

The actress spins and storms up a circular staircase, retreating to her bedroom lair and halting production.

This could be a disaster for this “Nollywood” movie. Filming has to be completed in three weeks. If the star quits, thousands of dollars are down the tube. The other actors — some of the biggest names in Africa have flown in from Nigeria and Ghana — will have wasted a trip. And the producer, Koby Maxwell, an award-winning Ghanaian musician turned movie maker, will lose investors’ money.

Washingtonpost

Idris Elba plays Nelson Mandela in a new movie "Long Walk to Freedom"

The Golden Globe-winning Luther actor, Idris Elba has been paired up with Bond girl Naomie Harris, in the movie a “Long Walk to Freedom.”

Idris Elba plays Mandela while Naomie Harris plays Winnie Mandela in the movie.

Directed by Justin Chadwick, the film follows the story of the former South African President from his childhood to his time in prison through to his election.

The movie spans Mandela’s life journey from his childhood in a rural village through to his inauguration as the first democratically elected president of South Africa.

It explores Mandela unknown to most of the world as the lover of fast cars and women, the boxing enthusiast, the skilful lawyer and the gun-toting freedom fighter.

The story is described as a thrilling and ultimately joyous story of a good man triumphing against all odds.

LOVE WANTINITI: Jim Iyke and Nadia Buari announced their love in style

Filo: Jim and Nadia are definitely tired of rumours about their ‘supposed’ amorous affair. Enough of the hide and seek game - the pair took to twitter to confirm their romance, at the same time announcing their pet names.

So sweet, if you ask me – Skittles and Space.

“She calls me Skittles. I named her Space. D gift of laughter, companionship n trust is incomparable. BFF. Love is a f***ing beautiful thang!,” Jim wrote.

And the beautiful Nadia echoed;

“There comes a point in ur life wen u realise who really matters, who never did and who always will.~I named him Skittles,he calls me Space.”

Kiyo: That puts an end to the rumours, wishing them good luck>>>.

Kunle Afolayan breaks into Japan film festival

Filo: Award-winning actor and movie director, Kunle Afolayan, is making another groundbreaking entry into the Asian movie market as he takes his recent works, Figurine and Phone Swap, to Tokyo, Japan.

His foray into Tokyo is on the invitation of Cinema Africa, a non-profit organisation established in 2006 to develop understanding and appreciation of Africa in Japan through African films made by African filmmakers or producers.

The film festival billed to take place between May 18 and 23 would screen Phone Swap May 17 and Figurine May 18 at the Auditorium Shibuya, Tokyo.

Also, there is an indication that the award winning filmmaker will be hosted to a dinner by the Nigerian High Commission in Tokyo on the day the festival opens.

Kiyo: Congrats!

Patience Ozokwor Finally Picks Her Plaque for winning Best Actress at the 2012 GMA

Filo: Nollywood actress Patience Ozokwor, also known as Mama G was in Accra over the weekend to pick her plaque for winning Best Actress in an African Collaboration at the 2012 Ghana Movie Awards.

The Plaque was presented to her at the rLG office at Osu, Accra where the Ghana Movie Awards trophies were unveiled.

Although the award ceremony held on Dec 25, 2012, the trophies were not ready at that time.

Organizers explained that the trophies were impounded in Dubai by immigration officials. But they finally arrived weeks ago; hence the unveiling ceremony which attracted some winners who came for their trophies.

Kiyo: Congrats once again.

JIM IYKE and EBBE BASSEY to Star in New Hollywood Movie, ‘And Then There Was You’

Jim Iyke

 Filo: Award winning US-based Ghanaian filmmaker Leila Djansi is directing a new Indie drama titled ‘And Then There was You.’ The movie is about a woman named Natalie (played by Garcelle Beauvais) who resorts to picking up the pieces of her life after her husband left her for the family he has outside. She later fell in love with Darrell (Brian White), but he has secrets of his own.

Kiyo and Filo Blog has gathered that Nollywood actor, Jim Iyke, will be playing the role of the Shey bar runner called Zuma while Ebbe Bassey who also starred in Leila's previous movie, "Ties That Bind" will be playing the role of Mrs. Timmens.

Ebbe Bassey is an actress, writer, and producer - she was born in the Bronx, New York but raised in Calabar, Nigeria.

Other casts include Kate Nauta, Garcelle Beauvais, Greg Vaughan, Brian White, Trilby Glover and Lainey Lipson - the executive producer is Matthew Blakely. Kiyo and Filo Blog also learnt that production of the movie started last week, and the possible release date is Sept 19, 2013.

Kiyo: Congrats to them

Ebbe Bassey