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| Nollywood goes to Paris | Nollywood goes to Paris |
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| Even though Nigeria didn't get much love at this year's African film festival, Fespaco, some Parisians believe the francophone world is ready for Naija cinema. Nollywood, the world's second largest film industry, produces more than 2,000 films annually, and now seven of its best will be screened at France's first ever NollywoodWeek Paris. From 30 May to 2 June, the L'Arlequin Theatre in Saint-Germain-des-Prés will host the festival, which is to include a VIP cocktail with the filmmakers, panel discussions and a crafts marketplace. | Even though Nigeria didn't get much love at this year's African film festival, Fespaco, some Parisians believe the francophone world is ready for Naija cinema. Nollywood, the world's second largest film industry, produces more than 2,000 films annually, and now seven of its best will be screened at France's first ever NollywoodWeek Paris. From 30 May to 2 June, the L'Arlequin Theatre in Saint-Germain-des-Prés will host the festival, which is to include a VIP cocktail with the filmmakers, panel discussions and a crafts marketplace. |
| Nollywood is already popular in France. A new channel, Nollywood TV, has launched. A walk through Barbès and Château Rouge reveals shops full of films from around west Africa. Nollywood still doesn't have much access to mainstream France however, something the organisers of the film festival are hoping to change. NollywoodWeek is preparing to be an annual event, in order to "foster distribution opportunities in this untapped market." Instead of popcorn, expect beignets and Nigerian meat pies. | Nollywood is already popular in France. A new channel, Nollywood TV, has launched. A walk through Barbès and Château Rouge reveals shops full of films from around west Africa. Nollywood still doesn't have much access to mainstream France however, something the organisers of the film festival are hoping to change. NollywoodWeek is preparing to be an annual event, in order to "foster distribution opportunities in this untapped market." Instead of popcorn, expect beignets and Nigerian meat pies. |
| The line-up features stars such as Genevieve Nnaji in Ijé and Hakeem Kae-Kazim in Last flight to Abuja. Two of the films scheduled for screening have been reviewed here previously: Man on Ground and Maami). Here are the five other films that made the cut: | The line-up features stars such as Genevieve Nnaji in Ijé and Hakeem Kae-Kazim in Last flight to Abuja. Two of the films scheduled for screening have been reviewed here previously: Man on Ground and Maami). Here are the five other films that made the cut: |
| Phone Swap by Kunle Afolayan | Phone Swap by Kunle Afolayan |
| Akin and Mary accidentally bump into each other and mistakenly swap their identical phones, leading to a destination mix up. Akin is now at Mary's destination and visa versa which is where they discover that their phones were swapped. Still determined to make each of their travel's a success, each must carry out the other's mission which soon proves to not be an easy task! The result? Hilarious situations and unexpected outcomes. | Akin and Mary accidentally bump into each other and mistakenly swap their identical phones, leading to a destination mix up. Akin is now at Mary's destination and visa versa which is where they discover that their phones were swapped. Still determined to make each of their travel's a success, each must carry out the other's mission which soon proves to not be an easy task! The result? Hilarious situations and unexpected outcomes. |
| Inalé by Jeta Amata and Keke Bongos | Inalé by Jeta Amata and Keke Bongos |
| Inalé is the beautiful daughter of the great King Oche, of the Idoma people in Idomaland, Nigeria. Her beloved Odeh must win the wrestling tournament to win her hand in marriage. A stranger appears, who challenges not only the tradition of the village but the strength of Odeh and Inalé's true love. | Inalé is the beautiful daughter of the great King Oche, of the Idoma people in Idomaland, Nigeria. Her beloved Odeh must win the wrestling tournament to win her hand in marriage. A stranger appears, who challenges not only the tradition of the village but the strength of Odeh and Inalé's true love. |
| Ijé (The Journey) by Chineze Anyaene | Ijé (The Journey) by Chineze Anyaene |
| When Anya vows to chase her dreams of glamour in the Hollywood Hills, her younger sister, Chioma, warns her of the dark side of the American Dream. Now, years later, and in a world away from the life she knew, Anya is charged with the murder of three men, one of them her powerful husband. Chioma travels from Nigeria to Los Angeles and discovers that the dark secret her sister wants to keep hidden might be the only thing that can win her freedom. | When Anya vows to chase her dreams of glamour in the Hollywood Hills, her younger sister, Chioma, warns her of the dark side of the American Dream. Now, years later, and in a world away from the life she knew, Anya is charged with the murder of three men, one of them her powerful husband. Chioma travels from Nigeria to Los Angeles and discovers that the dark secret her sister wants to keep hidden might be the only thing that can win her freedom. |
| Tango With Me by Mahmood Ali-Balogun | Tango With Me by Mahmood Ali-Balogun |
| Lola and Uzo are the perfect couple, their newly married life in front of them. All is well until the happiest day of their lives became the worst. | Lola and Uzo are the perfect couple, their newly married life in front of them. All is well until the happiest day of their lives became the worst. |
| Last Flight to Abuja by Obi Emelonya | Last Flight to Abuja by Obi Emelonya |
| Based on true events. A set of everyday Nigerian travelers board the last Flamingo Airways flight scheduled to fly from Lagos to Abuja on a fateful Friday night in 2006. The plane cruises at 30,000 feet on schedule before, through a mixture of human error and technical failure, it spirals towards a disastrous end. As the pilots try to get a handle on the situation, a series of flashbacks unravel the twists, turns and leaps of fate that put each passenger on the fateful flight. Young lovers, an elderly couple, a corporate party, a sportsman on the threshold of greatness; all contemplating the final moments of their lives. All except one... | Based on true events. A set of everyday Nigerian travelers board the last Flamingo Airways flight scheduled to fly from Lagos to Abuja on a fateful Friday night in 2006. The plane cruises at 30,000 feet on schedule before, through a mixture of human error and technical failure, it spirals towards a disastrous end. As the pilots try to get a handle on the situation, a series of flashbacks unravel the twists, turns and leaps of fate that put each passenger on the fateful flight. Young lovers, an elderly couple, a corporate party, a sportsman on the threshold of greatness; all contemplating the final moments of their lives. All except one... |
| The founders of NollywoodWeek Paris have organised an indiegogo campaign to gather some last minute funds | The founders of NollywoodWeek Paris have organised an indiegogo campaign to gather some last minute funds |
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