Feb 19, 2011

Watch the official trailer for Funke Akindele's long awaited movie,"The Return of Jenifa".

Sep 23, 2010

As Nigerian Idol is prepping to kick off, it has been revealed that Multitalented entertainer Yinka Davies, CEO of Chocolate City Audu Maikori and American dancer and singer Jeffery Daniel will be judges for the first edition of Nigerian Idol. These music enthusiasts tactically selected from different fields in the music industry will be responsible for...

Aug 10, 2010

A brand new magazine “Y!” is set to debut, and it has Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde looking striking on the cover! According to the magazine’s official profile, “Y! will – using the best young Nigerian writers, interviewers, photographers, stylists and others – document the lifestyle, issues, trends and personalities that define the character...

Jun 2, 2010

Halle is a wannabe actress trying desperately to get a break but all to no avail. Her chance comes when she falsely claims to be the fiancee of the dashing, debonair Banky DaSilva an oil magnate she has never met. She is then given a role on the condition that Banky funds the movie! Now how to get herself out of the web she has spun for herself is the...

Mar 18, 2010

Here’s info on a new African movie from Sparrow Productions, directed by by Shirley Frimpong-Manso called Checkmate, making its premiere on April 1. Kwame has made all the right moves in his life; a good job, a beautiful devoted wife, an adorable child, and an impending promotion as a senior customs officer at the airport. But what seems like a typical...

Feb 17, 2010

What happens when a bored, pampered, wealthy woman (Nse Ikpe-Etim) is married to an emotionally-distant, busy man (Ramsey Nouah)? And is visited by a happy-go-lucky, loving, attractive brother-in-law (Majid Michel) with plenty of time on his hands? Watch and see for yourself!

Feb 4, 2010

Here's the official trailer of the movie 'Bursting Out!' Directed by Desmond Elliot and Daniel Ademinokan. Produced by Emem Isong. Starring Genevieve Nnaji, Desmond Elliot, Nse Ikpe Etim, Majid Michel, Omoni Oboli, and Susan Peters.

Jan 23, 2010

"The Tunnel" was shot in Cape Town in May 2009 with a team of young filmmakers, including David Horler (Associate Producer), Jacques Koudstaal (DOP), Jacques de Villiers (Editor) and Maike Hitzeroth (Production Designer).The team pulled together to create a patch of Zimbabwe on South African soil, often working for free to realise the film’s vision and message.

Oct 19, 2009

On October 24th in Ghana, and the 31st in London, the world will get its first look at “The Figurine“, the movie everyone’s talking about by emerging Nigerian actor/director Kunle Afolayan, who previously brought us ‘Iredapa‘. “The Figurine” stars Ramsey Nouah, Omoni Oboli, Funlola Aofiyebi-Raimi, Tosin Sido, Chief Muraina...

Oct 15, 2009

We’ve been talking about this book for the past few days here called “The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind”. It’s an autobiography of William Kamkwamba, (co-written with Bryan Mealer). When his parents couldn’t afford the $80 yearly tuition for their son’s school, he sneaked into the classroom, dodging administrators for a few weeks until...

Oct 7, 2009

Since 1984, Orlando Mesquita has edited, directed, and produced over 20 films, including features, educational programs, and documentaries. His projects explore the many facets of Mozambican life such as the role of women and war, refugees, and demobilized soldiers. In 1999 he won a Kuxa Kanema Best Video Award for his work as a co-director and editor on...

Sep 30, 2009

How fun was it when we all sat around the T.V. yesterday and watched Oprah‘s international spotlight show and, realized she was interviewing quite a few of the people we have featured right here on TBBO! Chinese talk show host Chen Lu Yu, Bollywood actors and husband and wife team Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai, Nollywood actress Genevieve Nnaji, and...

Aug 5, 2009

Nigeria’s elite Special Police Detective Agency (SPDA) needs to crack an international syndicate engaged in making rich dollars through the trafficking of African girls and the smuggling of African artifacts overseas, but the Agency’s best man for the job – Special Agent Spade has to decide whether to proceed on retirement, save his love, or take up...

Jul 24, 2009

This won’t be news to any of you who have been following our coverage of District 9 all year, but it finally premiered at Comic Con in San Diego. 2009 WILL go down in history as the year science fiction made a marked return in cinema. District 9 is everything that was great about Alive in Jo-Burg, the short film it is based on, with improvements that...

Jul 18, 2009

A marriage of convenience turns into something much deeper after an Ethiopian man agrees to marry a woman so that she can obtain her green card and gain U.S. citizenship. Solomon has always dreamed of opening an authentic Ethiopian coffee house, so when Hannah’s parents agree to pay him $20,000 to marry their daughter he jumps at the opportunity. Over the...

Jul 14, 2009

Black World Cinema, a showcase of seldom seen classic features and new films from around the world. Black World Cinema presents films by filmmakers that bring us story with compelling content and human dimension seldom presented in mainstream cinema. Mixed Martial Arts have taken the world by storm. In Africa Traditional Boxing and wrestling have never been more...

Jul 13, 2009

The #1 movie in the country was Universal Pictures’ Bruno. Though not as strong an opening as Borat, Sacha Baron Cohen’s earlier hit film, Bruno took a commanding lead at the American box office with a $30M opening week, in 2756 theaters averaging $11,040 per, this was the movie of the weekend. Ice Age was no slouch, bringing in $28.5M this...

Jul 9, 2009

Many complicated and opposing and controversial viewpoints are often presented about Africa. Perhaps because of this, Africa is one of the most fertile grounds in our modern age for new, fresh and exciting exploration. The AfroPoP series is a celebration of the cultural and historical growth that has occurred in the last generation with films tailored to a...

Jul 8, 2009

If you’ve been following us for a while, you know that we’ve been into a science fiction project called “District 9″. But what IS District 9? There have been teaser trailers and hints and viral videos, but until now, all we know is that Peter Jackson is behind it, and that it’s based on “Alive in Jo-burg”, a short film...

Jun 29, 2009

Here’s a trailer for a new documentary called “The Neo African-Americans: How rapid, voluntary immigration from Africa and the Caribbean to America is transforming the “African American” narrative”, directed by Kobina Aidoo. It raises some interesting questions about African identity in the United States in the 21st Century. Here...

Jun 20, 2009

In it’s fourth year, Black World Cinema is a showcase of seldom seen classic features and new films from around the world. Black World Cinema presents films by filmmakers that bring us story with compelling content and human dimension seldom presented in mainstream cinema. All screenings are followed by lively discussions moderated by program director (and...

Ayan’s husband is stranded in a distant refugee camp. Her teenage daughter is giving her attitude. And she’s just been slapped with an eviction order. Welcome to Family Motel. Stuck in a run-down joint on the wrong side of town — where homeless folks rub shoulders with drag queens and small-time pimps — Ayan fights to make a home for her girls....

NIGERIA had a pavilion again this year at the 62nd edition of the Cannes Film Festival, and had a representation by a government delegation, the media and film practitioners. Nigeria had only one entry at the festival which was a short film, Senseless, a film directed by Fidelis Duker. The film was screened at the short film corner of the festival. It was...

Hans-Jürgen Massaquoi was born in Hamburg 1926 as child of the German nurse Bertha Baetz with the son of the Liberian Consul. After some years of wealth in the grandfather´s consular mansion, the father´s family moved back to Liberia. The mother decided to stay in Hamburg and moved with the child to the labourer´s quarter Barmbek. Some years later, when the...