On ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฏ๐ญ, the ๐๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฐ closes with a day on ๐ก๐ถ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ. Join us in the afternoon from ๐ญ๐ฑ.๐ฌ๐ฌ-๐ญ๐ณ.๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ต๐ฟ๐ in UvA's ๐๐๐๐๐๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ for a ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป by the seasoned Nollywood icons ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐ ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ต, ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐บ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ง๐ผ๐ธ๐๐ป๐ฏ๐ผ ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ต and ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ณ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ respectively. Don't miss this unique opportunity to learn about ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ณ๐ถ๐น๐บ๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด in Nigeria and beyond from the best in the Nollywood business. And you know what: they are in talks about a co-production partly filmed in the Netherlands that you might be a part of!
๐๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฐ: ๐ก๐ผ๐น๐น๐๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐น๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐
Date: Friday, May 31, 2024
Time: 15.00-17.00 hrs
Venue: BuzzHouse, UvA, Oudemanhuispoort 4-6, Amsterdam
Masterclass 1: ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐ ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ต
Masterclass 2: ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐บ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ง๐ผ๐ธ๐๐ป๐ฏ๐ผ ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ต
Masterclass 3: ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ณ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ
Country: Nigeria
Language: English
Registration: https://bit.ly/africadelic2024-nollywood-masterclasses (there are 20 seats available per masterclass!)
๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ ('๐๐ฒ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป') ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐ ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ต
๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐ ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ต is a prolific film producer with over 15 years of experience in the industry. Having produced over 15 Nollywood films, he recently released ๐๐ฒ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: ๐๐ป ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐น๐บ๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ'๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ, offering (aspiring) indie filmmakers an insightful journey into the multifaceted world of independent filmmaking. In this production masterclass, ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ต will shares his experiences in producing Nollywood films, exploring themes such as storytelling, budgeting, team work and production management.
๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ ('๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ-๐๐ผ๐') ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐บ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ง๐ผ๐ธ๐๐ป๐ฏ๐ผ ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ต
๐ฅ๐ฎ๐บ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ง๐ผ๐ธ๐๐ป๐ฏ๐ผ ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ต began acting in the early 1990s and won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actor in 2009. Starring in many leading roles, he is still is one of the most sought-after actors in Nigeria. In his first-ever acting masterclass in the Netherlands, the Nollywood star shares how he creates memorable characters, powerful performances, and a long-lasting career.
๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ ('๐จ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐น๐บ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐') ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ณ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ
๐๐ผ๐ ๐ข๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ is an award-winning Nigerian film distributor, sales agent and aggregator of streaming platforms such as Netflix and Amazon. Since 2006 she is the CEO of Blue Pictures Entertainment, a Nigerian-based film distribution company established in 2006. In her first-ever distribution masterclass in the Netherlands, ๐ข๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ shares her 20+ years of experience in film distribution in Nigeria, across Africa and around the world.
๐๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐ ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ต
๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐ ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ต is a Nigerian film producer with over 15 years of experience in the industry. He is the line producer of Living in Bondage and Oloibiri and has produced over 15 films, including Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story, Choke, Tokunbo, Nneke, the Pretty Serpent, and Aki and Pawpaw. He is a senior producer at Sozo Films and Ramsey Films, and a consulting producer for Play Network Studios, Blue Pictures, Take Out Media, Urbane Studios, and Astra Pictures. In addition, he is the team lead of Coal360, a training and artist management firm, Story-Story, a hub for talented writers, and Plural Eyes, a quality control company. Odeh nurtures young Nigerian filmmakers through the annual 'Masterclass with Chris Odeh' initiative.
๐๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐บ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ง๐ผ๐ธ๐๐ป๐ฏ๐ผ ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ต
๐ฅ๐ฎ๐บ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ง๐ผ๐ธ๐๐ป๐ฏ๐ผ ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ต is a Nigerian actor and director. He started acting in the early 1990s and saw his acting career kicking off when he starred as Jeff Akin-Thomas in the Nigerian TV soap opera Fortunes. He has since appeared in numerous films starring as the lead role, and has been called 'Lover-Boy' for his numerous roles in romantic films. In 2010 ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ต won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance in the supernatural suspense thriller film The Figurine (2009), and he still is one of the most sought-after actors in Nigeria. In 2015, ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ต became a film director as well. He secured the rights to the legendary 1992 film Living in Bondage for a possible remake. In 2018, he announced his remake had become a sequel titled Living in Bondage: Breaking Free, which was released in 2019. ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ต, who played the new villain, made his directorial debut, and the film won 7 awards at the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards. He then went on to direct the Nollywood classic Rattle Snake: The Ahanna Story (2020), which is a remake of Rattlesnake (1995).
๐๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ณ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ
๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ณ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ is an award-winning Nigerian film distributor, sales agent and aggregator of streaming platforms such as Netflix and Amazon. Joining the Nigerian film industry in 2005, she worked with Silverbird Cinemas and Nu Metro Cinema before venturing into production and eventually establishing a cinema. Odiete is currently the managing director of Blue Pictures Entertainment, a Nigerian-based film distribution company established in 2006. The distribution company is in control of 54 cinemas and 215 screens. ๐ข๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ possesses over 20 years of experience in the film industry in Nigeria, across Africa and around the world.
๐๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ก๐ผ๐น๐น๐๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ
Over the past three decades, Nigeria's film industry has become a global powerhouse releasing hundreds of films each year. Nollywood, a portmanteau of Nigeria and Hollywood as well as Bollywood, has come to mark the plenitude of filmmaking happening in Lagos from the early 1990s onwards. Following the success of the 1992 straight-to-VHS film Living in Bondage by director Chris Obi Rapu, the Nigerian film industry experienced a popular home video boom that gained an huge following in Nigeria, across Africa, and among the global African diaspora. In fact, Nollywood is nowadays considered the worldโs second-largest film industry, and even the largest in terms of output and popularity. Producing about 2,500 films annually and reaching an estimated audience of over 200 million people worldwide, Nollywood has not only seemingly surpassed Hollywood but also Bollywood with regards to production and consumption size.
๐๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ
๐๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ is a platform and festival operating from Paradiso Amsterdam that is committed to the programming and promotion of African and African diasporic cultural creativity, diversity and activism in the Netherlands. The annual Africadelic Festival is an ode to the African continent and its worldwide diaspora, and offers a showcase of the cultural wealth and profound influence Afrodescendants have on global culture and society. This year scheduled from May 23-31, 2024, the festival offers another week filled with concerts, films, and talks, including these ๐ก๐ผ๐น๐น๐๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐น๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐.
