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DESMOND ELLIOT RITA DOMINIC STEPHANIE LINUS Afolayan Is One of the Granted Rukky Sanda the Fresh Faced Father Everyone Loves Rita Mrs Nolly Silver Screen ISSUE 03 APRIL 2014 TOPE TEDELA Nollywood’s next big Nollwood thing 5 Awards DUAL IDENTITY 10 Nollywood Write actors who call the shots & Win Cinema tickets Nollywood DVDs 2014 AMVCAs: Gift hamper The Contract, Nairobi Half Life win big Nollywood: A house divided? Asaba Homevideo vs Nollywood Cinema 1 EDITOR’S NOTE www.nollysilverscreen.com REVIEWS COMPETITIONS NEWS INTERVIEWS GHOLLYWOOD AWARDS ARTICLES RED CARPET PHOTO: ODUTAYO ODUSANYA CINEMA LISTINGS The 2014 Africa Magic Viewers humble, unassuming and grounded. Choice Awards have finally come and He will go very far. We also have gone. It was indeed a great experi- interviews with Kehinde Bankole (p. SHORT FILMS ence seeing African filmmakers rec- 9), Alexx Ekubo (p. 12) and Nzeribe ognised (p. 12) and the red carpet was ‘Sambasa’ Chiedozie (p. 14). a sight to behold (p. 13). The much talked about Half of a WEB SERIES This month is the turn of the Africa Yellow Sun will be showing in cinemas FESTIVALS Movie Academy Awards which will be across Nigeria this month (p. 10). The celebrating its tenth year anniversary. big question is: How well will it do at We cannot wait to see what the the box office? DOCUMENTARIES organisers have in store. AUDITIONS Enjoy Our cover boy, Tope Tedela was a joy Isabella Akinseye to speak with (p.7). The young man is @iakinseye THEATRE SOME OF THIS EDITION’S CONTRIBUTORS Agina Eberechukwu Wilfred Okiche Gbolahan Adams Oluwaponmile Innocent Ekejuiba Gloria is a graduate believes in God, medi- runs his own media com- Orija is studying Food is an alumnus of Obafemi of Mass Communica- cine, music and movies. pany where he has han- Science and Technology Awolowo University. He tion from Ahmadu Bello A medical doctor, occa- dled numerous projects at the Federal University is the Deputy Editor University, Zaria. She is sional writer, columnist for different clients over of Agriculture, Abeoku- of Nolly Silver Screen (the a freelancer and con- and profiler. He profiles the years. He sees himself ta. She loves writing and website and the mag- tributes entertainment 10 Nollywood actors venturing into animation, has published several azine). An avid blogger stories for The Nigerian who call the shots (p. 3) developing his comic works in the newspapers. and budding graphics de- Telegraph. Check out and compiles a top 5 list brands and staging an ex- She interviews people for signer, he reviews Blind her piece ‘Nollywood: A of Nollywood awards (p. hibition. View his cartoon the Vox Pop section (p. Aspiration, a shortlisted house divided?’ (p. 10). 12). strip ‘Rollicking Nollies’ 4) and reviews Mother documentary at the 2014 (p. 4) and his illustration Tongue (p. 11). Afrinolly Awards (p. 11). What she loves most What he loves most for ‘Nollywood: A house about Nollywood is about Nollywood is divided?’ (p. 10). What he loves most that so far the movies the fact that it’s home What she loves most about Nollywood is have remained original grown, resilient and about Nollywood is the the fact it is the second in their stories/content. determined to succeed What he loves most Nigerian culture dis- largest producer of despite the odds. about Nollywood is the played such as the movies by quantity. Follow @aginaebere actors. clothing and language. Follow @drwill20 Follow @Prince_ice Follow @gadamsyn Follow @ o_ponmile Write 2 CONTENTS ‘n’ April 2014 win FEATURES 3 DUAL IDENTITY: 10 NOLLYWOOD ACTORS WHO CALL THE SHOTS Write to us about what you have 10 NOLLYWOOD: A HOUSE DIVIDED? and stand a enjoyed in this edition 12 TOP 5 NOLLYWOOD AWARDS chance of winning fabulous prizes. This month, we will be giving out 2 . copies of Kate Henshaw’s fit4life DVD Also, up for grabs are cinema tickets to see a Nollywood movie in Nigeria and a gift hamper. Email: [email protected] Get in touch via social media www.facebook.com/nollysilverscreen www.google.com/+nollysilverscreen www.twitter.com/nsilverscreen 13 www.instagram.com/nollysilverscreen INTERVIEWS 7 TOPE TEDELA: NOLLYWOOD’S NEXT BIG THING READERS’ CORNER 9 Q & A WITH KEHINDE BANKOLE 12 UP, CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH ALEXX EKUBO 14 TALENT ON THE RISE: NZERIBE ‘SAMBASA’ Great job. Well done! CHIEDOZIE Joy Isi Bewaji COMPETITION 2 FREE GIVEAWAYS Just checked out your magazine; very REGULARS impressed with the obvious hard work 1 EDITOR’S NOTE you are putting into what is a high 1 CONTRIBUTORS’ BIOS quality product; deserves to be read by all industry aficionados. 2 READERS’ CORNER Keep it up! 4 CELEBRATIONS THIS MONTH Desmond Ovbiagele 6 ON SET 10 NEWS 11 REVIEWS 13 RED CARPET I saw your review of 14 DVD RELEASES Finding Mercy. Good job! John Edeh 6 You can now read your EXTRAS 4 VOX POP favourite magazine Nolly 4 WORDS OF WISDOM FROM THE STARS 9 NOLLY POP QUIZ NOLLY SILVER SCREEN TEAM Silver Screen on PUBLISHER CONTRIBUTORS Quill and Scroll Creatives Gbolahan Adams issuu.com/nollysilverscreen Agina Eberechukwu EDITOR Wilfred Okiche Isabella Akinseye Oluwaponmile Orija DEPUTY EDITOR EDITORIAL BOARD Innocent Ekejuiba Temitayo Amogunla Bola Atta GRAPHICS & LAYOUT Bola Audu Isabella Akinseye Toni Kan CONTACT US Email letters to [email protected] Nolly Silver Screen is a monthly online magazine of www.nollysilverscreen.com Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is strictly prohibited. 3 DUAL IDENTITY: 10 Nollywood actors who call the shotsBY WILFRED OKICHE Some of our favourite Nollywood actors have not been content with gracing television screens across the continent. They have gone steps further to call the shots from behind the screens – as producers or directors or both. Here are 10 of our favourites. KUNLE AFOLAYAN RUKKY SANDA DESMOND ELLIOT RITA DOMINIC STEPHANIE LINUS Afolayan is one of the Granted Rukky Sanda The fresh faced father Everyone loves Rita Mrs. Linus may pick most important direc- isn’t much of an actress of 4 started out on the Dominic now but she and choose her scripts tors working today. His but she is one heck of a small screen in pro- took a conscious deci- these days but time was first crossover success smart lady. After finding grammes like Everyday sion to reinvent herself when she was one of the was the future classic it difficult getting work People and Saints and after the good roles sor- most prolific actresses Figurine which he also in front of the screen, Sinners. He soon made ta dried up. She created in Nollywood, moving co-starred in and he she took charge of her the switch to the big The Audrey Silva Com- from location to loca- followed up with Phone career and began to screen and has starred pany and together with tion. She reignited the Swap. He finds time to write, produce and direct in over 200 films. After partner Mildred Okwo, cinema culture with her star in other carefully her own films. A lot of many fulfilling years, carefully picked out their student film Through the reviewed productions them aren’t much to Elliott turned to directing first projectThe Meeting Glass which she starred and will be seen next in look at but at least she films and eventually set which was well received in, wrote, produced and Tunde Kelani’s Dazzling is making an effort. She up his Denziott stu- by audiences and critics. directed and after cash- WORDS OF WISDOM FROM THE STARS Mirage as well as his made the leap to the dios. He co-directed the Dominic has an upcom- ing out smartly, took her own October 1 – a peri- theatres last year with Emem Isong produced ing televison series as sweet time before her od piece set in 1960. Keeping My Man and Reloaded before going well as a feature film next project Dry. In be- followed with the awful solo with films like In lined up in the nearest tween, she took a small Gold Diggin. the Cupboard, Weekend future. role in last year’s Doctor Getaway and Finding Bello. Mercy. YVONNE OKORO FRED AMATA UCHE JOMBO ERNEST OBI YVONNE NELSON Ms. Okoro was a reason- The Amata family has RODRIGUEZ The former chairman of Ghana’s favourite bikini ably successful actress produced a number of the Lagos State chapter body took the produc- The scream queen is when she decided to thespians (Zack, Ruke, of Actors Guild of Ni- tion plunge with 2012’s also a prolific screenwrit- produce her first film. Jeta) but Fred Amata geria (AGN) was among Single & Married and er and has worked on She settled on a decent makes this list because the earliest Nollywood its success ensured she over 30 screenplays in script and hired director he has been able to screen stars to make came back with last her long and chequered Shirley Frimpong-Man- juggle being a movie the move to directing year’s messy House career. After reviving so to give life to her star, stage actor, produc- following his need to be of Gold. In between her onscreen career, dreams. The result, The er and director without challenged. Some of his all those bikini photo Mrs. Rodriguez decided Contract in which she breaking a sweat. In an- credits include The Seed, shoots, she finds the to do some production co-starred alongside other lifetime, he direct- Daytime Lovers, Drop of time to star in films pro- work and set up her own South Africa’s Hlomla ed the music video to Blood and Idemili. duced by Rukky Sanda studios, churning out Dandala and Nigeria’s the King Sunny Ade and and directed by Frank titles like Lies Men Tell Joseph Benjamin won Onyeka Onwenu classic Rajah-Arase.
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