70th Anniversary of Cannes Film Festival: Alors, Où est Nollywood?

-

70th Anniversary of Cannes Film Festival:
Alors, Où est Nollywood?

Hollywood and Bollywood stars are on the red carpet at the 70th Anniversary of the annual #Cannes Film Festival closibg tomorrow, Sunday in France, but #Nollywood stars are still here in Nigeria, competing for who makes the front pages on #Nairaland, #BellaNaija and #LindaIkeji for their cheap publicity stunts and bragging rights on Instagram. Snapchat, Twitter and Facebook. Instead of going to Cannes and the Oscars, Queen of Nollywood, Mrs. Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde goes to the Grammy Awards without even stepping on the red carpet.


A Tunisian woman is in official competition at the on going Cannes Film Festival, but no Nigerian filmmaker has ever qualified for official selection in the 70 years of Cannes when several filmmakers from other African countries have qualified and even won prizes, and yet we are bragging about being the second largest film industry in the world. We make too much noise without making sense in Nollywood.


Hollywood, Bollywood, Tollywood and other film industries are at the Cannes, but Nollywood is not there.
That says a lot about the shortcomings and failures of the Nigerian film industry.


~ By Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima, Publisher/Editor, NOLLYWOOD MIRROR®Series.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

The Rosman Sisters of Nollywood

-
Image
The Rosman Sisters of Nollywood Meet the most beautiful sisters in Nollywood They are like the three sisters, Graces of the classical Greek mythology, gddesses of Charm, Beauty, Nature, Human creativity, goodwill, and fertility, together known as the Charites: Aglaea ("Shining"), Euphrosyne ("Joy"), and Thalia ("Blooming"). Nwandiuto Cassandra Rosman, Sunshine Rosman and Honeybell Rosman who have taken up the mantle of legacy of their father, Giovanni Rosman, a famous Canadian born actor in Nollywood, the phenomenal indie film industry in Africa that is ranked the second largest film industry in the world after Bollywood of India in the annual quantity of movies produced worldwide.  Rosman studied at the University of Victoria and worked at the British Columbia Ferries before relocating to Nigeria and got married to a Nigerian Igbo woman, a humanitarian worker..   The most popular of the sisters is Uto Rosman, who is also a singer, model and social...
Read more

Fair and White So White Skin Perfector Serum for Complete Skin Care

-
Image
TOP BEAUTY PRODUCTS OF THE MONTH Fair and White So White Skin Perfector Serum 30ml - For Face, Elbows Knees, Feet - with Kojic Acid and Castor Oil #fairandwhite #beauty Fair and White So White Skin Perfector Serum 30ml - For Face, Elbows Knees, Feet - with Kojic Acid and Castor Oil A complete range of Lightening and Brightening Skin care products for modern young women of all complexions.  Fair and White So White! has been designed for today’s modern young women wanting to pamper and rejuvenate their skin. With its bright pink, feminine packaging, So White! skincare fulfills every woman’s wish. With a wide range of face and body skincare that holds a sweet and delectable scent, So White! delicately smoothes skins texture, enhancing skins radiance. All Fair and White So White! products target specific skincare concerns so all women are able to address and fulfill their skincare needs. Original Fair & White products recommended by  TALK OF THE T...
Read more