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The Eccentric History of the Cannes Film Festival

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The History of the Cannes Film Festival and Adolf Hitler Camera flashes, flashed bare chests, and flashy screen sirens give the Cannes Film Festival some of its je ne sais quoi, and that's why it's one of the favorite film fests. The inaugural ... https://pin.it/6Beaot6 Artwork by Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima, Nigeria's foremost film writer, Publisher and Editor of the NOLLYWOOD MIRROR® Series, the first book series on Nollywood and the Nigerian film industry since 2013. Available for art collection and exhibition by special request.

Nollywood By Numbers

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GIRLS ARE NOT SMILING

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Bring Back Our Girls in Peace and Not in Pieces: Don't Use Violence To Rescue Them

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The 7 Most Dangerous People To Beware of in Relationships

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Photo Credit: Crowd Sourcing . The 7 Most Dangerous People To Beware of in Relationships 1. The person who chews the cud of bitterness. 2. The person who is often jealous and envious of others. 3. The person whose covetousness and greediness are loathsome. 4. The person who lies with smiles and lives in denial of the truth. 5. The person who loves to cheat and maltreat others without conscience and without shame. 6. The person whose conceit is soaked in the dye of deceit. 7. The person who does any of the above acts of evil and wickedness and does not repent. These kind of people without principles of human dignity, integrity and nobility are the most dangerous people to beware of in the world, because they have done the most horrible and terrible things on earth. And the millions of their victims would have been saved from the tragedies of their evils if only they were not deceived and misled into having relationship with them in personal and business affairs. The most...

What Does Your Boyfriend Do for A Living? And Do You Really Know Him?

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Yes. What does your boyfriend do for a living? Is it an honest and transparent occupation or profession? Would you be proud to say it openly or something you are ashamed to admit? It matters these days of interesting times in Nigeria with many covetous men and millions unemployed men in every state and most of them are under peer pressure to live up to the expectations of their community and society. Every one of them wants to impress his girlfriend, even if he cannot afford a sanitary pad. ;D Many girls want the good fun filled life and so they will even sleep with guys they don't know where they live or where they work. That was how a female senior executive with a Master's degree got pregnant for a lying jobless guy she never knew his real residence. :o They met at a club, had sex at a guest house and the rest at her residence and she got pregnant. And now when she found out the bitter truth, she was so heart broken that she wanted to commit suicide, because she b...

How To Break Into Nollywood Without Stress

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Photo Model: Franca Aide, aspiring Nollywood actress and model. Photo Credit: NOLLYWOOD MIRROR® 2014. How To Break Into Nollywood Without Stress ~ By Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima Nollywood is estimated to be worth US$5.1 billion (₦853.9 billion ) as at 2014 and continues to be Africa’s largest film industry and the second largest in the world in number of annual film productions. Nollywood, produces about 50 movies per week, second only to India’s Bollywood—more than Hollywood in the United States. Although its revenues are not on par with Bollywood’s and Hollywood’s, Nollywood still generates an impressive $590 million annually. Believing that if the industry is properly managed, a million more jobs could be created in the sector, the World Bank is currently assisting the Nigerian government to create a Growth and Employment in States project to support the entertainment industry, along with other industries. http://www.un.org/africarenewal/magazine/may-2013/nigeria-film-...