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When we talk of African movies, Nigeria's Nollywood snatches the headlines. However, there are other African countries who are not only doing great movies, but are vying for the highest recognition in the industry, an Oscar.<\/p>\n

8 graduates from a film college in Kenya will be waiting nervously to find out if their film will take home an Oscar. These graduates of the Africa Digital Media Institute (ADMI) in Nairobi were part of the team making a movie nominated in the category of best short live-action film.<\/p>\nALSO READ: \u2018Cook Off\u2019 Lifts Zimbabwe Film Industry Onto The Global Stage<\/a><\/strong>\n\nThe film, Watu Wote (or All of Us), tells the story of a terror attack on a bus in Kenya by the militant group Al-Shabaab in 2015. In the attack, Muslim passengers protected Christians.\n

Nairobi slum<\/h2>\n\n\n\"I was at work when I got a call telling me we had been nominated,\" says 22-year-old ADMI graduate Claire Njoki, who helped to design and build the film's set.\n\n\"My mum was the first person I told and we cried together. I felt so good that we were able to tell that story about Kenya, it is every filmmaker's dream to reach the Oscars.\"\n\nThe short history of ADMI could itself be a script for a feel good film.\n\nThe film school's founder, Wilfred Kiumi, grew up in a slum in Nairobi and developed a love of film after his uncle took him to a government-funded cinema.\n\nHe worked in a barbershop to make enough money to go to college.\n\nBut his ambition was to set up a film school which would give Kenyan students the full range of skills needed to succeed in the industry.\n\n\"At first people thought I was joking when I said I was trying to set up a school, but the more I talked to people about it the more they encouraged me and connected me to others who could help,\" he says.\n\nALSO READ: Oscars 2020: Did The Academy Do Enough To Silence \u2018White Oscars\u2019 Critics?<\/a><\/strong>\n\nSix years ago this month, the college welcomed its first intake of only five students.\n\nToday, it has 350 students at a purpose-built campus in Narobi's Central Business District, complete with well-stocked graphic design and animation labs, sound studios and post-production labs.\n\nThey study a two-year diploma which includes training in film and TV production, graphic design, journalism, sound engineering and animation, and an internship.\n

Self-reliant<\/h2>\nThis is a broader curriculum than other film colleges and it is because Wilfred wanted to teach students to \"produce, shoot and deliver all by themselves without having to rely on others\".\n\nThe ADMI's leaders say the nomination for Watu Wote, which involves ADMI graduates and is directed by Katja Benrath of Germany's Hamburg Media School, is a good start.\n\nRead More Here >><\/a><\/strong>\n\n<\/div>","post_title":"Kenyan Film Goes Toe To Toe With Hollywood For An Oscar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"kenyan-film-goes-toe-to-toe-with-hollywood-for-an-oscar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-13 18:24:48","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-13 18:24:48","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/business-43206457","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":41785,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2018-02-19 18:52:04","post_date_gmt":"2018-02-19 18:52:04","post_content":"\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_291287\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"677\"]\"Bambadjan Bambadjan Bamba: Photo by Ivostarpictures<\/a> from Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/em>[\/caption]\n\nWhen we hear talks on DACA and the sometimes mischaracterization of immigrants. We have to remember that there are first and foremost human beings with stories and histories. One such person is an Ivorian Actor and Dreamer. Bambadjan Bamba came to the United States at age 10.\n
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\n\nBambadjan Bamba is just one of nearly a million young immigrants who came to the US as children and received temporary status under the Obama era policy called DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.\n\n\"When the administration says they wanted to cancel DACA, that's when I decided I couldn't stay quiet anymore,\" Bamba told CNN in a recent interview.\n
ALSO READ: Black Panther\u2019s Chadwick Boseman To Play Yasuke, The First Black Samurai<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\nThat's why the 36-year-old, a son of immigrants who sought and received asylum, is now speaking out about his status. A working actor for 10 years, Bamba has appeared in dozens of films and TV shows, from \"Grey's Anatomy\" to \"Suicide Squad.\"\n\n\"I needed to use my voice as an actor to try to humanize this issue and try to put a face and a voice to who DACA recipients really are,\" Bamba said.\n\n\n

The struggle of immigrants <\/h2>\n
\n\nBamba spoke French and the Mande language Jula when he arrived in a South Bronx school as a frightened 10-year-old, but he didn't speak a lick of English. Teachers put him in an all-Spanish class, where, he recalled, he felt more lost than ever.\n\n\"The African kid who spoke French was tricking me all day,\" Bamba said with a laugh. \"I asked him, 'Hey, I want to go to the bathroom. How do I say that?' And he goes, 'Kiss my butt.'\"\n\nBamba's family eventually left the South Bronx and settled in Richmond, Virginia, where they opened up a hair-braiding business that they still operate today.\n\nEventually, his parents were successful in their application for political asylum and become naturalized US citizens. But by the time they got asylum Bamba was 21. Too old to share in his parents' newly won status. Underscoring how lengthy and complicated the immigration process can be, even when would-be legal immigrants follow the rules.\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>
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<\/section><\/div>\nSource: Read More Here >><\/a>","post_title":"Ivorian 'Black Panther' Actor Is Also A Dreamer","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"black-panther-actor-is-also-a-dreamer","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-08 12:07:54","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-08 12:07:54","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2018\/02\/19\/entertainment\/black-panther-dreamer\/index.html","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":14315,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2017-09-11 19:24:31","post_date_gmt":"2017-09-11 19:24:31","post_content":"\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_290547\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"800\"]\"Trevor Photo by Hayden Schiff<\/a> from Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/em>[\/caption]\n\nSouth African comedian Trevor Noah walked away with his first Emmy this weekend at the award's Creative Arts ceremony in LA. His win was for his YouTube comedy special, The Daily Show: Between the Scenes<\/em>. The special won the Emmy for Best Short Form Variety Series. It beat Behind the Voice<\/em>, Epic Rap Battles of History<\/em>, Honest Trailers,<\/em> and The Star Wars Show<\/em>.\n
ALSO READ: Trevor Noah Set To Produce The Story Of 8-Year Old Nigerian Chess Champion<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

Trevor Noah's Debut<\/h2>\nTrevor Noah took the reins from well-respected host Jon Stewart in 2015. Also, he has held his own, growing the viewership numbers by 17% since last year. \n\n\n\n\n

Controversy<\/h2>\nHowever, Trevor Noah\u2019s time on the show has not been without controversy. While he has used satire to take on some really important conversations about US politics, policy, and social issues, he has not been able to do so without stepping on some toes. Following violent clashes between right-wing white supremacists and the left in Berkley, California, the comedian was accused of being out of touch and pandering to right-wing propagandists after making comments on the \u201cviolent\u201d leftist group Antifa, a group that claims to fight against<\/em> fascism and neo-Nazis.\n\n\n\n\n\n\u201cWhen people see that, all they think is, \u2018Oh shit, it\u2019s Vegan ISIS.\u2019 Because you don\u2019t realize when you think <\/em>you\u2019re punching Nazis. You don\u2019t realize that you\u2019re also punching your cause. Because your opponents, they\u2019ll just use every violent incident to discredit your entire movement.\u201d he said on his show earlier this month.\n
ALSO READ: Burna Boy Makes Case For African Musicians At Trevor Noah\u2019s The Daily Show<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

Rising Star<\/h2>\nBut controversy aside, the funny man\u2019s latest win comes on the back of his taking home the Best Host award at the 2017 MTV Movie and TV Awards in May, so he\u2019s definitely on the right track.\n\nHis brand of satire has a growing audience. Trevor Noah has a Youtube following of over 2.4 million subscribers.\n\n\n\n\n\n ","post_title":"South African Comedian Trevor Noah Wins Emmy For His YouTube\u00a0Comedy Special","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"trevor-noah-wins-emmy","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-07 22:08:48","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-07 22:08:48","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=14315","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":402682,"post_author":"15306","post_date":"2016-09-17 07:21:41","post_date_gmt":"2016-09-17 07:21:41","post_content":"\n\nNollywood's\u00a0docudrama \"93 Days<\/strong>,<\/span>\" recently premiered in Lagos on the 13th of this month. It chronicles the harrowing weeks in the summer of 2014 when a man ill with the Ebola virus arrived in Lagos city from Liberia. The movie is co-produced and directed by Nollywood's award winning director, Steve Gukas stars Hollywood's Danny Glover.\n

93 Days Movie Trailer\n<\/h3>\nALSO READ:\u00a05 Movies Every Black Parent Must Watch About Leaving A Legacy<\/a><\/strong>\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_4744\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"855\"]\"Nollywood<\/a> Nollywood Movie On Nigeria's Ebola Encounter Sells Out At Toronto Film Festival - Photo source: 93DaysMovie<\/em>[\/caption]\n\n93 days<\/strong> has been getting quite the buzz and sold out at the Toronto Film Festival. Also, it ended with a standing ovation from the audience, sources say.\n\nTwo years ago, on July 20th of 2014, the deadly Ebola virus made its way to Nigeria. In what WHO<\/a><\/strong><\/span> described as a \u201cspectacular success story\u201d, the country held the number of cases to 19, with 7 deaths. On October 20, 2014, Nigeria was declared free of Ebola virus transmission.\n
Director Steve Gukas said he hopes people who watch the movie understand how closely people in far-flung parts of the world are connected.<\/blockquote>\nRead More Here >><\/a><\/strong><\/span>\n\n ","post_title":"Nollywood Movie On Nigeria's Ebola Encounter Sells Out At Toronto Film Festival","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"nollywood-movie-nigerias-ebola-encounter-sells-toronto-film-festival","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-16 20:26:04","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-16 20:26:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=4743","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":3},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};

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When we talk of African movies, Nigeria's Nollywood snatches the headlines. However, there are other African countries who are not only doing great movies, but are vying for the highest recognition in the industry, an Oscar.<\/p>\n

8 graduates from a film college in Kenya will be waiting nervously to find out if their film will take home an Oscar. These graduates of the Africa Digital Media Institute (ADMI) in Nairobi were part of the team making a movie nominated in the category of best short live-action film.<\/p>\nALSO READ: \u2018Cook Off\u2019 Lifts Zimbabwe Film Industry Onto The Global Stage<\/a><\/strong>\n\nThe film, Watu Wote (or All of Us), tells the story of a terror attack on a bus in Kenya by the militant group Al-Shabaab in 2015. In the attack, Muslim passengers protected Christians.\n

Nairobi slum<\/h2>\n\n\n\"I was at work when I got a call telling me we had been nominated,\" says 22-year-old ADMI graduate Claire Njoki, who helped to design and build the film's set.\n\n\"My mum was the first person I told and we cried together. I felt so good that we were able to tell that story about Kenya, it is every filmmaker's dream to reach the Oscars.\"\n\nThe short history of ADMI could itself be a script for a feel good film.\n\nThe film school's founder, Wilfred Kiumi, grew up in a slum in Nairobi and developed a love of film after his uncle took him to a government-funded cinema.\n\nHe worked in a barbershop to make enough money to go to college.\n\nBut his ambition was to set up a film school which would give Kenyan students the full range of skills needed to succeed in the industry.\n\n\"At first people thought I was joking when I said I was trying to set up a school, but the more I talked to people about it the more they encouraged me and connected me to others who could help,\" he says.\n\nALSO READ: Oscars 2020: Did The Academy Do Enough To Silence \u2018White Oscars\u2019 Critics?<\/a><\/strong>\n\nSix years ago this month, the college welcomed its first intake of only five students.\n\nToday, it has 350 students at a purpose-built campus in Narobi's Central Business District, complete with well-stocked graphic design and animation labs, sound studios and post-production labs.\n\nThey study a two-year diploma which includes training in film and TV production, graphic design, journalism, sound engineering and animation, and an internship.\n

Self-reliant<\/h2>\nThis is a broader curriculum than other film colleges and it is because Wilfred wanted to teach students to \"produce, shoot and deliver all by themselves without having to rely on others\".\n\nThe ADMI's leaders say the nomination for Watu Wote, which involves ADMI graduates and is directed by Katja Benrath of Germany's Hamburg Media School, is a good start.\n\nRead More Here >><\/a><\/strong>\n\n<\/div>","post_title":"Kenyan Film Goes Toe To Toe With Hollywood For An Oscar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"kenyan-film-goes-toe-to-toe-with-hollywood-for-an-oscar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-13 18:24:48","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-13 18:24:48","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/business-43206457","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":41785,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2018-02-19 18:52:04","post_date_gmt":"2018-02-19 18:52:04","post_content":"\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_291287\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"677\"]\"Bambadjan Bambadjan Bamba: Photo by Ivostarpictures<\/a> from Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/em>[\/caption]\n\nWhen we hear talks on DACA and the sometimes mischaracterization of immigrants. We have to remember that there are first and foremost human beings with stories and histories. One such person is an Ivorian Actor and Dreamer. Bambadjan Bamba came to the United States at age 10.\n
\n
\n\nBambadjan Bamba is just one of nearly a million young immigrants who came to the US as children and received temporary status under the Obama era policy called DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.\n\n\"When the administration says they wanted to cancel DACA, that's when I decided I couldn't stay quiet anymore,\" Bamba told CNN in a recent interview.\n
ALSO READ: Black Panther\u2019s Chadwick Boseman To Play Yasuke, The First Black Samurai<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\nThat's why the 36-year-old, a son of immigrants who sought and received asylum, is now speaking out about his status. A working actor for 10 years, Bamba has appeared in dozens of films and TV shows, from \"Grey's Anatomy\" to \"Suicide Squad.\"\n\n\"I needed to use my voice as an actor to try to humanize this issue and try to put a face and a voice to who DACA recipients really are,\" Bamba said.\n\n\n

The struggle of immigrants <\/h2>\n
\n\nBamba spoke French and the Mande language Jula when he arrived in a South Bronx school as a frightened 10-year-old, but he didn't speak a lick of English. Teachers put him in an all-Spanish class, where, he recalled, he felt more lost than ever.\n\n\"The African kid who spoke French was tricking me all day,\" Bamba said with a laugh. \"I asked him, 'Hey, I want to go to the bathroom. How do I say that?' And he goes, 'Kiss my butt.'\"\n\nBamba's family eventually left the South Bronx and settled in Richmond, Virginia, where they opened up a hair-braiding business that they still operate today.\n\nEventually, his parents were successful in their application for political asylum and become naturalized US citizens. But by the time they got asylum Bamba was 21. Too old to share in his parents' newly won status. Underscoring how lengthy and complicated the immigration process can be, even when would-be legal immigrants follow the rules.\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>
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<\/section><\/div>\nSource: Read More Here >><\/a>","post_title":"Ivorian 'Black Panther' Actor Is Also A Dreamer","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"black-panther-actor-is-also-a-dreamer","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-08 12:07:54","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-08 12:07:54","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2018\/02\/19\/entertainment\/black-panther-dreamer\/index.html","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":14315,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2017-09-11 19:24:31","post_date_gmt":"2017-09-11 19:24:31","post_content":"\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_290547\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"800\"]\"Trevor Photo by Hayden Schiff<\/a> from Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/em>[\/caption]\n\nSouth African comedian Trevor Noah walked away with his first Emmy this weekend at the award's Creative Arts ceremony in LA. His win was for his YouTube comedy special, The Daily Show: Between the Scenes<\/em>. The special won the Emmy for Best Short Form Variety Series. It beat Behind the Voice<\/em>, Epic Rap Battles of History<\/em>, Honest Trailers,<\/em> and The Star Wars Show<\/em>.\n
ALSO READ: Trevor Noah Set To Produce The Story Of 8-Year Old Nigerian Chess Champion<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

Trevor Noah's Debut<\/h2>\nTrevor Noah took the reins from well-respected host Jon Stewart in 2015. Also, he has held his own, growing the viewership numbers by 17% since last year. \n\n\n\n\n

Controversy<\/h2>\nHowever, Trevor Noah\u2019s time on the show has not been without controversy. While he has used satire to take on some really important conversations about US politics, policy, and social issues, he has not been able to do so without stepping on some toes. Following violent clashes between right-wing white supremacists and the left in Berkley, California, the comedian was accused of being out of touch and pandering to right-wing propagandists after making comments on the \u201cviolent\u201d leftist group Antifa, a group that claims to fight against<\/em> fascism and neo-Nazis.\n\n\n\n\n\n\u201cWhen people see that, all they think is, \u2018Oh shit, it\u2019s Vegan ISIS.\u2019 Because you don\u2019t realize when you think <\/em>you\u2019re punching Nazis. You don\u2019t realize that you\u2019re also punching your cause. Because your opponents, they\u2019ll just use every violent incident to discredit your entire movement.\u201d he said on his show earlier this month.\n
ALSO READ: Burna Boy Makes Case For African Musicians At Trevor Noah\u2019s The Daily Show<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

Rising Star<\/h2>\nBut controversy aside, the funny man\u2019s latest win comes on the back of his taking home the Best Host award at the 2017 MTV Movie and TV Awards in May, so he\u2019s definitely on the right track.\n\nHis brand of satire has a growing audience. Trevor Noah has a Youtube following of over 2.4 million subscribers.\n\n\n\n\n\n ","post_title":"South African Comedian Trevor Noah Wins Emmy For His YouTube\u00a0Comedy Special","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"trevor-noah-wins-emmy","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-07 22:08:48","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-07 22:08:48","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=14315","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":402682,"post_author":"15306","post_date":"2016-09-17 07:21:41","post_date_gmt":"2016-09-17 07:21:41","post_content":"\n\nNollywood's\u00a0docudrama \"93 Days<\/strong>,<\/span>\" recently premiered in Lagos on the 13th of this month. It chronicles the harrowing weeks in the summer of 2014 when a man ill with the Ebola virus arrived in Lagos city from Liberia. The movie is co-produced and directed by Nollywood's award winning director, Steve Gukas stars Hollywood's Danny Glover.\n

93 Days Movie Trailer\n<\/h3>\nALSO READ:\u00a05 Movies Every Black Parent Must Watch About Leaving A Legacy<\/a><\/strong>\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_4744\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"855\"]\"Nollywood<\/a> Nollywood Movie On Nigeria's Ebola Encounter Sells Out At Toronto Film Festival - Photo source: 93DaysMovie<\/em>[\/caption]\n\n93 days<\/strong> has been getting quite the buzz and sold out at the Toronto Film Festival. Also, it ended with a standing ovation from the audience, sources say.\n\nTwo years ago, on July 20th of 2014, the deadly Ebola virus made its way to Nigeria. In what WHO<\/a><\/strong><\/span> described as a \u201cspectacular success story\u201d, the country held the number of cases to 19, with 7 deaths. On October 20, 2014, Nigeria was declared free of Ebola virus transmission.\n
Director Steve Gukas said he hopes people who watch the movie understand how closely people in far-flung parts of the world are connected.<\/blockquote>\nRead More Here >><\/a><\/strong><\/span>\n\n ","post_title":"Nollywood Movie On Nigeria's Ebola Encounter Sells Out At Toronto Film Festival","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"nollywood-movie-nigerias-ebola-encounter-sells-toronto-film-festival","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-16 20:26:04","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-16 20:26:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=4743","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":3},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};

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Since both Avatar <\/em>and Star Wars: The Force Awakens <\/em>benefited from New Year\u2019s Day falling on their third respective Fridays (and the general boost afforded to Christmas season releases), Black Panther <\/em>technically has the biggest third-weekend gross that wasn\u2019t part of a holiday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When we talk of African movies, Nigeria's Nollywood snatches the headlines. However, there are other African countries who are not only doing great movies, but are vying for the highest recognition in the industry, an Oscar.<\/p>\n

8 graduates from a film college in Kenya will be waiting nervously to find out if their film will take home an Oscar. These graduates of the Africa Digital Media Institute (ADMI) in Nairobi were part of the team making a movie nominated in the category of best short live-action film.<\/p>\nALSO READ: \u2018Cook Off\u2019 Lifts Zimbabwe Film Industry Onto The Global Stage<\/a><\/strong>\n\nThe film, Watu Wote (or All of Us), tells the story of a terror attack on a bus in Kenya by the militant group Al-Shabaab in 2015. In the attack, Muslim passengers protected Christians.\n

Nairobi slum<\/h2>\n\n\n\"I was at work when I got a call telling me we had been nominated,\" says 22-year-old ADMI graduate Claire Njoki, who helped to design and build the film's set.\n\n\"My mum was the first person I told and we cried together. I felt so good that we were able to tell that story about Kenya, it is every filmmaker's dream to reach the Oscars.\"\n\nThe short history of ADMI could itself be a script for a feel good film.\n\nThe film school's founder, Wilfred Kiumi, grew up in a slum in Nairobi and developed a love of film after his uncle took him to a government-funded cinema.\n\nHe worked in a barbershop to make enough money to go to college.\n\nBut his ambition was to set up a film school which would give Kenyan students the full range of skills needed to succeed in the industry.\n\n\"At first people thought I was joking when I said I was trying to set up a school, but the more I talked to people about it the more they encouraged me and connected me to others who could help,\" he says.\n\nALSO READ: Oscars 2020: Did The Academy Do Enough To Silence \u2018White Oscars\u2019 Critics?<\/a><\/strong>\n\nSix years ago this month, the college welcomed its first intake of only five students.\n\nToday, it has 350 students at a purpose-built campus in Narobi's Central Business District, complete with well-stocked graphic design and animation labs, sound studios and post-production labs.\n\nThey study a two-year diploma which includes training in film and TV production, graphic design, journalism, sound engineering and animation, and an internship.\n

Self-reliant<\/h2>\nThis is a broader curriculum than other film colleges and it is because Wilfred wanted to teach students to \"produce, shoot and deliver all by themselves without having to rely on others\".\n\nThe ADMI's leaders say the nomination for Watu Wote, which involves ADMI graduates and is directed by Katja Benrath of Germany's Hamburg Media School, is a good start.\n\nRead More Here >><\/a><\/strong>\n\n<\/div>","post_title":"Kenyan Film Goes Toe To Toe With Hollywood For An Oscar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"kenyan-film-goes-toe-to-toe-with-hollywood-for-an-oscar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-13 18:24:48","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-13 18:24:48","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/business-43206457","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":41785,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2018-02-19 18:52:04","post_date_gmt":"2018-02-19 18:52:04","post_content":"\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_291287\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"677\"]\"Bambadjan Bambadjan Bamba: Photo by Ivostarpictures<\/a> from Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/em>[\/caption]\n\nWhen we hear talks on DACA and the sometimes mischaracterization of immigrants. We have to remember that there are first and foremost human beings with stories and histories. One such person is an Ivorian Actor and Dreamer. Bambadjan Bamba came to the United States at age 10.\n
\n
\n\nBambadjan Bamba is just one of nearly a million young immigrants who came to the US as children and received temporary status under the Obama era policy called DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.\n\n\"When the administration says they wanted to cancel DACA, that's when I decided I couldn't stay quiet anymore,\" Bamba told CNN in a recent interview.\n
ALSO READ: Black Panther\u2019s Chadwick Boseman To Play Yasuke, The First Black Samurai<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\nThat's why the 36-year-old, a son of immigrants who sought and received asylum, is now speaking out about his status. A working actor for 10 years, Bamba has appeared in dozens of films and TV shows, from \"Grey's Anatomy\" to \"Suicide Squad.\"\n\n\"I needed to use my voice as an actor to try to humanize this issue and try to put a face and a voice to who DACA recipients really are,\" Bamba said.\n\n\n

The struggle of immigrants <\/h2>\n
\n\nBamba spoke French and the Mande language Jula when he arrived in a South Bronx school as a frightened 10-year-old, but he didn't speak a lick of English. Teachers put him in an all-Spanish class, where, he recalled, he felt more lost than ever.\n\n\"The African kid who spoke French was tricking me all day,\" Bamba said with a laugh. \"I asked him, 'Hey, I want to go to the bathroom. How do I say that?' And he goes, 'Kiss my butt.'\"\n\nBamba's family eventually left the South Bronx and settled in Richmond, Virginia, where they opened up a hair-braiding business that they still operate today.\n\nEventually, his parents were successful in their application for political asylum and become naturalized US citizens. But by the time they got asylum Bamba was 21. Too old to share in his parents' newly won status. Underscoring how lengthy and complicated the immigration process can be, even when would-be legal immigrants follow the rules.\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>
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<\/section><\/div>\nSource: Read More Here >><\/a>","post_title":"Ivorian 'Black Panther' Actor Is Also A Dreamer","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"black-panther-actor-is-also-a-dreamer","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-08 12:07:54","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-08 12:07:54","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2018\/02\/19\/entertainment\/black-panther-dreamer\/index.html","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":14315,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2017-09-11 19:24:31","post_date_gmt":"2017-09-11 19:24:31","post_content":"\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_290547\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"800\"]\"Trevor Photo by Hayden Schiff<\/a> from Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/em>[\/caption]\n\nSouth African comedian Trevor Noah walked away with his first Emmy this weekend at the award's Creative Arts ceremony in LA. His win was for his YouTube comedy special, The Daily Show: Between the Scenes<\/em>. The special won the Emmy for Best Short Form Variety Series. It beat Behind the Voice<\/em>, Epic Rap Battles of History<\/em>, Honest Trailers,<\/em> and The Star Wars Show<\/em>.\n
ALSO READ: Trevor Noah Set To Produce The Story Of 8-Year Old Nigerian Chess Champion<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

Trevor Noah's Debut<\/h2>\nTrevor Noah took the reins from well-respected host Jon Stewart in 2015. Also, he has held his own, growing the viewership numbers by 17% since last year. \n\n\n\n\n

Controversy<\/h2>\nHowever, Trevor Noah\u2019s time on the show has not been without controversy. While he has used satire to take on some really important conversations about US politics, policy, and social issues, he has not been able to do so without stepping on some toes. Following violent clashes between right-wing white supremacists and the left in Berkley, California, the comedian was accused of being out of touch and pandering to right-wing propagandists after making comments on the \u201cviolent\u201d leftist group Antifa, a group that claims to fight against<\/em> fascism and neo-Nazis.\n\n\n\n\n\n\u201cWhen people see that, all they think is, \u2018Oh shit, it\u2019s Vegan ISIS.\u2019 Because you don\u2019t realize when you think <\/em>you\u2019re punching Nazis. You don\u2019t realize that you\u2019re also punching your cause. Because your opponents, they\u2019ll just use every violent incident to discredit your entire movement.\u201d he said on his show earlier this month.\n
ALSO READ: Burna Boy Makes Case For African Musicians At Trevor Noah\u2019s The Daily Show<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

Rising Star<\/h2>\nBut controversy aside, the funny man\u2019s latest win comes on the back of his taking home the Best Host award at the 2017 MTV Movie and TV Awards in May, so he\u2019s definitely on the right track.\n\nHis brand of satire has a growing audience. Trevor Noah has a Youtube following of over 2.4 million subscribers.\n\n\n\n\n\n ","post_title":"South African Comedian Trevor Noah Wins Emmy For His YouTube\u00a0Comedy Special","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"trevor-noah-wins-emmy","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-07 22:08:48","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-07 22:08:48","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=14315","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":402682,"post_author":"15306","post_date":"2016-09-17 07:21:41","post_date_gmt":"2016-09-17 07:21:41","post_content":"\n\nNollywood's\u00a0docudrama \"93 Days<\/strong>,<\/span>\" recently premiered in Lagos on the 13th of this month. It chronicles the harrowing weeks in the summer of 2014 when a man ill with the Ebola virus arrived in Lagos city from Liberia. The movie is co-produced and directed by Nollywood's award winning director, Steve Gukas stars Hollywood's Danny Glover.\n

93 Days Movie Trailer\n<\/h3>\nALSO READ:\u00a05 Movies Every Black Parent Must Watch About Leaving A Legacy<\/a><\/strong>\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_4744\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"855\"]\"Nollywood<\/a> Nollywood Movie On Nigeria's Ebola Encounter Sells Out At Toronto Film Festival - Photo source: 93DaysMovie<\/em>[\/caption]\n\n93 days<\/strong> has been getting quite the buzz and sold out at the Toronto Film Festival. Also, it ended with a standing ovation from the audience, sources say.\n\nTwo years ago, on July 20th of 2014, the deadly Ebola virus made its way to Nigeria. In what WHO<\/a><\/strong><\/span> described as a \u201cspectacular success story\u201d, the country held the number of cases to 19, with 7 deaths. On October 20, 2014, Nigeria was declared free of Ebola virus transmission.\n
Director Steve Gukas said he hopes people who watch the movie understand how closely people in far-flung parts of the world are connected.<\/blockquote>\nRead More Here >><\/a><\/strong><\/span>\n\n ","post_title":"Nollywood Movie On Nigeria's Ebola Encounter Sells Out At Toronto Film Festival","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"nollywood-movie-nigerias-ebola-encounter-sells-toronto-film-festival","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-16 20:26:04","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-16 20:26:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=4743","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":3},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};

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Biggest third-weekend gross for a non-holiday weekend:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Since both Avatar <\/em>and Star Wars: The Force Awakens <\/em>benefited from New Year\u2019s Day falling on their third respective Fridays (and the general boost afforded to Christmas season releases), Black Panther <\/em>technically has the biggest third-weekend gross that wasn\u2019t part of a holiday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read More Here >><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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 <\/p>\n","post_title":"'Black Panther' Box Office Is Fast Tracking Towards The Billion Dollar Mark Worldwide","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"black-panther-box-office-records-milestones-900m","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-12 20:58:04","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-12 20:58:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/scottmendelson\/2018\/03\/05\/black-panther-box-office-more-records-and-milestones-as-it-nears-900m-worldwide\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":43472,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2018-03-02 05:49:31","post_date_gmt":"2018-03-02 05:49:31","post_content":"

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When we talk of African movies, Nigeria's Nollywood snatches the headlines. However, there are other African countries who are not only doing great movies, but are vying for the highest recognition in the industry, an Oscar.<\/p>\n

8 graduates from a film college in Kenya will be waiting nervously to find out if their film will take home an Oscar. These graduates of the Africa Digital Media Institute (ADMI) in Nairobi were part of the team making a movie nominated in the category of best short live-action film.<\/p>\nALSO READ: \u2018Cook Off\u2019 Lifts Zimbabwe Film Industry Onto The Global Stage<\/a><\/strong>\n\nThe film, Watu Wote (or All of Us), tells the story of a terror attack on a bus in Kenya by the militant group Al-Shabaab in 2015. In the attack, Muslim passengers protected Christians.\n

Nairobi slum<\/h2>\n\n\n\"I was at work when I got a call telling me we had been nominated,\" says 22-year-old ADMI graduate Claire Njoki, who helped to design and build the film's set.\n\n\"My mum was the first person I told and we cried together. I felt so good that we were able to tell that story about Kenya, it is every filmmaker's dream to reach the Oscars.\"\n\nThe short history of ADMI could itself be a script for a feel good film.\n\nThe film school's founder, Wilfred Kiumi, grew up in a slum in Nairobi and developed a love of film after his uncle took him to a government-funded cinema.\n\nHe worked in a barbershop to make enough money to go to college.\n\nBut his ambition was to set up a film school which would give Kenyan students the full range of skills needed to succeed in the industry.\n\n\"At first people thought I was joking when I said I was trying to set up a school, but the more I talked to people about it the more they encouraged me and connected me to others who could help,\" he says.\n\nALSO READ: Oscars 2020: Did The Academy Do Enough To Silence \u2018White Oscars\u2019 Critics?<\/a><\/strong>\n\nSix years ago this month, the college welcomed its first intake of only five students.\n\nToday, it has 350 students at a purpose-built campus in Narobi's Central Business District, complete with well-stocked graphic design and animation labs, sound studios and post-production labs.\n\nThey study a two-year diploma which includes training in film and TV production, graphic design, journalism, sound engineering and animation, and an internship.\n

Self-reliant<\/h2>\nThis is a broader curriculum than other film colleges and it is because Wilfred wanted to teach students to \"produce, shoot and deliver all by themselves without having to rely on others\".\n\nThe ADMI's leaders say the nomination for Watu Wote, which involves ADMI graduates and is directed by Katja Benrath of Germany's Hamburg Media School, is a good start.\n\nRead More Here >><\/a><\/strong>\n\n<\/div>","post_title":"Kenyan Film Goes Toe To Toe With Hollywood For An Oscar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"kenyan-film-goes-toe-to-toe-with-hollywood-for-an-oscar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-13 18:24:48","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-13 18:24:48","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/business-43206457","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":41785,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2018-02-19 18:52:04","post_date_gmt":"2018-02-19 18:52:04","post_content":"\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_291287\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"677\"]\"Bambadjan Bambadjan Bamba: Photo by Ivostarpictures<\/a> from Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/em>[\/caption]\n\nWhen we hear talks on DACA and the sometimes mischaracterization of immigrants. We have to remember that there are first and foremost human beings with stories and histories. One such person is an Ivorian Actor and Dreamer. Bambadjan Bamba came to the United States at age 10.\n
\n
\n\nBambadjan Bamba is just one of nearly a million young immigrants who came to the US as children and received temporary status under the Obama era policy called DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.\n\n\"When the administration says they wanted to cancel DACA, that's when I decided I couldn't stay quiet anymore,\" Bamba told CNN in a recent interview.\n
ALSO READ: Black Panther\u2019s Chadwick Boseman To Play Yasuke, The First Black Samurai<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\nThat's why the 36-year-old, a son of immigrants who sought and received asylum, is now speaking out about his status. A working actor for 10 years, Bamba has appeared in dozens of films and TV shows, from \"Grey's Anatomy\" to \"Suicide Squad.\"\n\n\"I needed to use my voice as an actor to try to humanize this issue and try to put a face and a voice to who DACA recipients really are,\" Bamba said.\n\n\n

The struggle of immigrants <\/h2>\n
\n\nBamba spoke French and the Mande language Jula when he arrived in a South Bronx school as a frightened 10-year-old, but he didn't speak a lick of English. Teachers put him in an all-Spanish class, where, he recalled, he felt more lost than ever.\n\n\"The African kid who spoke French was tricking me all day,\" Bamba said with a laugh. \"I asked him, 'Hey, I want to go to the bathroom. How do I say that?' And he goes, 'Kiss my butt.'\"\n\nBamba's family eventually left the South Bronx and settled in Richmond, Virginia, where they opened up a hair-braiding business that they still operate today.\n\nEventually, his parents were successful in their application for political asylum and become naturalized US citizens. But by the time they got asylum Bamba was 21. Too old to share in his parents' newly won status. Underscoring how lengthy and complicated the immigration process can be, even when would-be legal immigrants follow the rules.\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>
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<\/section><\/div>\nSource: Read More Here >><\/a>","post_title":"Ivorian 'Black Panther' Actor Is Also A Dreamer","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"black-panther-actor-is-also-a-dreamer","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-08 12:07:54","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-08 12:07:54","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2018\/02\/19\/entertainment\/black-panther-dreamer\/index.html","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":14315,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2017-09-11 19:24:31","post_date_gmt":"2017-09-11 19:24:31","post_content":"\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_290547\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"800\"]\"Trevor Photo by Hayden Schiff<\/a> from Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/em>[\/caption]\n\nSouth African comedian Trevor Noah walked away with his first Emmy this weekend at the award's Creative Arts ceremony in LA. His win was for his YouTube comedy special, The Daily Show: Between the Scenes<\/em>. The special won the Emmy for Best Short Form Variety Series. It beat Behind the Voice<\/em>, Epic Rap Battles of History<\/em>, Honest Trailers,<\/em> and The Star Wars Show<\/em>.\n
ALSO READ: Trevor Noah Set To Produce The Story Of 8-Year Old Nigerian Chess Champion<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

Trevor Noah's Debut<\/h2>\nTrevor Noah took the reins from well-respected host Jon Stewart in 2015. Also, he has held his own, growing the viewership numbers by 17% since last year. \n\n\n\n\n

Controversy<\/h2>\nHowever, Trevor Noah\u2019s time on the show has not been without controversy. While he has used satire to take on some really important conversations about US politics, policy, and social issues, he has not been able to do so without stepping on some toes. Following violent clashes between right-wing white supremacists and the left in Berkley, California, the comedian was accused of being out of touch and pandering to right-wing propagandists after making comments on the \u201cviolent\u201d leftist group Antifa, a group that claims to fight against<\/em> fascism and neo-Nazis.\n\n\n\n\n\n\u201cWhen people see that, all they think is, \u2018Oh shit, it\u2019s Vegan ISIS.\u2019 Because you don\u2019t realize when you think <\/em>you\u2019re punching Nazis. You don\u2019t realize that you\u2019re also punching your cause. Because your opponents, they\u2019ll just use every violent incident to discredit your entire movement.\u201d he said on his show earlier this month.\n
ALSO READ: Burna Boy Makes Case For African Musicians At Trevor Noah\u2019s The Daily Show<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

Rising Star<\/h2>\nBut controversy aside, the funny man\u2019s latest win comes on the back of his taking home the Best Host award at the 2017 MTV Movie and TV Awards in May, so he\u2019s definitely on the right track.\n\nHis brand of satire has a growing audience. Trevor Noah has a Youtube following of over 2.4 million subscribers.\n\n\n\n\n\n ","post_title":"South African Comedian Trevor Noah Wins Emmy For His YouTube\u00a0Comedy Special","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"trevor-noah-wins-emmy","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-07 22:08:48","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-07 22:08:48","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=14315","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":402682,"post_author":"15306","post_date":"2016-09-17 07:21:41","post_date_gmt":"2016-09-17 07:21:41","post_content":"\n\nNollywood's\u00a0docudrama \"93 Days<\/strong>,<\/span>\" recently premiered in Lagos on the 13th of this month. It chronicles the harrowing weeks in the summer of 2014 when a man ill with the Ebola virus arrived in Lagos city from Liberia. The movie is co-produced and directed by Nollywood's award winning director, Steve Gukas stars Hollywood's Danny Glover.\n

93 Days Movie Trailer\n<\/h3>\nALSO READ:\u00a05 Movies Every Black Parent Must Watch About Leaving A Legacy<\/a><\/strong>\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_4744\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"855\"]\"Nollywood<\/a> Nollywood Movie On Nigeria's Ebola Encounter Sells Out At Toronto Film Festival - Photo source: 93DaysMovie<\/em>[\/caption]\n\n93 days<\/strong> has been getting quite the buzz and sold out at the Toronto Film Festival. Also, it ended with a standing ovation from the audience, sources say.\n\nTwo years ago, on July 20th of 2014, the deadly Ebola virus made its way to Nigeria. In what WHO<\/a><\/strong><\/span> described as a \u201cspectacular success story\u201d, the country held the number of cases to 19, with 7 deaths. On October 20, 2014, Nigeria was declared free of Ebola virus transmission.\n
Director Steve Gukas said he hopes people who watch the movie understand how closely people in far-flung parts of the world are connected.<\/blockquote>\nRead More Here >><\/a><\/strong><\/span>\n\n ","post_title":"Nollywood Movie On Nigeria's Ebola Encounter Sells Out At Toronto Film Festival","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"nollywood-movie-nigerias-ebola-encounter-sells-toronto-film-festival","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-16 20:26:04","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-16 20:26:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=4743","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":3},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};

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This one pretty much speaks for itself. Black Panther <\/em>has outearned (in North America) every previous MCU movie save for the first Avengers<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Biggest third-weekend gross for a non-holiday weekend:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Since both Avatar <\/em>and Star Wars: The Force Awakens <\/em>benefited from New Year\u2019s Day falling on their third respective Fridays (and the general boost afforded to Christmas season releases), Black Panther <\/em>technically has the biggest third-weekend gross that wasn\u2019t part of a holiday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read More Here >><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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 <\/p>\n","post_title":"'Black Panther' Box Office Is Fast Tracking Towards The Billion Dollar Mark Worldwide","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"black-panther-box-office-records-milestones-900m","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-12 20:58:04","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-12 20:58:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/scottmendelson\/2018\/03\/05\/black-panther-box-office-more-records-and-milestones-as-it-nears-900m-worldwide\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":43472,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2018-03-02 05:49:31","post_date_gmt":"2018-03-02 05:49:31","post_content":"

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When we talk of African movies, Nigeria's Nollywood snatches the headlines. However, there are other African countries who are not only doing great movies, but are vying for the highest recognition in the industry, an Oscar.<\/p>\n

8 graduates from a film college in Kenya will be waiting nervously to find out if their film will take home an Oscar. These graduates of the Africa Digital Media Institute (ADMI) in Nairobi were part of the team making a movie nominated in the category of best short live-action film.<\/p>\nALSO READ: \u2018Cook Off\u2019 Lifts Zimbabwe Film Industry Onto The Global Stage<\/a><\/strong>\n\nThe film, Watu Wote (or All of Us), tells the story of a terror attack on a bus in Kenya by the militant group Al-Shabaab in 2015. In the attack, Muslim passengers protected Christians.\n

Nairobi slum<\/h2>\n\n\n\"I was at work when I got a call telling me we had been nominated,\" says 22-year-old ADMI graduate Claire Njoki, who helped to design and build the film's set.\n\n\"My mum was the first person I told and we cried together. I felt so good that we were able to tell that story about Kenya, it is every filmmaker's dream to reach the Oscars.\"\n\nThe short history of ADMI could itself be a script for a feel good film.\n\nThe film school's founder, Wilfred Kiumi, grew up in a slum in Nairobi and developed a love of film after his uncle took him to a government-funded cinema.\n\nHe worked in a barbershop to make enough money to go to college.\n\nBut his ambition was to set up a film school which would give Kenyan students the full range of skills needed to succeed in the industry.\n\n\"At first people thought I was joking when I said I was trying to set up a school, but the more I talked to people about it the more they encouraged me and connected me to others who could help,\" he says.\n\nALSO READ: Oscars 2020: Did The Academy Do Enough To Silence \u2018White Oscars\u2019 Critics?<\/a><\/strong>\n\nSix years ago this month, the college welcomed its first intake of only five students.\n\nToday, it has 350 students at a purpose-built campus in Narobi's Central Business District, complete with well-stocked graphic design and animation labs, sound studios and post-production labs.\n\nThey study a two-year diploma which includes training in film and TV production, graphic design, journalism, sound engineering and animation, and an internship.\n

Self-reliant<\/h2>\nThis is a broader curriculum than other film colleges and it is because Wilfred wanted to teach students to \"produce, shoot and deliver all by themselves without having to rely on others\".\n\nThe ADMI's leaders say the nomination for Watu Wote, which involves ADMI graduates and is directed by Katja Benrath of Germany's Hamburg Media School, is a good start.\n\nRead More Here >><\/a><\/strong>\n\n<\/div>","post_title":"Kenyan Film Goes Toe To Toe With Hollywood For An Oscar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"kenyan-film-goes-toe-to-toe-with-hollywood-for-an-oscar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-13 18:24:48","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-13 18:24:48","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/business-43206457","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":41785,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2018-02-19 18:52:04","post_date_gmt":"2018-02-19 18:52:04","post_content":"\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_291287\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"677\"]\"Bambadjan Bambadjan Bamba: Photo by Ivostarpictures<\/a> from Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/em>[\/caption]\n\nWhen we hear talks on DACA and the sometimes mischaracterization of immigrants. We have to remember that there are first and foremost human beings with stories and histories. One such person is an Ivorian Actor and Dreamer. Bambadjan Bamba came to the United States at age 10.\n
\n
\n\nBambadjan Bamba is just one of nearly a million young immigrants who came to the US as children and received temporary status under the Obama era policy called DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.\n\n\"When the administration says they wanted to cancel DACA, that's when I decided I couldn't stay quiet anymore,\" Bamba told CNN in a recent interview.\n
ALSO READ: Black Panther\u2019s Chadwick Boseman To Play Yasuke, The First Black Samurai<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\nThat's why the 36-year-old, a son of immigrants who sought and received asylum, is now speaking out about his status. A working actor for 10 years, Bamba has appeared in dozens of films and TV shows, from \"Grey's Anatomy\" to \"Suicide Squad.\"\n\n\"I needed to use my voice as an actor to try to humanize this issue and try to put a face and a voice to who DACA recipients really are,\" Bamba said.\n\n\n

The struggle of immigrants <\/h2>\n
\n\nBamba spoke French and the Mande language Jula when he arrived in a South Bronx school as a frightened 10-year-old, but he didn't speak a lick of English. Teachers put him in an all-Spanish class, where, he recalled, he felt more lost than ever.\n\n\"The African kid who spoke French was tricking me all day,\" Bamba said with a laugh. \"I asked him, 'Hey, I want to go to the bathroom. How do I say that?' And he goes, 'Kiss my butt.'\"\n\nBamba's family eventually left the South Bronx and settled in Richmond, Virginia, where they opened up a hair-braiding business that they still operate today.\n\nEventually, his parents were successful in their application for political asylum and become naturalized US citizens. But by the time they got asylum Bamba was 21. Too old to share in his parents' newly won status. Underscoring how lengthy and complicated the immigration process can be, even when would-be legal immigrants follow the rules.\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>
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<\/section><\/div>\nSource: Read More Here >><\/a>","post_title":"Ivorian 'Black Panther' Actor Is Also A Dreamer","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"black-panther-actor-is-also-a-dreamer","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-08 12:07:54","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-08 12:07:54","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2018\/02\/19\/entertainment\/black-panther-dreamer\/index.html","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":14315,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2017-09-11 19:24:31","post_date_gmt":"2017-09-11 19:24:31","post_content":"\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_290547\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"800\"]\"Trevor Photo by Hayden Schiff<\/a> from Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/em>[\/caption]\n\nSouth African comedian Trevor Noah walked away with his first Emmy this weekend at the award's Creative Arts ceremony in LA. His win was for his YouTube comedy special, The Daily Show: Between the Scenes<\/em>. The special won the Emmy for Best Short Form Variety Series. It beat Behind the Voice<\/em>, Epic Rap Battles of History<\/em>, Honest Trailers,<\/em> and The Star Wars Show<\/em>.\n
ALSO READ: Trevor Noah Set To Produce The Story Of 8-Year Old Nigerian Chess Champion<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

Trevor Noah's Debut<\/h2>\nTrevor Noah took the reins from well-respected host Jon Stewart in 2015. Also, he has held his own, growing the viewership numbers by 17% since last year. \n\n\n\n\n

Controversy<\/h2>\nHowever, Trevor Noah\u2019s time on the show has not been without controversy. While he has used satire to take on some really important conversations about US politics, policy, and social issues, he has not been able to do so without stepping on some toes. Following violent clashes between right-wing white supremacists and the left in Berkley, California, the comedian was accused of being out of touch and pandering to right-wing propagandists after making comments on the \u201cviolent\u201d leftist group Antifa, a group that claims to fight against<\/em> fascism and neo-Nazis.\n\n\n\n\n\n\u201cWhen people see that, all they think is, \u2018Oh shit, it\u2019s Vegan ISIS.\u2019 Because you don\u2019t realize when you think <\/em>you\u2019re punching Nazis. You don\u2019t realize that you\u2019re also punching your cause. Because your opponents, they\u2019ll just use every violent incident to discredit your entire movement.\u201d he said on his show earlier this month.\n
ALSO READ: Burna Boy Makes Case For African Musicians At Trevor Noah\u2019s The Daily Show<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

Rising Star<\/h2>\nBut controversy aside, the funny man\u2019s latest win comes on the back of his taking home the Best Host award at the 2017 MTV Movie and TV Awards in May, so he\u2019s definitely on the right track.\n\nHis brand of satire has a growing audience. Trevor Noah has a Youtube following of over 2.4 million subscribers.\n\n\n\n\n\n ","post_title":"South African Comedian Trevor Noah Wins Emmy For His YouTube\u00a0Comedy Special","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"trevor-noah-wins-emmy","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-07 22:08:48","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-07 22:08:48","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=14315","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":402682,"post_author":"15306","post_date":"2016-09-17 07:21:41","post_date_gmt":"2016-09-17 07:21:41","post_content":"\n\nNollywood's\u00a0docudrama \"93 Days<\/strong>,<\/span>\" recently premiered in Lagos on the 13th of this month. It chronicles the harrowing weeks in the summer of 2014 when a man ill with the Ebola virus arrived in Lagos city from Liberia. The movie is co-produced and directed by Nollywood's award winning director, Steve Gukas stars Hollywood's Danny Glover.\n

93 Days Movie Trailer\n<\/h3>\nALSO READ:\u00a05 Movies Every Black Parent Must Watch About Leaving A Legacy<\/a><\/strong>\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_4744\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"855\"]\"Nollywood<\/a> Nollywood Movie On Nigeria's Ebola Encounter Sells Out At Toronto Film Festival - Photo source: 93DaysMovie<\/em>[\/caption]\n\n93 days<\/strong> has been getting quite the buzz and sold out at the Toronto Film Festival. Also, it ended with a standing ovation from the audience, sources say.\n\nTwo years ago, on July 20th of 2014, the deadly Ebola virus made its way to Nigeria. In what WHO<\/a><\/strong><\/span> described as a \u201cspectacular success story\u201d, the country held the number of cases to 19, with 7 deaths. On October 20, 2014, Nigeria was declared free of Ebola virus transmission.\n
Director Steve Gukas said he hopes people who watch the movie understand how closely people in far-flung parts of the world are connected.<\/blockquote>\nRead More Here >><\/a><\/strong><\/span>\n\n ","post_title":"Nollywood Movie On Nigeria's Ebola Encounter Sells Out At Toronto Film Festival","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"nollywood-movie-nigerias-ebola-encounter-sells-toronto-film-festival","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-16 20:26:04","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-16 20:26:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=4743","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":3},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};

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Second-biggest Marvel Cinematic Universe grosser in North America:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

This one pretty much speaks for itself. Black Panther <\/em>has outearned (in North America) every previous MCU movie save for the first Avengers<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Biggest third-weekend gross for a non-holiday weekend:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Since both Avatar <\/em>and Star Wars: The Force Awakens <\/em>benefited from New Year\u2019s Day falling on their third respective Fridays (and the general boost afforded to Christmas season releases), Black Panther <\/em>technically has the biggest third-weekend gross that wasn\u2019t part of a holiday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read More Here >><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When we talk of African movies, Nigeria's Nollywood snatches the headlines. However, there are other African countries who are not only doing great movies, but are vying for the highest recognition in the industry, an Oscar.<\/p>\n

8 graduates from a film college in Kenya will be waiting nervously to find out if their film will take home an Oscar. These graduates of the Africa Digital Media Institute (ADMI) in Nairobi were part of the team making a movie nominated in the category of best short live-action film.<\/p>\nALSO READ: \u2018Cook Off\u2019 Lifts Zimbabwe Film Industry Onto The Global Stage<\/a><\/strong>\n\nThe film, Watu Wote (or All of Us), tells the story of a terror attack on a bus in Kenya by the militant group Al-Shabaab in 2015. In the attack, Muslim passengers protected Christians.\n

Nairobi slum<\/h2>\n\n\n\"I was at work when I got a call telling me we had been nominated,\" says 22-year-old ADMI graduate Claire Njoki, who helped to design and build the film's set.\n\n\"My mum was the first person I told and we cried together. I felt so good that we were able to tell that story about Kenya, it is every filmmaker's dream to reach the Oscars.\"\n\nThe short history of ADMI could itself be a script for a feel good film.\n\nThe film school's founder, Wilfred Kiumi, grew up in a slum in Nairobi and developed a love of film after his uncle took him to a government-funded cinema.\n\nHe worked in a barbershop to make enough money to go to college.\n\nBut his ambition was to set up a film school which would give Kenyan students the full range of skills needed to succeed in the industry.\n\n\"At first people thought I was joking when I said I was trying to set up a school, but the more I talked to people about it the more they encouraged me and connected me to others who could help,\" he says.\n\nALSO READ: Oscars 2020: Did The Academy Do Enough To Silence \u2018White Oscars\u2019 Critics?<\/a><\/strong>\n\nSix years ago this month, the college welcomed its first intake of only five students.\n\nToday, it has 350 students at a purpose-built campus in Narobi's Central Business District, complete with well-stocked graphic design and animation labs, sound studios and post-production labs.\n\nThey study a two-year diploma which includes training in film and TV production, graphic design, journalism, sound engineering and animation, and an internship.\n

Self-reliant<\/h2>\nThis is a broader curriculum than other film colleges and it is because Wilfred wanted to teach students to \"produce, shoot and deliver all by themselves without having to rely on others\".\n\nThe ADMI's leaders say the nomination for Watu Wote, which involves ADMI graduates and is directed by Katja Benrath of Germany's Hamburg Media School, is a good start.\n\nRead More Here >><\/a><\/strong>\n\n<\/div>","post_title":"Kenyan Film Goes Toe To Toe With Hollywood For An Oscar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"kenyan-film-goes-toe-to-toe-with-hollywood-for-an-oscar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-13 18:24:48","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-13 18:24:48","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/business-43206457","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":41785,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2018-02-19 18:52:04","post_date_gmt":"2018-02-19 18:52:04","post_content":"\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_291287\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"677\"]\"Bambadjan Bambadjan Bamba: Photo by Ivostarpictures<\/a> from Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/em>[\/caption]\n\nWhen we hear talks on DACA and the sometimes mischaracterization of immigrants. We have to remember that there are first and foremost human beings with stories and histories. One such person is an Ivorian Actor and Dreamer. Bambadjan Bamba came to the United States at age 10.\n
\n
\n\nBambadjan Bamba is just one of nearly a million young immigrants who came to the US as children and received temporary status under the Obama era policy called DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.\n\n\"When the administration says they wanted to cancel DACA, that's when I decided I couldn't stay quiet anymore,\" Bamba told CNN in a recent interview.\n
ALSO READ: Black Panther\u2019s Chadwick Boseman To Play Yasuke, The First Black Samurai<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\nThat's why the 36-year-old, a son of immigrants who sought and received asylum, is now speaking out about his status. A working actor for 10 years, Bamba has appeared in dozens of films and TV shows, from \"Grey's Anatomy\" to \"Suicide Squad.\"\n\n\"I needed to use my voice as an actor to try to humanize this issue and try to put a face and a voice to who DACA recipients really are,\" Bamba said.\n\n\n

The struggle of immigrants <\/h2>\n
\n\nBamba spoke French and the Mande language Jula when he arrived in a South Bronx school as a frightened 10-year-old, but he didn't speak a lick of English. Teachers put him in an all-Spanish class, where, he recalled, he felt more lost than ever.\n\n\"The African kid who spoke French was tricking me all day,\" Bamba said with a laugh. \"I asked him, 'Hey, I want to go to the bathroom. How do I say that?' And he goes, 'Kiss my butt.'\"\n\nBamba's family eventually left the South Bronx and settled in Richmond, Virginia, where they opened up a hair-braiding business that they still operate today.\n\nEventually, his parents were successful in their application for political asylum and become naturalized US citizens. But by the time they got asylum Bamba was 21. Too old to share in his parents' newly won status. Underscoring how lengthy and complicated the immigration process can be, even when would-be legal immigrants follow the rules.\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>
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<\/section><\/div>\nSource: Read More Here >><\/a>","post_title":"Ivorian 'Black Panther' Actor Is Also A Dreamer","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"black-panther-actor-is-also-a-dreamer","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-08 12:07:54","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-08 12:07:54","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2018\/02\/19\/entertainment\/black-panther-dreamer\/index.html","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":14315,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2017-09-11 19:24:31","post_date_gmt":"2017-09-11 19:24:31","post_content":"\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_290547\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"800\"]\"Trevor Photo by Hayden Schiff<\/a> from Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/em>[\/caption]\n\nSouth African comedian Trevor Noah walked away with his first Emmy this weekend at the award's Creative Arts ceremony in LA. His win was for his YouTube comedy special, The Daily Show: Between the Scenes<\/em>. The special won the Emmy for Best Short Form Variety Series. It beat Behind the Voice<\/em>, Epic Rap Battles of History<\/em>, Honest Trailers,<\/em> and The Star Wars Show<\/em>.\n
ALSO READ: Trevor Noah Set To Produce The Story Of 8-Year Old Nigerian Chess Champion<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

Trevor Noah's Debut<\/h2>\nTrevor Noah took the reins from well-respected host Jon Stewart in 2015. Also, he has held his own, growing the viewership numbers by 17% since last year. \n\n\n\n\n

Controversy<\/h2>\nHowever, Trevor Noah\u2019s time on the show has not been without controversy. While he has used satire to take on some really important conversations about US politics, policy, and social issues, he has not been able to do so without stepping on some toes. Following violent clashes between right-wing white supremacists and the left in Berkley, California, the comedian was accused of being out of touch and pandering to right-wing propagandists after making comments on the \u201cviolent\u201d leftist group Antifa, a group that claims to fight against<\/em> fascism and neo-Nazis.\n\n\n\n\n\n\u201cWhen people see that, all they think is, \u2018Oh shit, it\u2019s Vegan ISIS.\u2019 Because you don\u2019t realize when you think <\/em>you\u2019re punching Nazis. You don\u2019t realize that you\u2019re also punching your cause. Because your opponents, they\u2019ll just use every violent incident to discredit your entire movement.\u201d he said on his show earlier this month.\n
ALSO READ: Burna Boy Makes Case For African Musicians At Trevor Noah\u2019s The Daily Show<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

Rising Star<\/h2>\nBut controversy aside, the funny man\u2019s latest win comes on the back of his taking home the Best Host award at the 2017 MTV Movie and TV Awards in May, so he\u2019s definitely on the right track.\n\nHis brand of satire has a growing audience. Trevor Noah has a Youtube following of over 2.4 million subscribers.\n\n\n\n\n\n ","post_title":"South African Comedian Trevor Noah Wins Emmy For His YouTube\u00a0Comedy Special","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"trevor-noah-wins-emmy","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-07 22:08:48","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-07 22:08:48","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=14315","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":402682,"post_author":"15306","post_date":"2016-09-17 07:21:41","post_date_gmt":"2016-09-17 07:21:41","post_content":"\n\nNollywood's\u00a0docudrama \"93 Days<\/strong>,<\/span>\" recently premiered in Lagos on the 13th of this month. It chronicles the harrowing weeks in the summer of 2014 when a man ill with the Ebola virus arrived in Lagos city from Liberia. The movie is co-produced and directed by Nollywood's award winning director, Steve Gukas stars Hollywood's Danny Glover.\n

93 Days Movie Trailer\n<\/h3>\nALSO READ:\u00a05 Movies Every Black Parent Must Watch About Leaving A Legacy<\/a><\/strong>\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_4744\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"855\"]\"Nollywood<\/a> Nollywood Movie On Nigeria's Ebola Encounter Sells Out At Toronto Film Festival - Photo source: 93DaysMovie<\/em>[\/caption]\n\n93 days<\/strong> has been getting quite the buzz and sold out at the Toronto Film Festival. Also, it ended with a standing ovation from the audience, sources say.\n\nTwo years ago, on July 20th of 2014, the deadly Ebola virus made its way to Nigeria. In what WHO<\/a><\/strong><\/span> described as a \u201cspectacular success story\u201d, the country held the number of cases to 19, with 7 deaths. On October 20, 2014, Nigeria was declared free of Ebola virus transmission.\n
Director Steve Gukas said he hopes people who watch the movie understand how closely people in far-flung parts of the world are connected.<\/blockquote>\nRead More Here >><\/a><\/strong><\/span>\n\n ","post_title":"Nollywood Movie On Nigeria's Ebola Encounter Sells Out At Toronto Film Festival","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"nollywood-movie-nigerias-ebola-encounter-sells-toronto-film-festival","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-16 20:26:04","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-16 20:26:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=4743","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":3},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};

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Now that Walt Disney's Black Panther <\/em>has passed the likes of Wonder Woman <\/em>and Spider-Man 3<\/em>, it is officially the highest-grossing superhero movie of all time, in North America and worldwide, that doesn\u2019t feature either Bruce Wayne or Tony Stark. And yeah, it will soon pass The Dark Knight <\/em>in North America and both Chris Nolan Dark Knight <\/em>sequels worldwide to become the biggest comic book flick worldwide that doesn\u2019t feature Robert Downey Jr.\u2019s Tony Stark. Heck, if it gets past Iron Man 3 <\/em>($1.2b in 2013), then Chadwick Boseman can officially be anointed Earth\u2019s Mightiest Hero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second-biggest Marvel Cinematic Universe grosser in North America:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

This one pretty much speaks for itself. Black Panther <\/em>has outearned (in North America) every previous MCU movie save for the first Avengers<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Biggest third-weekend gross for a non-holiday weekend:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Since both Avatar <\/em>and Star Wars: The Force Awakens <\/em>benefited from New Year\u2019s Day falling on their third respective Fridays (and the general boost afforded to Christmas season releases), Black Panther <\/em>technically has the biggest third-weekend gross that wasn\u2019t part of a holiday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read More Here >><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When we talk of African movies, Nigeria's Nollywood snatches the headlines. However, there are other African countries who are not only doing great movies, but are vying for the highest recognition in the industry, an Oscar.<\/p>\n

8 graduates from a film college in Kenya will be waiting nervously to find out if their film will take home an Oscar. These graduates of the Africa Digital Media Institute (ADMI) in Nairobi were part of the team making a movie nominated in the category of best short live-action film.<\/p>\nALSO READ: \u2018Cook Off\u2019 Lifts Zimbabwe Film Industry Onto The Global Stage<\/a><\/strong>\n\nThe film, Watu Wote (or All of Us), tells the story of a terror attack on a bus in Kenya by the militant group Al-Shabaab in 2015. In the attack, Muslim passengers protected Christians.\n

Nairobi slum<\/h2>\n\n\n\"I was at work when I got a call telling me we had been nominated,\" says 22-year-old ADMI graduate Claire Njoki, who helped to design and build the film's set.\n\n\"My mum was the first person I told and we cried together. I felt so good that we were able to tell that story about Kenya, it is every filmmaker's dream to reach the Oscars.\"\n\nThe short history of ADMI could itself be a script for a feel good film.\n\nThe film school's founder, Wilfred Kiumi, grew up in a slum in Nairobi and developed a love of film after his uncle took him to a government-funded cinema.\n\nHe worked in a barbershop to make enough money to go to college.\n\nBut his ambition was to set up a film school which would give Kenyan students the full range of skills needed to succeed in the industry.\n\n\"At first people thought I was joking when I said I was trying to set up a school, but the more I talked to people about it the more they encouraged me and connected me to others who could help,\" he says.\n\nALSO READ: Oscars 2020: Did The Academy Do Enough To Silence \u2018White Oscars\u2019 Critics?<\/a><\/strong>\n\nSix years ago this month, the college welcomed its first intake of only five students.\n\nToday, it has 350 students at a purpose-built campus in Narobi's Central Business District, complete with well-stocked graphic design and animation labs, sound studios and post-production labs.\n\nThey study a two-year diploma which includes training in film and TV production, graphic design, journalism, sound engineering and animation, and an internship.\n

Self-reliant<\/h2>\nThis is a broader curriculum than other film colleges and it is because Wilfred wanted to teach students to \"produce, shoot and deliver all by themselves without having to rely on others\".\n\nThe ADMI's leaders say the nomination for Watu Wote, which involves ADMI graduates and is directed by Katja Benrath of Germany's Hamburg Media School, is a good start.\n\nRead More Here >><\/a><\/strong>\n\n<\/div>","post_title":"Kenyan Film Goes Toe To Toe With Hollywood For An Oscar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"kenyan-film-goes-toe-to-toe-with-hollywood-for-an-oscar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-13 18:24:48","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-13 18:24:48","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/business-43206457","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":41785,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2018-02-19 18:52:04","post_date_gmt":"2018-02-19 18:52:04","post_content":"\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_291287\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"677\"]\"Bambadjan Bambadjan Bamba: Photo by Ivostarpictures<\/a> from Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/em>[\/caption]\n\nWhen we hear talks on DACA and the sometimes mischaracterization of immigrants. We have to remember that there are first and foremost human beings with stories and histories. One such person is an Ivorian Actor and Dreamer. Bambadjan Bamba came to the United States at age 10.\n
\n
\n\nBambadjan Bamba is just one of nearly a million young immigrants who came to the US as children and received temporary status under the Obama era policy called DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.\n\n\"When the administration says they wanted to cancel DACA, that's when I decided I couldn't stay quiet anymore,\" Bamba told CNN in a recent interview.\n
ALSO READ: Black Panther\u2019s Chadwick Boseman To Play Yasuke, The First Black Samurai<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\nThat's why the 36-year-old, a son of immigrants who sought and received asylum, is now speaking out about his status. A working actor for 10 years, Bamba has appeared in dozens of films and TV shows, from \"Grey's Anatomy\" to \"Suicide Squad.\"\n\n\"I needed to use my voice as an actor to try to humanize this issue and try to put a face and a voice to who DACA recipients really are,\" Bamba said.\n\n\n

The struggle of immigrants <\/h2>\n
\n\nBamba spoke French and the Mande language Jula when he arrived in a South Bronx school as a frightened 10-year-old, but he didn't speak a lick of English. Teachers put him in an all-Spanish class, where, he recalled, he felt more lost than ever.\n\n\"The African kid who spoke French was tricking me all day,\" Bamba said with a laugh. \"I asked him, 'Hey, I want to go to the bathroom. How do I say that?' And he goes, 'Kiss my butt.'\"\n\nBamba's family eventually left the South Bronx and settled in Richmond, Virginia, where they opened up a hair-braiding business that they still operate today.\n\nEventually, his parents were successful in their application for political asylum and become naturalized US citizens. But by the time they got asylum Bamba was 21. Too old to share in his parents' newly won status. Underscoring how lengthy and complicated the immigration process can be, even when would-be legal immigrants follow the rules.\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>
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<\/section><\/div>\nSource: Read More Here >><\/a>","post_title":"Ivorian 'Black Panther' Actor Is Also A Dreamer","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"black-panther-actor-is-also-a-dreamer","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-08 12:07:54","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-08 12:07:54","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2018\/02\/19\/entertainment\/black-panther-dreamer\/index.html","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":14315,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2017-09-11 19:24:31","post_date_gmt":"2017-09-11 19:24:31","post_content":"\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_290547\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"800\"]\"Trevor Photo by Hayden Schiff<\/a> from Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/em>[\/caption]\n\nSouth African comedian Trevor Noah walked away with his first Emmy this weekend at the award's Creative Arts ceremony in LA. His win was for his YouTube comedy special, The Daily Show: Between the Scenes<\/em>. The special won the Emmy for Best Short Form Variety Series. It beat Behind the Voice<\/em>, Epic Rap Battles of History<\/em>, Honest Trailers,<\/em> and The Star Wars Show<\/em>.\n
ALSO READ: Trevor Noah Set To Produce The Story Of 8-Year Old Nigerian Chess Champion<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

Trevor Noah's Debut<\/h2>\nTrevor Noah took the reins from well-respected host Jon Stewart in 2015. Also, he has held his own, growing the viewership numbers by 17% since last year. \n\n\n\n\n

Controversy<\/h2>\nHowever, Trevor Noah\u2019s time on the show has not been without controversy. While he has used satire to take on some really important conversations about US politics, policy, and social issues, he has not been able to do so without stepping on some toes. Following violent clashes between right-wing white supremacists and the left in Berkley, California, the comedian was accused of being out of touch and pandering to right-wing propagandists after making comments on the \u201cviolent\u201d leftist group Antifa, a group that claims to fight against<\/em> fascism and neo-Nazis.\n\n\n\n\n\n\u201cWhen people see that, all they think is, \u2018Oh shit, it\u2019s Vegan ISIS.\u2019 Because you don\u2019t realize when you think <\/em>you\u2019re punching Nazis. You don\u2019t realize that you\u2019re also punching your cause. Because your opponents, they\u2019ll just use every violent incident to discredit your entire movement.\u201d he said on his show earlier this month.\n
ALSO READ: Burna Boy Makes Case For African Musicians At Trevor Noah\u2019s The Daily Show<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

Rising Star<\/h2>\nBut controversy aside, the funny man\u2019s latest win comes on the back of his taking home the Best Host award at the 2017 MTV Movie and TV Awards in May, so he\u2019s definitely on the right track.\n\nHis brand of satire has a growing audience. Trevor Noah has a Youtube following of over 2.4 million subscribers.\n\n\n\n\n\n ","post_title":"South African Comedian Trevor Noah Wins Emmy For His YouTube\u00a0Comedy Special","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"trevor-noah-wins-emmy","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-07 22:08:48","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-07 22:08:48","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=14315","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":402682,"post_author":"15306","post_date":"2016-09-17 07:21:41","post_date_gmt":"2016-09-17 07:21:41","post_content":"\n\nNollywood's\u00a0docudrama \"93 Days<\/strong>,<\/span>\" recently premiered in Lagos on the 13th of this month. It chronicles the harrowing weeks in the summer of 2014 when a man ill with the Ebola virus arrived in Lagos city from Liberia. The movie is co-produced and directed by Nollywood's award winning director, Steve Gukas stars Hollywood's Danny Glover.\n

93 Days Movie Trailer\n<\/h3>\nALSO READ:\u00a05 Movies Every Black Parent Must Watch About Leaving A Legacy<\/a><\/strong>\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_4744\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"855\"]\"Nollywood<\/a> Nollywood Movie On Nigeria's Ebola Encounter Sells Out At Toronto Film Festival - Photo source: 93DaysMovie<\/em>[\/caption]\n\n93 days<\/strong> has been getting quite the buzz and sold out at the Toronto Film Festival. Also, it ended with a standing ovation from the audience, sources say.\n\nTwo years ago, on July 20th of 2014, the deadly Ebola virus made its way to Nigeria. In what WHO<\/a><\/strong><\/span> described as a \u201cspectacular success story\u201d, the country held the number of cases to 19, with 7 deaths. On October 20, 2014, Nigeria was declared free of Ebola virus transmission.\n
Director Steve Gukas said he hopes people who watch the movie understand how closely people in far-flung parts of the world are connected.<\/blockquote>\nRead More Here >><\/a><\/strong><\/span>\n\n ","post_title":"Nollywood Movie On Nigeria's Ebola Encounter Sells Out At Toronto Film Festival","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"nollywood-movie-nigerias-ebola-encounter-sells-toronto-film-festival","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-16 20:26:04","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-16 20:26:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=4743","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":3},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};

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Biggest superhero movie without a Batman or an Iron Man<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Now that Walt Disney's Black Panther <\/em>has passed the likes of Wonder Woman <\/em>and Spider-Man 3<\/em>, it is officially the highest-grossing superhero movie of all time, in North America and worldwide, that doesn\u2019t feature either Bruce Wayne or Tony Stark. And yeah, it will soon pass The Dark Knight <\/em>in North America and both Chris Nolan Dark Knight <\/em>sequels worldwide to become the biggest comic book flick worldwide that doesn\u2019t feature Robert Downey Jr.\u2019s Tony Stark. Heck, if it gets past Iron Man 3 <\/em>($1.2b in 2013), then Chadwick Boseman can officially be anointed Earth\u2019s Mightiest Hero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second-biggest Marvel Cinematic Universe grosser in North America:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

This one pretty much speaks for itself. Black Panther <\/em>has outearned (in North America) every previous MCU movie save for the first Avengers<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Biggest third-weekend gross for a non-holiday weekend:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Since both Avatar <\/em>and Star Wars: The Force Awakens <\/em>benefited from New Year\u2019s Day falling on their third respective Fridays (and the general boost afforded to Christmas season releases), Black Panther <\/em>technically has the biggest third-weekend gross that wasn\u2019t part of a holiday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When we talk of African movies, Nigeria's Nollywood snatches the headlines. However, there are other African countries who are not only doing great movies, but are vying for the highest recognition in the industry, an Oscar.<\/p>\n

8 graduates from a film college in Kenya will be waiting nervously to find out if their film will take home an Oscar. These graduates of the Africa Digital Media Institute (ADMI) in Nairobi were part of the team making a movie nominated in the category of best short live-action film.<\/p>\nALSO READ: \u2018Cook Off\u2019 Lifts Zimbabwe Film Industry Onto The Global Stage<\/a><\/strong>\n\nThe film, Watu Wote (or All of Us), tells the story of a terror attack on a bus in Kenya by the militant group Al-Shabaab in 2015. In the attack, Muslim passengers protected Christians.\n

Nairobi slum<\/h2>\n\n\n\"I was at work when I got a call telling me we had been nominated,\" says 22-year-old ADMI graduate Claire Njoki, who helped to design and build the film's set.\n\n\"My mum was the first person I told and we cried together. I felt so good that we were able to tell that story about Kenya, it is every filmmaker's dream to reach the Oscars.\"\n\nThe short history of ADMI could itself be a script for a feel good film.\n\nThe film school's founder, Wilfred Kiumi, grew up in a slum in Nairobi and developed a love of film after his uncle took him to a government-funded cinema.\n\nHe worked in a barbershop to make enough money to go to college.\n\nBut his ambition was to set up a film school which would give Kenyan students the full range of skills needed to succeed in the industry.\n\n\"At first people thought I was joking when I said I was trying to set up a school, but the more I talked to people about it the more they encouraged me and connected me to others who could help,\" he says.\n\nALSO READ: Oscars 2020: Did The Academy Do Enough To Silence \u2018White Oscars\u2019 Critics?<\/a><\/strong>\n\nSix years ago this month, the college welcomed its first intake of only five students.\n\nToday, it has 350 students at a purpose-built campus in Narobi's Central Business District, complete with well-stocked graphic design and animation labs, sound studios and post-production labs.\n\nThey study a two-year diploma which includes training in film and TV production, graphic design, journalism, sound engineering and animation, and an internship.\n

Self-reliant<\/h2>\nThis is a broader curriculum than other film colleges and it is because Wilfred wanted to teach students to \"produce, shoot and deliver all by themselves without having to rely on others\".\n\nThe ADMI's leaders say the nomination for Watu Wote, which involves ADMI graduates and is directed by Katja Benrath of Germany's Hamburg Media School, is a good start.\n\nRead More Here >><\/a><\/strong>\n\n<\/div>","post_title":"Kenyan Film Goes Toe To Toe With Hollywood For An Oscar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"kenyan-film-goes-toe-to-toe-with-hollywood-for-an-oscar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-13 18:24:48","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-13 18:24:48","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/business-43206457","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":41785,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2018-02-19 18:52:04","post_date_gmt":"2018-02-19 18:52:04","post_content":"\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_291287\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"677\"]\"Bambadjan Bambadjan Bamba: Photo by Ivostarpictures<\/a> from Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/em>[\/caption]\n\nWhen we hear talks on DACA and the sometimes mischaracterization of immigrants. We have to remember that there are first and foremost human beings with stories and histories. One such person is an Ivorian Actor and Dreamer. Bambadjan Bamba came to the United States at age 10.\n
\n
\n\nBambadjan Bamba is just one of nearly a million young immigrants who came to the US as children and received temporary status under the Obama era policy called DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.\n\n\"When the administration says they wanted to cancel DACA, that's when I decided I couldn't stay quiet anymore,\" Bamba told CNN in a recent interview.\n
ALSO READ: Black Panther\u2019s Chadwick Boseman To Play Yasuke, The First Black Samurai<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\nThat's why the 36-year-old, a son of immigrants who sought and received asylum, is now speaking out about his status. A working actor for 10 years, Bamba has appeared in dozens of films and TV shows, from \"Grey's Anatomy\" to \"Suicide Squad.\"\n\n\"I needed to use my voice as an actor to try to humanize this issue and try to put a face and a voice to who DACA recipients really are,\" Bamba said.\n\n\n

The struggle of immigrants <\/h2>\n
\n\nBamba spoke French and the Mande language Jula when he arrived in a South Bronx school as a frightened 10-year-old, but he didn't speak a lick of English. Teachers put him in an all-Spanish class, where, he recalled, he felt more lost than ever.\n\n\"The African kid who spoke French was tricking me all day,\" Bamba said with a laugh. \"I asked him, 'Hey, I want to go to the bathroom. How do I say that?' And he goes, 'Kiss my butt.'\"\n\nBamba's family eventually left the South Bronx and settled in Richmond, Virginia, where they opened up a hair-braiding business that they still operate today.\n\nEventually, his parents were successful in their application for political asylum and become naturalized US citizens. But by the time they got asylum Bamba was 21. Too old to share in his parents' newly won status. Underscoring how lengthy and complicated the immigration process can be, even when would-be legal immigrants follow the rules.\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>
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<\/section><\/div>\nSource: Read More Here >><\/a>","post_title":"Ivorian 'Black Panther' Actor Is Also A Dreamer","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"black-panther-actor-is-also-a-dreamer","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-08 12:07:54","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-08 12:07:54","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2018\/02\/19\/entertainment\/black-panther-dreamer\/index.html","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":14315,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2017-09-11 19:24:31","post_date_gmt":"2017-09-11 19:24:31","post_content":"\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_290547\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"800\"]\"Trevor Photo by Hayden Schiff<\/a> from Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/em>[\/caption]\n\nSouth African comedian Trevor Noah walked away with his first Emmy this weekend at the award's Creative Arts ceremony in LA. His win was for his YouTube comedy special, The Daily Show: Between the Scenes<\/em>. The special won the Emmy for Best Short Form Variety Series. It beat Behind the Voice<\/em>, Epic Rap Battles of History<\/em>, Honest Trailers,<\/em> and The Star Wars Show<\/em>.\n
ALSO READ: Trevor Noah Set To Produce The Story Of 8-Year Old Nigerian Chess Champion<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

Trevor Noah's Debut<\/h2>\nTrevor Noah took the reins from well-respected host Jon Stewart in 2015. Also, he has held his own, growing the viewership numbers by 17% since last year. \n\n\n\n\n

Controversy<\/h2>\nHowever, Trevor Noah\u2019s time on the show has not been without controversy. While he has used satire to take on some really important conversations about US politics, policy, and social issues, he has not been able to do so without stepping on some toes. Following violent clashes between right-wing white supremacists and the left in Berkley, California, the comedian was accused of being out of touch and pandering to right-wing propagandists after making comments on the \u201cviolent\u201d leftist group Antifa, a group that claims to fight against<\/em> fascism and neo-Nazis.\n\n\n\n\n\n\u201cWhen people see that, all they think is, \u2018Oh shit, it\u2019s Vegan ISIS.\u2019 Because you don\u2019t realize when you think <\/em>you\u2019re punching Nazis. You don\u2019t realize that you\u2019re also punching your cause. Because your opponents, they\u2019ll just use every violent incident to discredit your entire movement.\u201d he said on his show earlier this month.\n
ALSO READ: Burna Boy Makes Case For African Musicians At Trevor Noah\u2019s The Daily Show<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

Rising Star<\/h2>\nBut controversy aside, the funny man\u2019s latest win comes on the back of his taking home the Best Host award at the 2017 MTV Movie and TV Awards in May, so he\u2019s definitely on the right track.\n\nHis brand of satire has a growing audience. Trevor Noah has a Youtube following of over 2.4 million subscribers.\n\n\n\n\n\n ","post_title":"South African Comedian Trevor Noah Wins Emmy For His YouTube\u00a0Comedy Special","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"trevor-noah-wins-emmy","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-07 22:08:48","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-07 22:08:48","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=14315","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":402682,"post_author":"15306","post_date":"2016-09-17 07:21:41","post_date_gmt":"2016-09-17 07:21:41","post_content":"\n\nNollywood's\u00a0docudrama \"93 Days<\/strong>,<\/span>\" recently premiered in Lagos on the 13th of this month. It chronicles the harrowing weeks in the summer of 2014 when a man ill with the Ebola virus arrived in Lagos city from Liberia. The movie is co-produced and directed by Nollywood's award winning director, Steve Gukas stars Hollywood's Danny Glover.\n

93 Days Movie Trailer\n<\/h3>\nALSO READ:\u00a05 Movies Every Black Parent Must Watch About Leaving A Legacy<\/a><\/strong>\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_4744\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"855\"]\"Nollywood<\/a> Nollywood Movie On Nigeria's Ebola Encounter Sells Out At Toronto Film Festival - Photo source: 93DaysMovie<\/em>[\/caption]\n\n93 days<\/strong> has been getting quite the buzz and sold out at the Toronto Film Festival. Also, it ended with a standing ovation from the audience, sources say.\n\nTwo years ago, on July 20th of 2014, the deadly Ebola virus made its way to Nigeria. In what WHO<\/a><\/strong><\/span> described as a \u201cspectacular success story\u201d, the country held the number of cases to 19, with 7 deaths. On October 20, 2014, Nigeria was declared free of Ebola virus transmission.\n
Director Steve Gukas said he hopes people who watch the movie understand how closely people in far-flung parts of the world are connected.<\/blockquote>\nRead More Here >><\/a><\/strong><\/span>\n\n ","post_title":"Nollywood Movie On Nigeria's Ebola Encounter Sells Out At Toronto Film Festival","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"nollywood-movie-nigerias-ebola-encounter-sells-toronto-film-festival","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-16 20:26:04","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-16 20:26:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=4743","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":3},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};

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ALSO READ: Black Panther\u2019s Chadwick Boseman To Play Yasuke, The First Black Samurai<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Biggest superhero movie without a Batman or an Iron Man<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Now that Walt Disney's Black Panther <\/em>has passed the likes of Wonder Woman <\/em>and Spider-Man 3<\/em>, it is officially the highest-grossing superhero movie of all time, in North America and worldwide, that doesn\u2019t feature either Bruce Wayne or Tony Stark. And yeah, it will soon pass The Dark Knight <\/em>in North America and both Chris Nolan Dark Knight <\/em>sequels worldwide to become the biggest comic book flick worldwide that doesn\u2019t feature Robert Downey Jr.\u2019s Tony Stark. Heck, if it gets past Iron Man 3 <\/em>($1.2b in 2013), then Chadwick Boseman can officially be anointed Earth\u2019s Mightiest Hero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second-biggest Marvel Cinematic Universe grosser in North America:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

This one pretty much speaks for itself. Black Panther <\/em>has outearned (in North America) every previous MCU movie save for the first Avengers<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Biggest third-weekend gross for a non-holiday weekend:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Since both Avatar <\/em>and Star Wars: The Force Awakens <\/em>benefited from New Year\u2019s Day falling on their third respective Fridays (and the general boost afforded to Christmas season releases), Black Panther <\/em>technically has the biggest third-weekend gross that wasn\u2019t part of a holiday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read More Here >><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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 <\/p>\n","post_title":"'Black Panther' Box Office Is Fast Tracking Towards The Billion Dollar Mark Worldwide","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"black-panther-box-office-records-milestones-900m","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-12 20:58:04","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-12 20:58:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/scottmendelson\/2018\/03\/05\/black-panther-box-office-more-records-and-milestones-as-it-nears-900m-worldwide\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":43472,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2018-03-02 05:49:31","post_date_gmt":"2018-03-02 05:49:31","post_content":"

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When we talk of African movies, Nigeria's Nollywood snatches the headlines. However, there are other African countries who are not only doing great movies, but are vying for the highest recognition in the industry, an Oscar.<\/p>\n

8 graduates from a film college in Kenya will be waiting nervously to find out if their film will take home an Oscar. These graduates of the Africa Digital Media Institute (ADMI) in Nairobi were part of the team making a movie nominated in the category of best short live-action film.<\/p>\nALSO READ: \u2018Cook Off\u2019 Lifts Zimbabwe Film Industry Onto The Global Stage<\/a><\/strong>\n\nThe film, Watu Wote (or All of Us), tells the story of a terror attack on a bus in Kenya by the militant group Al-Shabaab in 2015. In the attack, Muslim passengers protected Christians.\n

Nairobi slum<\/h2>\n\n\n\"I was at work when I got a call telling me we had been nominated,\" says 22-year-old ADMI graduate Claire Njoki, who helped to design and build the film's set.\n\n\"My mum was the first person I told and we cried together. I felt so good that we were able to tell that story about Kenya, it is every filmmaker's dream to reach the Oscars.\"\n\nThe short history of ADMI could itself be a script for a feel good film.\n\nThe film school's founder, Wilfred Kiumi, grew up in a slum in Nairobi and developed a love of film after his uncle took him to a government-funded cinema.\n\nHe worked in a barbershop to make enough money to go to college.\n\nBut his ambition was to set up a film school which would give Kenyan students the full range of skills needed to succeed in the industry.\n\n\"At first people thought I was joking when I said I was trying to set up a school, but the more I talked to people about it the more they encouraged me and connected me to others who could help,\" he says.\n\nALSO READ: Oscars 2020: Did The Academy Do Enough To Silence \u2018White Oscars\u2019 Critics?<\/a><\/strong>\n\nSix years ago this month, the college welcomed its first intake of only five students.\n\nToday, it has 350 students at a purpose-built campus in Narobi's Central Business District, complete with well-stocked graphic design and animation labs, sound studios and post-production labs.\n\nThey study a two-year diploma which includes training in film and TV production, graphic design, journalism, sound engineering and animation, and an internship.\n

Self-reliant<\/h2>\nThis is a broader curriculum than other film colleges and it is because Wilfred wanted to teach students to \"produce, shoot and deliver all by themselves without having to rely on others\".\n\nThe ADMI's leaders say the nomination for Watu Wote, which involves ADMI graduates and is directed by Katja Benrath of Germany's Hamburg Media School, is a good start.\n\nRead More Here >><\/a><\/strong>\n\n<\/div>","post_title":"Kenyan Film Goes Toe To Toe With Hollywood For An Oscar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"kenyan-film-goes-toe-to-toe-with-hollywood-for-an-oscar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-13 18:24:48","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-13 18:24:48","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/business-43206457","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":41785,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2018-02-19 18:52:04","post_date_gmt":"2018-02-19 18:52:04","post_content":"\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_291287\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"677\"]\"Bambadjan Bambadjan Bamba: Photo by Ivostarpictures<\/a> from Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/em>[\/caption]\n\nWhen we hear talks on DACA and the sometimes mischaracterization of immigrants. We have to remember that there are first and foremost human beings with stories and histories. One such person is an Ivorian Actor and Dreamer. Bambadjan Bamba came to the United States at age 10.\n
\n
\n\nBambadjan Bamba is just one of nearly a million young immigrants who came to the US as children and received temporary status under the Obama era policy called DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.\n\n\"When the administration says they wanted to cancel DACA, that's when I decided I couldn't stay quiet anymore,\" Bamba told CNN in a recent interview.\n
ALSO READ: Black Panther\u2019s Chadwick Boseman To Play Yasuke, The First Black Samurai<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\nThat's why the 36-year-old, a son of immigrants who sought and received asylum, is now speaking out about his status. A working actor for 10 years, Bamba has appeared in dozens of films and TV shows, from \"Grey's Anatomy\" to \"Suicide Squad.\"\n\n\"I needed to use my voice as an actor to try to humanize this issue and try to put a face and a voice to who DACA recipients really are,\" Bamba said.\n\n\n

The struggle of immigrants <\/h2>\n
\n\nBamba spoke French and the Mande language Jula when he arrived in a South Bronx school as a frightened 10-year-old, but he didn't speak a lick of English. Teachers put him in an all-Spanish class, where, he recalled, he felt more lost than ever.\n\n\"The African kid who spoke French was tricking me all day,\" Bamba said with a laugh. \"I asked him, 'Hey, I want to go to the bathroom. How do I say that?' And he goes, 'Kiss my butt.'\"\n\nBamba's family eventually left the South Bronx and settled in Richmond, Virginia, where they opened up a hair-braiding business that they still operate today.\n\nEventually, his parents were successful in their application for political asylum and become naturalized US citizens. But by the time they got asylum Bamba was 21. Too old to share in his parents' newly won status. Underscoring how lengthy and complicated the immigration process can be, even when would-be legal immigrants follow the rules.\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>
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<\/section><\/div>\nSource: Read More Here >><\/a>","post_title":"Ivorian 'Black Panther' Actor Is Also A Dreamer","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"black-panther-actor-is-also-a-dreamer","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-08 12:07:54","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-08 12:07:54","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2018\/02\/19\/entertainment\/black-panther-dreamer\/index.html","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":14315,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2017-09-11 19:24:31","post_date_gmt":"2017-09-11 19:24:31","post_content":"\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_290547\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"800\"]\"Trevor Photo by Hayden Schiff<\/a> from Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/em>[\/caption]\n\nSouth African comedian Trevor Noah walked away with his first Emmy this weekend at the award's Creative Arts ceremony in LA. His win was for his YouTube comedy special, The Daily Show: Between the Scenes<\/em>. The special won the Emmy for Best Short Form Variety Series. It beat Behind the Voice<\/em>, Epic Rap Battles of History<\/em>, Honest Trailers,<\/em> and The Star Wars Show<\/em>.\n
ALSO READ: Trevor Noah Set To Produce The Story Of 8-Year Old Nigerian Chess Champion<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

Trevor Noah's Debut<\/h2>\nTrevor Noah took the reins from well-respected host Jon Stewart in 2015. Also, he has held his own, growing the viewership numbers by 17% since last year. \n\n\n\n\n

Controversy<\/h2>\nHowever, Trevor Noah\u2019s time on the show has not been without controversy. While he has used satire to take on some really important conversations about US politics, policy, and social issues, he has not been able to do so without stepping on some toes. Following violent clashes between right-wing white supremacists and the left in Berkley, California, the comedian was accused of being out of touch and pandering to right-wing propagandists after making comments on the \u201cviolent\u201d leftist group Antifa, a group that claims to fight against<\/em> fascism and neo-Nazis.\n\n\n\n\n\n\u201cWhen people see that, all they think is, \u2018Oh shit, it\u2019s Vegan ISIS.\u2019 Because you don\u2019t realize when you think <\/em>you\u2019re punching Nazis. You don\u2019t realize that you\u2019re also punching your cause. Because your opponents, they\u2019ll just use every violent incident to discredit your entire movement.\u201d he said on his show earlier this month.\n
ALSO READ: Burna Boy Makes Case For African Musicians At Trevor Noah\u2019s The Daily Show<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

Rising Star<\/h2>\nBut controversy aside, the funny man\u2019s latest win comes on the back of his taking home the Best Host award at the 2017 MTV Movie and TV Awards in May, so he\u2019s definitely on the right track.\n\nHis brand of satire has a growing audience. Trevor Noah has a Youtube following of over 2.4 million subscribers.\n\n\n\n\n\n ","post_title":"South African Comedian Trevor Noah Wins Emmy For His YouTube\u00a0Comedy Special","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"trevor-noah-wins-emmy","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-07 22:08:48","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-07 22:08:48","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=14315","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":402682,"post_author":"15306","post_date":"2016-09-17 07:21:41","post_date_gmt":"2016-09-17 07:21:41","post_content":"\n\nNollywood's\u00a0docudrama \"93 Days<\/strong>,<\/span>\" recently premiered in Lagos on the 13th of this month. It chronicles the harrowing weeks in the summer of 2014 when a man ill with the Ebola virus arrived in Lagos city from Liberia. The movie is co-produced and directed by Nollywood's award winning director, Steve Gukas stars Hollywood's Danny Glover.\n

93 Days Movie Trailer\n<\/h3>\nALSO READ:\u00a05 Movies Every Black Parent Must Watch About Leaving A Legacy<\/a><\/strong>\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_4744\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"855\"]\"Nollywood<\/a> Nollywood Movie On Nigeria's Ebola Encounter Sells Out At Toronto Film Festival - Photo source: 93DaysMovie<\/em>[\/caption]\n\n93 days<\/strong> has been getting quite the buzz and sold out at the Toronto Film Festival. Also, it ended with a standing ovation from the audience, sources say.\n\nTwo years ago, on July 20th of 2014, the deadly Ebola virus made its way to Nigeria. In what WHO<\/a><\/strong><\/span> described as a \u201cspectacular success story\u201d, the country held the number of cases to 19, with 7 deaths. On October 20, 2014, Nigeria was declared free of Ebola virus transmission.\n
Director Steve Gukas said he hopes people who watch the movie understand how closely people in far-flung parts of the world are connected.<\/blockquote>\nRead More Here >><\/a><\/strong><\/span>\n\n ","post_title":"Nollywood Movie On Nigeria's Ebola Encounter Sells Out At Toronto Film Festival","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"nollywood-movie-nigerias-ebola-encounter-sells-toronto-film-festival","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-16 20:26:04","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-16 20:26:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=4743","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":3},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};

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With $501 million in North America and $897m worldwide, Black Panther <\/em>has passed Fox's Deadpool <\/em>($363m\/$783m in 2016), Warner Bros.' Wonder Woman <\/em>($413m\/$821m in 2017) and Sony's Spider-Man <\/em>($403m\/$821m in 2002) to become the biggest non-sequel and non-ensemble superhero flick of all time. Everything else in this genre is either a team flick or a solo sequel. And even that\u2019s not a very long list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ALSO READ: Black Panther\u2019s Chadwick Boseman To Play Yasuke, The First Black Samurai<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Biggest superhero movie without a Batman or an Iron Man<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Now that Walt Disney's Black Panther <\/em>has passed the likes of Wonder Woman <\/em>and Spider-Man 3<\/em>, it is officially the highest-grossing superhero movie of all time, in North America and worldwide, that doesn\u2019t feature either Bruce Wayne or Tony Stark. And yeah, it will soon pass The Dark Knight <\/em>in North America and both Chris Nolan Dark Knight <\/em>sequels worldwide to become the biggest comic book flick worldwide that doesn\u2019t feature Robert Downey Jr.\u2019s Tony Stark. Heck, if it gets past Iron Man 3 <\/em>($1.2b in 2013), then Chadwick Boseman can officially be anointed Earth\u2019s Mightiest Hero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second-biggest Marvel Cinematic Universe grosser in North America:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

This one pretty much speaks for itself. Black Panther <\/em>has outearned (in North America) every previous MCU movie save for the first Avengers<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Biggest third-weekend gross for a non-holiday weekend:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Since both Avatar <\/em>and Star Wars: The Force Awakens <\/em>benefited from New Year\u2019s Day falling on their third respective Fridays (and the general boost afforded to Christmas season releases), Black Panther <\/em>technically has the biggest third-weekend gross that wasn\u2019t part of a holiday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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 <\/p>\n","post_title":"'Black Panther' Box Office Is Fast Tracking Towards The Billion Dollar Mark Worldwide","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"black-panther-box-office-records-milestones-900m","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-12 20:58:04","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-12 20:58:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/scottmendelson\/2018\/03\/05\/black-panther-box-office-more-records-and-milestones-as-it-nears-900m-worldwide\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":43472,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2018-03-02 05:49:31","post_date_gmt":"2018-03-02 05:49:31","post_content":"

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When we talk of African movies, Nigeria's Nollywood snatches the headlines. However, there are other African countries who are not only doing great movies, but are vying for the highest recognition in the industry, an Oscar.<\/p>\n

8 graduates from a film college in Kenya will be waiting nervously to find out if their film will take home an Oscar. These graduates of the Africa Digital Media Institute (ADMI) in Nairobi were part of the team making a movie nominated in the category of best short live-action film.<\/p>\nALSO READ: \u2018Cook Off\u2019 Lifts Zimbabwe Film Industry Onto The Global Stage<\/a><\/strong>\n\nThe film, Watu Wote (or All of Us), tells the story of a terror attack on a bus in Kenya by the militant group Al-Shabaab in 2015. In the attack, Muslim passengers protected Christians.\n

Nairobi slum<\/h2>\n\n\n\"I was at work when I got a call telling me we had been nominated,\" says 22-year-old ADMI graduate Claire Njoki, who helped to design and build the film's set.\n\n\"My mum was the first person I told and we cried together. I felt so good that we were able to tell that story about Kenya, it is every filmmaker's dream to reach the Oscars.\"\n\nThe short history of ADMI could itself be a script for a feel good film.\n\nThe film school's founder, Wilfred Kiumi, grew up in a slum in Nairobi and developed a love of film after his uncle took him to a government-funded cinema.\n\nHe worked in a barbershop to make enough money to go to college.\n\nBut his ambition was to set up a film school which would give Kenyan students the full range of skills needed to succeed in the industry.\n\n\"At first people thought I was joking when I said I was trying to set up a school, but the more I talked to people about it the more they encouraged me and connected me to others who could help,\" he says.\n\nALSO READ: Oscars 2020: Did The Academy Do Enough To Silence \u2018White Oscars\u2019 Critics?<\/a><\/strong>\n\nSix years ago this month, the college welcomed its first intake of only five students.\n\nToday, it has 350 students at a purpose-built campus in Narobi's Central Business District, complete with well-stocked graphic design and animation labs, sound studios and post-production labs.\n\nThey study a two-year diploma which includes training in film and TV production, graphic design, journalism, sound engineering and animation, and an internship.\n

Self-reliant<\/h2>\nThis is a broader curriculum than other film colleges and it is because Wilfred wanted to teach students to \"produce, shoot and deliver all by themselves without having to rely on others\".\n\nThe ADMI's leaders say the nomination for Watu Wote, which involves ADMI graduates and is directed by Katja Benrath of Germany's Hamburg Media School, is a good start.\n\nRead More Here >><\/a><\/strong>\n\n<\/div>","post_title":"Kenyan Film Goes Toe To Toe With Hollywood For An Oscar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"kenyan-film-goes-toe-to-toe-with-hollywood-for-an-oscar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-13 18:24:48","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-13 18:24:48","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/business-43206457","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":41785,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2018-02-19 18:52:04","post_date_gmt":"2018-02-19 18:52:04","post_content":"\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_291287\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"677\"]\"Bambadjan Bambadjan Bamba: Photo by Ivostarpictures<\/a> from Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/em>[\/caption]\n\nWhen we hear talks on DACA and the sometimes mischaracterization of immigrants. We have to remember that there are first and foremost human beings with stories and histories. One such person is an Ivorian Actor and Dreamer. Bambadjan Bamba came to the United States at age 10.\n
\n
\n\nBambadjan Bamba is just one of nearly a million young immigrants who came to the US as children and received temporary status under the Obama era policy called DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.\n\n\"When the administration says they wanted to cancel DACA, that's when I decided I couldn't stay quiet anymore,\" Bamba told CNN in a recent interview.\n
ALSO READ: Black Panther\u2019s Chadwick Boseman To Play Yasuke, The First Black Samurai<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\nThat's why the 36-year-old, a son of immigrants who sought and received asylum, is now speaking out about his status. A working actor for 10 years, Bamba has appeared in dozens of films and TV shows, from \"Grey's Anatomy\" to \"Suicide Squad.\"\n\n\"I needed to use my voice as an actor to try to humanize this issue and try to put a face and a voice to who DACA recipients really are,\" Bamba said.\n\n\n

The struggle of immigrants <\/h2>\n
\n\nBamba spoke French and the Mande language Jula when he arrived in a South Bronx school as a frightened 10-year-old, but he didn't speak a lick of English. Teachers put him in an all-Spanish class, where, he recalled, he felt more lost than ever.\n\n\"The African kid who spoke French was tricking me all day,\" Bamba said with a laugh. \"I asked him, 'Hey, I want to go to the bathroom. How do I say that?' And he goes, 'Kiss my butt.'\"\n\nBamba's family eventually left the South Bronx and settled in Richmond, Virginia, where they opened up a hair-braiding business that they still operate today.\n\nEventually, his parents were successful in their application for political asylum and become naturalized US citizens. But by the time they got asylum Bamba was 21. Too old to share in his parents' newly won status. Underscoring how lengthy and complicated the immigration process can be, even when would-be legal immigrants follow the rules.\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>
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<\/section><\/div>\nSource: Read More Here >><\/a>","post_title":"Ivorian 'Black Panther' Actor Is Also A Dreamer","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"black-panther-actor-is-also-a-dreamer","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-08 12:07:54","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-08 12:07:54","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2018\/02\/19\/entertainment\/black-panther-dreamer\/index.html","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":14315,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2017-09-11 19:24:31","post_date_gmt":"2017-09-11 19:24:31","post_content":"\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_290547\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"800\"]\"Trevor Photo by Hayden Schiff<\/a> from Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/em>[\/caption]\n\nSouth African comedian Trevor Noah walked away with his first Emmy this weekend at the award's Creative Arts ceremony in LA. His win was for his YouTube comedy special, The Daily Show: Between the Scenes<\/em>. The special won the Emmy for Best Short Form Variety Series. It beat Behind the Voice<\/em>, Epic Rap Battles of History<\/em>, Honest Trailers,<\/em> and The Star Wars Show<\/em>.\n
ALSO READ: Trevor Noah Set To Produce The Story Of 8-Year Old Nigerian Chess Champion<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

Trevor Noah's Debut<\/h2>\nTrevor Noah took the reins from well-respected host Jon Stewart in 2015. Also, he has held his own, growing the viewership numbers by 17% since last year. \n\n\n\n\n

Controversy<\/h2>\nHowever, Trevor Noah\u2019s time on the show has not been without controversy. While he has used satire to take on some really important conversations about US politics, policy, and social issues, he has not been able to do so without stepping on some toes. Following violent clashes between right-wing white supremacists and the left in Berkley, California, the comedian was accused of being out of touch and pandering to right-wing propagandists after making comments on the \u201cviolent\u201d leftist group Antifa, a group that claims to fight against<\/em> fascism and neo-Nazis.\n\n\n\n\n\n\u201cWhen people see that, all they think is, \u2018Oh shit, it\u2019s Vegan ISIS.\u2019 Because you don\u2019t realize when you think <\/em>you\u2019re punching Nazis. You don\u2019t realize that you\u2019re also punching your cause. Because your opponents, they\u2019ll just use every violent incident to discredit your entire movement.\u201d he said on his show earlier this month.\n
ALSO READ: Burna Boy Makes Case For African Musicians At Trevor Noah\u2019s The Daily Show<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

Rising Star<\/h2>\nBut controversy aside, the funny man\u2019s latest win comes on the back of his taking home the Best Host award at the 2017 MTV Movie and TV Awards in May, so he\u2019s definitely on the right track.\n\nHis brand of satire has a growing audience. Trevor Noah has a Youtube following of over 2.4 million subscribers.\n\n\n\n\n\n ","post_title":"South African Comedian Trevor Noah Wins Emmy For His YouTube\u00a0Comedy Special","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"trevor-noah-wins-emmy","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-07 22:08:48","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-07 22:08:48","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=14315","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":402682,"post_author":"15306","post_date":"2016-09-17 07:21:41","post_date_gmt":"2016-09-17 07:21:41","post_content":"\n\nNollywood's\u00a0docudrama \"93 Days<\/strong>,<\/span>\" recently premiered in Lagos on the 13th of this month. It chronicles the harrowing weeks in the summer of 2014 when a man ill with the Ebola virus arrived in Lagos city from Liberia. The movie is co-produced and directed by Nollywood's award winning director, Steve Gukas stars Hollywood's Danny Glover.\n

93 Days Movie Trailer\n<\/h3>\nALSO READ:\u00a05 Movies Every Black Parent Must Watch About Leaving A Legacy<\/a><\/strong>\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_4744\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"855\"]\"Nollywood<\/a> Nollywood Movie On Nigeria's Ebola Encounter Sells Out At Toronto Film Festival - Photo source: 93DaysMovie<\/em>[\/caption]\n\n93 days<\/strong> has been getting quite the buzz and sold out at the Toronto Film Festival. Also, it ended with a standing ovation from the audience, sources say.\n\nTwo years ago, on July 20th of 2014, the deadly Ebola virus made its way to Nigeria. In what WHO<\/a><\/strong><\/span> described as a \u201cspectacular success story\u201d, the country held the number of cases to 19, with 7 deaths. On October 20, 2014, Nigeria was declared free of Ebola virus transmission.\n
Director Steve Gukas said he hopes people who watch the movie understand how closely people in far-flung parts of the world are connected.<\/blockquote>\nRead More Here >><\/a><\/strong><\/span>\n\n ","post_title":"Nollywood Movie On Nigeria's Ebola Encounter Sells Out At Toronto Film Festival","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"nollywood-movie-nigerias-ebola-encounter-sells-toronto-film-festival","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-16 20:26:04","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-16 20:26:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=4743","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":3},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};

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Highest-grossing solo\/non-sequel superhero movie:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

With $501 million in North America and $897m worldwide, Black Panther <\/em>has passed Fox's Deadpool <\/em>($363m\/$783m in 2016), Warner Bros.' Wonder Woman <\/em>($413m\/$821m in 2017) and Sony's Spider-Man <\/em>($403m\/$821m in 2002) to become the biggest non-sequel and non-ensemble superhero flick of all time. Everything else in this genre is either a team flick or a solo sequel. And even that\u2019s not a very long list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ALSO READ: Black Panther\u2019s Chadwick Boseman To Play Yasuke, The First Black Samurai<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Biggest superhero movie without a Batman or an Iron Man<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Now that Walt Disney's Black Panther <\/em>has passed the likes of Wonder Woman <\/em>and Spider-Man 3<\/em>, it is officially the highest-grossing superhero movie of all time, in North America and worldwide, that doesn\u2019t feature either Bruce Wayne or Tony Stark. And yeah, it will soon pass The Dark Knight <\/em>in North America and both Chris Nolan Dark Knight <\/em>sequels worldwide to become the biggest comic book flick worldwide that doesn\u2019t feature Robert Downey Jr.\u2019s Tony Stark. Heck, if it gets past Iron Man 3 <\/em>($1.2b in 2013), then Chadwick Boseman can officially be anointed Earth\u2019s Mightiest Hero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second-biggest Marvel Cinematic Universe grosser in North America:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

This one pretty much speaks for itself. Black Panther <\/em>has outearned (in North America) every previous MCU movie save for the first Avengers<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Biggest third-weekend gross for a non-holiday weekend:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Since both Avatar <\/em>and Star Wars: The Force Awakens <\/em>benefited from New Year\u2019s Day falling on their third respective Fridays (and the general boost afforded to Christmas season releases), Black Panther <\/em>technically has the biggest third-weekend gross that wasn\u2019t part of a holiday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read More Here >><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When we talk of African movies, Nigeria's Nollywood snatches the headlines. However, there are other African countries who are not only doing great movies, but are vying for the highest recognition in the industry, an Oscar.<\/p>\n

8 graduates from a film college in Kenya will be waiting nervously to find out if their film will take home an Oscar. These graduates of the Africa Digital Media Institute (ADMI) in Nairobi were part of the team making a movie nominated in the category of best short live-action film.<\/p>\nALSO READ: \u2018Cook Off\u2019 Lifts Zimbabwe Film Industry Onto The Global Stage<\/a><\/strong>\n\nThe film, Watu Wote (or All of Us), tells the story of a terror attack on a bus in Kenya by the militant group Al-Shabaab in 2015. In the attack, Muslim passengers protected Christians.\n

Nairobi slum<\/h2>\n\n\n\"I was at work when I got a call telling me we had been nominated,\" says 22-year-old ADMI graduate Claire Njoki, who helped to design and build the film's set.\n\n\"My mum was the first person I told and we cried together. I felt so good that we were able to tell that story about Kenya, it is every filmmaker's dream to reach the Oscars.\"\n\nThe short history of ADMI could itself be a script for a feel good film.\n\nThe film school's founder, Wilfred Kiumi, grew up in a slum in Nairobi and developed a love of film after his uncle took him to a government-funded cinema.\n\nHe worked in a barbershop to make enough money to go to college.\n\nBut his ambition was to set up a film school which would give Kenyan students the full range of skills needed to succeed in the industry.\n\n\"At first people thought I was joking when I said I was trying to set up a school, but the more I talked to people about it the more they encouraged me and connected me to others who could help,\" he says.\n\nALSO READ: Oscars 2020: Did The Academy Do Enough To Silence \u2018White Oscars\u2019 Critics?<\/a><\/strong>\n\nSix years ago this month, the college welcomed its first intake of only five students.\n\nToday, it has 350 students at a purpose-built campus in Narobi's Central Business District, complete with well-stocked graphic design and animation labs, sound studios and post-production labs.\n\nThey study a two-year diploma which includes training in film and TV production, graphic design, journalism, sound engineering and animation, and an internship.\n

Self-reliant<\/h2>\nThis is a broader curriculum than other film colleges and it is because Wilfred wanted to teach students to \"produce, shoot and deliver all by themselves without having to rely on others\".\n\nThe ADMI's leaders say the nomination for Watu Wote, which involves ADMI graduates and is directed by Katja Benrath of Germany's Hamburg Media School, is a good start.\n\nRead More Here >><\/a><\/strong>\n\n<\/div>","post_title":"Kenyan Film Goes Toe To Toe With Hollywood For An Oscar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"kenyan-film-goes-toe-to-toe-with-hollywood-for-an-oscar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-13 18:24:48","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-13 18:24:48","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/business-43206457","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":41785,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2018-02-19 18:52:04","post_date_gmt":"2018-02-19 18:52:04","post_content":"\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_291287\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"677\"]\"Bambadjan Bambadjan Bamba: Photo by Ivostarpictures<\/a> from Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/em>[\/caption]\n\nWhen we hear talks on DACA and the sometimes mischaracterization of immigrants. We have to remember that there are first and foremost human beings with stories and histories. One such person is an Ivorian Actor and Dreamer. Bambadjan Bamba came to the United States at age 10.\n
\n
\n\nBambadjan Bamba is just one of nearly a million young immigrants who came to the US as children and received temporary status under the Obama era policy called DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.\n\n\"When the administration says they wanted to cancel DACA, that's when I decided I couldn't stay quiet anymore,\" Bamba told CNN in a recent interview.\n
ALSO READ: Black Panther\u2019s Chadwick Boseman To Play Yasuke, The First Black Samurai<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\nThat's why the 36-year-old, a son of immigrants who sought and received asylum, is now speaking out about his status. A working actor for 10 years, Bamba has appeared in dozens of films and TV shows, from \"Grey's Anatomy\" to \"Suicide Squad.\"\n\n\"I needed to use my voice as an actor to try to humanize this issue and try to put a face and a voice to who DACA recipients really are,\" Bamba said.\n\n\n

The struggle of immigrants <\/h2>\n
\n\nBamba spoke French and the Mande language Jula when he arrived in a South Bronx school as a frightened 10-year-old, but he didn't speak a lick of English. Teachers put him in an all-Spanish class, where, he recalled, he felt more lost than ever.\n\n\"The African kid who spoke French was tricking me all day,\" Bamba said with a laugh. \"I asked him, 'Hey, I want to go to the bathroom. How do I say that?' And he goes, 'Kiss my butt.'\"\n\nBamba's family eventually left the South Bronx and settled in Richmond, Virginia, where they opened up a hair-braiding business that they still operate today.\n\nEventually, his parents were successful in their application for political asylum and become naturalized US citizens. But by the time they got asylum Bamba was 21. Too old to share in his parents' newly won status. Underscoring how lengthy and complicated the immigration process can be, even when would-be legal immigrants follow the rules.\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>
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<\/section><\/div>\nSource: Read More Here >><\/a>","post_title":"Ivorian 'Black Panther' Actor Is Also A Dreamer","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"black-panther-actor-is-also-a-dreamer","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-08 12:07:54","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-08 12:07:54","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2018\/02\/19\/entertainment\/black-panther-dreamer\/index.html","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":14315,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2017-09-11 19:24:31","post_date_gmt":"2017-09-11 19:24:31","post_content":"\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_290547\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"800\"]\"Trevor Photo by Hayden Schiff<\/a> from Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/em>[\/caption]\n\nSouth African comedian Trevor Noah walked away with his first Emmy this weekend at the award's Creative Arts ceremony in LA. His win was for his YouTube comedy special, The Daily Show: Between the Scenes<\/em>. The special won the Emmy for Best Short Form Variety Series. It beat Behind the Voice<\/em>, Epic Rap Battles of History<\/em>, Honest Trailers,<\/em> and The Star Wars Show<\/em>.\n
ALSO READ: Trevor Noah Set To Produce The Story Of 8-Year Old Nigerian Chess Champion<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

Trevor Noah's Debut<\/h2>\nTrevor Noah took the reins from well-respected host Jon Stewart in 2015. Also, he has held his own, growing the viewership numbers by 17% since last year. \n\n\n\n\n

Controversy<\/h2>\nHowever, Trevor Noah\u2019s time on the show has not been without controversy. While he has used satire to take on some really important conversations about US politics, policy, and social issues, he has not been able to do so without stepping on some toes. Following violent clashes between right-wing white supremacists and the left in Berkley, California, the comedian was accused of being out of touch and pandering to right-wing propagandists after making comments on the \u201cviolent\u201d leftist group Antifa, a group that claims to fight against<\/em> fascism and neo-Nazis.\n\n\n\n\n\n\u201cWhen people see that, all they think is, \u2018Oh shit, it\u2019s Vegan ISIS.\u2019 Because you don\u2019t realize when you think <\/em>you\u2019re punching Nazis. You don\u2019t realize that you\u2019re also punching your cause. Because your opponents, they\u2019ll just use every violent incident to discredit your entire movement.\u201d he said on his show earlier this month.\n
ALSO READ: Burna Boy Makes Case For African Musicians At Trevor Noah\u2019s The Daily Show<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

Rising Star<\/h2>\nBut controversy aside, the funny man\u2019s latest win comes on the back of his taking home the Best Host award at the 2017 MTV Movie and TV Awards in May, so he\u2019s definitely on the right track.\n\nHis brand of satire has a growing audience. Trevor Noah has a Youtube following of over 2.4 million subscribers.\n\n\n\n\n\n ","post_title":"South African Comedian Trevor Noah Wins Emmy For His YouTube\u00a0Comedy Special","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"trevor-noah-wins-emmy","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-07 22:08:48","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-07 22:08:48","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=14315","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":402682,"post_author":"15306","post_date":"2016-09-17 07:21:41","post_date_gmt":"2016-09-17 07:21:41","post_content":"\n\nNollywood's\u00a0docudrama \"93 Days<\/strong>,<\/span>\" recently premiered in Lagos on the 13th of this month. It chronicles the harrowing weeks in the summer of 2014 when a man ill with the Ebola virus arrived in Lagos city from Liberia. The movie is co-produced and directed by Nollywood's award winning director, Steve Gukas stars Hollywood's Danny Glover.\n

93 Days Movie Trailer\n<\/h3>\nALSO READ:\u00a05 Movies Every Black Parent Must Watch About Leaving A Legacy<\/a><\/strong>\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_4744\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"855\"]\"Nollywood<\/a> Nollywood Movie On Nigeria's Ebola Encounter Sells Out At Toronto Film Festival - Photo source: 93DaysMovie<\/em>[\/caption]\n\n93 days<\/strong> has been getting quite the buzz and sold out at the Toronto Film Festival. Also, it ended with a standing ovation from the audience, sources say.\n\nTwo years ago, on July 20th of 2014, the deadly Ebola virus made its way to Nigeria. In what WHO<\/a><\/strong><\/span> described as a \u201cspectacular success story\u201d, the country held the number of cases to 19, with 7 deaths. On October 20, 2014, Nigeria was declared free of Ebola virus transmission.\n
Director Steve Gukas said he hopes people who watch the movie understand how closely people in far-flung parts of the world are connected.<\/blockquote>\nRead More Here >><\/a><\/strong><\/span>\n\n ","post_title":"Nollywood Movie On Nigeria's Ebola Encounter Sells Out At Toronto Film Festival","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"nollywood-movie-nigerias-ebola-encounter-sells-toronto-film-festival","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-16 20:26:04","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-16 20:26:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=4743","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":3},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};

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As is again appropriate thanks to an absurdly strong box office sprint, I wanted to play another round of \u201cWhat milestones did Black Panther <\/em>set this weekend?\u201d So, without further ado, here are a dozen or so records or milestones that the Chadwick Boseman flick set or established over its third Fri-Sun frame\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Highest-grossing solo\/non-sequel superhero movie:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

With $501 million in North America and $897m worldwide, Black Panther <\/em>has passed Fox's Deadpool <\/em>($363m\/$783m in 2016), Warner Bros.' Wonder Woman <\/em>($413m\/$821m in 2017) and Sony's Spider-Man <\/em>($403m\/$821m in 2002) to become the biggest non-sequel and non-ensemble superhero flick of all time. Everything else in this genre is either a team flick or a solo sequel. And even that\u2019s not a very long list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ALSO READ: Black Panther\u2019s Chadwick Boseman To Play Yasuke, The First Black Samurai<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Biggest superhero movie without a Batman or an Iron Man<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Now that Walt Disney's Black Panther <\/em>has passed the likes of Wonder Woman <\/em>and Spider-Man 3<\/em>, it is officially the highest-grossing superhero movie of all time, in North America and worldwide, that doesn\u2019t feature either Bruce Wayne or Tony Stark. And yeah, it will soon pass The Dark Knight <\/em>in North America and both Chris Nolan Dark Knight <\/em>sequels worldwide to become the biggest comic book flick worldwide that doesn\u2019t feature Robert Downey Jr.\u2019s Tony Stark. Heck, if it gets past Iron Man 3 <\/em>($1.2b in 2013), then Chadwick Boseman can officially be anointed Earth\u2019s Mightiest Hero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second-biggest Marvel Cinematic Universe grosser in North America:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

This one pretty much speaks for itself. Black Panther <\/em>has outearned (in North America) every previous MCU movie save for the first Avengers<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Biggest third-weekend gross for a non-holiday weekend:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Since both Avatar <\/em>and Star Wars: The Force Awakens <\/em>benefited from New Year\u2019s Day falling on their third respective Fridays (and the general boost afforded to Christmas season releases), Black Panther <\/em>technically has the biggest third-weekend gross that wasn\u2019t part of a holiday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read More Here >><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When we talk of African movies, Nigeria's Nollywood snatches the headlines. However, there are other African countries who are not only doing great movies, but are vying for the highest recognition in the industry, an Oscar.<\/p>\n

8 graduates from a film college in Kenya will be waiting nervously to find out if their film will take home an Oscar. These graduates of the Africa Digital Media Institute (ADMI) in Nairobi were part of the team making a movie nominated in the category of best short live-action film.<\/p>\nALSO READ: \u2018Cook Off\u2019 Lifts Zimbabwe Film Industry Onto The Global Stage<\/a><\/strong>\n\nThe film, Watu Wote (or All of Us), tells the story of a terror attack on a bus in Kenya by the militant group Al-Shabaab in 2015. In the attack, Muslim passengers protected Christians.\n

Nairobi slum<\/h2>\n\n\n\"I was at work when I got a call telling me we had been nominated,\" says 22-year-old ADMI graduate Claire Njoki, who helped to design and build the film's set.\n\n\"My mum was the first person I told and we cried together. I felt so good that we were able to tell that story about Kenya, it is every filmmaker's dream to reach the Oscars.\"\n\nThe short history of ADMI could itself be a script for a feel good film.\n\nThe film school's founder, Wilfred Kiumi, grew up in a slum in Nairobi and developed a love of film after his uncle took him to a government-funded cinema.\n\nHe worked in a barbershop to make enough money to go to college.\n\nBut his ambition was to set up a film school which would give Kenyan students the full range of skills needed to succeed in the industry.\n\n\"At first people thought I was joking when I said I was trying to set up a school, but the more I talked to people about it the more they encouraged me and connected me to others who could help,\" he says.\n\nALSO READ: Oscars 2020: Did The Academy Do Enough To Silence \u2018White Oscars\u2019 Critics?<\/a><\/strong>\n\nSix years ago this month, the college welcomed its first intake of only five students.\n\nToday, it has 350 students at a purpose-built campus in Narobi's Central Business District, complete with well-stocked graphic design and animation labs, sound studios and post-production labs.\n\nThey study a two-year diploma which includes training in film and TV production, graphic design, journalism, sound engineering and animation, and an internship.\n

Self-reliant<\/h2>\nThis is a broader curriculum than other film colleges and it is because Wilfred wanted to teach students to \"produce, shoot and deliver all by themselves without having to rely on others\".\n\nThe ADMI's leaders say the nomination for Watu Wote, which involves ADMI graduates and is directed by Katja Benrath of Germany's Hamburg Media School, is a good start.\n\nRead More Here >><\/a><\/strong>\n\n<\/div>","post_title":"Kenyan Film Goes Toe To Toe With Hollywood For An Oscar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"kenyan-film-goes-toe-to-toe-with-hollywood-for-an-oscar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-13 18:24:48","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-13 18:24:48","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/business-43206457","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":41785,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2018-02-19 18:52:04","post_date_gmt":"2018-02-19 18:52:04","post_content":"\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_291287\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"677\"]\"Bambadjan Bambadjan Bamba: Photo by Ivostarpictures<\/a> from Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/em>[\/caption]\n\nWhen we hear talks on DACA and the sometimes mischaracterization of immigrants. We have to remember that there are first and foremost human beings with stories and histories. One such person is an Ivorian Actor and Dreamer. Bambadjan Bamba came to the United States at age 10.\n
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\n\nBambadjan Bamba is just one of nearly a million young immigrants who came to the US as children and received temporary status under the Obama era policy called DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.\n\n\"When the administration says they wanted to cancel DACA, that's when I decided I couldn't stay quiet anymore,\" Bamba told CNN in a recent interview.\n
ALSO READ: Black Panther\u2019s Chadwick Boseman To Play Yasuke, The First Black Samurai<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\nThat's why the 36-year-old, a son of immigrants who sought and received asylum, is now speaking out about his status. A working actor for 10 years, Bamba has appeared in dozens of films and TV shows, from \"Grey's Anatomy\" to \"Suicide Squad.\"\n\n\"I needed to use my voice as an actor to try to humanize this issue and try to put a face and a voice to who DACA recipients really are,\" Bamba said.\n\n\n

The struggle of immigrants <\/h2>\n
\n\nBamba spoke French and the Mande language Jula when he arrived in a South Bronx school as a frightened 10-year-old, but he didn't speak a lick of English. Teachers put him in an all-Spanish class, where, he recalled, he felt more lost than ever.\n\n\"The African kid who spoke French was tricking me all day,\" Bamba said with a laugh. \"I asked him, 'Hey, I want to go to the bathroom. How do I say that?' And he goes, 'Kiss my butt.'\"\n\nBamba's family eventually left the South Bronx and settled in Richmond, Virginia, where they opened up a hair-braiding business that they still operate today.\n\nEventually, his parents were successful in their application for political asylum and become naturalized US citizens. But by the time they got asylum Bamba was 21. Too old to share in his parents' newly won status. Underscoring how lengthy and complicated the immigration process can be, even when would-be legal immigrants follow the rules.\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>
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<\/section><\/div>\nSource: Read More Here >><\/a>","post_title":"Ivorian 'Black Panther' Actor Is Also A Dreamer","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"black-panther-actor-is-also-a-dreamer","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-08 12:07:54","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-08 12:07:54","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2018\/02\/19\/entertainment\/black-panther-dreamer\/index.html","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":14315,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2017-09-11 19:24:31","post_date_gmt":"2017-09-11 19:24:31","post_content":"\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_290547\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"800\"]\"Trevor Photo by Hayden Schiff<\/a> from Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/em>[\/caption]\n\nSouth African comedian Trevor Noah walked away with his first Emmy this weekend at the award's Creative Arts ceremony in LA. His win was for his YouTube comedy special, The Daily Show: Between the Scenes<\/em>. The special won the Emmy for Best Short Form Variety Series. It beat Behind the Voice<\/em>, Epic Rap Battles of History<\/em>, Honest Trailers,<\/em> and The Star Wars Show<\/em>.\n
ALSO READ: Trevor Noah Set To Produce The Story Of 8-Year Old Nigerian Chess Champion<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

Trevor Noah's Debut<\/h2>\nTrevor Noah took the reins from well-respected host Jon Stewart in 2015. Also, he has held his own, growing the viewership numbers by 17% since last year. \n\n\n\n\n

Controversy<\/h2>\nHowever, Trevor Noah\u2019s time on the show has not been without controversy. While he has used satire to take on some really important conversations about US politics, policy, and social issues, he has not been able to do so without stepping on some toes. Following violent clashes between right-wing white supremacists and the left in Berkley, California, the comedian was accused of being out of touch and pandering to right-wing propagandists after making comments on the \u201cviolent\u201d leftist group Antifa, a group that claims to fight against<\/em> fascism and neo-Nazis.\n\n\n\n\n\n\u201cWhen people see that, all they think is, \u2018Oh shit, it\u2019s Vegan ISIS.\u2019 Because you don\u2019t realize when you think <\/em>you\u2019re punching Nazis. You don\u2019t realize that you\u2019re also punching your cause. Because your opponents, they\u2019ll just use every violent incident to discredit your entire movement.\u201d he said on his show earlier this month.\n
ALSO READ: Burna Boy Makes Case For African Musicians At Trevor Noah\u2019s The Daily Show<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

Rising Star<\/h2>\nBut controversy aside, the funny man\u2019s latest win comes on the back of his taking home the Best Host award at the 2017 MTV Movie and TV Awards in May, so he\u2019s definitely on the right track.\n\nHis brand of satire has a growing audience. Trevor Noah has a Youtube following of over 2.4 million subscribers.\n\n\n\n\n\n ","post_title":"South African Comedian Trevor Noah Wins Emmy For His YouTube\u00a0Comedy Special","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"trevor-noah-wins-emmy","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-07 22:08:48","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-07 22:08:48","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=14315","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":402682,"post_author":"15306","post_date":"2016-09-17 07:21:41","post_date_gmt":"2016-09-17 07:21:41","post_content":"\n\nNollywood's\u00a0docudrama \"93 Days<\/strong>,<\/span>\" recently premiered in Lagos on the 13th of this month. It chronicles the harrowing weeks in the summer of 2014 when a man ill with the Ebola virus arrived in Lagos city from Liberia. The movie is co-produced and directed by Nollywood's award winning director, Steve Gukas stars Hollywood's Danny Glover.\n

93 Days Movie Trailer\n<\/h3>\nALSO READ:\u00a05 Movies Every Black Parent Must Watch About Leaving A Legacy<\/a><\/strong>\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_4744\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"855\"]\"Nollywood<\/a> Nollywood Movie On Nigeria's Ebola Encounter Sells Out At Toronto Film Festival - Photo source: 93DaysMovie<\/em>[\/caption]\n\n93 days<\/strong> has been getting quite the buzz and sold out at the Toronto Film Festival. Also, it ended with a standing ovation from the audience, sources say.\n\nTwo years ago, on July 20th of 2014, the deadly Ebola virus made its way to Nigeria. In what WHO<\/a><\/strong><\/span> described as a \u201cspectacular success story\u201d, the country held the number of cases to 19, with 7 deaths. On October 20, 2014, Nigeria was declared free of Ebola virus transmission.\n
Director Steve Gukas said he hopes people who watch the movie understand how closely people in far-flung parts of the world are connected.<\/blockquote>\nRead More Here >><\/a><\/strong><\/span>\n\n ","post_title":"Nollywood Movie On Nigeria's Ebola Encounter Sells Out At Toronto Film Festival","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"nollywood-movie-nigerias-ebola-encounter-sells-toronto-film-festival","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-16 20:26:04","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-16 20:26:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=4743","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":3},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};

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As is again appropriate thanks to an absurdly strong box office sprint, I wanted to play another round of \u201cWhat milestones did Black Panther <\/em>set this weekend?\u201d So, without further ado, here are a dozen or so records or milestones that the Chadwick Boseman flick set or established over its third Fri-Sun frame\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Highest-grossing solo\/non-sequel superhero movie:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

With $501 million in North America and $897m worldwide, Black Panther <\/em>has passed Fox's Deadpool <\/em>($363m\/$783m in 2016), Warner Bros.' Wonder Woman <\/em>($413m\/$821m in 2017) and Sony's Spider-Man <\/em>($403m\/$821m in 2002) to become the biggest non-sequel and non-ensemble superhero flick of all time. Everything else in this genre is either a team flick or a solo sequel. And even that\u2019s not a very long list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ALSO READ: Black Panther\u2019s Chadwick Boseman To Play Yasuke, The First Black Samurai<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Biggest superhero movie without a Batman or an Iron Man<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Now that Walt Disney's Black Panther <\/em>has passed the likes of Wonder Woman <\/em>and Spider-Man 3<\/em>, it is officially the highest-grossing superhero movie of all time, in North America and worldwide, that doesn\u2019t feature either Bruce Wayne or Tony Stark. And yeah, it will soon pass The Dark Knight <\/em>in North America and both Chris Nolan Dark Knight <\/em>sequels worldwide to become the biggest comic book flick worldwide that doesn\u2019t feature Robert Downey Jr.\u2019s Tony Stark. Heck, if it gets past Iron Man 3 <\/em>($1.2b in 2013), then Chadwick Boseman can officially be anointed Earth\u2019s Mightiest Hero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second-biggest Marvel Cinematic Universe grosser in North America:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

This one pretty much speaks for itself. Black Panther <\/em>has outearned (in North America) every previous MCU movie save for the first Avengers<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Biggest third-weekend gross for a non-holiday weekend:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Since both Avatar <\/em>and Star Wars: The Force Awakens <\/em>benefited from New Year\u2019s Day falling on their third respective Fridays (and the general boost afforded to Christmas season releases), Black Panther <\/em>technically has the biggest third-weekend gross that wasn\u2019t part of a holiday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When we talk of African movies, Nigeria's Nollywood snatches the headlines. However, there are other African countries who are not only doing great movies, but are vying for the highest recognition in the industry, an Oscar.<\/p>\n

8 graduates from a film college in Kenya will be waiting nervously to find out if their film will take home an Oscar. These graduates of the Africa Digital Media Institute (ADMI) in Nairobi were part of the team making a movie nominated in the category of best short live-action film.<\/p>\nALSO READ: \u2018Cook Off\u2019 Lifts Zimbabwe Film Industry Onto The Global Stage<\/a><\/strong>\n\nThe film, Watu Wote (or All of Us), tells the story of a terror attack on a bus in Kenya by the militant group Al-Shabaab in 2015. In the attack, Muslim passengers protected Christians.\n

Nairobi slum<\/h2>\n\n\n\"I was at work when I got a call telling me we had been nominated,\" says 22-year-old ADMI graduate Claire Njoki, who helped to design and build the film's set.\n\n\"My mum was the first person I told and we cried together. I felt so good that we were able to tell that story about Kenya, it is every filmmaker's dream to reach the Oscars.\"\n\nThe short history of ADMI could itself be a script for a feel good film.\n\nThe film school's founder, Wilfred Kiumi, grew up in a slum in Nairobi and developed a love of film after his uncle took him to a government-funded cinema.\n\nHe worked in a barbershop to make enough money to go to college.\n\nBut his ambition was to set up a film school which would give Kenyan students the full range of skills needed to succeed in the industry.\n\n\"At first people thought I was joking when I said I was trying to set up a school, but the more I talked to people about it the more they encouraged me and connected me to others who could help,\" he says.\n\nALSO READ: Oscars 2020: Did The Academy Do Enough To Silence \u2018White Oscars\u2019 Critics?<\/a><\/strong>\n\nSix years ago this month, the college welcomed its first intake of only five students.\n\nToday, it has 350 students at a purpose-built campus in Narobi's Central Business District, complete with well-stocked graphic design and animation labs, sound studios and post-production labs.\n\nThey study a two-year diploma which includes training in film and TV production, graphic design, journalism, sound engineering and animation, and an internship.\n

Self-reliant<\/h2>\nThis is a broader curriculum than other film colleges and it is because Wilfred wanted to teach students to \"produce, shoot and deliver all by themselves without having to rely on others\".\n\nThe ADMI's leaders say the nomination for Watu Wote, which involves ADMI graduates and is directed by Katja Benrath of Germany's Hamburg Media School, is a good start.\n\nRead More Here >><\/a><\/strong>\n\n<\/div>","post_title":"Kenyan Film Goes Toe To Toe With Hollywood For An Oscar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"kenyan-film-goes-toe-to-toe-with-hollywood-for-an-oscar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-13 18:24:48","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-13 18:24:48","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/business-43206457","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":41785,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2018-02-19 18:52:04","post_date_gmt":"2018-02-19 18:52:04","post_content":"\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_291287\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"677\"]\"Bambadjan Bambadjan Bamba: Photo by Ivostarpictures<\/a> from Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/em>[\/caption]\n\nWhen we hear talks on DACA and the sometimes mischaracterization of immigrants. We have to remember that there are first and foremost human beings with stories and histories. One such person is an Ivorian Actor and Dreamer. Bambadjan Bamba came to the United States at age 10.\n
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\n\nBambadjan Bamba is just one of nearly a million young immigrants who came to the US as children and received temporary status under the Obama era policy called DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.\n\n\"When the administration says they wanted to cancel DACA, that's when I decided I couldn't stay quiet anymore,\" Bamba told CNN in a recent interview.\n
ALSO READ: Black Panther\u2019s Chadwick Boseman To Play Yasuke, The First Black Samurai<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\nThat's why the 36-year-old, a son of immigrants who sought and received asylum, is now speaking out about his status. A working actor for 10 years, Bamba has appeared in dozens of films and TV shows, from \"Grey's Anatomy\" to \"Suicide Squad.\"\n\n\"I needed to use my voice as an actor to try to humanize this issue and try to put a face and a voice to who DACA recipients really are,\" Bamba said.\n\n\n

The struggle of immigrants <\/h2>\n
\n\nBamba spoke French and the Mande language Jula when he arrived in a South Bronx school as a frightened 10-year-old, but he didn't speak a lick of English. Teachers put him in an all-Spanish class, where, he recalled, he felt more lost than ever.\n\n\"The African kid who spoke French was tricking me all day,\" Bamba said with a laugh. \"I asked him, 'Hey, I want to go to the bathroom. How do I say that?' And he goes, 'Kiss my butt.'\"\n\nBamba's family eventually left the South Bronx and settled in Richmond, Virginia, where they opened up a hair-braiding business that they still operate today.\n\nEventually, his parents were successful in their application for political asylum and become naturalized US citizens. But by the time they got asylum Bamba was 21. Too old to share in his parents' newly won status. Underscoring how lengthy and complicated the immigration process can be, even when would-be legal immigrants follow the rules.\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>
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<\/section><\/div>\nSource: Read More Here >><\/a>","post_title":"Ivorian 'Black Panther' Actor Is Also A Dreamer","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"black-panther-actor-is-also-a-dreamer","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-08 12:07:54","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-08 12:07:54","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2018\/02\/19\/entertainment\/black-panther-dreamer\/index.html","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":14315,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2017-09-11 19:24:31","post_date_gmt":"2017-09-11 19:24:31","post_content":"\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_290547\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"800\"]\"Trevor Photo by Hayden Schiff<\/a> from Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/em>[\/caption]\n\nSouth African comedian Trevor Noah walked away with his first Emmy this weekend at the award's Creative Arts ceremony in LA. His win was for his YouTube comedy special, The Daily Show: Between the Scenes<\/em>. The special won the Emmy for Best Short Form Variety Series. It beat Behind the Voice<\/em>, Epic Rap Battles of History<\/em>, Honest Trailers,<\/em> and The Star Wars Show<\/em>.\n
ALSO READ: Trevor Noah Set To Produce The Story Of 8-Year Old Nigerian Chess Champion<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

Trevor Noah's Debut<\/h2>\nTrevor Noah took the reins from well-respected host Jon Stewart in 2015. Also, he has held his own, growing the viewership numbers by 17% since last year. \n\n\n\n\n

Controversy<\/h2>\nHowever, Trevor Noah\u2019s time on the show has not been without controversy. While he has used satire to take on some really important conversations about US politics, policy, and social issues, he has not been able to do so without stepping on some toes. Following violent clashes between right-wing white supremacists and the left in Berkley, California, the comedian was accused of being out of touch and pandering to right-wing propagandists after making comments on the \u201cviolent\u201d leftist group Antifa, a group that claims to fight against<\/em> fascism and neo-Nazis.\n\n\n\n\n\n\u201cWhen people see that, all they think is, \u2018Oh shit, it\u2019s Vegan ISIS.\u2019 Because you don\u2019t realize when you think <\/em>you\u2019re punching Nazis. You don\u2019t realize that you\u2019re also punching your cause. Because your opponents, they\u2019ll just use every violent incident to discredit your entire movement.\u201d he said on his show earlier this month.\n
ALSO READ: Burna Boy Makes Case For African Musicians At Trevor Noah\u2019s The Daily Show<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

Rising Star<\/h2>\nBut controversy aside, the funny man\u2019s latest win comes on the back of his taking home the Best Host award at the 2017 MTV Movie and TV Awards in May, so he\u2019s definitely on the right track.\n\nHis brand of satire has a growing audience. Trevor Noah has a Youtube following of over 2.4 million subscribers.\n\n\n\n\n\n ","post_title":"South African Comedian Trevor Noah Wins Emmy For His YouTube\u00a0Comedy Special","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"trevor-noah-wins-emmy","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-07 22:08:48","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-07 22:08:48","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=14315","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":402682,"post_author":"15306","post_date":"2016-09-17 07:21:41","post_date_gmt":"2016-09-17 07:21:41","post_content":"\n\nNollywood's\u00a0docudrama \"93 Days<\/strong>,<\/span>\" recently premiered in Lagos on the 13th of this month. It chronicles the harrowing weeks in the summer of 2014 when a man ill with the Ebola virus arrived in Lagos city from Liberia. The movie is co-produced and directed by Nollywood's award winning director, Steve Gukas stars Hollywood's Danny Glover.\n

93 Days Movie Trailer\n<\/h3>\nALSO READ:\u00a05 Movies Every Black Parent Must Watch About Leaving A Legacy<\/a><\/strong>\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_4744\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"855\"]\"Nollywood<\/a> Nollywood Movie On Nigeria's Ebola Encounter Sells Out At Toronto Film Festival - Photo source: 93DaysMovie<\/em>[\/caption]\n\n93 days<\/strong> has been getting quite the buzz and sold out at the Toronto Film Festival. Also, it ended with a standing ovation from the audience, sources say.\n\nTwo years ago, on July 20th of 2014, the deadly Ebola virus made its way to Nigeria. In what WHO<\/a><\/strong><\/span> described as a \u201cspectacular success story\u201d, the country held the number of cases to 19, with 7 deaths. On October 20, 2014, Nigeria was declared free of Ebola virus transmission.\n
Director Steve Gukas said he hopes people who watch the movie understand how closely people in far-flung parts of the world are connected.<\/blockquote>\nRead More Here >><\/a><\/strong><\/span>\n\n ","post_title":"Nollywood Movie On Nigeria's Ebola Encounter Sells Out At Toronto Film Festival","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"nollywood-movie-nigerias-ebola-encounter-sells-toronto-film-festival","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-16 20:26:04","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-16 20:26:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=4743","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":3},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};

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