Friday, 28 February 2014
Thursday, 27 February 2014
Saying 2014 is going very well so far. I have an upcoming TV series called Black Sails. It’s about pirates settling in the Caribbean in the 1780s, so it’s a very exciting show. Episode one aired in America a few days ago and it had very great response. We are now on series two which is being shot in South Africa. So that's what I'm busy with at the moment.
Majid Ghana born actor Nominated twice for AMVCA AWARD saying it's incredible to have two nominations. I don’t really care about winning; I’m not looking forward to anything like a grand prize, I’m just really okay to be nominated. For an award night, I just look forward to an entertaining show. I’m going to be there on the 8th of March and I just want to have fun and enjoy myself.
Wednesday, 26 February 2014
Actor Emeka Ike Evicted From Rented Duplex Over Failure To Pay N8.5 million Rent
Nollywood actor, Emeka Ike who has been thrown out of his rented apartment in Magodo GRA, Ikeja, Lagos, over his inability to pay an accumulated three year rent of N8.5 million.
The apartment, a twin duplex located at 1, Raji Oladimeji Street, Magodo GRA, was until his ejection, used by Emeka to run his business.
Emeka had in 2007 diversified by establishing a secondary school named St Nicholas College and decided to hire the premises on a five-year lease agreement from an 87-year-old retiree, Chief Samuel Agboola Akintan at the rate of N2 million per annum for the first two years and N3 million annually for the remaining three years, bringing the total rent of five years to N13 million.
Saturday Sun gathered that Emeka was able to get his landlord accept a deposit of N2 million with a promise to pay the rest later. Trouble, however, started when a year after moving in, the popular actor began to default and at a point issued a dud cheque of N1.5 million.
To force Emeka to pay his money and eject him from the property, Chief Akintan through his company, Samak Investments Ltd, had to drag the actor to the Ikeja Magistrate court.Without much delay, the court had on November 22, last year ordered the actor to vacate the premises but his refusal to heed the order led the court Sheriff to carry out execution of the judgment on January 24 this year when his property was thrown out.
Speaking to Saturday Sun, the octogenarian chairman of Samak Investment Ltd, Chief Akintan wondered why the actor chose to be a pain in his neck
He said:
“I never knew this gentleman from Adam. He just came to my house with his wife and I was worried about who he was and my children came to me, saying, Emeka Ike, we know him daddy; he is a nice gentleman. That is how I fell into his hands.”
“When I wanted to take the matter to court, Emeka wrote a letter on February 15, 2012, pleading that I’m his father and that I should halt any court process against him. Even this N2.5 million was paid in 2011, a year to the expiration of the five- year lease. After that, he issued a N1.5 million Zenith bank, Eric Moore branch cheque in my name, dated May 20, 2012, which bounced.“Some people advised me to take him to Special Fraud Unit (SFU) of the Nigeria police; I refused because this boy is a young boy like my son, why would I do that to him; that he should leave my property.”
“After the cheque bounced, my lawyer called him over the phone, he started abusing me, threatening to deal with the lawyer and me. I never looked at what he was owing me in the past but should pay this N1.5 million. If I were to calculate his arrears, he has to pay far more but I am just satisfied with this N1.5 million.”
He said the recommendation from his children made him enter into the lease agreement of five years which was to expire in 2012. According to him,
“he was supposed to pay for the first two years N2 million each per annum and the subsequent three years N3 million per annum. The total rent for that period of five years should be N13 million. He paid N2 million for the first year and never paid again until three years later when he paid only N4.5 million and the balance should be N 8.5 million.”
“I can’t walk, so the two times I went there, I was carried like a baby to the court and Emeka didn’t come, but my lawyer went there three times. The magistrate at Igbosere wrote back to the one at Ikeja to go ahead with the matter since Emeka didn’t come.
“We went back to the first court and after several adjournments, neither Emeka nor his lawyer put up appearance and we were asked to give our evidence and we did, thereafter, the judgment was delivered.
“To give Emeka another opportunity, we got judgment in November 22, but the magistrate in her wisdom said we should give him one month to enable him to get himself together and move out. We were supposed to take possession by December 20, 2013 but we didn’t until January 24, when the Commissioner of Police gave us three policemen led by an Assistant Superintendent of Police to follow the Court Sheriff to eject him. They ejected him and put his property outside.”
When Emeka heard of this unsavoury development, he was said to have gone to Magodo police station and reported that thugs invaded his property after which the police arrested the two guards the landlordhad stationed there.
“When in January I went to the premises, even the teachers complained that they had never seen him for many months and had not paid them salaries for nine months.
“While I was in Ondo, I got a phone call that Ekeka came to Lagos and went to Magodo police station and reported that thugs invaded his property. Police went there and arrested the guards and he put his own guards and locked the place.”
Sounding emotional, Chief Akintan said:
“I’m a sick man; diabetic for 37 years. I will be 87 by my next birthday and can’t walk. I live at the grace of doctors and what nature can allow me to have. I’m immobile. I had to come back to Lagos to start another process to dislodge him. When I spoke to the DPO, Magodo police station and tendered documents, he said, so, ‘Emeka came here to tell him lies.’
“We have filed a contempt of court against him. We have taken possession of the property and about renovating it.
He is going about telling people that the place was not completed when he moved in that he put over N200 million to build it. He has done a lot of damage to the property. I sent my contractor to assess the damage; he told me that I needed between N10 million and N13 million for renovation.
“I have sympathy for Emeka, but unfortunately, he has no sympathy for himself. Emeka went to court to plead that the judgment should be set aside, that I received a kangaroojudgment; that the case should be retried. The court dismissed it, saying it was abuse of court process.
I don’t know what Emeka would do again. I have never seen a character like that before.
“His former landlord, Dr Shofoluwe was in the same position with me. He is looking forEmeka to pay N3.5 million rent arrears. He was ejected legally. This is the type of man coming to trouble me now and I don’t need cheap publicity.”
When Emeka Ike was contacted, he said
“there is a position now, because I don’t want people who have not achieved anything in their lives to use unnecessary distractions to gain prominence. It is my money and investments and it is not a national crisis.
Maybe people who think I have a larger than life image are trying to use it to make a point and I want to handle it as legal as possible.”
He noted that there can be challenges in business, stressing that he is still in possession of the school.He added that only two entities can close down a school, either the government or the owner of the school stressing that none of that has happened.
“I’m still in possession of the school. It is only the government that has the right to shut down the school if it feels that I’m not capable and I, as the CEO, if I feel that I can’t do it again. Nobody can shut down the school and the case is in court. It should not be seen as a national crisis, I have my business in Abuja and I’m doing very well and right now I don’t like distraction
Iheme was born in Mbaitoli, Imo State into a family of five children. After completing his primary and secondary education in ABIA State, Iheme enrolled into the Enugu state university and studied Mass communication Like Khayelitsha his onscreen partner Chinedu ikedieze, Osita has a small physique and the two are sometimes referred to as the midget duo.Osita's rare condition gave him the advantage of being different and unique from all other actors in the Nigeria movie. In 2003 Iheme rose to fame when he starred together with Chinedu ikedieze in the comedy film Aki na ukwa in which he played the role of 'Pawpaw'. In this role, Osita played a mischievous child. He has played the role of a child in many of his films but later has adopted more mature roles. Osita has evolved in his career from just a comedic actor to a multifaceted established actor. This has gained him respect throughout the Nigerian movie industry and its fans alike
Tuesday, 25 February 2014
How to Create a Low Budget Movie
1
Decide whether or not you really want to make a movie. Understand that this is a costly, time-consuming venture that will leave little time for hanging out with your friends and having fun.
Then again, if you're making a low-budget movie, what better way to do
it than to do it by hanging out with your mates, being the center of
attention and having fun?
2
Get an idea for a movie.
It doesn't even have to be truly original - it could be a loose remake
or spoof. Who cares?
3
If you have a plan, write a screenplay.
It doesn't have to be perfect and you don't have to follow it 100%. It
just gives you a great outline to start with. If you want, you can just
write the scenes and have the actors improvise their lines. You could always use a book as inspiration - heck,
anything created before 1900 is public domain and you can just steal it
and use that. If you want something cohesive, have an idea first. If you
don't really care, just make stuff up as you go along4
Make a shot list and draw or create storyboards. This helps you to know what shots you want to have in the movie before going out to shoot them. Storyboards don't have to be drawn by an artist, either. You can draw stick figures, take pictures of action figures, use storyboarding software like Storyboard Quick or whatever you think works best. Again, this just gives you a basic outline of what you need to shoot and what will be in each shot.
5Get your actors and rehearse, rehearse, rehearse. This allows your actors to get a real feel for the scene before they go out and waste time, tape, and/or film. This way they can learn the lines together or, if you're allowing them to improvise, they can start now and generate ideas for lines they'd like to use.
6Hire a crew. And by crew, we mean a group of people who may or may not really know what they're doing. If you're really serious, put an ad in the paper and find a few guys who went to film school who know a little about lighting, recording sound or working a camera. As a director, you'll be able to get closer to what you want from people who have even the slightest idea as to what they're doing. Or, if you want a more hands-on approach and want to learn more about the various aspects of film making, ask some of your friends to hold mics or positions lights with you. That way you'll both learn and you just might appreciate it more.
7
Make a shooting schedule and budget. Figure out how much money you can spend on this film of yours and figure out the best ways to spend it. Remember, you'll need something to record sound on, a simple lighting kit, and a camera. Anything beyond that and it might be too complicated. You'll also need props, food for your cast and crew, transportation for some of them, and you might even have to pay for locations. A schedule helps everyone, too, because they'll know when they need to be with you and where you'll be.
8
Learn how to use editing software. Most programs are easy to learn and will allow you to sync sound and music with almost no trouble. And don't rush it. Editing takes time.Its good to use a good software like particle illusion or an FX product like Fx vision lab studios you can get some that computer village in IKeja
Nominees of the prestigious Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards have been announced with Funke Akindele and Osita Iheme (Paw Paw) getting multiple nominations in the best actress and actor’s category respectively.
The first edition, held last year, had the likes of O.C Ukeje, Mercy Johnson, Tunde Kelani and other notable movie stars as winners of different award categories.
Fans have begun casting votes.
Who wins this year?
BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Stephanie Wilson – Living Funeral (3A)
Veronica Waceke – Higher Learning (3B)
Nse Ikpe-Etim – Journey To Self (3C)
Nkiru Sylvanus – Kiss And The Brides (3D)
Ivie Okujaye – The Volunteers (3E)
BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Juma Rajab Rashid – Siri Ya Mtungi (2A)
Majid Michel – Somewhere in Africa (2B)
Hlomla Dandala – Contract (2C)
Majid Michel – House of Gold (2D)
Tope Tedela – A Mile from Home (2E)
BEST MOVIE (DRAMA)
Obi Emelonye – Last Flight to Abuja (6A)
Edwin Maina Kariuki – Nairobi Half Life (6B)
Udoka Oyeka & Orode Ryan – Living Funeral (6C)
Frank Rajah Arase – The Price (6D)
Frank Rajah Arase – Groom’s Bride (6E)
Chris Eneaji & Jumafor Ajogwu – Murder at Prime Suites (6F
BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Hlomla Dandala – Contract (7A)
John Okafor – Return of Sheri Koko (7B)
Osita Iheme – The Hero (7C)
Osita Iheme – The Fighter (7D)
Chinedu Ikedieze – The Hero (7E)
BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Funke Akindele – The Fighter (8A)
Funke Akindele – The Hero (8B)
Funke Akindele – The Return Of Sheri Koko (8C)
Mary Ogbonna – Clinic Matters (8D)
Jackie Appiah – Cheaters (8E)
Yvonne Okoro – Contract (8F)
BEST MOVIE (COMEDY)
Uche Jumbo – Lies Men Tell (9A)
Shirley Frimpong-Manso, Yvonne Okoro & Ken Attoh – Contract (9B)
Elvis Chucks – A Wish (9C)
Martins Onyebuchi Onyemaobi – The Fighter (9D)
Martins Onyebuchi Onyemaobi – The Hero (9E)
Funso Adeolu,,,,,,, Segun Arinze,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Kevin Ikeduba,,,,,,,,,, Tina Ebem,,,,, Gloria anozie Young
Chinna holds his brother in-law responsible for the death of his sister.with the kidnap of his niece, Chinna realizes that he has to put his grudges aside so that he could be able to move on with his life
Thursday, 13 February 2014
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