(Video):' I've Got Joy' by Joy Ibisa, Directed by Daniel Ademinokan

By Teju Ibukunoluwa

Check out this amazing video by Joy Ibisa titled I've Got Joy.

JOY IBISA is a contemporary Nigerian born/UK based gospel artiste. I'VE GOT JOY is the title track of her debut album. This Jazz and soul singer displays her vocal dexterity in this hit single that is making waves across the UK. The video was shot on location in London and was directed by critically acclaimed filmmaker Daniel "DaBishop" Ademinokan. 

I had a privilege of being at one of the locations of this video shoot in South East London and I can testify that, this video shoot was a perfect example of making the most of very few gadgets so that your work can look like a million dollars even if you spend only a fraction of that. 

With just a couple of DSLR cameras (Canon 5D Mark II and 7D), two lights (of which I mostly used one), a shoulder rig, a slider, a tripod and some very good lenses came up with this fantastic video below.

VIDEO: LOVE ME QUICK by STELLA DAMASUS, Directed by Daniel Ademinokan

Finally its out! This is the music video for the hit single LOVE ME QUICK by screen diva and Nigerian Entertainment Icon, Stella Damasus. This fantastic video was directed by DaBishop.

'Love Me Quick' is the soundtrack for the motion picture UNSPOKEN which is from the stables of INDEX TWO STUDIOS, a state of the art production company owned by Daniel Ademinokan & Stella Damasus.

Enjoy!

WINNERS LISTS - NOLLYWOOD MOVIES AWARDS 2012

The NOLLYWOOD MOVIES AWARDS took place on the 2nd of June 2012 and was hosted by: Julius D Genius Agwu and Kate Henshaw. We bring you the winners list while the highlights of the ceremony will be screened later on Nollywood Movies (SKY Channel 329) and on other notable platforms. Congratulations to Obi Emelonye as he bagged 4 awards.

Obi Emelonye bagged 4 NMA Awards

 NMA 2012 WINNERS LIST

Best Movie

• MIRROR BOY
• ANCHOR BABY
• PRIVATE STORM
• MEMORIES OF THE HEART
• TANGO WITH ME: WINNER
• KISS AND TELL

Best Actor in a Leading Role

• VAN VICKER (AGAINST THE LAW)
• RAMSEY NOUAH (PRIVATE STORM)
• TRYBSON DUDUKOKO (GHETTO DREAMZ)
• JOSEPH BENJAMIN (TANGO WITH ME): WINNER
• JOSEPH BENJAMIN (KISS AND TELL)
• CHARLES OKAFOR (FAKE PROPHET)

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

• JUNIOR POPE ODONWODO (NKWOCHA)
• JOHN DUMELO (PRIVATE STORM)
• YUL EDOCHIE (AGAINST THE LAW)
• GABRIEL AFOLAYAN (GHETTO DREAMZ): WINNER

Best Actress in a Leading Role

• GENEVIEVE NNAJI (TANGO WITH ME)
• OMONI OBOLI (ANCHOR BABY)
• MERCY JOHNSON (WEEPING SOUL): WINNER
• UCHE JUMBO (DAMAGE)
• OMOTOLA JALADE-EKEINDE (PRIVATE STORM)

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

• TINA MBA (TANGO WITH ME)
• RACHEL ONIGA (GHETTO DREAMZ)
• STELLA DAMASUS (BENT ARROWS)
• NSE IKPE-ETIM (KISS AND TELL): WINNER

Best Actor in an Indigenous Movie (non-English speaking language)

• CHIWETALU AGU (NKWOCHA): WINNER
• YINKA QADRI (AYE DUDU)
• SAIDI BALOGUN (ETI KETA)
• BROWN IGBOEGWU (APPARITION)
• FEMI ADEBAYO (EMI ABATA)
• ODUNLADE ADEKOLA (IKUFORIJI)

Best Actress in an Indigenous Movie (non-English speaking language)

• FUNKE AKINDELE (EMI ABATA)
• FUNKE AKINDELE (THE RETURN OF JENIFA) WINNER
• QUEEN NWOKOYE (NKWOCHA)
• MERCY AIGBE (OLADUNJOYE)
• DUPE ADEJARE (ALANTAKU)

Best Indigenous Language Movie (non-English speaking language)

• ETI KETA
• IKUFORIJI
• NKWOCHA
• APPARITION
• AYE DUDU: WINNER
• OLADUNJOYE

Best Directing

• MAHMOOD ALI-BALOGUN (TANGO WITH ME) WINNER
• OBI EMELONYE (MIRROR BOY)
• LANCELOT ODUWA-IMASUEN (PRIVATE STORM)
• DANIEL ADEMINOKAN (GHETTO DREAMZ)
• DESMOND ELLIOT (KISS AND TELL)

Best Cinematography

• MIRROR BOY
• PRIVATE STORM
• CHANGING FACES
• ANCHOR BABY
• TANGO WITH ME: WINNER
• KISS AND TELL

Best Movie Editing

• MIRROR BOY: WINNER
• ANCHOR BABY
• GHETTO DREAMZ
• RETURN OF JENIFA
• CHANGING FACES
• MEMORIES OF THE HEART

Best Movie Soundtrack

• BENT ARROWS
• MIRROR BOY
• GHETTO DREAMZ: WINNER
• CHANGING FACES
• MEMORIES OF THE HEART
• TANGO WITH ME

Best Sound Editing/Design

• TANGO WITH ME: WINNER
• PRIVATE STORM
• APPARITION
• ANCHOR BABY
• MIRROR BOY
• GHETTO DREAMZ

Best Original Screenplay/Scriptwriting

• OBI EMELONYE (MIRROR BOY)
• UGEZU J UGEZU (AGAINST THE LAW)
• DANIEL ADEMINOKAN & OPE BANWO (GHETTO DREAMZ)
• UDUAK ISONG OGUAMANAM (KISS AND TELL)
• LONZO NZEKWE (ANCHOR BABY): WINNER
• CHINWE SELE (SOUL AFTER SOUL)

Best Costume Design

• MIRROR BOY: WINNER
• GHETTO DREAMZ
• TANGO WITH ME
• APPARITION
• ENTRAPPED* (CHIEMELA NWAGBAOSO)

Best Make-up

• GHETTO DREAMZ
• TANGO WITH ME
• APPARITION
• MIRROR BOY* (GABRIEL OKORIE): WINNER
• DAMAGE* (TEMISAN ISIOMA ETSEDE)

Rising Star Award

• HALIMA ABUBAKAR (ENTRAPPED)
• HELEN PAUL (THE RETURN OF JENIFA)
• NUELLA NJUBIGBO (APPARITION)
• SYLVIA OLUCHI (BENT ARROWS): WINNER
• GABRIEL AFOLAYAN (GHETTO DREAMZ)
• CHINYERE MADUBUIKE KOSI (APPARITION)

Viewer’s Choice: Male

• Ramsey Noauh

Viewer’s Choice: Female

• Genevieve Nnaji

Lifetime Achievement Award

• Kenneth Nnebue

US-based Nigerian movie maker, Chuck Ajoku, has shot a movie in his quest to bridging the gap between Nollywood and Hollywood

US-based Nigerian movie maker, Chuck Ajoku, has shot a movie in his quest to bridging the gap between Nollywood and Hollywood. Taking a gamble though, he did not feature the familiar faces in the movie industry, but rather, he looked the other way when he shot a Nigerian film in the US, using a cast that he technically believed would fit the picture better than any other Nigerian-based actor or actress.
Chuck informed that the cast used were based on the story line. “We have a guy who is supposed to have lived all his life in US, or who has stayed there for a long time, and must be a Nigerian, Igbo, Yoruba or Hausa, and must be able to move from our dialect to the American English.
“The only thing that got me into this industry is that we are not trying to make a change, we are trying to polish what we have.”
On ‘Unwanted Guest’, many have not seen the actor Chuck used, but he says Chet Anekwe is an A-list actor.
“He has done about 10 Nollywood movies abroad and he is one of the few that has moved from Nollywood to Hollywood.
“Every American who has watched this movie has done so because of Chet. He played a major role in Monique’s “Phat Girls”. A lot of people were interested in his nationality and personality. He encouraged the growth of this industry. I needed to show Nigerians that this guy is hot in US.”
He told R he bears no grudge against Nigerian-based actors and actresses, insisting that “if Jim Iyke shows up in US today, we will honour him. Same goes for Omotola or Genevieve. I will see Genevieve before I look at Julia Roberts. I will see Omotola before I think of Halle Berry. I encourage my own people. I like them all, but stars do not have to take the industry to the grave
“The reason we are not showing in the American cinemas is because we are using the wrong people as the right cast, and the right cast for the wrong people. If you a Jamaican, and there’s a role for a Jamaican in a Nigerian movie, get a Jamaican to do it. He wouldn’t force it.
“The movie also doesn’t have anything to do with A-list actors, it’s looking for a Nigerian family that migrated to the US and what their lives and struggle was all about
“If we keep putting back the same faces everyday in the different movies the we do, without encouraging the young ones who are working hard day and night, what will happen to the industry when these people are no longer acting? They take the industry with them, and that will kill the industry.
Leigh Ann Rose, the lead actress in the movie praised Chuck for the opportunity he has opened for new stars. “It is a new order,” she says.
“When there are no more Iykes, Genevieves, Omotolas, there must be an Ngozi or Bola or Halima,” she adds.