The World Premiere of Obi Emelonye Film, BADAMASI (Portrait of a General) @ Cineworld O2 Arena London on Sat/12/June 2021

The World Premiere of an Obi Emelonye Film BADAMASI, (Portrait of a General..)

Starring: Enyinna Nwigwe, Sani Danja, Charles Inojie, Kalu Ikeagwu, Okey Bakasi, Yakubu Mohammed, Okey Bakasi, Amara Uwakwe-Anyanwu

VENUE: Cineworld - The O2, Peninsula Square, London, SE10 0DX  

DATE: Saturday June 12 2021.

TIME: 19:00 - 22:00

TICKET:  Eventbrite  <- Click to Buy Ticket Now

INFO: Call/WhatsApp: 07878202481 

SYNOPSIS:

Born in a small village in northern Nigeria called Wushishi, Ibrahim
Badamasi Babangida or IBB as he is fondly called, loses both of his
parents by the age of 14,

It is his charm and intelligence that would propel him from that
inauspicious beginning to the pinnacle of military politics in Africa's
most populous country.

But to fulfil his destiny, Babangida has to survive a brutal civil war,
spearhead several successful military coups, escape a few ferocious
plots on his own life and confront his deepest fears.

But when fate pitches the General against the will of 150 million tough
Nigerians, something has to got to give. Babangida has won several
battles to rule Nigeria for 8 years.

However, with the country about to implode, he may have to lose the
fight to bring her back from the brink.

OFFICIAL TRAILER

ABOUT OBI EMELONYE (WRITER/PRODUCER/DIRECTOR)
(Member: Directors UK / BFI and Chartered Management Consultant

Obi Emelonye, a former professional footballer and lawyer graduated from
The University of Nigeria Nsukka with BA (Hons) Dramatic Arts. He went on to
study for an LLB Law degree from the University of Wolverhampton. He
completed a Post Graduate Degree in Legal Practice from the London
Metropolitan University and practiced Law for a few years before focusing on his first love: films. Obi is presently a Doctoral researcher in film at Goldsmith University of London.

Obi has secured international distribution for most of his films and set himself apart as a truly international commercial filmmaker. His films have grossed millions of dollars in cinema box office revenue. His credits include the multiaward winning The Mirror Boy; the record-breaking Last Flight to Abuja; the mould-breaking Crazy, Lovely, Cool (ALL PRESENTLY STREAMING ON NETFLIX)and the paradigm-shifting biopic BADAMASI (Portrait of a General) coming on soon on Netflix.

Obi Emelonye is now firmly established as one of the new generation of UK
filmmakers taking the magic of independent cinema to the world; with what he calls a ‘quintessential African cinematic voice’. In this era of Black Lives Matter, how fitting that he was profiled by CNN (for the second time) on the iconic AFRICAN VOICES programme

This Amazing BIOPIC Movie is Proudly supported by FEMTEJ KREATIONS MEDIA UK one of the Media Partners.

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The Exclusive World Premiere of Obi Emelonye’s THY WILL BE DONE starring Mercy Johnson – Okojie & Ramsey Nouah - This Thursday, 26, Feb 2015.

Mercy Johnson’s latest movie, THY WILL BE DONE, directed by Obi Emelonye will have its exclusive world premiere at the amazing 500-seat BFI IMAX in London this Thursday 26th February.  This event is truly history in the making and shows how far Nollywood has come on the world stage.

The Nollywood Factory and RoK Studios Present 

The Exclusive World  Premiere of  

THY WILL BE DONE 

Directed by: Obi Emelonye

Starring: Mercy Johnson – Okojie, Ramsey Nouah, Mary Njoku and many more 

DATE:  This Thurs/26/Feb/2015

VENUE:  BFI IMAX CINEMA, 1 Charlie Chaplin Walk. Waterloo, London, SE1 8XR (Nearest Tube – Waterloo)

TIME:  Red Carpet from 5.30pm, 

Screening from 7pm prompt.

CONFIRMED RED CARPET CELEBS – Mercy Johnson, Ramsey Nouah, Mary Njoku, Obi Emelonye, and many more.

TICKETS: VIP PASS - £30

BUY TICKETS ONLINE: http://tiny.cc/b16hux

OFFICIAL TRAILER

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(Broadcast by Femtej Kreations Media)

SCREEN NATION FILM & TELEVISION AWARDS 2014 - CELEBRATES A NIGHT OF WINNERS

PRESS RELEASE

For Immediate Release: 24th February 2014

9^th Screen Nation Film & Television Awards 2014

Screen Nation celebrates a night of winners

Congratulations to all nominees and winners!

Last Sunday night, the 9^th Screen Nation Film & Television Awards celebrated diversity with stars from across the globe.

List of Winners:

HONORARY & MAJOR AWARDS

Classic Movie award is awarded to DO THE RIGHT THING

Classic TV (Intl.) is awarded to THE COSBY SHOW

Classic TV (UK) is awarded to DESMOND’S

The Edric Connor Inspiration is awarded to FELIX DEXTER (Posthumously)

Outstanding Contribution award is presented to BILL DUKE

UK SCREENCRAFT ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

Diversity in Factual Production

Albino Witchcraft Murders - BBC4

Bad 25 - BBC2

Burma: My Father and the Forgotten Army - BBC2

First Amongst Equals: The Laurie Cunningham Story - ITV1    WINNER

The Cruel Cut - C4

Martin Luther King and the March on Washington - BBC2

Diversity in Drama Production

Dancing on the Edge - BBC2

Death in Paradise - BBC1

Holby City - BBC2

Luther - BBC1

Run - C4       WINNER

Top Boy - C4

Youngers C4

Independent Spirit Film Production

Fedz - Top Dog

Gone Too Far - Destiny Ekaragha      WINNER

It’s a Lot - Femi Oyeniran & Darwood

Grace Sable Fable - Stephen Lloyd Jackson

The Fade - Andy Mundy-Castle

Favourite Black Channel PUBLIC VOTING

ABN TV         WINNER

BEN TV

Nollywood Movies

The Africa Channel

Vox Africa

Favourite International Movie (made by or starring British talent) PUBLIC VOTING

12 Years a Slave         WINNER

House at the End of the Street

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

The Butler

PEOPLE’S CHOICE AFRICAN INTERNATIONAL SCREEN AWARDS

PUBLIC VOTING

Favourite Nigerian (New Nollywood) Film (Released in Nigeria and/or premiered in UK/Online) PUBLIC VOTING

Amina

Confusion Na Wa

Flower Girl           WINNER

Hoodrush

Onye Ozi

Tango with Me

Turning Point

Favourite Female African Intl. Rising Screen Talent

(PUBLIC VOTING

Adepero Oduye (USA/Nigeria) - 12 Years A Slave/Steel Magnolias/Pariah Damilola Adegbite (Nigeria) - Flower Girl

Danai Gurira (USA/Zimbabwe) - The Walking Dead, Mother of George Linda Ejiofor (Nigeria) - The Meeting

Lupita Nyong’o (USA/Kenya) - 12 Years A Slave, Shuga     WINNER

Favourite Male African Intl. Rising Screen Talent

PUBLIC VOTING

Alex Ekubo (Nigeria)       WINNER

Anthony Monjaro (Nigeria)

Chris Attoh (Ghana)

Femi Jacobs (Nigeria)

Joseph Benjamin (Nigeria)

OC Ukeje (Nigeria)

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Best African Film

B is for Boy Nigeria - Chika Anadu, Nigeria/UK

Half of A Yellow Sun - Biyi Bandele, Nigeria/UK     WINNER

Mother of George - Andrew Dosunmu, Nigeria/USA

Nairobi Half Life - David Kitonga, Kenya/Germany

Of Good Report South Africa - Jahmil X.T. Qubeka, South Africa

UK SCREEN AWARDS

Rising Talent

AJ Odudu - Big Brother, Celebrity Big Brother, Big Brother’s, Bit on the Psych

Ben Bailey Smith aka Doc Brown - 4 O’Clock Club

Gary Carr - Death in Paradise, Downton Abbey, Bluestone 42

Javone Prince - PhoneShop, Plebs, Quick Cuts     WINNER

Kane Robinson aka Kano - Top Boy

Karla Crome - Misfits, Prisoners Wives, Lightfields

Young Shooting Star (16-25)

Ade Oyefeso - Youngers, Misfits

Adelayo Adedayo - Some Girls, Gone Too Far     WINNER

Calvin Demba - Youngers,

Khali Best - Eastenders

Khalil Madovi - 4 O’Clock Club

Shavani Seth - Youngers

Favourite Female TV Star

PUBLIC VOTING

AJ Odudu - Big Brother, Celebrity Big Brother, Big Brother’s, Bit on the Psych

Alesha Dixon - Britain’s Got Talent, Your Face Sounds Familiar

Chizzy Akudolu - Holby City      WINNER

Natalie Gumede - Strictly Come Dancing

Zawe Ashton - Fresh Meat, Case Histories

Favourite Male TV Star

PUBLIC VOTING

Ashley Walters - Top Boy, Truckers

Cornel John - Eastenders

Jimmy Akingbola – Holby         WINNER

Nonso Anozie - Dracula, The Bible, Game of Thrones

Patrick Robinson - Casualty, Strictly Come Dancing

Wil Johnson - Emmerdale

Female Performance in Film

Naomie Harris - Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, Skyfall   WINNER

Rakie Ayola - Dredd, Now will Do

Shanika Warren-Markland - Gone too Far, The Knot

Sophie Okonedo - After Earth

Thandie Newton - Half of a Yellow Sun

Male Performance in Film

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje - The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete, Best Laid Plans

Aml Ameen - The Butler

Chiwetel Ejiofor - 12 Years a Slave    WINNER

David Oyelowo - The Butler,

Idris Elba - Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

Female Performance in TV

Angel Coulby - Dancing on the Edge, The Tunnel

Lorraine Burroughs - Ice Cream Girls, Top Boy

Nikki Amuka-Bird - Luther

Nina Sosanya - Last Tango in Halifax, Wizards vs. Aliens

Sharon Duncan Brewster - Top Boy, The Bible, The Mimic   WINNER

Zawe Ashton - Fresh Meat, Case Histories

Male Performance in TV

Ashley Walters - Truckers, Top Boy

Chiwetel Ejiofor – Dancing on the Edge

David Oyelowo – Complicit

Idris Elba – Luther                 WINNER

Jimmy Akingbola – Holby City

Lennie James – Run, The Walking Dead, (Low Winter Sun)

Nonso Anozie –Dracula, The Bible, Game of Thrones

Watch out for the Exclusive photos coming soon. Photos by Sync PHOTOS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Onye Ozi (The Messenger) London World Premiere & Global Online Premiere

THE NOLLYWOOD FACTORY

IN ASSOCIATION WITH Nollywood Movies and M-Net Africa

THE NOLLYWOOD FACTORY

London : Lagos : Los Angeles

WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/ONYEOZITHEMESSENGER

WWW.THENOLLYWOODFACTORY.COM

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Onye Ozi (The Messenger)

London World Premiere & Global Online Premiere

Top Nollywood funny man Okey Bakassi takes centre stage in new psychological

comedy Onye Ozi (The Messenger), the latest film from Nollywood hit master

Obi Emelonye, which receives its world premiere in London on Fri 18th Oct 2013

at The Lighthouse (Camberwell) aka RCCG House Of Praise London.

Onye Ozi, is a first-of-its-kind Nigerian language film; set in London, performed

exclusively in the Igbo language (by Nigerian and British actors) and subtitled in

English. The film introduces screen newcomer, model turned actress, Ngozi

Thompson Igwebike in a leading role, with other fresh faces such as British lawyer

turned actor Stephen Moriaty filling other roles in a film that is considered a

surprising follow up to Emelonye’s hugely successful 2012 blockbuster, Last Flight to

Abuja.

Despite the film having a micro budget, Emelonye sees this as an important film that

makes his mother tongue 'Igbo' the star attraction. In his own words 'Onye Ozi is my

humble attempt to contribute my little quota to the preservation of the Igbo

language and to take Nollywood back to its roots’.

Onye Ozi tells the story of Metumaribe (Okey Bakassi) fresh into London with high

expectations and a two-year plan to return to Nigeria a rich man. However, life in

London with his new ‘wife’ Mkpurunma (Ngozi Thompson Igwebike) is not going to

plan.

On one fateful night, TJ an old English man (Stephen Moriaty) is chased by masked

men and shot in front of his eyes. As Metu attempts to help the dying man, he hands

Metu an envelope and whispers a message as he takes his last breath. From that

point on, Metu becomes involved in a psychological but hilarious adventure that will

change his life and the lives of those around him forever. 

Obi Emelonye says
'After the many successes of Last Flight to Abuja and The Mirror Boy, I felt that the time
was right for me to do what I have been holding back for many years - to make a
personal but important film that makes my mother tongue 'Igbo' the star attraction.

The origins of Nollywood can be traced back to Living in Bondage, an Igbo film subtitled
in English. However, as the industry has evolved, films in other major Nigerian languages
have made significant strides and Igbo language films have become an endangered
species. Onye Ozi (The Messenger) is my humble attempt to contribute my little quota to
the preservation of the Igbo language and to take Nollywood back to its roots.
It is a micro budget film and not one of the films for world domination. However, you can
never tell. As my French producer friend once said, 'you have to be local, to be global'.
This film will find its audience and its place in the very exciting African cinema terrain'

Onye Ozi, written, produced & directed by Obi Emelonye is now one of the most
anticipated Nollywood movies of 2013. The visionary marketing team behind previous
Nollywood Factory premieres is also again set to take Nollywood to the next level with
a FIRST ever simultaneous World Premier and Global Online Release, giving fans
of Nollywood all over the world a chance to enjoy the film at the same time.
It is anticipated that the unique online premiere of Onye Ozi will further elevate
Nollywood cinema globally with a Nigerian premiere and cinema release scheduled
to take place sometime in the coming months.

Onye Ozi is produced by emerging UK based film producer Emmanuella Ngozi Ideh
alongside Obi Emelonye on behalf of The Nollywood Factory with the support of
Nollywood Movies, M-Net Africa and Screen Nation Pictures.
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For further information please contact:
EMMANUELLA IDEH – The Messenger PR Office
Email: onyeozipress@yahoo.co.uk

See notes below

NOTES TO EDITORS:
- Red Carpet arrivals from 6.30pm to 8.30pm.
- The evening’s entertainment commences at 7.00pm with a Red Carpet Reception
together with interviews, presentations, short films and an exclusive Stand Up
comedy show by Okey Bakassi all attended by many top UK based African
heritage film, television & music entertainment stars alongside influencers from the
worlds of fashion, media, sport and politics.

- The Premiere begins at 8.30pm and concludes with a Q&A with the stars and
filmmakers.
- Limited Tickets for this event are ONLY available to be purchased online from;
http://onyeozi.eventbrite.com

- Journalists and Press photographers are invited to cover the arrival of invited
guests as well as conduct filming and radio interviews. Press accreditation is ONLY
open from 30th Sept until 14th Oct.

Please confirm your interest at onyeozipress@yahoo.co.uk

OFFICIAL TRAILER - 


- Images & videos can be found at the Facebook and Youtube social media below.-

FACEBOOK http://www.facebook.com/OnyeOziTheMessenger
TWITTER http://www.twitter.com/OnyeOziMovie
YOUTUBE http://www.youtube.com/OnyeOziMovie
WEBSITE http://www.thenollywoodfactory.com

OBI EMELONYE - One of Nollywood’s most visionary filmmakers
EMMANUELLA NGOZI IDEH - Emerging UK based Nigerian film producer
OKEY BAKASSI - One of Africa’s funniest movie stars
NGOZI THOMPSON IGWEBIKE - UK based former model turned Nollywood actress
STEPHEN MORIATY - British lawyer turned actor
THE NOLLYWOOD FACTORY - One of new Nollywood’s leading production houses
NOLLYWOOD MOVIES - UK based 24 hour Nollywood movie channel on Sky
M-NET AFRICA - A hugely popular South African based satellite television network
SCREEN NATION MEDIA - One of the UK’s top black film marketing company’s

PREMIERE PARTNERS:
Nollywood Movies, M-Net Africa, Screen Nation Media, 24/7 Technologies
3D Associates, BEN TV, Vox Africa, ABN TV, DJA Media, J2 Konsults, Femtej
Kreations Media, Nollywood Focus, ICSN, SOAS, Ohaneze Suonu n'Igbo, Igboville

NGOZI IGWEBIKE 

NGOZI IGWEBIKE 

Okey Bakassi

Okey Bakassi

  

STEPHEN MORIATY 

THE SHOOT

THE SHOOT

THE SHOOT

UK Cinemas release of Last Flight to Abuja from 29th June

After a hugely successful world premiere at The Troxy Cinema in East London in front of over 1300 guests, Last Flight to Abuja, the new Nollywood, disaster themed suspense thriller by award winning UK based Nigerian director Obi Emelonye, is now set to be released across 14 London cinema screens from Friday 29^th June.

Two of Nigeria’s leading companies Diamond Bank PLC and Zinox Technologies came together to support the premiere and in a touching tribute, the audience observed a one-minute silence in honour of the Dana Airlines crash victims prior to the screening of the film and the producers replaced the closing credits with a list of the departed souls. The premiere audience included stars from the movie – Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, Jim Iyke and Ali Nuhu, Ambassador O.K. Lawal, the Deputy High Commissioner to the Court of St. James and representative of the Nigerian Government amongst a host of others. The event was anchored by ace Nigerian comedian Okey Bakassi.

Last Flight to Abuja starring some of Africa’s biggest screen acting talents - Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, Hakeem Kae-Kazim and Jim Iyke - is the very first Nollywood film set on a plane and is a high octane suspense thriller inspired by real life events that unravels the twists, turns and leaps of fate that put a set of everyday Nigerian travelers on-board a stricken plane teetering on the brink of disaster at 30,000 feet. Caught up in a nightmare scenario all the passengers pray as the final moments of their lives approach. Will they survive…..the Last Flight to Abuja?

Originally inspired by a series of airplane disasters that rocked Nigeria in 2006, Last Flight to Abuja has inadvertently become highly relevant and timely due to the uncanny similarities to the recent horrific Dana Airlines plane crash that happened in Lagos on 3^rd June 2012 which resulted in the loss of over 160 lives. As a tribute the producers of the film have now dedicated the film to the memory of the victims of both the Dana Airlines andAllied Air disaster that happened on the same day.

With the issue of air safety on African airlines high on the global news agenda, the producers believe that now is the most opportune time to release this important film in order to maintain pressure on the relevant agencies to tackle this serious issue.

The producers, cast and a number of African media organisations are now coming together to create a campaign demanding improvements in air safety in Nigeria and hope that these actions in some small part will show support towards the family and friends of the victims and the nations of Nigeria and Ghana as they go through the pain of the healing process of these terrible national disasters.

The film producers hope that Last Flight to Abuja will now be viewed as an advocacy tool to raise awareness of the need for increased aviation safety in Nigeria, and in Africa as a whole. Last Flight to Abuja is being released independently by The Nollywood Factory and Screen Nation Pictures with distribution consultancy and servicing by Talking Drum Entertainment and Evrit Distribution.

ODEON:
Greenwich: Fri – Mon (2 evening shows), Tue-Thu (1 show)
Lee Valley: Fri – Mon (2 evening shows), Tue-Thu (1 show)
Holloway: Fri – Mon (Main evening show)
Surrey Quays: Fri – Mon (Main evening show)
Streatham: Fri – Mon (Main evening show)

VUE: Croydon, Dagenham, Thurrock, Shepherds Bush

PICTURE HOUSE: Hackney Picturehouse, Stratford Picturehouse, Ritzy Brixton

SHOWCASE: Beckton (tbc)  

INDEPENDENT: Peckham Plex (tbc)

Boarding Pass Prices

Children: £7.00 | Students: £8.00 | Adults: £9.00

For more information: Send email to lastflightpress@yahoo.com

The World Premiere LAST FLIGHT TO ABUJA @ Troxy on Friday 8th June 2012 - Official Photos

By Teju Ibukunoluwa


The World Premiere LAST FLIGHT TO ABUJA was indeed a huge success with over 1500 in attendance! It was held at the prestigious venue in East London, Troxy on Friday the 8th of June 2012.


 The Nollywood personalities present at this great event were some of the Stars of the Movie,  Omotola Jalade - Ekeinde, Jim Iyke, Ali Nuhu, Uru Eke, Anthony Monjaro and More.


The Movie Stars the likes of Omotola Jalade - Ekeinde, Jim Iyke, Hakeem Kae Kazim, Jide Kosoko, Uru Eke, Tony Monjaro, Ali Nuhu, Olumide Bakare and many more. Written and Directed by Obi Emelonye and Produced by Obi Emelonye and Charles Thompson (MBE)


It was a night to remember as the Host of the Night, one of the Top Nigeria Comedian, Okey 'Bakassi' McAnthony cracked the Audiences' ribs with his classic and humorous Jokes before the Screening of the Movie


As you all know, that the World Premiere of LAST FLIGHT TO ABUJA was dedicated to the memory of those who lost their lives in the Ghana and DANA plane crashes. Before the showing of the Movie, the Director of the Movie, Obi Emelonye gave his welcome speech and urged the audience to recognise a moment of silence. May the God comfort the Families and loved ones and grant their souls eternal rest. Amen 


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Stars of LAST FLIGHT TO ABUJA the Movie @ the Premiere

Host: Okey 'Bakassi' McAnthony

Director of LAST FLIGHT TO ABUJA, Obi Emelonye

Ali Nuhu, Uru Eke & Anthony Monjaro

Omotola Jalade Ekehide, Uru Eke & Jennfer Oguzie

Anthony Monjaro & Uru Eke

Director of the ASSASSIN's PRACTICE, Andrew Ukoko

Pilot dressed Ushers of the night

Charles Thompson (MBE), Producer

Jim Iyke

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Alexander Amosu, Publisher of OK! Nigeria with Jim Iyke & guests

Obi Emelonye & Fatima Jabbe

 

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