Exclusive: Films and episodic projects from Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa and Uganda have been unveiled in the final selection of North American streamer Topic and Statement Films’ program to support, develop and finance projects from female African filmmakers.
The features and episodic projects span a range of genres including thriller, sci-fi, suspense, mystery and crime from a variety of African countries and telling a range of diasporic stories.
The selected projects are: Big Fish (Victoria Thomas), Brace Yourself (Thati Pele & Cait Pansegrouw), Eziko (Jenna Bass & Babalwa Baartman), The Legend of Madam Koi-Koi (Melissa O. Adeyemo & Chioma Onyenwe), Nexus (Mary Waireri), The Rain Queen (Nonzi Bogatsu), The Stone That Was Moved (Patience Nitumwesiga), 2065 (Carmen Sangion & Carol Kioko), Sister Nancy (Amirah Tajdin & Wafa Tajdin), and You Never See It Coming (Nelisa Ngcobo).
The program was revealed exclusively by Deadline in June as a co-partnership between First Look Media’s SVoD...
The features and episodic projects span a range of genres including thriller, sci-fi, suspense, mystery and crime from a variety of African countries and telling a range of diasporic stories.
The selected projects are: Big Fish (Victoria Thomas), Brace Yourself (Thati Pele & Cait Pansegrouw), Eziko (Jenna Bass & Babalwa Baartman), The Legend of Madam Koi-Koi (Melissa O. Adeyemo & Chioma Onyenwe), Nexus (Mary Waireri), The Rain Queen (Nonzi Bogatsu), The Stone That Was Moved (Patience Nitumwesiga), 2065 (Carmen Sangion & Carol Kioko), Sister Nancy (Amirah Tajdin & Wafa Tajdin), and You Never See It Coming (Nelisa Ngcobo).
The program was revealed exclusively by Deadline in June as a co-partnership between First Look Media’s SVoD...
- 3/16/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Nigeria-u.S. co-production Eyimofe (This is My Desire) has picked up sales representation in advance of its premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival.
New York-based Aspect Ratio Sales has taken rights, excluding Africa and Asia where producer Gdn Studios retains.
The project comes from filmmakers Arie Asiri and Chuko Esiri, twins born 30 minutes apart in Warri, Nigeria, and is their feature debut. The story follows two Nigerians who, trying to better the lives of their families, both consider whether life would be better on foreign shores.
Melissa O. Adeyemo and Toke Alex Ibru produced alongside the Esiri twins.
U.S. outfit Ominira Studios co-produced with Nigerian companies Kimiera Media and Gdn Productions.
The film premieres In Berlin’s Forum program on February 24.
New York-based Aspect Ratio Sales has taken rights, excluding Africa and Asia where producer Gdn Studios retains.
The project comes from filmmakers Arie Asiri and Chuko Esiri, twins born 30 minutes apart in Warri, Nigeria, and is their feature debut. The story follows two Nigerians who, trying to better the lives of their families, both consider whether life would be better on foreign shores.
Melissa O. Adeyemo and Toke Alex Ibru produced alongside the Esiri twins.
U.S. outfit Ominira Studios co-produced with Nigerian companies Kimiera Media and Gdn Productions.
The film premieres In Berlin’s Forum program on February 24.
- 2/18/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
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