30 May 2010 08:20 Africa/Lagos

The awards of the 7th edition of Tarifa African Film Festival

TARIFA, May 29, 2010/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The awards of the 7th edition of Tarifa African Film Festival:

The awards for the movies in the section The African Dream are:

 The“Wind Griot” award for The Best Feature Film. This award is worth 15.000€ and includes the trophy.

For the TEZA (Dew) directed by Haile Gerima (Ethiopia, Germany, French). For its capacity to reflect the history of the whole African continet through the great script, exceptional actor´s performances and mature direction.

 Griot of Clay, award for the best full-lengths film director. This award is worth 10.000€ and includes a Trophy.

For the director CAROLINA KAMYA (Uganda, Sweden) and her movie Imani (The Faith). For its fresness and subtlety, which manifests the capacity of the new generation of African filmmakers to express their vision of the world.

 The award for the best actress in a full length feature. The award is

worth 2.500€ and includes the trophy. The award is donated by FRS – Fast Ferry Service Company, which operates ferries in the Strait of Gibraltar.

For the REHEMA NANFUKA for her part of Mary in the movie Imani (The Faith) (Uganda, Sweden). For her gentle and congenial interpretation of a women trapped in difficult live situation.

 The award for the best actor in full length feature film. The award is worth 2.500€ and the trophy.

For the actors KEN AMBANI, ABUBAKAR MWENDA y GODFREY ODHIAMBO for their parts in the movie From a whisper (Kenya). For their collective and congenial work, which enables to viewers really feel the internal conflict of the society torn by terorrism.

The Audience Special Award for the best full-length film. The award is worth 5.000€ and includes the trophy. The award is granted according the votes, viewers were giving to the movies after projections:

For the movie ATLETU (The Athlet), directed by Rasselas Lakew and Davey Frankel (Ethiopia, USA, Germany).
and for the movie EHKI YA SHAHRAZADE (The Women from Cairo), directed by Yousry Nasrallah from Egypt.

The awards for the movies in the section On the Other Side of the Strait are:

- The “Ebony Griot” Award for the best documentary. The award is worth 10.000€ and includes trophy. The award is donated by Casa Africa.

For the movie LES LARMES DE L’ÉMIGRATION (The Tears of the Emigration) directed by Alassane Diago (Senegal, France). For the intimate reflection of the universal problem in the local African context, which was conveyed by superb and highly cinematic direction.

The jury has also unanimously decided to grant two special acknowledgements to the movies:

LES DAMNÉS DE LA MER (Damned of the Sea) directed by Jawad Rhalib (Morocco, Belgium, France) and

CEUX DE LA COLLINE (The Hillside Crowd) directed by Berni Goldblat (Burkina Faso, France, Switzerland)

The awards for the movies in the section Africa in short (short movies) are:

 The RTVA Award for Audiovisual Creation. The award is worth 1.500€ and includes trophy “El Dilema”. The award also means that RTVA (Andalusian Radio and Television) will support the film by buying its broadcasting rights. The award is sponsored by Cajasol-Obra Social.

For the EL ICHA directed by Walid Tayaa (Tunis)

For its close reflection of the daily routine, which can exist in whatever place or culture in the world and for the delicacy with which demonstrates the religious intolerance and new masks of the old colonialism.

The Youth Jury, formed by the Andalusian Youth Institute (IAJ), votes the award for the best short film. The award is worth 2.000€ and includes trophy.

For the movie LEZARE directed by Zelalem Woldemariam (Ethiopia)

For its profound capacity to arouse audience emotions through his developed artistic symbolism.

Source: Tarifa African Film Festival

31 May 2010 15:00 Africa/Lagos

Showflicks.com – Putting the Mojo Into Movies Online

The best and hippest online movie site featuring horror, martial arts and comedy movies and news – Showflicks.com features FrightFlicks.com – FightFlicks.com and GiggleFlicks.com, each with free movies, original series, commentary and more!

NEW YORK, May 31 /PRNewswire/ — Made for movie lovers, Showflicks.com – the umbrella site for FrightFlicks.com, FightFlicks.com and GiggleFlicks.com – is the ultimate home for horror, martial arts and comedy movies online.

They said the web would hip, they said the web would cater to you, but with online movies, more and more we see the same standard, faceless corporate fare. But movies – especially horror, martial arts and comedy movies – are an escape, a love, a cult, a load of fun to some and a passion for more! – Showflicks.com puts the mojo into movies online.

Freaking out with great horror films, kicking it with martial arts movies and busting a gut with comedies, including tons of free movies to watch, our place is your place – a place made by movie lovers for movie lovers, with films featuring stars such as Samuel Jackson, Angelina Jolie and Kevin Dillon.

But that’s not all. Showflicks.com also features original programming, with exclusive, original and exciting shows produced by Showflicks. Also featured is cutting edge news and commentary in each of our specialty genres by our exclusive team, all in all making Showflicks the home of North America’s strongest young talent, with faces, personalities and stories that keep our fans on the edge of their seat and coming back for more. A true destination for movie lovers, with its own personality and featuring its very own stars, Showflicks is truly an original and simply stated the coolest movie destination on the net.

Showflicks is the creative vision of founder and president Lorne Gross, MA, LLB, MBA. Lorne possesses a singular ability to combine the creative and business elements of a media enterprise that is both uniquely entertaining and strategically positioned.

Lorne possesses an MBA from Oxford University, a law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School, a Master’s degree in China Area Studies from the University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies, is a member of the Bar of Ontario, has a BA from the University of Toronto and was a Visiting Undergraduate at Harvard University. In addition to his native English, Lorne speaks Mandarin Chinese and Spanish. Lorne has created and produced award winning television and film programming, and appeared in front of the camera in both English and Chinese.

Prior to his work in media, Lorne worked in finance, holding the position of Associate Vice President of a private equity fund. He has also lectured at major academic institutions on the application of Asian philosophy to business strategy.

Early in his career, Lorne was admonished for not wearing a belt with his suits. He believes that this and other similar strange events (which he is happy to recount to friends and strangers alike) have underscored to him the importance of business strategy that has individuality, uniqueness and vision, as well as effectiveness.

He still doesn’t wear a belt with his suits.

Contact Information
Lorne Gross
416-419-8837
lgross@showflicks.com

Source: Showflicks.com

CONTACT: Lorne Gross, +1-416-419-8837, lgross@showflicks.com

Web Site: http://www.showflicks.com/

31 May 2010 14:02 Africa/Lagos

Sex and The City 2 Hits The Number One Spot at the Box Office in the UK and Ireland

LONDON, May 31, 2010/PRNewswire/ — Sex and The City 2 starring Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon triumphed at the box office in the UK and Ireland with a opening weekend of GBP6.13m making it the 3rd biggest opening of 2010*.

The sequel to the 2008 box office smash again directed by Michael Patrick King and reuniting the four leading ladies added a touch of glamour to cinemas across the country over the Bank Holiday weekend.

In Sex and The City 2 life is everything the ladies ever wished it to be, but it wouldn’t be Sex and the City if life didn’t hold a few more surprises … this time in the form of a glamorous, sun-drenched adventure that whisks the women away from New York to one of the most luxurious, exotic and vivid places on earth, where the party never ends and there’s something mysterious around every corner. It’s an escape that comes exactly at the right moment for the four friends, who are finding themselves in – and fighting against – the traditional roles of marriage, motherhood and more. After all, sometimes you just have to get away with the girls.

Sex and The City is directed by Michael Patrick King from his own screenplay, based on the TV series created by Darren Star, based on characters from the book by Candace Bushnell. The film stars Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon, with John Corbett and Chris Noth. Liza Minnelli, Alice Eve, Max Ryan, David Eigenberg, Evan Handler, Jason Lewis, Raza Jaffrey, Omid Djalili, Penelope Cruz, Miley Cyrus, Willie Garson and Mario Cantone also star. King also produced the film with Sarah Jessica Parker, Darren Star and John Melfi. Toby Emmerich, Richard Brener and Marcus Viscidi served as executive producers.

Notes to Editors:

*The two biggest opening weekends of 2010 are:

1. Alice in Wonderland GBP10.5m

2. Iron Man 2 GBP6.8m

Source: Warner Bros. Pictures

For more information please contact: Jayne Trotman, Jayne.trotman@warnerbros.com, +44(0)207-984-5222; Louisa Radcliffe, Louisa.radcliffe@warnerbros.com, +44(0)207-984-5286

Gary Wayne Coleman
February 8, 1968 – May 28, 2010

From 1978 to 1986 Gary Coleman was the most famous kid on TV for his unforgettable role of Arnold Jackson in the popular American sitcom Diff’rent Strokes, as millions watched him in the U.S. and in different countries in the world, including Nigeria. In fact VH1 rated Coleman first on a list of “100 Greatest Child Stars” on television. But most of us have been wondering what happened to his acting career until the shocking news of his accidental death shook us last Friday. Gary Wayne Coleman died at 12:05 p.m. MDT (18:05 UTC) on May 28, 2010.

He overcame many challenges in his career and personal life.
May the soul of Gary Wayne Coleman rest in peace.

We dedicate the Jay-Z’s Forever Young to the memory of Gary Coleman.

[Mr. Hudson sings]
Let’s dance in style
Let’s dance for a while
Heaven can wait we’re only watching the sky
Hoping for the best but expecting the worst
Are you gonna drop the bomb or not
Let us die young or let us live forever
We don’t have the power but we never say never
Sitting in the sandpit
Life is a short trip
The music’s for the sad man

[chorus]
Forever young I wanna be
Forevery young
Do you really want to live forever,
Forever and ever
Forever young I wanna be
Forevery young
Do you really want to live forever,
Forever, forever

[Jay-z sings]
So we livin life like a video
Where the sun is always out and you never get old
and the champaign is always cold
and the music is always good
and the pretty girls just happen to stop by in the hood
and they hop they pretty ass up on the hood of that pretty ass car
without a wrinkle in today
cuz there is no tomorrow
just a picture perfect day
that last a whole lifetime
and it never ends
Because all we have to do is hit rewind
so lets just stay in the moment smoke some weed drink some wine
reminisce talk some shit forever young is in your mind
leave a mark they can’t erase. Neither space nor time
So when the director yells cut
I’ll be fine
I’m forever young

[chorus]
Forever young I wanna be
Forever young
Do you really want to live forever,
Forever and ever
Forever young I wanna be
Forever young
Do you really want to live forever,
Forever, forever

[Jay-z sings]
Fear not where, fear not why, fear not much while we’re alive
Life is for living not living uptight
Until you’re somewhere up in the sky
Fear not die I’ll be alive for a million years bye bye are not for legends I’m forever young my name shall survive
Through the darkest blocks, over kitchen stoves, over Pyrex pots, My name shall be passed down to generations while debatin’ up in barber shops
Young slung, hung here, Showed that a nigga from here, With a little ambition, just what we can become here.
And as the father pass the story down to his son’s ear Young get younger every year,yeah
So if you love me baby this is how you let me know, Don’t ever let me go, thats how you let me know, baby

[chorus]
Forever young I wanna be
Forever young
Do you really want to live forever,
Forever and ever
Forever young I wanna be
Forever young
Do you really want to live forever,
Forever, forever

[Jay-z sings]
Slammin’ Bentley doors, hoppin’ outta Porsche
Poppin’ Up on Forbes list
Gorgeous, hold up, Niggas thought I lost it
They be talking bullshit, I be talking more shit, They nauseous, hold up I’ll be here forever You know I’m on my four shit I ain’t with foreclosure I will never forfeit Less than four bars Guru bring the chorus in Did you get the picture yet I’m painting you a portrait of Young
…

[chorus]
Forever young I wanna be
Forevery young
Do you really want to live forever?
Forever
Forever young

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