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About That Popular 'Black Films Don't Sell ...Acclaimed Nigerian Filmmaker Akin Omotoso ('Man On Ground') Preps 'Night Has Fallen' Next
His acclaimed crime drama Man On Ground, continuing to screen around the world this year, after its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival last year in the Contemporary World Cinema category, Nigerian writer/director Akin Omotoso is moving forward, prepping his next feature film project.
Details on plot aren't public yet, but I can tell you that it's titled Night Has Fallen, was written by both Omotoso and Mark Johnston, and is described as a political drama.
I can also tell you that it's one of 41 feature projects selected for the Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC) International Financing Forum (IFF), which runs September 9-10 in Toronto.
The two-day event encourages co-production partnerships and possibilities for our producers to connect with international partners. Essentially, financing, producers, filmmakers and projects meet; and after 2 days, some will walk away happier, and others won't.
Two films supported by OMDC and past IFF projects, will be screening at TIFF this year: Home Again and Midnight’s Children.
So a good start/sign for Omotoso's Night Has Fallen. His bold and exacting portrayal of rising xenophobia in South Africa, Man On Ground, was an S&A highlight, and he's definitely a filmmaker to pay attention to.
Night Has Fallen is now on my watch-list, so as I learn more about it, so will you.
2 Comments
Vera Chase | September 3, 2012 4:49 PM
I live in the Bahamas and was recently introduced to the African Film Community.I realize now that you are "The Film Capitol" of the World. You are awesome.I will spread this good news to everyone that I meet, in particular Writers, Students, Face book Friends, and on our Web Site.
We must find a way to view the African Films here.
Vera Chase
President "The Commonwealth Writers of The Bahamas".
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justsaying | August 29, 2012 2:29 PM
Good for him... can't wait to learn what it will be about.